El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-03-20
SILENT On
RACETRACK BILL
Governor Says He viii Not
Announce Fate Of Bill
Until Tuesday.

Phoenix. Ariz, March 90 IN efforts
TO persuade governor Gorge Hunt to
give out some inumation of what he
viii do with the bill legaIizing pari-
mutuel racetrack gambling in Arizona,
have proved fruiuess. He states that
he viii give out no Information til next
Tuesday. which is the last day for act
ing upon the measures the legislature
left in his hands, though he admits
that he has made W his mind
Every day the governors office is
besieEed by delegations fro the Y
NJ G. A, Federated Church Brother
hood, and other religious organizations,
beseeching him to veto the pari-mutuel
bill He has given none Of his callers
any satisfaction.
Not Tor Two Years.
Il have been told fatty that II do
not veto this bill il will re referred 8"
the governor remarked No matter
what course 7 take. we will not have
the pari-mutuel in Arizona for two
years"
The general drift Of his conversation
was TO the effect that it might be just
as well 10 let the people express their
opinion on the question, but nothing
he said could be constituted as definite.
There is widespread belief that in
view Of the tremendous Upheaval Of
public continent that has been evid-
enced in the last few days, Hunt viii
veto the bill
L-ELltS OF the DtaAl- LuEL law nave
made no concerted effort to persuade
the governor 10 act favOrably. The
strongest pressure brought to bear
upon him in that direction has. been
from the fair commission
Talk Of Referendum
Talk Of invoking the referendum
against the law providing for the semi
annual payment Of taxes. which has al
ready received the governors signature,
is heard on every hand. Nothing def
Ms n hnr
II has been suggested to the govern
or that in his call for a special session
Of the legislature he include the amend
ment Of this law among the lists Of
subjects which may be considered by
the solons. With a few amendments
the statute could be made acceptable
10 the interests now most violent in
their opposition.
As the law stands it provides that
the first lnSlalmeuL Of taxes snail be-
come due December ]. and the second
instalment June J. Were these dates
changed 10 October and April I. S has
been suggested. the threatened disar-
rauEemenL Of the states financial sys-
TEN would not occur. If the first install
ment is not collected till December, 1t
has been pointed out the schools, which
start in September viii be without
funds for nearly three months.
The idea Of including amendments
TO the new tax law in my call has al
ready occurred to me" said the govern
or Il have not definitely decided but
may take that course"
It is probable that the governors call
will be awaited before any move is
made to circulate referendum petitions.
AS the law cannot go into effect for
80 days after the close Of the regular
session. and the call should be out in a
week or two, there is plenty OF time.
The governor has affixed his sigma
ture TO house bill No. 80. II is by rep
reseuta-ive Powers. OF Maricopa cOun-
". and provides that 65 percent Of the
regular road taxes collected in any spe-
cial road district shall be turned over
to the district trustees.