Arizona republican., 1913-02-17

generous way as it is done under the present management.
 The institution is located at Tucson upon 32O acres of school land now leased from the state. It is pro- posed by the foundation to ap- propriate an additional $50,00O for work in Arizona if it is possible for the title of the certain tract of 320 acres to be transferred from the state to the foundation. Unless this is done it is not unlikely that the ap- propriatiOn and the consequent re search will not be forthcoming. The tract of land in question is an arid tract. desert land absolutely, which is totally unavailable for any other purpose except those to which the
 institution desires to put it.
 With the line, so finely drawn, the senate will count itself lucky if it succeeds in getting consideration Of more than this measure in the com mittee Of the whole this afternoon.
 However. this is not the only thing on which there is to be q fierce fight The anti-capital punishment
 bill, which is conceded to be Gov
 erno Hunts pet measure is also on the calendar for discussion. The
 Judiciary committee of the senate is
 opposed to the bill by a majority Of
 five to two. But whether or not the
 report of the committee will be aC-
 cepted remains to be seen, It is ad-
 mitted there is strong opposition to
 FI I, I.Sh hot
 il is not without the bounds of pos
 sibility that it will be cffectually
 strangled today.
 This anti-capital punishment bill. introduced by Hughes of Pima, pro-
 vides imprisonment for life for mur- der in the first degree and impris- onment for not more than ten years in the second degree
 Bound up in the discussion of this bill is also another bill from Hughes Of Pima that provides for the ap- pointment of the charitable and edu- cational institutions of the state This parole bill carries with it the restriction that in no case shall a parole or pardon for murder in the first degree be made unless the board of itself is unanimously of the opinion that the applicant for elem ency is innocent and has suffered an injustice.
 ! Committee Meeting
 The announcement has been mad. 1 that there will be an open publi, ! hearing of the committee on publi, 1 health and statistics of both house. l this morning at nine-thirty to dis 1 cuss the medical bill. H E. IS 1 Lynch. Chairman Whipple of tht 1 house committee win preside at tn session and all discussion either il ] behalf of or against the measure vii ! be allowed. This is practically tn samc bill that caused quite deal Q l interest and excitement at the las 1 session and which finally failed Q | passage.
 In the House
 on the calendar of the committe Gf the whole in the house for thi ! afternoon there are number Q ] measures of interest Several bilt will come up for second reading an reference to committees amnog whic are the Orange county bill providin for cutting up Maricopa and maxim Mesa q county seat. It is likely tha
 . strong delegation from Mesa an
 Lehi will be on hand if a chanc
 is given for a public hearing. The Armory bill Of the committe
 on state institutions and public ex , pendftures has begun to excite in
 terest. This bill provides for an ar nual appropriation for armories fo the construction Of armOrieS in citie where militia companies are main tained and provides the state ma appropriate automaticllv q dollar f. every dollar raised by the city which the armOry is to be built n, to exceed s7.OOO. When this bill get into committee. it is expected u amount will be increased to at lea S15,00 to permit the construction y30000 for armOries for cities thi can afford structures Of that si1 and importance.
 Fired the Help
 The committee on attaches in u | house has severed the connection | nine employees with the payroll ( the ground of economy. When u \ report becomes public howl is 2, | pected because it is understood | many cases clerks have been la off over the objections of certa \ members Of the house. While u \ economy plea has been made, it \ being asserted by some to be ( anti Bradner move entirely. II noticeable that two of the discharg \ employees were the attaches \ Speaker Bradner at the last sessio The statement is made that in | event it is found the services of a