Arizona republican., 1913-02-16
Growling of Coming Fierce Combat on Permanent Land Policy of the State Brought to Notice Sud- denly Yesterday
PUBLIC LANDS
 COMMITTEE
Divided on Proposition to Sell Half-Section of Des- ert Land to Tucson Car negie Institution for Edu- cational Purposes

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 Everybody was having a holiday in Phoenix yesterday but the legislature The two bodies composing the legis- lative branch of the state government yesterday put in two of the busiest sessions on record. It is true the representatives adjourned at noon to take in the festivities, while the noble senators decided to meet in the after noon, and overcome the temptation of pageant and pomp, for an after noon of solid work. To say they had just that, puts the matter lightly. In actual fact, they laid the basis of as pretty a legislative combat as has graced the floors of any deliberative body since the territory was organized.
 In short they in their wisdom choose to open the land fight which caused two fierce filibusters during the last sessions. when the proposal to amend the constitution of the state by pro- hibiting the sale of school lands was on. Strange as it may seem, the present scrap. however, comes up over a matter that is foreign to the general land policy of the state and concerns a specific act for specific
 
 purpose
 Some time ago Senator Hughes of Pima county introduced a bill in the senate providing for the sale of cer- tain school lands of the state to edu- catlonal institutions, to De used solely for educational and scientific pur- poses, which land would revert to the state automatically should any ha nf If I q signed to allow the state to sell to the Carnegie laboratory at Tucson the certain 32O acres of land upon which that institution has buildings and upon which they desire to erect more buildings, and upon which they expect to make in the near future an expenditure of s50,000. The insti- tuition, however, will not make the appropriation unless the title to the land can be placed in it.
 The bill was referred to the com- mittee on public lands which brought out report yesterday signed by four of it's members, Davis, Pace, Worsley and Brown. in favor of the bill and recommending it for the calendar of the committee of the whole. Three members, Roberts, Harrison and Wes-
 
 brought in a report recommending that action on the bill be postponed until the definite land policy of the state had been determined. This brought the sparks from the anvil. Davis. who insisted the majority re- port should prevail. said that it will be two years yet until the land policy of the state can be properly deter | two years would lose the state the worth of the work that Is being done | by the Carnegie institution. Senator Hughes said the land upon which the Carnegie institution is built. and to which they desire title should l be given. is absolutely valueless ex- | cept for the particular sceintific and educational purpose to which it is de- 1 sired to put it. The state has reaped | untold value from the operations of 1 the Carnegie institution, more than | the value of the land can possibly amount to in hundred years. Davis of Maricopa, said he has tried | to get the bill reported for several days and has only just succeeded. and he further said that he believed the | matter would go to the people of the state unless settled by this legislature. and if such contingency did arise, he would be only too glad to initiate it himself, If the narrow and costly experimentation proposed should pre- vail in the legislature"
 A roll call showed a slim two thirds in favor of placing the bill on the committee of the whole It will cdne up for further discussion on Monday. Several other bills were made a part of the committee of the whole calendar for Monday among which is the anti capital punishment bill. and the butch CTS license bill, both from Hughes of Pima.
 The senate took final action on $ B. 23 the Davis bill requiring regis tration in the state this summer in order to allow the women qualifica- tiOns as electors
 In tho House
 The session in the house though short was a busy one. There were number of bills reported out of the committees and still others read for the first time under the rule and erferred to the proper committees : Three new bills were introduced : among which is the Coconino game preserve bill, the Orange county bill which proposes to cut up Maricopa county and make Mesa a county seat This means more county div ision fuss this session unless the
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