Weekly journal-miner., 1915-06-30
WEEKS RESUME OF THE
 DO|NGS AT THE CAPITAL

I'LL UnI IINI 1 A bill introduced by Ncwbury, pro- viding for the payment of salaries of employees of the incorporating depart ment of the corporation commission, was taken up and the author of the bill made motion that the commit tee recommend that it be indefinitely postponed, but this brought forth wig orous opposition and protracted dis cussion.
 Reading from the report of the auditor, Johns cited to the fact that the receipts of this department in 1913 were slightly over $S0,000. In 1914 they had fallen off to $54000. or decrease Of nearly 30 per cent. The expense for producing the $80O00 was $6008, while that for producing the | $54,OOO was $6,929, or an increase of little over Is per cent. He thought there should at least be proportion ate decrease in expense to that of the receipts.
 He further referred to the fact that one of the members of the commis- sion remarked that the department was loaded with incompetents." But with all the oratory on the subject of economy as well as with all the argument in favor of a reduction of the force in the department, mo- ton to recommend the passage of the bill when the committee rises was adopted.
 In the Senate.
 With the introduction of a bill by Martin in the senate. providing for the state engineer to carry the sum of $5,O00 on hand with which to pay off employees at work on the state highways, and the ref@cnce of number of bills to various commit tees, the senate was in session but a short time today.
 The department of labor bill was sent to the judiciary committee, and the Navajo and Apache counties re lief bill was read second time and referred to the style, revision and compilation committee
 
 PHOENIX, June 25.-Aftcr amend ing the bill providing for an appro- priation for the members of the form CT land commission the senate this morning passed the bill as amended. The amendment gives the bill the meaning of just what it is-a dona- ion to the persons named for their patience in hanging around the office waiting for a job from the state. The words "by said persons, in the selec- ion, administration and control of tate lands" were stricken from the title and the first section of the bill 'eaving the appropriation a sort of tree gift rather than for services rendered.
 A proposed amendment to the con stitution, to be submitted to the vot- ITS at the next election, was intro 1uced by Campbell and passed. Under he constitution at present, land in excess Of GAO acres cannot be leased to one individual or firm. The amend mcnt strikes out the words "or lease" makings it possible for more than that amount to be leased, but leaving the prohibition as to the sale in excess of that amount
 When this was received in the house an attempt was made to get immediate action, but this met with strong opposition. and after the bill was read a second time under sus' pension of the rules, Cook moved that 1t be referred to the committee on constitutional amendments, which was carried, and which is practically equivalent to killing it unless the scs- sion should be extended into next week.
 Accusations have been freely made by members. and not without some show of reason, that the tactics Of certain members of the house are for the purpose of delaying work and Of extending the session.
 An attempt was made to obtain action on the claim which Contractor Gregg holds against the state and for which he recently obtained judg- mcnt in the Superior court of this county, but motion that it be taken up at once was lost, and the subject was referred to the committee of the whole.
 Strong arguments were made by Christy, Goodwin and Graham for taking such action as would do jus tice 10 the claimant and maintain the 1 integrity of the state for the payment Of all of its just debts.
 Chairman Powers of the appropria- | ton committee, to which it had been