El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-13
Session
WATTS on HIVES
Arizona Governor Says He
Will Save All Of His
Troubles at Once.

Phoenix, Ariz.. March 13.-"When my
regular summer case of hives begins to
ocme on I'll call the legislature together
I'm special session AMI have all my
troubles at once"
This was the only statement that
governor George W. p. Hunt would
make in regard TO his plaas for calling
( the extra legislative session that Is
considered absolutely 1ece ssary-
Thursday night the legislature adj
iOurned without passing any general
appropriations bill, without enactins
any prohibition legislation or euacting
a land code Arizona can struggle
along very wen without any prohibition
law, for she has a constitutional amend
meut that has been held TO be self eN-
ecutinE. To leave the state lands with
out any adequate administration for
two years. and to suspend the selection
. Of grant lands for that period, would
mean the loss Of hundreds Of thousands
Of dollars in the end.
Must Have Appropriations.
Along about the end of the fiscal year
the various state departments are go
ing to feel the pinch Of poverty It Is
considered necessary that the general
appropriations bill be passed before The
end Of June The governor has searched
through, and through the constitution
without finding any loophole by which
he can initiate an appropriations bill
and submit il to the PEE PIE at a special
election.
The belief persists shat the ssecial
session viii commence about the mid
die Of April That viii give the le-is-
latOrs about month at home, among
their constituents. Gov. Hunt would
have called them together again i,E-
mediately after the close OF the reEu-
lar session, but IL would have done lit
tie good 70 take that course, for the
legislators parted in such i'll humor
that they need time TO cool off.
May Ignore Mine Tax Law.
tt is for the governor to say what
subjects the legislature shall consider
at the special session. He has made
the statement that ne Will not include
mine taxation in his call. but il is GER
tain that il he does not his bill creating
a department OF labor Will never be
adopted. 1t is even conceivable that
the anti-Hunt people, who. in the SEN
ate. were as strongly organized as was
the Hunt combine in the souse. viii
block general approximations till the
governor changes his mind and lets
them write q special mine tax law on
the statutes
No matter If such a law is enacted.
the tax commission is going to have a
chance 70 try its hand at assessing the
producing mines this year. The old
mine tax law automatically expired
January I and the commission is pro-
ceedlnE TO value the mines under the
-ElAF-laA AaAslAaDl raw EhE the time the
special session is over, If IL is not called
till the middle of April the assessment
viii have been made for this year. No
mine tax law can be passed with an
emergency clause and If one is adopt
ed at q special session the referendum
may be invoked againsr it.
May Veto Pari-MutueI Bill.
Governor Hunt appears to be more
concerned over the bin le-alizing pari-
mutuel racetrack betting. passed on the
last night OF the session. than anything
else. If he vetoes the bill. IL does nor
become a law. Few expect that he will
sign il, but he may allow il to become
a law without his signature The gov
eruOr is much interested in rumOrs that
the referendum is 10 be invoked against
this bill by the churches. and II he is
convinced that such a step viii be
taken, he probably viii exercise his veto
power.
Got One BIZ Through.
Only one bill i'm which the governor
was particularly interested passed the
legislature That is the one app-opri-