Bisbee daily review., 1917-01-14
IN
 LEGISLATURE ABOUT
 THE SAME AS USUAL
Many Expect that the Present Session of the Legislature Will Be the Shortest of Any Held in the State.

PHOENlA, Jan. 1o--SurprlSlnS as
 it may be to the many. there is sub stantial evidence in legislative circles
 that the present session will be a
 short one. The leaders of both houses today came to an agreement that at the earliest possible date, the general
 appropriation bill should be submitted
 to the House, and its consideration
 given preference to all but the most
 urgent pending measures. It was re
 called by many of the members who
 had served in former sessions that the
 as an excuse, in years past, to keep
 the legislature alive lor the full period
 permitted by law. As one member
 put it today, if we can get rid of the appropriations, an adjournment can al
 ways be considered and if accomplish
 ed nothing of a serious nature will
 have been left undone.
 The appropriations requested by the heads of the various state institutions
 differ very little from the eXtraSrdin- ary demands of previous years. It has long been the custom for the state de- partment heads to proceed on the theory that if you do not ask for much, you will receive little, and that the legislature always cuts down, and never increases your recommenda- tons. The improvements requested by various state institutions, will, however, this time, be materially less than in past years.
 The legislation so far proposed, has been of little consequence, probably the most important bill came today from Senator Rutherford, of Yavapai county, in the form of bill to create, maintain and govern a state hospital for disabled miners. The proposal of the Yavapai senator differs very little from similar bills of previous sessions. Any land donated, purchased or other wise acquired for the home shall be taken in the name of the state and three commissioners, who shall be practicing physicians, are by the pro posed bill, to be appointed by the gov ernor. whose duty it shall be to select a site and adopt the plans for the building. After the site commission shall have performed its duties, the administration Of the institution is turned over to three trustees, also to be appointed by the governor The bill carries an appropriation of cne hundred thousand dollars, to provide for carrying the act into effecG.
 Senator Rutherford also anticipates that numerous requests will be made to the home for he has provided a method for their receipt and account ing. The governor, the state mine in spector, legislature and judges of courts of records and the president of the State Federation of Labor are de- signated a board of visitors of the institution. Five years labor in the mining industry in Arizona and fifty years of age, are requisites to secure admission to the miners home This, PAON AuAhty tiit DthClltidlN lS llOI NOl over one thousand dollars Twenty five per cent of the miners of Arizona. based on the last annual report of the state mine inspector, make petition for the removal of any trustee, thereto fore named by the governor.
 Mining companies now operating in the state, may arrange by contract for the care and treatment of their em- ployes in this state hospital and they are permitted to collect hospital fee, not to exceed one and one fourth per cent of miners wages to defray the expenses of such a contract.
 Besides the miners home and hos pital bill. Senator Rutherford has in- troduced all .of the measures so far One of his bills asks for an appropriation of twenty thousand dollars for a bridge across the Verde River in Yavapai county, near Cotton wood. The appropriation is condition al on Yavapai county furnishing an equal amount A second bill proposes an appropriation of twelve thousand five hundred dollars for bridge across Oak Creek, Yavapai county. under similar conditions. X third bill ere ates the office of assistant clerks Of the board of supervisors of Yavapai and fixes the compensation of one hundred and forty-five dollars month. A fourth bill regulates i'm