The Winslow mail., 1923-01-26
SIDE LIGHTS ON
THE LEGISLATURE
BY j. w. STROBE

right as they stand. This was evil
denced in the action of he House in
Indefinitely postponing two bills
amending the divorce laws introduce
ed by Rep. Ludwig of Maricopa.
Both were Indefinitely postponed in
committee of the whole house, which
means they were killed with an an
esthetic.
The bills were numbers 16 and II
The latter sought to eliminate the
provision in the present statute pro-
viding that divorced persons may not
remarry for one year. 1t was argued
by those in favor of the bills that the
present law provides no penalty for
those disobeying its mandates and
that the legitimacy of children was
often endangered where persons re-
married before the expiration of the
year following divorce. Also they ar
gued that the intent of the law easily
defeated by persons going to New
Mexico or California to be married.
where the provisions of the Arizona
statutes do not prevail.
Despite earnest arguments of the
friends of the bills, they were over
whelmingly defeated.
III. b. 19, introduced by Rep. Nc
Grath of Greenlee, has passed the
house and will go to the senate. 1t
appropriates $1,000 for the relief of
W. c. Packer. who sustained injuries
to his hand while working on the
Mule Creek highway in Greenlee
County, as the result of a premature
| blast.
| House Bill IS, a measure of vital
interest to Workingman, was passed
| by the house of representatives on
| Monday afternoon. The bill prohi-
bits any employer from issuing bull
letins or orders forbidding employees
! from accepting public office or be-
coming candidates for public office,
and attaches a penalty of from one to
| five years in the penitentiary for vio-
lation of it's provisions. An amend
ment offered by Rep. Douglas to the
bill which would prohibit employers
from interfering with an employe in
casting his ballot as his concience
commands was also adopted
| Senator Roberts was asked by an
admirer if he liked the action of the
| Senate in burying without rights of
clergy his resolution censuring Water
Commissioner Norveil for issuing the
diamond Creek damsite permit. The
senator replied: mot by damsite."
Senator Elliot, the brilliant and
polished senator from Greenlee, on
Saturday afternoon moved that the
senate adjourn till Monday morning
at ten A. NJ. Senator Elliott has pro-
badly been reading "Silas Gubb."
Many important measures came up
for the House for final consideration,
and all went over the top on passage.
Rep McKay's bill increasing the
minimum wage for women from $40
| to SIG week passed the House with
only two dissenting votes. Repre-
sentatives Wylie of Cochise Co., and
Herold of Santa Cruz County, were
the only members of the lower house
who voted against the bill. A safe
passage through the senate is pre-
dicted for the measure, as there seems
to be no great opposition to it among
! the members.
| H. B. IS by Rep. Rogers of Yava-
pai, sailed through the House with
but a single adverse vote, which was
cast against it by Rep. Bush of Yuma
Co. The bill, in the form which it
passed the House, prohibits employ
ers from interfering with the consti-
tutionaI right of their employees to
become candidates for public office
and to hold public office. An amend
ment offered by Rep. Douglas of va
vapai. which carried with the bill,
penalties the employer as well who
seeks to prevent an employe by in
timidation from casting his ballot "as
his conscience may command Pas
sage of the bill in the senate is ex-
pected.
H. B. IA, which makes the traffic
in narcotics felony instead OF
misdemeanor, and provides for the
payment of a reward of $25 by the
counties for information leading to
conviction, passed the House by
vote of 80 to f. Opposition to the re-
ward feature of the bill caused the
only adverse discussion, some mem
bers contending that drug addlcts
would take advantage of this very