The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-02-26
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Three Bills, Approved by Both Houses
And Become Laws Without the
Signature of the Governor.
SAYS EMERGENCY is
ABUSED BY LAWMAKERS
Senate Practically Adopts Land
Law Policy, Which Includes Keep
ing of Present Land Commission.
PHOENIX, Feb. 23.-Three Iegisla-
tive enactments became laws today
by Governor Hunt not attaching We
to, but without his signature, under
the constitutional provision relating
to such. One was the county seat re-
moval bill so strongly urged by GER
tain sections of Cochise county, an
other the Graham county salary bill,
and the third authorizing an assistant
clerk for Yavapai county supervisors.
All three were emergency laws, and
the governors decision not to loan
the bills the distinction of his sigma
ture, but to permit them to become
effective by filing them with the sec
retary of state, was due to what he
terms an abuse of the use of the
emergency.
Il have no objection to these bills,
and think they are good bills said
thes governor, "but do object to in
discriminate use of the emergency
clause, and such unusual use as is
made of this provision by the present
legislature gives the impression that
the legislature is making joke of
our constitution. Only where there
is acutal necessity therefore, should
the emergency be used. -
The senate has agreed on many
points of a policy concerning public
lands, and these, with the disputed
provisions, were included in a new
public land bill introduced today by
the land committee. 1t provides for
the continuance of a commission of
three members to be appointed by the
governor, for the sale of school land
under irrigation projects and a sur
vey of the state for reclamation pro-
jects.
The constitutional amendment re-
moving the limit from grazing land
which may be leased was reported
favcrably, and all land bills pending
In the senate have been given prefer
ence on the committee of the whole
calendar, it being the desire of senate
leaders to dispose of the question dur
ing the present week.
The senate appropriations commit
tee reported adversely on the bill pro-
viding for an experimental station in
Santa Cruz county, but recommended
favorably the, bridge over the Santa
Cruz river at the mouth of Proto Can
yon. An agreement, not final, on the
subject of good roads, provides for
$250,000 appropriation yearly, plus
100000 yearly to maintain convict la
Dor camps along the road work.
The bill creating state board of
public welfare and giving them power
formerly enjoyed by the board of con-
troll passed the senate with but two
dissenting votes. A wide range of
subjects were covered in the new
house bills, one by Johns provides for
distribution to cities of part Of the
state tax collected from fire insur-
ance companies to be used in the
pensions for old and disabled firemen.
A regulation of rates is not Included
in the bill. n
Berry proposed law which permits
the reading of the bible, without COM
ment, in the public schools, while a
bill by Graham provides for heavy
penalties on dance hall operators who
permit minors under seventeen years
of age to frequent their places un-
less accompanied by parents or guar
dian. McC1ain proposes an appropria-
tion defrayihg the expense of the reg
mental band and two companies of
the national guard to be selected by
contest to visit the San Francisco
fair. Pinkley proposes to raise the
salaries of subordinate prison Off
cials, while Edwards seeks to appro-
pirate $4,000 for the repair of the
borderland auto route.
The house county affairs committee
reported a new provision authorizing
supervisors to take whatever action
they deem necessary in providing for
the care of the county INDECENT poor.
The public institution committee went
on record against abolishing the state
fair and the house labor committee
was instructed by the committee of
the whole to take the minimum wage
limit out of hte bill providing $40 per
week minimum wage for women. The
house passed a bill requiring the rail-
roads to make a report of live stock
killed, which measure was recommend
ed by the Arizona Cattle Growers AS
sociation.
Frank De Souza today resigned as
secretary of the corporation commits
sion to accept the appointment as JUS
tice of the peace of Phoenix precinct.
Former Representative Don 'Babbitt,
of Mesa, is an applicant to succeed
De Souza.
Harry WRIGHT Expected-