El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-05-13
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE
To- HOLD EXTRA SESSION
Tentative Agreement Is Reached For Extra Session.
to Start Thursday Immediately After the Regular
Session Ends, and Gov. Hunt Has Agreed to
Issue Call-County Salaries Bill Is
Cause Of Lively Discussion.

Phoenix. Ariz.. May ia tentative
agreement has been reached for an
extra session of the legislature TO De
gin Thursday morning, Immediately
following the close OF the regular ses-
sion The governor IS said 10 nave
agreed to issue the call The prob
ability is that an effort viii be made
To- elect Lynch speaker
Much of the forenoon in the house
was spent on the county salaries Dill
which already has passed the senate
Trouble arose principally over the
salaries Of precinct officers ana various
propositions were advanced some
thought the fixing Of salaries should
be left TO delegations from the var
fous counties; others thought II should
be left 20 boards Of supervisors Many
amendments were offered and the bill
still IS under conslderat ton
AS was anticipated when the hin
ney bill came up in the house, there
was an attempt TO kill II sumnarlly-
The fight against the bill was LED
by Jacobs Of MericOpa. and Lyncn OF
Graham The attempt provoked
storm of opposition and motion was
made that the bill be ordered printed
..ications are that the bill cannot
pass
The Brooks measure. creating a com
mission 10 secure a survey of public
lands: e bill providing for constitu-
tional amendment prohibiting the sale
of school lands; a bill cedlng TO the
United States certain building SITES,
the semi-monthly pay day bilb q Oil
to regulate the use OF automobiles
on public highways and BIZ Great
ing the state board IOf equalization all
passed the house
The governor has approved Worsley'
eight hour bill and Lovin's bill limit
ing debts Of municipalities
In the senate the primary election
bill came up for consideration There
was much debate on the basis Of rep
-esentation. whether II shall be on pop
uIarton or voting strength A right
..a as started against the paving Dill on
the ground that 1t is unconstitutional
MarshaIInR OF Forces.
A sort Of marshaling OF the leglsla-
tive forces IN order that the most I'm
portant bills may be passed al as early
a date as possible. IS one OF the most
hopeful signs the legislature has
shown since the beginning Of the ses-
sion That prachce, within the PAST
day or two, mas been somewhat IN eEl-
dence IN both houses In the senate
It has taken the form Of hard com
mittee work and the prevalence OF
night sessions. and in the house II IS
evidenced by the adoption OF motion
Introduced by representative Jacobs. 10
the effect that from this time until ad-
iournment all constitutional mandates
shall be given the preference The adop-
ton Of this resolution viii have a
strong tendency TO aid with necessary
leEislatiOn-Or at least with legislation
that Is REGARDED the most important.
The constitutional mandates, IL VIII
be understood, relate TO the enactment
Of laws which are specifically com
by the constitution Ii is, OF
course a fact that there is no authOri-
ty TO compel the Legislature TO enact
these laws or any one of them at the
same time the constitution is regarded
IS g party instrument and the majority
IS pledged TO carry out all its recon-
The effect OF the Jacobs
resolution VIII be to shut off many
bills that may be good in their way
but which may not be absolutely nee
sssary at this time.
To Get Appropriations Passed.
In the senate the chief concern just
now is TO get the large appropriation
and taxation bills out OF the way and