Arizona republican., 1915-05-15
House Finished and Passed
the General Appropria-
tiOn Bill - There Were
Three Dissenting Votes
and More Protests
RESENT REDUCTION
OF SCHOOL FUND
Senators Believe That They
VIII Have the Bill Ready
for Conference as Early
as Tuesday Night of Next
Week

| At 2:05 o'clock yesterday after
noon, three weeks to 4 day since the
! legislature was convened in extra
| session the house passed the general
appropriation bill for which it had
been called together. and it viii be
laid before the senate this morning.
The senate in a session in the after
noon awaiting the arrival of the bill,
discussed the manner of its consid
, Grafton and the time that would
| probably be required for its final dis
position. 1t was the opinion of seV-
| eral senators that final action might
| be taken on the bill as early as
Tuesday night. That estimate was
based upon a knowledge by most oil
the senators of the contents of the
hill. Privately, it was stated that
there would not likely be any serious
disagreements between the house and
the senate. Some changes would, Oi
course, be made, but it was thought
that the house could readily agree
upon them in conference.
The senate adjourned until this
morning, when session will prob
ably be held only for the purpose Of
referring the bill to the committee
on appropriations. There was sug
gestion for taking it up at once i'll
the committee OF the whole.
The house adjourned until Monday
morning. 1t was at first proposed
to adjourn until Wednesday, and
afterward until Tuesday, but fear
was expressed that the senate by an
unexpected squirt might return the bill
on Monday.
tho ba,,Sa the morn,
ing, the reading of the bill. which
had been begun the day before, was
resumed. though all of it had not
Yet been received from the enroll
ing and engrossing committee and ii
was not until afternoon that the final
pages of it had been prepared b.
the committee.
When the last clause had been
read, the amended title was read and
encountered the objection of Repre-
sentative Graham that the title did
not conform to the constitution, IN
that it contained matter beyond that
prescribed by the constitution, espe
cially with reference TO the proVis
ions relating to the maintenance of
the public highway and for the gaug-
ing of streams to determine the sur
face flow of water. The speaker,
however, held that these matters
came under the head of maintenance
of the state departments"
The roll call developed objections
to two features of the bill. MI.
CIaypool said in an impassioned
speech that the bill in the state school
funds section struck at the
public school system of the state
in the reduction of the fund from
100000 annually to 100000. Mr..
Claypool declared that this reduction
had been made at the instance Of the
interests, statement that was later
denied by Mr.. Graham.
Representative Farrell also eN-
pressed his disapproval of the school
fund section, and so did Mr.. Good
win, who said that the action of the
house had been contrary to tha
policy of the general government with
respect TO the schools, in its deal
ings with the state of Arizona.
In making its land grants for the
public schools. the federal government
had not recognized county boundaries,
but had contemplated that the pro-
ceeds from the lands wherever they
might lie should become the property
of all the counties.
Mr.. Lines spoke briefly against the
state school fund section, and stated
that his objection to that section was
his reason for voting against the bill
Mr.. Lee also voted against the bill
for that reason.
Mr.. Christys objection to the bill
Continued on Page Four)