Arizona republican., 1912-06-16
The Persistence of the Sen ate in Proposing a Con stitutional A m e Il d m e Il t Looking to the Abolition of Upper House
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Graham Land Bill Was De- feated by the Senate; Exact Time at Final Ad- journment Was Not De- terminable Yesterday

A man doesn't need a microscope to see that some aspiring statesmen are going to find themselves in d rather peculiar position the next time they go before the sovereign cleo tOrate of Arizona with a request for votes.
 The persons here referred to are the men who voted for the Worsley Roberts measure proposing the aboli- ton of the senate. White there may be different views with respect to the effects and consequences of this bill it would seem to mean, for one thing, that the men who voted for it have made a confession of their own in capability; and already there is con siderable curiosity to know how they will explain their action in the event they shall be senatorial candidates again, as it is certain many, if not all. of them will be.
 The men who voted for the bill are George M. Chase, J. H. Harrison, J. F. Hechtman. Alfred Kinney, c. NJ. Roberts. W. P. Sims, Fred w. Wes- Sel, Homer Wood A. A. Worsley, and NJ G. Cunniff. And, according to the arguments advanced in behalf of the bill the reason for their voting as they did is their belief that the sen ate is an entirely useless adjunct of the state government.
 And that is just where the inter- esting part Of it comes in. If these men believe the senate is useless, if it is a needless expense, and if there is no justification for it's existence, the question arises under what sort of plea will they make another race for seats in that body
 And that there will be at least one more senate in order that these men may be taken care off, has been fixed. It was fixed by an amendment which MT Cunniff caused to be in serted. This amendment provides that regardless of the fate of the proposi- tion the men elected this fall shall have the right to serve out their terms. In other words. even if the amendment pass the house and be ap- proved by the people, the gentlemen now in the senate and who voted for the bill have been taken care of-that is, in the event they can be elected again. But more than one observer of the late proceedings of this body have expressed considerable doubt as lt WIlelItI they COulu pdSS IluSltI a second time It is certain several of these men don't have their records or quite straight; and if they can get away with the proposition which they themselves have put up to the people they will surprise a large number of citizens.
 While this bill was under consider ation Senator Brown offered a bur lesque amendment that created some amusement. It provided that the leg islature should consist of a single body to be composed of the inmates of the state penitentiary and that they should be required to choose their presiding officer from among the life termers. Evidently the president considered this amendment as alto gether frivolous for he refused to all low it to be considered.
 Next in interest to the senate aboli- ton bill is the question of adjourn ment Senator Pace yesterday morn ing tried to get through resolution declaring for adjournment at mid night last night. The resolution, how ever, went over, which had the effect of killing it. And just before the senate adjourned in the evening there was a proposition to adjourn finally Monday evening but the senate re- fused to tie its hands and the matter remains open. AS it stands now there may be an adjournment Monday and there may not be. It is certain ad- journment will not come at that time if the remaining work is considered with the usual degree of deliberation.
 There were several interesting sit nations in the house in connection with several of the bills. One of them related to the salaries for chaplains at the state penitentiary, who are on the road to unbounded wealth on sal aries of $100 a year each The chap lain bill, as it went from the senate, provides for the doubling of that amount; but when the house consid- cred it yesterday there was an att tempt to cut it down to $100. It was argued that it would be a good plan to give this money to the con- have it. The proposition was to spend have. The proposition was to spend
 it for reading matter. The amend nfent, however. failed of adoption. The bill will come up for final action to- morrow.
 Representative Billy Graham was the worst peeved individual in Ari- zona yesterday. and all because his ret measure, the school land bill, failed to DasS the senate And the