Tombstone epitaph., 1917-02-04
aosERTs BILL TO PROHIBIT
 APPOINTMENT OF RELATIVES

PHOENIX. Jan. 30--If the Roberts bill against the appointment of rela- lives to office becomes law as it was almost unanimously amended by the Senate today. citizens of Ari- zona who have relatives in office either elective CT appointive will be barred from appointment to public positions The bill originally pro hibited the appointment of relatives within the third degree of consan- guinity, or the second degree of af- nity. But the committee of the whole of the Senate took notice of that fact that many office holders at present have exchanged courtesies in the appointment of their relatives to clerkships. -
 The amendment provides in addi- tion that one is not eligible to ap- pointment to any office in the state, county CT municipality if he has relative ;n cGce in either the state. county ur municipality who enjoys the appointing power. A list of the offices to be brought under the rule includes all the state officials, com missions. justices of the supreme court. all county officials and all city officials School trustees alone are exempt. This amendment was adopted by the vote of all the sena- tors but two. The bill would be- come operative January l. 19l9-
 The legislature had its first pay day in three weeks of the session. Following the approval by Governor Campbell of House bill No. l. mak- ,ng appropriation for the current and contingent expenses of the legisla- ture, the state auditor visited both chambers with warrants for both members and attaches.
 The House appropriations com mittee expressed its disapproval of bills for the Southern and Northern Arizona State Fairs. There is yet a bill for the Eastern Arizona Fair which will meet with the same re- ception. But ii is not sure that all of these bills will not be finally pass ed The delegations from the coun- ties where they are proposed to be held. working together. with what probably control each house The Maricopa delegation. it is thought. | could be forced into a combination in behalf of the bills on pain of los ing a generous appropriation for the main state fair.
 The labor committee to which the Mckay minimum wage for women bill was referred with instructions 70 prepare a substitute, this morn ing asked for the assistance of the judiciary committee in the prepara- ton of the measure The House committee of the whole. after an all day session recommended the pas sage of the following bills:
 Providing for the transportation of school children residing more than mile from school house.
 Amending the law with reference to the creation of high school dis tricts.
 Amending the law so as to per init farmers to market the produce of their farms and to butcher for sale certain number of cattle and hogs a year.
 Amending the law relating to teachers pensions so that an active service of thirty instead of twenty. five years would be required
 New bills were required as fol lows:
 In the Senate:
 By Rutherford of Yavapai. requir- ing the mailing of sample ballots to every voter ten days before an cleo tion.
 By Whipple of Greenlee. prohibit ing the issuance of checks or other 'vidence of indebtedness, payable otherwise than in cash at their full cash value. This is designed to correct the practice of some mining and other corporations which issue checks payable in merchandise at the company stores.
 By MahOney of Mohave narnit