Arizona republican., 1915-05-07
Committee of the Whole House Finishes the First Reading of General Ap- propriation Measure in a Jolly Session
BILL IS NOT YET
 FINISHED PRODUCT
Final Polishing Will Be Resumed in Committee Today and Continued in the House Until Early Next Week

The house ploughed heavily. but good humoredly, through the sections of the appropriation bill relating to the needs of the University of Ari- zona. The bill was completed in the sense only that the committee of the whole reached the end of it. but much more remains to be done. For instance. there are the statutory aD- propriations to be included and they will be offered in the form of amend ments. Speaker Brooks announced yesterday in reply to a question that they had not all been prepared vet. Several of the sections or subdivisions of the bill had been passed over and agreements will have to be reached on them. In the case Of many other sections and subdivisions adopted. or passed without serious disa agreement, there was a tacit un- derstanding that action was not fin al so that changes are to be made in them by the committee of the whole
 Final action was not taken yes terday on the section relating to the state school fund, but some of the members believed that that would be dropped and the law would be all
 
 viding S5OO,0OO annually for the state school fund
 And. when the bill is reported to the house. that will not mean that it will be in finished form. for doubtless many changes will be made then. So far the increases made in the committee far exceed the re- auctions and it is probable that in will be made on the floor of the house.
 When the first section of the uni versity appropriations was taken up yesterday. providing for s227,95s for the maintenance of the insti tuition for the next two years, MT. Briscoe moved a reduction and after a prolonged debate, the section was passed Every other section pro- duced extended argument which took a wide range. Though it generally centered about the alleged unreason- ableness of the dema nds of the uni versity. though comparatively few re- ductions were definitely agreed upon.
 Appropriations were asked of one kind or another in different parts Of the state and it was observable that the representatives of the counties where they were located. favored i those in their counties. though they did not regard with equal favor those i in other counties. This disposition ! led to the observation by MT. Christy [ that "statesmanship consisted in the bringing home of the bacon"
 A couple of hours were devoted to | the discussion of the practicability of the dry farm. MT. Acuff moved to strike out the section and all other | sections on this subject. and all re- i Iating in any way to agricultural ex- neriments. and his objections culmin ated in a set speech, after which he l was asked if his views regarding az ricuItural experiments had not been formed by the fact that he had quit the service of the university when an increase of his pay was denied. Mir. Acuff replied that any man who cir cuIated such a report was a liar.
 Mir Claypool said that his county of Gila had asked nothing and was getting a great deal less. but it had more fully than any other that success could be made of dry farming if it were gone about in the right way. For instance. ex- periments had been shown that the planting of red onions in proximity to potatoes would result in good crops of both without irrigation or rain- fall. The onions caused the eyes of the potatoes to waiter, producing suf- ficient moisture for both. This speech clinched the section appropri- ating S7.00O for the Prescott dry farm and it was adopted.
 MT. Proctor secured the adoption
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