Bisbee daily review., 1915-05-18
Senate Works Fast and Sure, Resulting in Considerable Reduction in the House Ap- Fropriation Bill.
PROPOSE NEW FORM
 OF LAND COMI1 g SION
Senator Ksrns Proposes to Reduce Fair Appropriation by Half; Balance condition ed on Raising Equal A. mount.

PHOENIX. May IT, The senate ap- propriation committee this morning reported the House bin with uumcr- ous amendments and Immediately thereafter tho senate took up the measure. section by section pas.u- on the amendments as proposed and approving the sections iu hich no change was recommended 1t was ap- parent from the first that there was a well planned scheme to sustain the , committee in the various reductions recommended and prior to adjourn ment at six o'clock about $6OO00 had been stricken from the bill
 At the session tonight the greatest sensation came when Karns proposed to reduce the State Fair appropriation one-halL and that sum conditioned on
 Maricopa county raising u equiva- lent sum The matter was not finally disposed of but EarGs says such a pro- vision will be in the bin before it leaves the senate
 Another surprise of the day came in the adoption of an amendment pro- vidiug for the expense Of a land cgm- mission, yet to be created. In an am- 0unt of S21,0OO, an item proposed in the House but rejected The House took the attitude that such matter should go over until ,he general land ! bill was considered at the next s0s- sion The senate refused 10 agpro- priata any money however. for the 1 land commissioners in the land com
 mission deficiency item but did pro-
 vide for clerks
 ! Numerous cuts were agreed ta The ! Assistant Secretary of State was re- duced Co S2l00 a year. the secretary l to Jhe governor cut to $24OO, the ! sten0graphers taken from the mine inspector the weieths and measures . and state treasurer The corporation ccmmi sions contingent expense was ! cut to S3O,O0O a year, and provision made that the department if insurance and incorporation clerks should be i paid from this sum-
 According to the chairman of the commission this win make travel with out the state in attending hearings. impossible and several leaders in the
 senate that such was their intention.
 The militia department was trimm-
 ed, although the armory appropriation
 went through with the provision that of the next three built, Douglas should
 be one which amendment was seeur-
 ed by Sims The House que ion of amending the memorial to -oyer- nor of Georgia for cIemeu u Leo l Franks ease, to provide liar po- l tition to the Arizona toa. of par dons and paroles in the i've cases
 now pending, went over until tomor-
 row, after which the House adjourned
 for the day.
 Opponents to both prOposi itions,
 however claim they have sufficient
 votes to kill the memorial as amended
 by the judiciary committee The gov l ernor's secretary today spent consider able time in planning a state wide campaign for a movement to save the
 condemned men The digging of five
 graves at the penitentiary has been
 ordered to assist in the sympathy cam paign for two of the condemned men who were committed iron layapai
 county win be buried in rI.eniX. as
 relatives have arranged for such and
 have notified the prison officials.