Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1912-05-08
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journal Miner New, Bureau,
Room 5. Western Union Iildg)
PHOENIX. May 4 When the
senate adjourned tonight there &C..
NAMED but ten legislative day for
the completion Of the work OF the
nr,t state Legislature, II i, certain
that additional time will be required
bu, how much j, j, hard 20 calculate
VI appear 10 be agreed, however.
that at least % week and possibly ten
day overtime viii be needed So
far the house ha, received rs and
the senate loo bill, and OF this mum.
Der they have passed and the gov
ernor has signed and made laws OF
III In addition one bill has been
passed providing for its submission
to referendum vote
Preparing for the End.
In both houses preparations ior
the end of the session have begun.
Today almos, the entire time was
spent by members IN the committee,
passing on measures which had been
referred Monday most OF the bills
heretofore introduced will be before
either one or the other OF the houses
and the real grinding out OF laws
will begin And with the close OF
the session IN the committees there
was "a tightening up Of iactional lines
that points most apparent to there
being contest for dictatorship be
tween the house and senate.
The Craig Bill.
The senate was made active 10y
Craig, bill for a new board OF con
troll which many consider an act
aimed directly AZ Governor Hunt
and to shear him oi his political
power Appointments under the bill
or most OF those. for state insiitu
tons are turned over to the board
OF control in the place OF the gov
crnor.
House Approved 1t.
The Craig bill passed the hous,
and was sent To the senate and IN,
leaders there announced tina, the bill
will never be reported out OF tn,
reference committee Accordingly
the house tonight was rilcd up anc
hereafter it is probable that all sen
ate bills which are passed by tn,
senate and sent TO the house will b,
sent to a graveyard committee tC
/ be held until the senate reports ant
acts ON the board OF control bill. =,
popular with the house As many
rs y members OF the house. i, !,
said are in on an agreement for sucl
a program
Newspaper Takes Hand.
The Arizona Gazette took hant
IN the situation and in ilaring from
page yarn denounced the Craig hi
and sought to prove tina, it was N
unwiSc measure. Apparently they
overlooked that part of the gov
crnor's message to the legislature in
which he urged the adjustment oil
the present board of control plan and
placing OF the states purchasing
under one department This the
Craig bill does by making the sec.
rotary OF the proposed new board
the purchasing agent but in the place
OF being accountable TO the governor
he is accountable to five elective
officials OF the state The point has
been raised by the friends OF the
bill that If a purchasing agent were
to superscde the board OF control as
Governor Hunt suggested. il would
fall to the purchasing agent to let all
public building contracts. in addition
to his large powers as purchasing
agent of supplies for the whole
state. tremendous power for one
official
Economical Bill.
The governor has frequently urg-
ed the establishment of an cconomi,
cal system OF conducting the states
business which makes it hard to
fathom why his friends arc so OPP
posed To a board of control with un-
hampered power and lack of red
tape and made up OF five in the