Arizona republican., 1912-04-26
Jacobs Measure, Designed to Deal With Important Matter, Was Indefinitely Postponed by the House Yesterday
RECALL BILL
 SLIPS A COG
House Received the Meas ure from the Senate and Then Proceeded to Concur in Amendments Not Yet Adopted

Yesterday was rather a featurcless day in the legislature though an inn portant one. The Jacobs land bill was killed by a heavy vote in committee of the whole. This bill had been prepared after weeks of work by Attorneys Ling X SJoncman and after the con ference with school land lesstes and others. and it was thought to be fair both to the state and the settlers. On the other hand the brennan bill was passed. It makes available the provisions of the Carey act wher- ever desirable. One of such places is the Indian reservation lands near Parker The passage of this bill, it is believed, will insure the open ing and settlement of those lands. The senate passed no bills but it admitted a new one providing for another amendment to the cOnstitu- ton by repeating section II of article IN. The purpose of this move is to give the board of equalization more power. It was introduced by Senator C. E. Wood at the behest of the fin ance committee. MT. Wood explained
 
 board of equalization cannot direct the county board to do anything, All it can do is to equalize the various classes of property in the various counties. The legislature desires it's taxing authority to have power to fix valuations on all property if it sees fit, and believes that under the constitution 1t can vest such powers i-cif, hot bills have been introduced creating a tax commission with almost unlim- itcd powers. If the plan goes through il will give the state two boards an equalizing board and a tax conmis- sion. This is not designed. however, to be a permanent arrangement, but only to serve until the next session of the legislature by which time it is hoped by the legislature the con stitution may be amended so that all the powers necessary will vest in the board of equalization and the tax commission be abolished. or vice versa. The object is to assess the property to the liking of the legisla- ture right now when the treasury is empty.
 Governor Hunt sent to the senate
 
 missiOners and the public health of ficer, all of which have been an nounced previously as recess ap- pointmants The fair commissioners are Hugh Campbell of Flagstaff: J J. Keegan. of Globe; and J. R. Hen derson. of Bisbec. Dr. LOoney Of Prescott. is the health officer
 Incidentally the recall bill has not
 
 rather udicrous position. tech nically speaking. though in no way endangered. It is only delayed a trifle more On Wednesday the sen ate placed it on third reading and found the word member" where it should have read number" It was sent to the joint consideration of the expressing committees of both houses. It had not been reported back yesterday when a message was received from the house asking for it's return. The request was politely compiled with forthwith. Then the house "concurred in the senate amendment" which has not yet been officially made. Just what process will be necessary to get the bill back on the sllids again. it would De pfeSumptuOuS for an outsider to predict
 THE SENATE
 Opening under committee reports the committe on agriculture and irri- gatiOn recommended the indefinite pOstpOnement of senate bill 70 as it was covered by senate bill 66. for the formation of irrigation districts Senate bill 66 was recommended for passage by the majority of the com mittee. MT. Harrison filing a minor ity report.
 The labor committee recommended the passage of senate bill 105, Sunday closing of barber shops
 Committee Of Whole
 The senate went into committee oi the whole with MT Pace in the chair
 House bill e, regulating the hour! of hoisting engineers was recon mended for passage after the elimina tion of section A.
 House bill fl, regulating the mum Der of men in train crews was rec commended for passage
 House bill 42, the headlight bil was recommended for passage
 Senate bill 23, respecting indeter minate sentences was ordered to talk it's regular course.
 The committee rose and the bill
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