Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1915-05-13
Only the Formal Passage of
the Appropriation Bill
by That Branch of the
Legislature is Yet to Be
A Accomplished
THAT IS SET FOR
THIS AFTERNOON
In It's Completed State the
Bill Has Been Reduced
to an Aggregate of
-, ,S30,399.5O for the Next
Two Years

AS completed by the house late
yesterday afternoon, at the close of
the hearing of the report of the com
mittee of the whole, the general ap-
Precipitation bill carries $2,S30,399.5O,
a very little more than the senate
bill to which some additions are yet
to be made. More than S265,00D was
suddenly Topped from the house bill
late in the afternoon as d result of .
further attack upOn the state school
fund item. That had been put in at
100000, reduced from 100000, the
amount of the appropriation for the
last two years. But during the work
in the committee of the whole an
appropriation Of 100000 annually
was 9greed TO. Yesterday that was
cut in two and in retaliation the
friends of the fund Joined in a move
ment TO strike out the provisions
1oT armories and arsenals amounting
10 $4,000 and that was done. While
the strikers We're about il they elm
mated also the appropriation of $40
000 for an electric line from Sacaton
to Florence and the state prison.
''It has been costly day for me-"
remarked Mr. Pinkley. of Pinal, the
champion Of the transmission line.
Another like it would land me in
the bankruptcy court"
Generally the reading of the bill
proceeded with little interruption for
the opponents Of the bill as il had
been amended, had become converts
to the doctrine of predestination.
What is to be will be. Now and
then they made feeble efforts to
change the course Of events and di-
rect the hand of providence. But for
the most part the committee recon-
mendations went through without
change until the iil-advised made an
attack upon the school fund
A surprise was sprung in the af-
ternOon when an amendment was
read. appropriatinE s400 for the ex-
penses of Miss Esther Ross, who had
been appointed to christen the bat
tieship Arizona. The amendment
brought Representative Graham to
his feet. He said that it had been
given out previous to the
of Miss Ross that who
ever should be appointed TO drench
the bow of the Arizona, with water
from the Roosevelt dam should pay
her own expenses in exchange for
the honor. That announcement, said
Mr.. Graham. had deferred man.
young ladies from seeking the dis
tinction that had been conferred
upon Miss Ross.
Representative Goodwin questioned
the constitutionality of such an ar-
and he quoted those pro-
visions which forever forbid the
ma king by the state of gifts or do
ton among friends who constitute q
ma jority? The motion OF Mr. Gra-
ham to strike was defeated by about
the same margin as had smothered
al other efforts to monkey with the
regular order
1t was late in the afternoon when
he last clause Of the bill had been
read and it was at once referred to
the committee on enrolled and en-
crossed bills It was stated that the
pill could be prepared for third read
ing about the middle OF this after
noon and the house adjourned until
lalf past three o'clock. The bill will
oe transmitted to the senate probably
IN Friday morning. since it is not
likely that that body will be in ses-
sion this afternoon.
The senate met at the usual hour.
The only action taken was the adop
ion of a memorial to Governor Sla-
on of Georgia protesting against the
execution Of Leo NJ. Frank. who has
Deen resentenced to be hanged on
Tune % for the murder of Mary
phagan. -Four of the senators op-
posed the memorial. only on the
around that they doubted the propri-
9ty of transmitting such a document
o the governor of another state.
rhe memorial will be sent to the
louse for concurrence.