Arizona republican., 1913-04-14
Governors Call Will Be Issued Early Today and Will Be Waiting on Law makers Des KS w h n They Assemble
DIRECT ELECTION
 OF U. $. SENATOR'S
Ratification of Seventeenth Amendment to T.. $. Con stitution Makes Necessary Placing Names on Ballot in Arizona

The gathering of the Arizona solons for the fourth time since the admission of this territory into the ranks of statehood begins this morning in the state house. As in the first regular session of the legislature, the program of legislation as laid down by the gov ernor, and as conceived by the legsla- tors themselves remained unfinished a the completion of the sixty days ses- sion: so. in the first session of the year 1913. while a called session, and special one, the program of legislation as laid down by Governor Hunt re- mained unfinished. and the session which begins this morning became nee essary. There is another matter of parallel between the session held early last year and the one completed last week, which necesStateS another SeS sion. That is the matter of the ap- propriations. Last year the appropri- ations were not all passed by the first session, and the necessity for calling the extra session was based for one thing upon the need of appropriations. This year all the appropriations were
 
 that is one of the reasons existing for calling the additional session.
 There will be enough business con- tained in the call. which if followed closely by the legislators will keep them here for the larger part of thirty days. The veto of the penal code makes the task of this legislature additionally difficult. It means that the time spent on the penal code at the last session will have to be spent again upon the same manner. However quickly the bodies work. it will be necessary to read the bill twice through in both houses, once in the committee of the whole. to which it can be advanced un- der the suspension of the rules and once before the full house. the third reading which must be in full. before the bill is put on final passage.
 There is one matter of importance that is contained in the governors call for this session that has not hereto fore obtained very much consideration This is the provisions for the direct election of United States senator's Arizona already has an advisory pri- mary for United States senators, but
 
 teenth amendment, to the constitution of the United States providing for the direct amendment of the members of the upper house of the nation by con gress. by the requisite number of states. it becomes necessary for Ari- zona to make provision by law for the carrying out of the provisions of the amendment to the constitution of the United States. This will be done dur ing this session which begins today.
 Although this session is called by the governor to enact legislation des- ignated by him in the call, it does not mean that there is going to be any plain or free sailing during the session. The factions, however much the demo- crats may dislike the word factions as applied to their party, are lining up for strenuous fight along several mat ters upon which the majority of the house and the administration do not agree. These things in themselves are going to make some of the sessions, of the house especially pretty warm.
 Copies of the governors call will be found awaiting the members of the legislature when they arrive al the state house this morning. Because of the fact that the time of meeting was agreed upon between the two houses and the governor, there was no at tempt made to get the call out in ad- vance of the meeting. While the solons do not know altogether what it con- tains, they do know about what it con tains and they do know that they arc 10 be called together again this morn ing.
 With the addition of the request fol the enactment of law concerning the direct election of United States sena- tors. the matters as contained in th< call will be the same as outlined il the columns of this paper one weel ago last Saturday morning. The ap propriations will be insisted upon. ant special appropriations will be asked for to adequately provide participation Tor Arizona at the Universal Panama Pacific Exposition at San Francisco il 1915. as we'll as the little exposition a San Diego in the same year. At tn last session the house passed an ap propriation of s105.000 for San Fran cisco but the bill died in the senate Then there are the revenue matters mine taxation. amplifying the power of the state tax commission, and pro viding for the tax levy. Unless thes bills are passed the state will have n authority to levy and collect taxe. Under the head of the financial af fairs of the state. an appropriation wi