Arizona republican., 1909-03-14
LITTLE SHORT 0F A MILLION Cost Of Running the Territory
 For Two Years THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
Rumor Reached House That the Segregation Bill Was to Be Vetoed--Taxes May Be Paid as Often as Twice a Year.

There were rumors of exciting incl dents in the legislature yesterday. One of them was said to be the governors veto of the segregation bill. but no message of disapproval appeared in the assembly, where the bill had origi- mated
 It was also rumored early that the vote by which the bill diverting half of the insurance fees from the office of the territorial secretary was to be reconsidered. That was finally accom- plished late in the afternoon. and after the bill had been slightly amended it was passed by a vote of IS to 8, MT Sutter voting with the solid republican delegation The other six democrats, who had contributed to the inedifinite postponement of the bill the day be- fore, returned to their own side of the fence
 The amendment to the bill simply strikes out the words. and assistant secretary" the meaning being that no part of the fees the secretary shall be allowed to retain shall go to the payment of the salary of the assistant. -An AANilA HUI HIS SdidlN VIII have to be inserted into the contin- gent appropriation bill unless It is the purpose of the democrats to 'abolish the office by neglecting to make pro- vision for the salary. The bill will go back to the council tomorrow for con- currence in the amendment.
 The Supply Bills.
 Nearly all of the afternoon session of the assembly was given over to the consideration of the maintenance and improvements appropriation bills. The former carries the following items: For the territorial asylum. s120,00O: for the reform school. S5O0OO; for the territorial prison. s13O,0OO: for the Tempe normal school. $90,000; for the Flagstaff normal school, S35, ,O00: for the University of Arizona, $16,0OO. a total of s501 ,00O, an increase over the appropriation of two years ago of s70.O00
 The following are items of the i'm provement fund: The territorial pris- On, s6O. O.O0O; for the asylum. $1o,OOO; for the Tempe normal school, SEQ 900; for the territorial university. $29, 100; for the Arizona Pioneers home, S25,00O; for an architect to investigate the con dition of the reform school building, s250: for the bridge across the Gila at Florence, s3O,OOO. and for the Flag staff normal school, S25, 900. a total of s199,650, an increase over the improve ments appropriation of two years ago that it is estimated will add about cents toNthe territorial tax levy. The increase in the maintenance appropria- tiOn will add about cents to the levy.
 Nearly every section of the bill came in for an extended discussion, though not a great deal of opposition to the figures of any item was developed. Tn some cases, as in those of the Florence bridge and the Pioneers hone. the amounts had been fixed by law. In the other cases the items had been gone over by thS appropriations com mittee with the bAard of control, whose estimates of the needs of the institu tions were accepted. In the cases of the schools the committee had gener- ally acceded to the request of the heads.
 After some slight amendments as to form for the purposes of making cer- tain sections more definite the com mittee agreed to report fayoribly on the maintenance bill. The Improve ments bill had not been concluded when the committee rose. Later the contingent bill carrying about $s7,00O, passed upon by the committee earlier in the week, was taken up and passed.
 It will be observed that there is no item providing for improvements at he f.aforr,n crhnn1 ic RpTt1fn that the school will be allowed to re- main there, and in that connection is the item of $25O for an architect to re- port on the character of the building. It is quite probable that the school will be moved to a site on the San Pedro. the removal of the school having been recommended in the governors mes sage.
 The Douglas Water Rates.
 There was a Sharp contest in the afternoon authorizing city councils to fix the water rates of companies oper- ating under franchise. the idea being to allow the companies to make about 12 per cent on the investment. This bill was intended to apply to a condi- tion of affairs at Douglas, and scores of telegrams for and against the bill were in the hands of members.
 City Attorney Lockwood of Douglas was allowed to address the committee of the whole in behalf of the bill, and In the course of his remarks he said that the profit of 12 per cent mention ed in the bill was about what money brought in Douglas. This had an ap- pearance of special legislation. since i'm many towns in Arizona money is