Arizona republican., 1912-06-01

have always stood for making the cor porations pay their just proportion of taxes but l appeal to you to do nothing unreasonable. He said he believed Ari- zoua did not want to makv the kind of record some of the senators proposel He said ii he were compelled to go back over the record and list all his property he might find it profitable to turn it over to Senator WorsleY to be used in his industrial pursuits program.
 This was Davis opportunity and he proceeded to take a fall out of Wall l street that doubtless was most discon- | certing to that institution. i Hubbeu said the truth is that prop ] ertv is assessed wherever it is found. If insm ance companies invest their | proceeds in a given locality they have i to pay taxes in that locality and he did ! not see how anybody could find fault with thl. proceeding
 Pace said he was in favor of the high rate. Let us dig some more out of | them" ne said. He also expressed the opinion that if all the insurance com panies were driven ~out of Arizona the state would manage to worry along without difficulty. The digging proposition seemed to appeal to good many of the senators
 Senator Sims however. said he thought an unreasonable rate should not be adopted. He said that after all it must be evident it will eventually have to be paid by the policyholders others took the same view.
 If it were left to me they could leave . the state tomorrow" one member said .I would just as soon they would leave as not
 C. E. Wood said the consumer always pays tn. bills. He was in favor of 2 reasonable but not an excessive rate.
 CunnlfI said he thought the surplus fund rather than the gross premiums should be taxed. However. he believed the corporation commission could tak' care of the matter.
 There was much more discussion an, 1 eventually the three per cent propo sition was adopted The bin. in thi' form. went through the committee Q the whole by a vote of II to s and wa sent to rhc style and revision commit tee as amended.
 The committee of the whole passet the senate joint resolution proVidin' an appropriation for the secretary O states office Various amendment were pl 1posed but the resolution a passed provided for an additional ap propriation of $500.
 The bill relating to the Tempe nor nal school. allowing the trustees to ac I, nd SSp1
 The house passed the semi monthl pay day bill the Jacobs purchasin departmont bill, the bill providing fo the payment of expenses incurred recall elections. the resolution ratifY ing the proposed constitutional amend ment providing for direct election C senators, with the bill providing TO an appropriation for the propose Chevelon creek bridge
 The Jacobs bill got through Wlthor difficulty. There had been fight o it in committee of the whole, partcu larlv bv Mir Saxon, who because his propensity for talking on ever conceivable and inconceivable top has become the Mother Quickley Of tn housa Anybody familiar with tn story of the late lamented MT. FalSta and his friends will remember Motht Ouickley's failing So when 1t IS sal that Mir Saxon has the same failing an aggravated degree any one WI readily understand the extent of tf Hon. SaxOn's penchant for speechmaF ing.
 But as intimated the bill wei through yesterday without difficult There were 19 votes for it and against
 But that is not quite all the stor For the senate purchasing agent bl which contains the governors idea was laid on the table.
 The semi monthly pay bill was r ceived with much more favor.
 passed with but 10 dissenting vote having A in it's favor
 There was no opposition to the res lution ratifying the proposed amend ment to the federal constitution pr viding for the direct election of sen tors
 The bill providing an appropriate of $55OO for bridge in Navajo cOun was passed without opposition
 The bill providing for the payne of the expenses of any official who compelled to submit to a recall electi' was passed by the vote of g to 12.
 The house passed the afternoon
 committee of the whole with MT. Ma