The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-02-05
MINE TAX BILL IS
NOW IN THE HOUSE
Further Hearings on This Important
Measure Will Be Conducted by
chairman W.. eraham-LesisIa-
tive aReeume.v j

The Judiciary committee of the
house in it's report Thursday, recon-
mended against the passage of the
bill which passed the, senate repeal
ing the OLD Age and Mothers Pension
law and which enacted a new system
for pensions3 The house is. closely
divided on the bill and its enactment
with the emergency clause seems
doubtful : eli I. e5,.j-,ti-s,s 5ssg7 ofE
:. The mine tax bill which has been
lying dormant In the house
since its receipt from the senate
came into the; limelight today by an.
announcement made by Graham,
chairman of u the Ways and Means
committee, that certain parts of the
testimony taken at the joint hearing
would be further explained by those.
previously examined. -.....
The state tax commissioners have
further data they desire to submit
and all testimony bearing on the sub
which was not; put in the records be-
fore, can be brought before the
house committee.
4 The senate committee of the whole
approved the board of public welfare
bill, which abo1ishes the board of con-
troll and finally passed and sent to the
house the bill, authorizing cities to ap-
propriate money to chambers of COM
merce. Governor Hunt signed the
state fair deficiency appropriation,
! t,,.se,..,. Drastic Prohibition Bill.
The drastic statutory provisions
for enforeement of 'e.the prohibition
was reported to the House by the ju-
dietary committeea with VERY slight
amendments, + and with, recommends
tions that, the same pass. Such had
been anticipated, however, the judi
eiary rSetnpittae being composed
/, largely OF, drys.
The labor COMMITTEES jof the House
stamped its approval and recommend
ed the passage Of the Claypool-Kinney
bill. s''Eiesi ~ Si'is .h.ijt' s'tfFF'fii
lti;THe committee of the whole rgave
consideration to the Goldwater repeal
| of the Mothers Pension act. There
was. read into the records "a petition
from Casa Grande urging the legisla-
Eture to pass the bill, but the commit
ttee. on Imotien of Johns, voted to re-
commit the bill to the County Affairs
committee with instructions to draw
new bill providing for the care of
indigents whose support is not pro-
vided for by the present proposed act,
and to include a further provision for
the protection of the supervisors in
expending money under the proposed
new law, which, of course, is contrary
to the terms OF, the initiated measure,
Webb introduced a repeal measure
of thes present poll tax and road
tax laws, and !, Coiter and Stapley In
troduced good roads bills. Golfers
bill embodieS recommendations made
in report of State Engineer Cobb
for levy and direct distributions to
counties of the funds raised, while
Stapley's bill abolishes the deputy
[engineers,, and puts the office of
state engineer directly under the con-
troll of the board of public welfare.
In connection with 81 consideration
of the board of public welfare bill,
the senate agreed to appropriate $15,-
1000 per eannum for its. expenses.
When the matter was before the COM
mittee Of the whole, Golfer made a
motion to have the board consist of
the governor. auditor and a purchas-
ing agent, to be appointed by the
governor. His motion failed by a
vote OF, 15 to 8, and the bill remains
as it was originally presented, pro-
viding that the board shall consist
of the. governor, auditor and state
treasurer, who shall appoint pur-
chasing agent. ,Q,I'ti-c so
The Land Commission.
The senate and house committees
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