The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-06-14
AZURE
 |S LIBERAL WITH MONEY
Appropriations For Commissions and State Institutions Az gregate Enormous Sum of $75O, 100000 Over
 Period of Two
 Years.
GOV. VETOES PRIZE FIGHTS
Semi-MonthIy Pay Day Becomes Law and Senate Favors AboIishment
 of That Legislative Body.

With the close of the present week
 the best information from Phoenix is
 to the effect that the special session
 of the First State Legislature will ad-
 journ sine die not later than Wednes- day of next week, after being in seS-
 sion a little less than thirty days The concensus- of opinion is that more important legislature has been adopt l ed during the special session than was enacted during the sixty days regular session.
 An attempt was made by the legis- 1ature during the week to legalize
 prize fighting in Arizona. The bill
 was introduced in the senate by Sena-
 tor Lovin, of Mohave county, and pass ed by both houses, and sent to the Governor. Those who voted in fav-
 or of the measure on it's final pass
 age in the House were: Ball, Barker, Buchanan, Craig, Crofoot, brennan,
 Ellis, Gonzales, Graham, Jacobs, Kane
 Kerr, Maddock, Mattox, Moore, of Ya- vapai, Saxon, Wren and Bradner
 The bill was sent to the Governor and
 on Wednesday he returned it to the Senate with his veto and the fight
 fans were put to the mat for the
 count. In his veto message the Governor said:
 This wholesome prohibition of a
 so-called sport which is rapidly being 'ess and less countenanced in the
 more advanced states of the union,
 has held notable place in Arizona's
 statutes for many years. I could not
 as chief executive of our common
 wealth in the very inception of it's
 career as a state in the hour of it's fame as a modern progressive state, approve this so obvious retrogreS- sion. 1 could not give my sanction to a move to retrace our steps over a path long since abandoned as un- worthy of travel. Such course would beyond question of a reason able doubt meet with the almost un- animous condemnation of the pro- gressiye public spirited citizens of Arizona and excite the vigorous and well founded criticism of the nation. We cannot afford it.
 A bill providing for an election 70 be held in November, 1912, for all state, county and precinct officers, has been passed by both houses, and has received the signature of the Gov ernor, but it is conceded on all sides that this does not clear the political atmosphere. Those opposed to an election, and this number includes al- most every office holder in Arizona, are proclaiming that the Constitution of Arizona prohibits an election for state and county officers before Nov ember 1914. It is argued that the election question should be tried out before the Supreme Court of the state; that the legality of the acts of the of- fcers who would be elected in Nov ember, in the event the election is held, might be passed upon. Other wise it would leave any number of questions inviting litigation.
 It has been finally decided that the Reform School will be allowed to re- least. A resolution was adopted in the House on Wednesday not to con- sider any further legislation having for it's object the removal of the Reform School.
 The Senate, evidently disgusted with it's own record in the present legislature, on Wednesday passed a bill originating in that body to abol- ish the senate by vote of eleven to six. It heard read new bill provid- ing for the publicity of all campaign and killed a bill provid- ng for rotary election ballot. Sev- eral hours of the day were taken up in posing for group photos of the sen ate.
 Tuesday was money spending day at the capitol building. In the house the appropriations committee pre- sented bills carrying appropriations to the amount of $13O,975 and announced that more bills would follow tomor- row. All of the bills were acted upon by the house as presented and approv- ed and ordered made ready for the third reading and will, in all probabili- ty, pass tomorrow. Items of the bills include: $44,20O for the University; $19,700 for the Flagstag normal; $11.- 075 for expenses of land commission CTS; $19,500 for the Tempe normal: $15,000 for the asylum; $10,000 for the state fair, and lesser amounts mak ing up the total for the state examiner and the Pioneer Home at Prescott, and the expense of the state inspector