Arizona republican., 1912-12-24
A LEGISLATIVE
 FUSS COMING
SOlons Must Sue State for Salary When Test of Le- gality of Session Will Be Had Before Supreme Court.

The legislators when they assemble, will have to sue for their salary, ac- cording to a decision reached by those high in authority in the state yester day There is some doubt in the minds of many as to the legality of the meet ing of the legislature. Of course it has not met yet. but it will as soon as oGy- l ernor Hunt calls it, his calling it being halls being cleared of officials and sec Ordly upon his arriving at a decision as to how many subjects he sees fit to specify in the call for the election. In order to clear up any possibility as to the right of the legislature to
 meet when the call specifics. Treasurer , Johnson will refuse to pay the salary warrants for the first weeks salary when they are presented to him. With this refusal the only thing tC do is to mardamus him, and test the case be-
 fore the supreme court.
 It will then be up to the supreme
 court to decide whether or not the
 legislature is a legal body. If it so
 decides, the work can be continued
 without doubt as to the legality of the acts which the body will pass, but should the supreme court decide that
 the session has no legal existence at
 this time, the sOlons can beat it back for the tall piney woods ana not clut ter up the senate or house of represen tatives any longer.
 However in view of the action of the railroads in the injunctions that are now about to be sued out in the federal court, the supreme court in de ciding the case may have 10 consider the possibility of the probable test upon 1 legislation passed by the coming special session. being tried in still i higher court than the Arizona tribunal.
 It is thought that with an early de- cision as to the legality of the session | of the legislature, the possibility of | future litigation on the laws as passed l by that body will be obviated and
 much trouble which might result
 should the test not be made until
 months after will be avoided. It has been known all along that
 Attorney General Bullard has been
 doubtful as to the tenure of the leg | islators, and wanted the bodies to meet this year, and not wait until
 next year. so as to avoid any possible
 complications, but others have not | been so opinioned and in consequence l the legislature will not meet until
 along in February or probably March. i It will be rembered by those who
 watched the election legislation in the
 two bodies last year, the election bill which was passed was turned down 1 by the Supreme court as uncOnstitut ional. This bill was the Saxon bill
 passed by the house by a large am 1 jority. There was at the same time
 a bill pending in the senate provid- | ing for an election this fall. which
 segregated the various groups of of 1 fees
 | This bill was proposed in order
 to meet the objections of some who l thought of the possibility of a su- l preme court test, and who held that some offices might get by and an l election be held on them. But the 1 house of representatives was lobdurate ! and would have none of it. it being 1 alleged by those who were said to l know, that the reps were scared that l they would not be among the chosen 1 when the second legislative round-up
 took place. However, the history is we'll known now. The whole parcel | of offices of every description was up l to the Supreme court in one bundle. 1 and when the bill fell the office