Arizona republican., 1912-04-04


 system of operations to be further illuminated by later bills.
 The senate StsoI at recess untiI , o'clock. IsesumiuS at that hour it read the journal and took another recess for about an hour. In harness again the first order was a report of the committee on style revision and compilation.
 Substitute house bill l. recall. was reported and referred to the enrolling and expressing committee.
 Senate bill 30. brand tax, was amended. it's passage recommended and 1t was referred to the enrolling and expressing committee.
 The enrolling and expressing com mittee reported:
 Senate joint resolution l, income tax. recommending passage.
 Senate bill 10 jury bill, rccom- mending passage.
 Senate bill 30 brand tax, recom- mendinG passage.
 Senate bill , Phoenix sewer bonIs. without recommendation.
 Final Action.
 The house took up the bills and passed them in order.
 Senate joint resolution, unanimous ly. Income tax
 Senate bill 10 unanimously. Jurics.
 Scnatc bill 70 unanimously. Brand tax
 Senate bill Phoenix sewer bonds. This bill passed by q vote of IS to C. E. Wood. Though in favor of the measure Wood voted against it to be consistent on the referendum policy. Davis voted for it offering the fol- lowing:
 Tn explanation of my vote I will say that under the apparent rule that the legislature has adopted I believe that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.'
 Tt must be remembered that !he city k paying double interest on sixty thousand dollars in connection with this sewer business: it is paying ; Der cent on the bonds and Del. cent tO AIr. Lack, until if is author izeL by the legislature t. make full settlement This sewer system has cost the city already more than I think it ought, and as a taxpayer and citizen Of Phoenix, as well as repre- sentative in the state senate. de- sired to stop any additional cost that cOuh."
 Mir Davis says the enactment of the law will save the city of Phoe- nix about BIO day in interest.
 The house was notified of the sen ate's action and the senate in turn was notified that the house had passed house bills numbers {. [. IA. and 22.
 Standing committees reported as follows:
 Agriculture and IrriSati"n-Senate bill 5S dnd senate memorial 2. rec commenting passage
 They were referred to committee of the whole
 Constitutional amendments and ref erendum conmittec-Senate bill 6 recommending indefinite postpone ment. Referred to committee Of the whole
 Education and public institutions bill SS. reform school. recommending passage. It was referred to committee oC ;he whole
 Senate adjourned until 3:3o this morning.
 THE HOUSE
 Int echo of the chaplain's prayer had hardly been diSsipated bv the reading Of the journal when Repre- sentative Kelton, rising to question Ji privilege said he desired to speak 1n % subject that concerned the in l"rcst of the members of the body. He regretted reflections should be cast or the integrity of the house. State cleuts had been made. he said by pnc who occupies seat in the press gallery. that a corruption fund had joci. raised for the purpose of influ- 'ncinG the body. "F. IT. Bughton." said the speaker. "sars he knew who contributed the fund and the purpose Tor which il was contributed. Are We Q be attacked thus carly" he asked I move the chair appoint a commit cc of five to call MT. Blighton before
  o say that there is q big bunch of men here who want to know who got his sluSh fund" Two or three sec ,nGcd the motion. Mir Graham rose u explain he had heard that Biighton ! sisted he knew of the SluSh fund 'rl!iam wanted the story investigated ic said no other member of the IrcSS haC offended. Hall asked if the itory had been published. or was if merely a rumOr Graham said he did not know whether the story had been printed but he did know the state mt had been made
 The chair appointed Messrs Kelton Kerr. Saxon. Jones and Brooks on the committee. Late in the afternoon in- Iuiry vas made as to whether the oInmittc had any statement to make ut the chairman replied that it had lot yet held it's session. The printing committee reported 9Ol could be purchased at $4.J0 per opy and was instructed to buy a Opy for each member The usual re- 'ort of bills printed was also filed. The constitutional amendments con- littec reported House Bill 10 recOm- lending passage and it was placed n the calendar of the committee of he whole The enrolling and expressing scom- l littee reported House Bill and Iouse Bill 23 as enGroSSed and ready i