The Parker post. (Parker, Ariz.) 1910-1918, 1915-01-23
LAWMAKERS
IN SESSION
THE SOLONs ARE AS BUSY AS
BEES AND MANY BILLS ARE
PRESENTED FOR coNsIDERA-
TION IN BOTH HOUSES.


order of business for the committee
of the whole to be held this after,
noon 1t has already been reported
favOrably, and it lis probable that
when it lis definitely before the sen.
ate the first real debate of the ses-
sion will be on.
The bill in its present form pro-
Vides that the state instead of the
county levy the tax and that the pen
sions be handled under a budget com
piled by the state board of control
This has the effect of taking the
pensions out of the hands of the
county Officials except that the right
of examination will remain with the
board of supervisors. incidentally it
will raise very interesting legal
point as to the right of the state to
usurp the power of taxation for abso
lutte county application.
Senate bill No. Is, relating to the
taxation of building and loan associa-
tions and the preventing of a double
tax against both property and stock
of shareholders; and senate bill No.
10, relative to the sale of bonds for
street improvements in high school
districts, were passed through first
reading.
Three perfectly new bills were in
troduced for the careful if not prayer
full considera tion of the senators.
Senate bill No. 20, by Senator Kim
ney Of Gila, amends the section regu-
lating the filling of referendum petit
tons i'm municipalities
Senate bill 21, by Senator Drach-
man Of Pima, provides for the
appropriation by City councils of com
missions of one-twentieth of one per
cent of the assessed valuation for the
purpose OF Encouraging immigration
and for the publication and dissent
ration of advertising matter. The
money may be expended by a cham
Der OF commerce, board of trade or
other recognized commercial organiza
ton.
Senate bill No. %, by Senator
Drachman of Pima, provides for the
making and enforcing of special as
sessments and taxes for improve
ments in cities. The ordinance gov
erning the improvement must specify
whether the proposed work shall be
by special assessment against the
property benefited or by a general
taxation.
Senate bill No. 4, amending the re-
Eised statutes in the matter of the
payment OF court fees, was favorably
reported out of the committee of the
whole.
Senate bill No. II, appropriating
fair excheQuer and providing funds
to meet deficit i'm the state
for the conduct of the commission
was favorably reported after making
it read fiscal year.
The governor transmitted to the
senate the report of the corpora
tion commission.
The house was in session but a
short time, most of the members be-
ing busy with committee matters.
Several bills were advanced to Sec
ond reading. Johns of YaVapai intro
duced house resolution No. g. provid-
ing for supplying the attorney general
With a Legislative clerk during the
session. The Graham mine tax bill
was referred to the committee ON
ways and means.
The following bills were introduc-
ed: House bid No. 13, providing that
the supervisor longest i'm commission
shall be chairman of the board. l
two or more commissions expire at
the same time the supervisor who re-
ceived the highest number of votes
shall be chairman.
House bill No. IA, an act providing
that parties at law failing to agree to
the correctness of the statement of
facts, transcript, etc, within the time
provided shall be deemed TO have ad
mitted such facts and they shall be-
come a part of the record.
House bill No. Is provides for the
creation of two assistant attorneys
general, each to receive a salary of
$2400, and abolishing the positions of
legal counsel and law clerk
House bill No. 16, an act to encour-
age the construction of railroads,
street railways and electric car lines.
The act exempts such roads from tax