El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-06-15
WOULD HAVE 1
SENATE Of
G0NVICTS
Burlesque Made on Arizona
Fight to Abolish the State
Senate.
ARIZONA SOLONS
MAY WORK MONDAY

MAY WORK MONDAY
Phoenix, Ariz, June l5.-When the
bill proposing a constitutional amend
ment TO abolish the state senate came
up today. senator Breen, Republican, OF
PinaI county, offered a burlesque
amendment that hereafter the legisla-
ture. consist Of one house to be com
posed of members Of the state peni-
Tertiary who viii choose presiding
officer from among the life Lerners-
A motion to table the amendment was
superseded by a ruling Of the president
of the senate that IL was out OF order
The bill was to have been considered
finally this forenoon but was sent 20
committee to be amended IN order
that senators 10 be elected TINS ran
may be allowed to serve out their
terms, even in the event the senate De
abolished.
The senate passed bills providing for
publicity campaign, contributions and
expenditures for the publication OF
. 600 copies Of laws Of the session pro-
viding an appropriation for the Tempe
normal and providing an apptOpIla
ton for a state fair commission
school Land Bill Defeated.
The bill proposing an amenQment
perpetually forblddlng the sac %
school lands. which has provoked the
lost on final passage in the senate Dy
one vote.
A resolution was introduced ms
morning to adjourn at midnight TO-
night, but 1t was passed over ana
there is a possibility Of session MON
day In the house the anu-pass Dl4
was passed, also a bill providing an
appropriation for a state examiners
bill providing for publicity, lnluatlve
and referendum petitions a OH pro-
viding a salary for BANK Col1tI OLS-
and the aut-l0bbying bill The LlIst
night session was held by the senate
last night at which the state geoloSlst
bill was passed
The governor signed white slave
bill, the bill making an approprlaJlOn
for the pioneer historical society a
bill for regulating autos, bills maklns
appropriation for the FlagstaIL nor
raal and the state university INT
boulevard bills and bill amending
the eight hour law.
Election Bill Approved.
Governor Hunt Friday afternoon ap-
proved the house electle~l Oil WhLcu
provides for general elecllon Le4I
fall The house passed plilS proELuLLs
for money for paying the salary OF the
secretary to the governor and Two DllLs
providing appropriations 70 pay ~
exnenses of the December elecllon- ne
house and senate finally agreed ~ On
anri-Iobbv bill which has been Ienla-
lively aDDroved and which proDaDIy
viii pass both branches
rTbe senate passed bills fixing the
time for opening and closing OF po4-SS
nd q hill providing for the taxing OF
s--7,ress co~7Danies. A bill proposing I
an amendment TO the cons lllu1lOl-
which provides for abOlshing the SEN
ate and placing all legislative power
on one BODY. passed the second reaoing
- - senate 10 TO D. The senate held
nirrt session in an effort to get
through today
An oninfon which has just been rem
- ~ attorney general George Purdy
RuIlard has had the effect OF khocALns
ouite a large hole in the Arizona COll-
s+5f77t5On And this IS rather nuLnlilat-
80 r-han the fact is considered lndL no
- q -ersonage than William Jennings
P-var on the occasion OF his last kls1l
to the state said the Arizona cohstleu-
45on is without exception me DesS u
strument of the kim ever aoOP19U ~
any body of men, e.
Mr. Billiards opinion, renueIeu IN
rasDones to a request Dy Ine seIdtS'
Is to the effect that the reLeI - = = In ~
which has been held TO De one OF us
most valuable features is totally m
oDerative in a large class OF important
cases. ~ . r;11
which is designed to give 70 puDlIC Z
service corporations the right 10 oper-
ate over public roads unoer grams 70 I
he issued by county boards OF super
VIZ
Clause attached the object being TO re
fer the matter to a vote OF the people I
for their determination Blu aCCoLuLA5 Z
- the attorney generals opinion THIS 1
---o+ h. done because in this extreme /
IL i-7nortant matter the constitutional /
convention neglected to PROVIDE that
mis- right might be exercised IN suc1 /
is a very simple matter, too, and /
tho attorney. generals reasoning IS so I
plain that anybody can understa-no II !
nj. Billiard points out that the consu- /
tuition provides Tor county IeIereIuuIA I
only in legislative matters But II nap /
mems that counties 90 not leSlslale- 1
--7Te-efOre counties do not nave the I
right to exercise the privilege OF the 4
mis- decision has brought consterna- !
ZION Ia the prOgressives and particularly 4
~ those constitution makers VINO are
sIso members Of the legislature ana I
10 are compelled to listen to the un-
kind remarks made regarding the az 4
terence between the kind of work they 4
thought they were dong ana the KIM 4
Election Bill Legal. (
Er7f this is not the only opinion OF J.
Importance Billiard has rendered re 4
Gently In response to request by 4
governor Hunt he has passed upon the !
election bill just passed by the Iegls-
1af1re but not yet signed by the chief ]
e S Tbe-e Is good deal Of hidden irony /
in Mr.. Billiards. opinion He says that i
since the governor IN Two messages 70 4
50 1ar-fsIatr1re demanded an election /
- eT5 in his call for the special ses- !
sion also urged upon the lawmakers /
he absolute necessity OF enacting sucn 4
ieois1aFion. he viii certainly proceed !
mon the theory that such law is con- /
e+iT11ti01aI unless the courts hold other I
wise. Mr.. Billiard also calls the atten-
$50 Of the governor TO the TACT that i
5is own opinion about the matter is
v-e7I Known IT is in place TO mention /
5ere that Mr. Billiard has always held I
NJ the constitution does not demand [
N election this year
So that is the situation The gov
=rD0r demanded. on three separate coca
yioTe mat this election bill be passed; /
- -afd f6e constitutional convention.
II which he was president, had intended 4
nat there should be an election this /
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