Arizona republican., 1917-02-02
COMMITTEE ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY AS
 KRAMER OF MEASURE

An accidental lineup of the senate on the gubernatorial muddle featured yes
 terdays session of the legislature. It
 came about over publication as an advertisement in The Republican yes
 terday by the trustee of Governor Hunts Contest Fund" of a statement
 in regard tor bill introduced in the senate the day before by Senator Campbell, providing for a state welfare board for an investigation of the state institutions and offices shortly before the convening of the next legislature to which it should report.
 This bill was represented in the ad- vertisement to be "of executive origin,
 meaning that it was instigated by Gov ernor Campbell for the purpose of dis closing democratic deficiencies" It was further stated in the advertisement that the appointment by Governor Campbell of George H. Smalley as state examiner had been made to annoy deserving democrats.
 Senator Wilkinson of Maricopa brought this advertisement t. the at tention of the senate and urged a prompt and specific denial of all allega- tions made. He presented a resolution to that effect setting forth the circum- stances in which the bill had been framed and containing the statement that it was of democratic origin"
 The resolution was vigorously op- posed by Mir Wiusos' and Mir Roberts. The former denounced the resolution as Q partisan measure and the latter ob- lected to litterinS up the record with it, MT. Winsor moved to lay it on :he table but the moticn w;ls lost by a vote of to 10.. President Claridge, who q a1. q afterward that he would have voted against it if he had known hat the objectionable matter Was an advertise ment. He had thought that tie state
 ment was contained in a newspaper article.
 The resolution was allowed to go over to the afternoon session when an amendment offered by Mir. Winsor was taken up. The amendment was ac- cepted by MT Wilkinson and was adopted by a unanimous vote. It was rather more comprehensive than the original resolution. It recited that the bill was framed in the committee of appropriations of which all the mem
 bers but one were democrats and it was introduced by Senator Campbell. | democrat.
 It did not provide that the welfare | stated in the advertisement b Ii to the next legislature. AL statements in the advertisement by Governor Hunts trustee were declared to be erroneous. The amendment omitted only the state ment in the original resolution hat the oill was of democratic oricin.'
 The Kinney Bill Dead
 The senate in the committee of the whole practically disposed of the Kin ney bill recommending it's indefinite postponement. This bill provided that all employees engaged in hazardous oc- equations should be able to speak and understand the English language. This bill was introduced by Senator Robert early in the session and it was es pecial- ly urged by Senator Claypool who of- fered to bring in a substitute, orc vidne that the law should not become oper- ative for two years in which time all employees now in the state could qualify for employment. The proposed substi- ute was opposed by Senator Maho7ey on the ground that the miners union ol the state embraced many thousands ot MeXicans who would be barred from employment.
 The bill amending the law relative
 to town officers after having been .mended so that 1t would be sufficiently elastic to meet the conditions in various | cities and towns who have been organ l ized under the law proposed to he amended was favorably recommended New bills were introduced as fol- l lows: By Senator Campbell. providing foi the furnishing to high school cadets oi i rifles; Krag Jcrgensens. icr rifle ant target practice under the direction of al | officer of the national e,uard. The bil | creates q high school commission ant | appropriates $250O to carry out the fContinued on Pape Sevenl