Arizona republican., 1915-03-11

means of getting at the bottom facts with respect to this institution. We as democrats" he said will be con demned by the people because We lave been afraid to investigate a democratic administration
 The appropriations for the insane asylum. especially one of siO,000 Tor the purchase of land for the asylum was productive of an expression or various opinions. After that ana other matters had been threshed out the committee rose and resolved to meet again at 7:30.
 The Night in the House
 The house met at 7:30 with all members present but one. Again Mir. Goodwin tried to call up the land code but the vote against 1t was 20 to 14. By the same vote the house went into the committee Of tn" whole for the considerati tion of the general appropriation bill. It car ried first an appropriation of more than $i05.000 for maintenance. That was not subjected to direct at tack but it became the stage for a time consuming argument. An item under the general head of "contin gent expenses was likewise made use of It carried something like ] s19000 That was attacked in sev- 1 eral different places and after var ious motions to strike had been 1 made. it was temporarily passed for 1 the next section which contained an ] appropria tion of S11. 900 to make good deficit of uncertain age and con , cerning whose history nobody was ! informed It was finally decided to 1 cut the appropriation for that pur- pose in two and then the contingent expense item was attacked again in | detail
 eNcral of the members of the 1 house were apprehensive yesterday of the fate of several of the meas ures in which they were interested It looked as if nothing would be put ! through. There was especial anxiety regarding the racing commission bill which is now in the order of third reading. The opponents of that
 measure were further strengthened yesterday by the receipt of protest l signed by mere than one hundred leading citizens of Phoenix and vici- nifty. against the pari- mutue fca ture l cf the bill. There was also consid- erablc speculation as to the attitude of the governor who has kept his ] own counsel. But as several of his supporters arc working for the bill
 it is assumed that he will approve it if it is brought to him. Telegrams are being received from all parts of the country making inquiry as to the prospects of the measure.
 The Senate
 The senate quietly spent the day | in picking up the loose ends of legis- latiOn. It was an easy task The
 house had nothing to send to the I mill
 There was a warm discussion twice over the educational survey bill which at first was indefinitely postponed. Earlier in the session ,In- favorable action was taken on it be- cause of an appropriation of S1.5O0 it carried. That was subseauentlv
 stricken out so that the bill merely | invited the cooperation of the na- tional bureau of education in con- ductins survey. In that sense it has about the same force as a me morial but the advocates of it be- lleve that the desired end will be attained.
 | The gallery of the senate was pret- tN well crowded in the afternoon
 notwithstanding the fireworks were all going off at the other end of
 the corridor. During the afternoon Mrs. Munds immortality bill was
 up for consideration and the sue- gestion was made by Dr. Bacon and Mir. Karns that the ladies in the gal lery had better clear out" for the time being. But they all manfully held their ground.