Arizona republican., 1913-05-12
BUSY WEEK |S
 AHEAD 0F S0L0NS

The legislature begins this morning what will probably be the last week of it's work. Of course this is not a certain statement as the body can, under the law sit for thirty days more if it finds, in it's own good judgment and the pressing nature of the business before it. that this is necessary. but this, however, is not likely.
 Both the house and the senate worked hard last week. both houses apparently being unable, however. to pass bills to the satisfaction of the other house. As a result of this there were many conference committees appointed, some of which agreed and some of which failed to. There are many of the committees yet to report Among the most important of these are the abatement law, in which the house insists in having d restricted districts amendment for disorderly houses, the mine tax amendment to | the bill granting specific power to : the tax commission, and the penal | code, in which the house wants an amendment restricting the power of ! the governor to grant reprieves, and the senate wants that excluded from the bill. These matters gre expected lO tie up lIlt WOTh OI DOIn houses | for some little time
 ] The senate has yet to fight out the matter of the general appropria- tions bill upon the floor of the sen 1 ate, which looks to be good for one ] session of the committee of the | whole at east for one session. In 1 the house there is still something to | be said about the que ton of the I appropriations for the eXpositions at l San Francisco and San Diego. The | Craig bill, although approved by the 1 house. has not been finally passed 1 The bill takes no notice of San Diego ] to which a number of the house members object, believing that San Diego should have some representa- ! tiOn.
 The senate has yet to talk about 1 the matter, although the senate shas
 previously talked about it pretty
 much and decided to more evenly ] divide the money.
 There is a further matter that will l come before the senate this week
 that will cause some debate and
 attention and that is the H. B. 34, 1 containing the anti-aIien land law,
 to which the Japanese are objecting
 and upon which they want to be
 heard. Whether or not the senate
 will be willing to wait until the ar
 rival of the distinguished visitors
 from Japan cannot at this time be l told.
 Irvine has amendment to the
 constitution of the state permitting l large ownership of grazing land and
 small ownership of agricultural land,
 which has passed the house and
 which is now before the senate. Here
 tofore the senior senator from Co.,
 chise, Senator Roberts, has been the 1 rock upon which many land bills
 broke, but since he is in the cattle | business and while owning large
 tracts of grazing land and probably
 not needing any more, is not eX-
 pected to oppose this bill.
 If the senate acts towards the IT,
 vine amendment to the constitution ! as it did to the Linney amendment, l providing for bond issues by the
 state in excess of s350,O00 provided 1 by the constitution there may be con-
 ferences on that also. The senate
 limited the bond issues to ten per
 cent of the taxable valuation of the
 state. Thi. in itself will allow bond
 issue aggregating more than s20, ] OO0,O0O, which will provide money
 enough for the state to engage in in- l duStrial pursuits