Arizona republican., 1913-02-22
First Hearing Before Joint Committee Will Be Held at State House on Mon day NJ orning at 10 O'Clock
ADMINISTRATION
 STRIKES BACK
In Special Message Cover nor Tells Both Houses That it Has Suffered Abuse and Sander for Which Slanderers Will Suffer Later

Suffer Later
 The coming investigation of the in the light of the charges made against the manage ment by the citizens of Florence is still the uppermost topic of conversa- tion of the legislators and politicians not only in the legislative halls them selves but also in the hotel corridors. It is the expressed opinion of the ardent partisans of the administration that the fabric of the charges is man ufactured out of the whole cloth. while those who are just as ardent ill their opposition to the administration assert that there is every ground for the charges that have been made. There are still others who are of the belief that whatever the situation at
 Florence. whatever the system that has been used in the management Of the state prison. whether the convicts
 have been allowed unheard cf privt- leges or not, in the light of the ser
 ous charges that have been made, an
 investigation should be held.
 In view of this condition. therefore.
 it is hardly sensational news to relate
 the actions of the house and senate
 with regard to the date when such an
 investigation shall be held. II is, how ever. of interest to know that such of the witnesses that are deemed ma teral both in support of the charges and against them will be in Phoenix on Monday in answer to subpuenaS issued by the house, and that the joint committees of the house and senate will begin the investigation hN 1 hearing such testimony as they have placed before them. at 10 o'clock on Monday morning at the state house The exact chamber In which the hear ing will be held has not been decided the resolution decided upon yesterday merely stating that the meeting Mih be held in the capitol.
 For the first time since the talk be came especially warm on this question the administration replied officially. 4 special message from the governor ! was read to the house and senate yes ! terday afternoon when the gauntlet
 was thrown down and the statement | was made that. "as the officers of the administration are accountable to 1he people for their acts. so shall tho author of every dishonest charge against these officers be held res i ponsible for their utterances.
 1 The message which is printed below was delivered to the house just in the middle of the most acrimonious dis cussion that has taken place since the 1 present session has been in progress Yelled insinuationS were sent cross : wise over the floor from member to !. member until it needed the diplomacy of Maddock of Coconino to call for the question in order to prevent fur ther insinuations.
 This however. is all beside the ac- tual story. There was special re- port brought into the house that told
 pf the deliberations of the house com nittee on state institutions and public expenditures with the special commit tee of five appointed by the senate. This report recommended public hearing at 10 o'clock on Monday
 morning. by the committees now ap-
 pointed who have been acting in con
 ference on the report. Lynch moved
 the adoption of the report. but John son of Maricopa had d substitute mo
 
 5 pointed by the speaker.
 This occasioned the outburst, LNnci l spoke of some mysterious rumorlnS'
 that were rampant that the commit tee on state institutions and public l expenditures would if charged with th' duty act with some slight bias, he 5 however, did not believe these rumors l Whipple saw no harm in the substitute : resolution, while Kane speaking as { r member of that committee said th' S others were not above suspicion a Q favoring the other extreme of the casf
 Whipple again spoke and shot haci f the mysterious rumors to the othe $ side of the house saying that thes' e mysterious rumors and insinuation y since they had been made. indicate' q some slight beliet surely that anothe q committee should be appointed. fi | said the trouble began when the peti |. tions were referred to the state inst t tutions committee instead Of the com = mittee on memorials, petitions an ' remonstrances. Jacobs resented thi : and said that since the committee ol
 the axe had been conducting investi c cations into all the state institution as was it's province, the petition right n fully belonged to it. Irvine supporte' $ the substitute of Johnson. Graham IS said he had no objection to the ol = committee but would vote for tn a substitute motion just the same. Bah
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