Arizona republican., 1915-02-27
RIGHT OF WAY FOR
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a square tract of land in Santa Cruz county containing 100000 acres. one of four similar tracts granted by the gov ernment in 1864 to the Baca heirs in lieu of certain lands in the vicinity of Santa F'e. New Mexico. The interior department during several years had declared the grant invalid and many settlers were encouraged to enter upon it. Some of them had secured patents to their lands and in all other cases the lands were ready for patent
 An injunction by successor in in- terest to the Baca heirs against the is suance of patent to a settler brought the matter into the courts and last fall the supreme court of the United States upheld the validity of the grant The memorial asks congress to provide that lieu lands Of equal value may be grant ed to the settlers and that they may be reimbursed for the Improvements they have made.
 The bill giving to trustees of school districts in incorporated towns the right to expend the proceeds of bonds voted for that purpose, for the making of street Improvements adjacent to school buildings was before the senate on second reading. This bill was in tended to relieve a situation in Phoenix on Center street abutting on Central school building. Originally the bill pro- vided that bonds previously issued for such purpose might be declared valid and the voting of a bond proposition was rendered impossible by an amend ment requiring tat at least forty per cent of the qualified voters of the dis trict shall attend the election. Mir. Martin secured the striking out of that amendment
 The senate bill creating a state board of health was passed and signed by the president.
 Other bills passed in the course of the day was one prohibiting the circu- iation of anonymous circulars defam- , atory of candidates for office and the bill for the relief of wholesale and re- tail liquor dealors by refunding to them the money they had paid for liquor llcenses. The money to be refunded shall cover the period after the prohibi- H.. 1 the licenses yet had to run
 Both houses took longer midday recess than usual that the legislators might accept an invitation of the Ro- tary club to mix up in international af- fairs by participation in a Dunch lunch. | The House
 1 It was busy day in the house with new bills and the disposition in the l committee of the whole of several more
 or less important measures.
 l Among them was the bill giving to
 the Tempe normal the state normal
 collage of Arizona and enlarge its cur
 riculum. The consideration of the bill
 had been begun the day before. There i had been development of so much op- position to many features of it that q
 motion for its indefinite postponement
 had been made. Yesterday morning
 some Of the amendments that had been
 made were removed. The propriety. Of
 calling the school college was quest
 toned but that was allowed to go. The
 day before it was required that the
 president of the college should hold (
 degree from some recognized univer. sity. That requirement. was removed An amendment was adopted permitting
 the college to issue diplomas but t,
 prohibit the ccnferring of degrees.
 Protests against the passage of tn,
 bill licensing billiard and pool tables
 requiring that all games shall be pal,
 for in advance and that all pool an,
 billiard houses shall be closed at mid night. Later in the day the committe,