Arizona republican., 1913-03-28
KELT0N PUTS
 SPICE IN HOUSE
Interview With Governor Hunt Published in After noon Paper Provokes the
 Gentleman From Cochise
 to Furnish Copy to Press


 session of the legislature, contributed by no less d person than the respect ed Captain kcltOn, one of the mem- berS of the house from Cochise. Cap tain keltOn took exception to certain remarks that had appeared in an af, ternOon paper of this city relative to the actions of the legislature. The remarks were purpOrted to come from the governor, and were said to be discreditable to the house of repre- sentatives, and laudable largely of the action of the senate
 The question is wound around the proposition of an extra session It has been much discussed in both the senate and the house, and the senate has been extremely anxious to finish the work and leave. The house while recognizing the necessity for getting through as quickly as possible has endeaVored to give due consideration u each measure as it has come up 1ead each one according to the pro- visions of the constitution and after due discussion pass or reject the measure
 The action of the senate in reading from four to nine bills at one time ana then passing them by roll calls one after the other does not meet the appreciation of the house and thcy refuse to pattern after the sen ate in reading the bills the same way. or ln passing the bills the same way. This has led many to think that be- cause the house was ScrupOusIv ob- serving the mandates of the conSti- tuition in the procedure of regular business of the house, that it was delaying the game and purposely try Ing to force an extra session This caused an interview with Governor Hunt on the matter which was pub lished in an afternoon paper To the statements in this interview Captain kelton took exception in the house the record showing the following:
 MT kelton of Cochise was recog- nized to speak on the question of per spnai privilege as follows
 T notice in an article published in the Gazette of this city under date If March 26. wherein it states that Ger n members of this body waited upon the governor and urged upon him the calling of an extra session of this body, and the governor re pllvc to the gentlemen who waited upon him that there would be no extra session, only possibly for a short term to provide for appropria- tions only.
 Now this article censures the members of this body for derelic- ton of duty. I believe. sir, that we have been faithful to our duty and acted in good faith, and attended strictly and faithfully to all matters of legislation. which have been pre- scented here
 Nov I think it is unfair and un- just that the chief executive of tho state should place any responsibility of the lack of the work of legislation on this body. We, sir, have sat here day after day, and I believe we have i"St no time here, we have come 1 here and sat from nine in the morn Ing until six at night then we have come back during the hours of the night. and worked, and what more could be expected of d legislature. | Why, sir, if the chief executive expects the legislature to do ninety or a hundred days work and crowd It into the legislation of sixty days lts is certainly an unreasonable re- quest l do not arise for the purpose 1 Of cr:ticising the chief executive. the governor of Arizona, but I do speak Tn justice of this legislative body. and l do consider it in a light as a re- flccticn on this body.
 Now l will read the latter part of | this statement:
 'este rday Representatives Brooks. | " nipple and Lewis, members of the element in the house favorable to the administration called on the gov ernor and informed him that the house could not finish by April 8. | the date on which the present ses- sion ends
 It's no use, gentlemen the gov ernor replied. I am determined not tp call another session unless YOU fail to pass any appropriation bills. II It IS absolutely necessary I will call a short session after this one ends, but will not give the Iegisla- ture anything to do outside of ap- propriations. The code can go over for two years if necessary 1 The senate has informed me that 1t will be through with all appropria-
 
 session. The responsibility now rests with the house.
 There is much alarm in the house over this proposition'
 have failed sir, to discover any alarm over this proposition
 "A number of the members have been counting confidentiaIly on an other extra session. Now the house IS facing the prospect of not being anywhere near through when the sen 1 ate has finished it's work
 T don't know that this body is re- | quired to accomplish any certain amount of work in the space of sixty days
 As l stated before I believe that our work has been faithfully con ducted, in the discharge of our duties and 1 regard this statement as q re- fiect1on upon the action of this body Tn It's efforts to perform it's duties 10 the state; and l also consider this an unjust criticism"
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 SUIT CASE LOST-Mrs. I C