Arizona republican., 1912-04-03
Nevertheless and NotWith : standing Governors Veto of the Worsley Bill the Measure is Passed by Legislature
IT STRIKES ONE
 AS QUITE FUNNY
Attorney General Says the Courts Don't Have an Inning So Statesmen Have Free Hand in Kill ing the Referendum

Interest in yesterdays legislative proceedings was almost wholly con- fined to the passage of Senate Bill 39. respecting saloon licenses. over the veto of the governor. There were two votes in the senate and seven in the house sustaining the views of the executive. The action was de- layed until the day was far spent as the lawmakers desired an opin- ion from the attorney general on the constitutional point raised by the governor. The essence of the at torney generals opinion is that the legislature and the executive are the two authorities of last resort as to what is emergency legislation and that when the executive is overrid- den by a three -fourths majority in the two houses the legislature be- comes the supreme authority. There fore a law so passed would not be reviewed by the courts.
 Upon receipt of that information the legislature proceeded to pass the bill, the senate taking the initiative. There was some interest also in the committee of the whole in the sen ate. over consideration of the Breen recall measure but it came to naught, being a repetition of the arguments set forth in behalf of the Kirke Moore bill in the house d few days ago
 The house passed House Joint Me moral No. 1 asking congress to abolish the court of commerce. It also passed a number of bills of inn portlnce but not of sensational in- terest. affecting property. the courts. etc, and validating the commissions and the work of notaries public ap- pointed under the territorial law. Several bills were also killed. among them bein~ MT. Ellis bill for making divorce easier.
 Also the governor transmitted special message to the two houses recommending the appointment of a commission to select a site at the San Diego eXpOition and to in- quire into what could be done for a display in the San Francisco expo sition. Speaker Bradner introduced q joint resolution providing for a con- mission of five to report before the next session of the legislature.
 There was a deal of other business, specially in the committee of the whole of the house. though no new legislation was started in the senate and very little in the house.
 THE SENATE.
 The senate began work by the first full reading and reference to com mittees. of following bills, read twice before by title:
 Senate bill 45 referred to con- mittee on private corporations and called to attention of committee on constitutional amendments
 Senate bill fl. referred 10 commit tee on counties and county affairs
 Senate bill 46 referred to finance committee
 Senate bill 59. referred to judiciary committee.
 Senate bill eS, referred to finance committee.
 House memorial 1. passed by the house and transmitted to the senate, was referred to the judiciary com mittee
 Senate took d recess to , o'clock.
 Reconvening the senate read the journal and went into committee of the whole with Mir Vessel in the chair to consider the substitute to house bill l and senate bill 6. the Breen recall measure The same ar Guments utilized in the house. were gone over Mir. Hubbell made an address but as the matter is d par tisan issue it was ineffective. He likened the democratic majority to . hunter who had d bear by the tail and dare not let go. No matter how good recall measure was presented the democrats had particular bear by the tail and dare not let go Of it. Mir Chase retorted that he was not bear. even if he was a demo- crat and shaking the constitution in the air he declared it was his Bible and again swore his allegiance to it.
 The passage of substitute house bill l was reported favorably with recommendation for final reading.
 President cunniff resuming the chair. the opinion of the attorney general on the Worsley bill was read. The opinion was that the question of emergencies would not be reviewed by the courts
 Thereupon MT. Worsley moved that senate bill 39 he passed notwith- standing the governors veto and it was done. Senators C. B Wood and Davis voting against the bill Word
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