The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-05-14


PHOENIX, May 10.-Though rapid
progress was made in the house sp-
preparation bill today, the stage the
managers expected to reach before
the close of the day was somewhat
In the distance at the hour of adj
journment. 1t was thought the bill
might be put into the hands of the
enrolling and engrossing committee
before night but there remain one
or two items to be included. That
will probably be accomplished to.
morrow morning and it is likely
the bill will reach its third reading
Wednesday and be passed up to the
senate.
When the house convened, Char.
man Powers of the appropriations
committee said there were three or
four matters to be included and the
committee desired to rearrange some
of the items which appeared in the
bill out of order. Its preparation
for the final action by the commit
tee, he said, could be made in a
short time and a recess was taken
until afternoon.
The first item was provocative of
a spirited debate notwithstanding the
day was rather warm for argum ent.
1t proposed an appropriation of $4,000
for gauging the streams of the state,
contingent upon a like appropriation
by the federal government. Good
win objected that there were no
streams now to be gauged, since that
work had been going on for the last
twenty years. Christy wanted to
know what streams were yet to be
Pinkley replied there were
the San Francisco, the Blue, and the
Little Colorado Christy replied that
the San Francisco had already been
and he knew more about the
Blue than any other man in the
chamber since he had crossed it ITO
times in travelling 70 miles.
Though Christy did not say so in
SO many words, he left an inference
that the course of the stream was
somewhat torturous. The proposed
prevailed Such an ap-
had been made in the
past and the majority did not like to
disturb an established precedent
An appropriation of $1,000 for the
insane asylum sewer and one of
5000 for a place for the sewer to
discharge itself were also approved.
An appropriation that encountered
a great deal of opposition was one
for $500,000 for a state road fund
to be disbursed under the direction
VI Lie OOdIQ VI COHIIOl anu Tie SldI6
engineer. Various attempts were
made without result to reduce this
appropriation. Other items of great
er or less Importance were included
before the committee rose.
The senate began work as if it
intended to put in a busy day. 1t
was announced that a land bill was
in the course of preparation and
would be presented within a few
minutes but when little before
noon it was not yet ready, an ad-
journment was taken until morning.
Members of the public lands COM
mittee and senators generally desire
it to be understood that it is not
this bill or to take any formal action
on it until call has been issued
by the governor for an extra session
for the purpose of enactfng land
legislation. 1t is intended only to
bring the matter before the senate
so that the members might familiar
ize themselves with the more import
ant phases of the subject. There is
no purpose to forestall action of the
house in this legislation. Only type
written copies of the bill will be pre-
pared for the present. 1t was stated
the bill contemplates land depart
ment consisting OF single cOmnlS-
sioner and that it deals especially
with the school land question.
Reorganization of the senate ap-
bill was laid before the
senate in printed form. 1t was pre-
pared by Chairman Stapley of the
committee and is dis
for its orderly arrange
ment. The reorganization includes
a comparison with the items of the
house bill and also will contain esti-
mates made by the executive depart
ment for the next two years,