Tombstone epitaph., 1913-05-11
Ooings in the
 State Legislature
SENATE

nent to the aeasIai tsI bill The [ 3r.hsm amendment free c specifr [ nsuusr Tor mine taxssioo. The ssu. [ ate action m.kes 1t discretion sry | ,ith the tax commission to fix vslu- Ation for mioiog properties for rsIa- sion purpose. A conference commi.- tee of the hoose ard sena'e ~ill nov take the matter up. With an important mendmeut, the senate reported for regular course. house bill 2 by Linney. providing for submission to the people oi . con- -titutioDsl amendment permitting . bond issue for stsie system of highs ssys The amendment restricts the amount of 'he bonds to le per eent of the assessed vslussi,'o of property ~ithin the state. which this yesf will be approximately $500. 900. .OOO. Ten per cent will be $3o 900. 900. Oteer senate bills sent on for reg ulsr course are No 59. by Hubbell. spr topriatins $3o00 for SC, of "Ihe North American lndisn." by Edward s Curtis; No 43. requiring foreign companies organized under Che laws of Arizona to app int members of the corpors stion their resident sgents.
 Favorable action was taken on Rep. reeentstive Kerr's bill 70 prssent ihe gro~th and spresd of noxious weeds
 nd co house bill raising to $5 the. fee for recording . live stock brand. | Rober,s' land leasing law was in- definitely postponed. It provided that public lands suitsbls for tsrm- ing or grazing purposes shou'd be leased through the county supervisors
 Frank Crotoos and Tom Nsddock |, of the republican minority iu the house. offered . resoiu iop for the advisory election o' federal judge for Arizons and furnished CD interesting feature of the session Of the house. No action was taken.
 HOUSE
 | John.on's bill sppropriating $2, coo to pay the expenses of veterans of the bst.le of Gettysburg, now living in this sts'e, to the reunion that is 10 te held is Gettysburg next sammsr. wac psssed and cent Go the senate. | Withort division the house psssed the ioiiowing house bills: No 29, by Drennsn. placing Carey act projects under the direction of the land c m mission; No 55. by code revision com mittee, giving the stste su' 'hority over roads. streets, bridges sod ferries No 4S incorporation and d'sincorpp,- ation of citie..
 Senste bi 1. 6l and 34 were passed by the house. No 6l i. c code meas. ure relating Co contracts for the con. struction of public buildings. No "A lis Willie bill for the relief of eaust- tep op school lands.
 II SENATE
 By vote of 10 to g, the senate re-. fused to agree to the Graham mine tax measure as an sEendmsst to ser. ate bill No 3, which defines che pow CTS and duties of the state tex com. mission and board oi equalization. 1bst the senate and house will lock horns over the pardon and reprieve clause of the penal code was indicated when the senate. by vote of 10 60 g. voted to strike from the bill shs Kel- ton amendment shich curtAiled the rights Of the governor in mastsss oi psrdons and reprisves end caused him to veto the bill st the close Of he last session,
 l An amendment by c B Wood to the corporation c,mm mission code was adopted after . sharp debate. Is pre- vents any railroad charging ireish. rate of more than IS cents ton mile. | House bill No 33 vss withdrawn from the calendar of tbe com mittee of the whole and referred to the lsrd committee, along with senate bill No 3S. Both provide for the further oc- oupsncy oi school lsnds by old les- sees.