Arizona republican., 1915-05-04

creases. Chairman Powers of the committee read communication from the governor stating that the population of the state had grealy increased within the last two years
 To this MT. Christy replied that if the increase of population had been great, and it had not been, that was no warrant for raising the overhead expenses so sweepingly. He urged the members to throw sentiment aside and not regard the office of the governor as something more sacred than any other office for the conduct of the states business
 The various items for the office of inspector of weights and measures were next taken up with the result that the salary of the inspectors clerk was increased from $900 a year to $12OO It was during this dis cussion that it was brought out that many of the clerks and stenographers were not working more than a third of their time, but it was stated that it was necessary to keep them for the other third of the time when their services should be required. In vain objection was made that a pri- vate business could not be run that way.
 Objections to various appropria- tions in the bill on the ground that they were much greater than were necessary were met by the state ments that if they should be found to be too great, the state would lose nothing; the money would not be spent; it would be still in the treas ury. But, objected MT Goodwin, it NVOnl6 hp n tbp nnpLatS Of the taxpayers. Having parted from it with pain and inconvenience, they would never have the benefit of it again.
 At o'clock in the afternoon the whole committee rose that the ap- propriations committee might hold another meeting to gather certain information that had been asked for.
 The appropriations as agreed to in the committee of the whole were as follows For the corporation com mission, $79,600; for the Arizona Pioneer Historical Saciety, $2,000; for the salary of the attorney general, $5,000; for the office of the state auditor, $33,3OO for the salary "of the citizen member of the board of con- trol, $4,S0O; for the office of the governor $32. .3O0 for the office of the inspector of weights and meas ures, $9,40O; for the office of sec retary of state S35, 300. These ap- propriations are for two years.
 The committee completed thirty four of the sixty-four subdivisions of section 1, aggregating s197,400. There are thirty sections of the bill carrying appropriations.
 When the house convened in the morning Mrs. Berry of Apache in troduced a resolution on the death of Senator J. F. Willis of Navajo and the adoption of that resolution in the afternoon was made a ve- hicle for adjournment. The letter of Vice President Marshall. printed in The Republican yesterday morning, expressing regret that he was un- able to appear before the legislature was read as was also a reply by Speaker Brooks conveying in turn the regret of the house. MT Christy took occasion to explain that his remarks Saturday afternoon relative to the Pinkley motion were to be taken in Pickwickian sense and were not intended to reflect upon the motives of any member of the house.
 It was expected that the senate bill would be brought out yesterday, but late in the afternoon it had not come from the printer It will prob ably be presented today.