El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-01-24
ARIZONA HOUSE
REACHES LINZ 7
Legislature May Have to
Halt Until Governor
Gives Assistance.


Phoenix. Ariz.. Jan. 24.-The Arizona
legislature, especially the house. has
about reached the limit of work it can
do without the assistance of a gov
ernor. A considerable number of bills
have reached the stage of third read
ing and passage.
The house members have just swung
into a time-honored way of expediting
legislation, though at the expense of
thoroughness. Of late it has been the
habit for every member who introduces
a bill to secure suspension of the rules
and a reading first and second times
by title. followed by reference to COM
mittee The house thus far is a
friendly sort Of body. with no friction
between members visible TO the press
gallery. So there is no objection to
almost any sort Of summary proceed
ing.
Baxter, of Maricopa. has been given
common consent in taking over re-
vision of the election code. the same
which has caused such trouble of late
in connection with the governorship
has half dozen bills already in the
legislative mill
Houser, of Globe. is pushing a bill
permitting the marketing without fee
of license by farmer of any agricuI-
tural products raised by himself. in
Guiding meat.
says Labor Needs His Bill.
Baxter states that the Workingman
especially needs a bill he has intro
duced permitting attachment of realty
than $500
Clerk Gives In Effort
Wilkinson's bills for the care of the
eyes of new born infants and for super
vision Of the health of school children
mad unfortunate introduction in the
senate. where the clerk struggled in
VAN with the medical terms and then
frankly gave them up even after
assistance from Dr. Ferguson. member
from Santa Cruz The bills have the
backing Of the medical profession.
however, as means toward the wattr-
ing OF much larger percentage of
physically sound citizens The first
Dill recites that so percent Of eye dis
eases IN children may be traced 10
faulty care at birth. Attending physi-
clans are to make specific report TO
the state board of health.
Reports Called For.
number of reports Of state officials
are being called for by the appropria- |
tons committees, as the regular re-
ports all are down in the office of the |
report OF Adj Gen. Harris. giving I
hitherto unpublished figures relative I
to the cost of Arizona's military estab- !
lishment-
For the fiscal years 1918 appro- /
priation is asked of $54,500. though il !
is stated that all save $4,000 is COW l
cred by the authorization Of the state I
military code The $4,000 is wanted for |
troops on the border. Some of them /
drew the full state-national pay of
$3.50 day longer than did others, ow-
ing TO the slowness of muster in
Military Cost is Heavy.
The fiscal year 1856 was an ex-
tremely expensive one for Arizona in !
a military way. For instance. what
ever the national guard did in the Cliff |
ton-Morenci strike cost the taxpayers
nearly 1900 The Mexican situation
cost the state about s2l0Oe in state (
pay OF troops till muSter-in dates and !
in recruiting expense In all, the 1916 !
bill for military maintenance was S97,- |
90S.
An accompanying report to the chief |
Of the bureau Of militia affairs shows !
that Arizona supplied 1856 men to the
infantry regiment still at NacO. on the |
border. Up to last November. the total |
losses were 1913. besides 40 who cannot |
be found on the rolls or who We're re- |
fused for disa bility. The deserters ag-
gregated Sc The regiment is now
down to about $50 men.
Tax Report Signed BY Campbell.
The tax commission report, dated be-
fore the end Of the past year and |
therefore signed by Thos- E Campbell,
expresses full satisfaction with the pres
ent state system of taxing mines I'M
mense increases made in the assess !
ment Of the great mining corporations |
have brought out only three minor pro-
tests on the valuations fixed, while |
there was no approach TO litigation J
AT present, while assessors may assess |
4 80 do II
is suggested that small tax on mon !
eys on hand and on credits would yield J
a large revenue and would not be par
ticularly burdensome- Repetition Is !
the office of city assessor. municipali- |
ties to collect their taxes through |
channels, at large saving or l
The legislature also is asked |
TO provide new automobile tax law. |
based upon the weight Of each car, to |
change the present method of assessing |
express companies to a mileage basis |
and generally to strengthen the tax !
collection laws
Loan Measure Passes Senate.
The bill Of winsor. of Yuma, amend |
ing the law providing for the loaning |
OF state funds on lands within the |
state. where other than improved |
lands. the law permits, was passed by |
the senate. The loan may be only one
half the appraised value of the land /
and no loan can be upon land appraised |
at less than $40 an acre A board con-
sisting of the governor, secretary OF !
state and state treasurer shall consi- |
tute a board to pass upon the character |
Of the security
A bill by Rutherford, of Yavapai, for |
the protection of public morals was /
passed as was a bill by president I
Glaridge creating the Mount Graham /
state game preserve. including a tract !
20 miles long and u miles broad, en- 4
hracing all that part of the Graham 1
lying within the Crook ma {
.ional forest
Senate Adopts Rigid Rules.
The senate adopted a rigid set OF (
rules, among which was one excluding |
from the floor of the house all except |
the members of both houses, the at I
taches of the senate and accredited .
of the press The rule ,
was aimed at state officers who IN !
earlier sessions were frequent visitors /
en- the floor and were charged with .
legislation /