Arizona republican., 1915-06-04
SOME OBSERVATIONS
 ON PAST FAILURES
Anti-Capital Punishm ent Bill Finds Its Way into the HOuse-Early Action is Promised on Land Leg islatiOn

A wide divergence of opinion be- tween the senate and the house as to what the second extra session of the legislature ought to cost was developed in the senate yesterday morning. The house bill appropriating S45.0Ot for a fiftv day session was reported out ot the senate committee on appropriations accompanied by two reports One or them offered by Chairman Stapley pro posed to amend the bill by reducing the appropriation to S15,OoO. MT. Riggs ot the committee presented a minority re- port recommending an appropriation ot S25.0O0. calculated to provide Tor thirty day session The prolonged de bate on the reports made it quite clear that the senate was thinking or con sidering nothing during this session ex- cept the land legislation and prohi- bition bill.
 one of the advocates of the Stapley report was Senator Martin of Pima who said that the legislature had al ready cost S79.00O and aside from the general appropriation bill had passed onlv three bills that were of any value to the people r. the legislature could not transact all the business that should be transacted within the next fifteen days it should stop squandering the peoples money, go home, confess it's inability. and make way, through the process of the recall, for legisla- ture that could transact business
 Senator Drachman. also of Pima, said that he feared that members gen erally were not aware of the estlma- ton or want of estimation in which .r- h~T Eaf that Nyhnr, he appeared on the streets fingers of scorn bristled at him.
 President Sims said that he had not observed such a sentiment. But you have not been home yet" replied Mir. Drachman.
 The first vote was taken on the StapIey amendment for s15.0Oo. result ing as follows: Ayes-Claridge Drach- ley-s Nays-CampbeH. Chase, Col mar. Kinney. Martin. Munds and Stap ter Riggs. Webb. the president-6.
 on compromise amendment by President Sims. appropriating s20,OO0. Mir. Colter changed his vote to the aye and Nessrs. Drachman and Martin to nay with the result that the amend ment was defeated. The Riggs amend ment was defeated by vote of , to '. The president proposed another com promise on an appropriation of s1S,OOO which was carried by the following vote: Ayes-Claridge. Colter, Drach- man. Kinney. Martin. Munds. Stapley. the president 8.
 Nays-Campben, Chase, Riggs, Webb fl
 The largest sum suggested by any senator during the debate was S25. 900. The bill was gain referred to the com mittce to prepare the bill with the amount of the appropriation appOr- tioned for the salaries of the members, the attaches and for contingent ex- penses. This sum will sustain the leg islature for twenty days and it is now the belief that that will be long enough. | \ prohibition bill has been practically agreed to in the senate and while it is expected that this legislation will con sume more time in the house. it is be- iieved that it will be disposed of there 1 by the time the senate has finished with the land bill
 Members of the house think that the land legislation will be before the house in the committe of the whole within 1 two days and that an agreement upon 1 something should be reached within the l next ten days.
 In the afternoon the senate took up | the prohibition bill which was designed | mainly for the purpose of permitting | druggists to handle alcohol in limited | quantities for medicinal purposes.
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