Arizona republican., 1917-01-12
IMPOSSIBLE To ATTAIN PEACE AT PRESENT TIME
APPROPRIATION MADE
BUT WHERE MONEY TO
COMEFROlNLS PROBLEM

lie tldL tdItti iiDl lbi HIS bNu 10
worse than an infidel.' The legislature
is not an infidel at any rate the
house isn't. The appropriation COM
mittee yesterday brought in a bill
appropriating $500 for the current
and contingent expenses of the ses-
sion. OF this gum, S226s0 is TO pay
the salaries of the members; S15,5ZO
for the salaries of the employees;
$4,000 for mileage and S11,700 for con-
tingent expenses. But how to get the
money after it has been appropriated
is another matter. In the present
uncertainty of the gubernatOrial sit
uation, the auditor and treasurer are
chary about letting go. but it is un-
derstood that they Will do so if the
documents are signed by both gov
ernors The bill was passed through
the third reading under suspension Of
the rules.
After the transaction Of this and
some other business, both houses ad-
jOurned, the senate until ten o'clock
this morning and the house until
Monday morning. when it is hoped
that il may have some light on the
identity Of the de facto governor
There was some apprehension that an
effort would be made in the house
yesterday to manufacture light but
the subject was not broached.
Next to the appropriation bill the
most important event in the house
was the adoption Of a concurrent
memeroisl addressed to the president
of the United States urging the
abolition or reduction of the PapagO
principality, a reservation of 3,IeG.00o
acres. created i'm the counties of Pima.
Pinal ard Maricopa- 1t was represent
ed that such a reservation was un-
necessary: that it was marking a
hardship upon settlers and pros
pectors. ana had withdrawn from the
state the opportunity TO make selec
tion of lands granted under the
enabling act. It was stated that
there were not more than 5000 of the
Papagoes resident in the state, though
a larger number came annually from
Mexico. The Indians did not need
nearly 30 much land; there was
plenty OF reservation in Pima county
for them already.
The memorial was presented by Mr..
Hughes of Cochise. Mr. Buehman.
Of Pima urged its immediate adop-
ton AS The matter was to be brought
before she interior department on
January IS. Mr.sWalton. Of Maricopa,
objected to the form and suggested 4
change which was adopted. In that
shape il was hurried through its
various readings under suspension OF
the rules.
In the course of the morning the
salaries of the attaches was fixed
The chief clerk win receive 81 . dow
corresponding to the salary Of tho
secretary of the senate. T3e repor
fixed the salary OF the assistant at se
corresponding 10 the salary Of the
assistant secretary of the senate. but
0n the motion of Mr. Francis, Of Co
ra1f
The pay Of all the other attaches viii
be s.. Speaker Johns ordered the
attaches nobilized in his chambers
on Monday morning to take the oath
Of faithfulness and receive instruc-
tions ana ordered into the trenches
The printing committee reported
that contracts had been entered into
with +. A. Watkins and the Morgan
printing company for such matter as
might he required Speaker Johns
announced the appointment Of com
mittees other than the committees
on printing rules and appropriations
The committees are:
Rules~-The Speaker, Yavapai coun-
~: Mr.. Faires. Gila county; Mr.
BaXter. Naricopa county.
Elections - Mrs. Mckay. Cochise
county; Mr.. Baxter. Maricopa county:
Mr. Perkins. Yavapai county; Mr.
Wiltbanl;. Apache county; Mr.. Nc
Grath. Creenlee county
Wavs ana means-Mr. Richardson.
Pima county; Mr.. Walton. Maricopa
county; Mr.. Lines. Graham county;
AR Jacks, Cochise county. Mr. N--
Grath, Greenlee county: Mr.. Cook,
Cochise county; Mrs. Marsh, santa
Cruz county.
Judicisry-Mr Faires. Gna county;
NY Vaughn. Maricopa county: Mr.
Baxter, Maricopa county: Mr. wal
ton. Naricopa county; Mr.. Mallory.
Pima county; Mrs. Mckay. Cochise
county: Mr.. n'Neil. Coehise county.
Public lands-Mr Goodwin. Mari
county: Mr. O'Neil Cochise COUNTY:
Mr. Lines. Graham county; Mr. Green.
Maricopa county: Mr. Cureton. Coco
nino county; Mr. Richardson, Pima
county.
I-abnr-Mr. Brewer, Mohave county:
Mr.. Foster, Cochise county: MI
NahoneJ. Yavapai county; Mr.. Houser
CHA county; Mr.. Vaughn. Maricopa
county: Mr.. Edwards. Yuma county;
Mr. Mallory. Pima county
Mines and mining - Mr.. Foster
chairman. Cochise county: Mr.. brewer.
Mohave county: Mr.. Mahoney. Yava-
pai county; Mr. Goodwin, Maricopa
county; Mr. Davis, Pinal county: Nh
Houser. ella county; Mr.. Jacks.
Cochisc county.
Appropriations - Mr. Mccormick
Z iilia county; Mi. Richardson. Pima
county; Mr.. Lines. Graham county:
Mr.. Hughes. Cochise county: Mr..
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