Arizona republican., 1913-03-14
Axe Committee Measure
 Depriving Governor of
 Authority Causes Storm of Words in House of Representatives Yesterday
WILL PASS WITH
 EASE HOWEVER
Senate Considers Law Af- fecting Criminals But Re-Refers. Will Not Ask for Election on Fed cral Judge


 The legislative Whipsaw was working overtime yesterday in both senate and house. There was more excitement, not altogether of the same sort as that of the day before, because that of the senate was rather of humorous nat ure, while that of the house was any thing but humorous. The house was engaged in the committee of the whole. Ball up, with the consideration of house bill 65, but the committee on the axe, providing for the re-organiza- tion of the board of control. and in consequence the forces of the gover- nor and the anti administration ranks were going at each other with the same sort of no surrender that was plainly evident during the early hours of the NOgales battle yesterday
 The anti's however had the organi- zation. When the reading of the bill was complete and the manouvering be- gan to amend it to suit the governors friends began, the perfection of the or ganization of the anti machine in the
 
 little debate on the part of the pro- ponents of the bill. The antagonists of the bill would propose an amend ment, and all the friends of the gover- nor would rush bravely into the debate and have the hottest sort of an argu- ment on the question but when the vote was called the axe would descend. ping; and the~ amendment would be lost.
 The fun, to the galleries, in the house began with the reading of the bill. Graham started the fireworks. He wanted it distinctly understood that he was not for the bill by any sort of reasoning. He said the bill would cost the state $1OO000 a year Jacobs cor rected him with the statement that it would cost but $24.000. The bill by the way carries with it the provision that the territory general shall be d member of the board of control and for such service shall receive a salary of $200 per month. and that he shall not prac- tice for any other client than the state. This will make the attorney generals salary $4900 per year It is rumored that the attorney general drew the bill or assisted in drawing it, and that he thus is willing to give up his private practice for $200 per month.
 In answer to the statement that the present board of control constituted of the governor. the state auditor. and a citizen member appointed by the gov ernor is really a one man affair, as the governor only appoints his man, to the I t.-st Gila said that the board is only intend ed to be a one man board. He is re- sponsible, but under the proposed bill, no one of the three would be respon- sible Graham opined that this was not the way nor the place to raise the attorney generals salary $200 per month kelton arose to speak on the bill. He waxed loud and wrathy in his discus sion. He said that this bill would place ! the states bushes in the hands of | three responsible elected officers of the | state. He said that the reports showed l and he was informed that there never ! had been a legal meeting of the board of control in the auditors office as the law provides, that the auditor had been l ignored rom the beg1nnlng.
 1 Kane wanted to know why the board of control couldn't be run like the 1 board of supervisors, where there were 1 three elective and responsible officers 1 SaXons said the principal object of the l bill seemed to be to raise Billiards sal | ary, and to evade the constitution
 Jacobs said the bill was perfectly con- ! stitutional. Maddock wanted to set l the attorney general on the board be ! cause then there would be no excuse I for evading the law on the grounds o1 ! ignorance. It would not be right tC
 recall a man because he didn't know | the law.
 1 Kerr, always an ardent supporter O. 1 the governor, said the bill was formed | to purposely take authority away iron | tn governor. Barker said he wanted l a governor that would obey the law that no man.. governor or no, was SUI perior to the law. Rabbit suggested l that it was useless to talk about th| | board of control as at present consti tuted as three members to the board | when in reality there is but one. Whip | pie believed in the governor being re i spOnsible. He said the present meas 1 ure would destroy that. Considerably
 sotto voce, he remarked that the axe l committee fixed up the bill. and if thu
 axe committee fixed up a bill the hOus
 as at present constituted would swal low. He did not however address thi l to the house or the chair. This wa ! or lost may mean the life or death O 1 the patient. The board of health l | ready at all times to do everything pos | sble to aid in the diagnosis or treat | ment of the disease.
 The number of cases and the death l occurring each day will be published D. the board of health so that the publi | will hp 'arcurufelv informed