Arizona republican., 1915-06-04
SENATE TRIMS HOUSES
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 There was q search and seizure clause but that was stricken out in the com mittee of the whole. The bill provides for the destruction of liquors seized. An amendment to permit the impOrta- ton of a limited quantity of liquor for personal use was stricken out.
 The House
 The first business of the house yes terday morning after the second read ing of bills was a report by Chairman Christv of the committee on petitions and memorials of the Acuff resolution extending an invitation to Senator Ashurst and Representative Hayden to address the legislature. The chairman said that it was with some hesitancy that he had submitted the report since the resolution had referred to these gentlemen as being of unequaled statcsmanship and untiring zeal. He felt that il the resolution should go through in this form something would have to be done to appease the shades of Webster, Clay, Calhoun, Haynes and others who had preceded them in the halls of congress. MT. Johns moved to strike out the words ''unequaled' and 'untiring'' But it was suggested that both gentlemen had been untiring in their service for Arizona but there was no objection to the striking out of 'Jrl- equaled." The resolution was referred.
 The Land Commission
 MT. Pinkley offered q suggestion which later took the form of a resolu- tion relating to the land commission. He said that about thirty townships had been withdrawn by the govern ment for selection bE the land depart ment of the state but there was no money for that purpose. The funds ap- prOpriated for the expenses of the de- partmcnt in the general appropriation bill could not be devoted to that pur- pose. No land legislation could be en- acted in time, for the period within which the selection would have to be made would expire within thirty days. MT. Pinkley said that either the legis- lature should make an appropriation now for that purpose or else it should arrange that money previously appro- priated for the expenses of the depart mcnt might be turned to that purpose. The question was raised whether or not the legisla ture was not powerless under the call of the governor to take any action at all with reference to this mat ter. Finally, however committee was appointed to confer with the land com mission and the attorney general.
 \ message was received from the governor transmitting a report from the office of the state engineer con- Cerning the suffering in Apache and Navajo counties in consequence of the breaking of the Lyman dam last April. After describing at length the character and the extent of the disaster the re- port states:
 The development of this community has been along substantial lines. Com fortable and attractive homes have been erected. The preparation of the land and planting in crop and orchard has been energetically pushed and wealth has been created in many ways only to be deserted if the project should fail.
 The entire community is dependent on the irrigation system for it's pros perity and in large part for it's exist ence.
 Tt is freely predicted and may well be true that without this reservoir and irrigation system. the population of St Johns must shrink to less than 50 per cent of the present. With the com plctcd system in successful operation the taxable wealth of the community should increase by one or two more millions of dollars within a few years time.
 Tn order t osave this years crops and provide for the existence of the people of this community, it is neccs- sary to put water into the canal by the quickest method possible. To accom- plish this several methods have been proposed, the most plausible being in