Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-20
STAGGERING APPROPRIATION
BILL TURNED OVER To HOUSE

The general appropriation bill, stag
gering under the weight laid upon it
by the committee of the whole of the
house, was released yesterday from the
recklessness of that body and was re-
turned to such comfort and refuge as
the house itself may afford. AS was
predicted by The Republican, when
the members were informed what they
had done, they were appalled,, When
the usual motion to go into the COM
mittee of the whole for the considera-
ton Of house bill No. so was made and
carried yesterday morning, before des-
ignating a chairman, Speaker Jones
took occasion to state what had been
done. The bill as it had been amended
now carried s6.532, HAAS against a little
more than S3.000, 600 when it came from
the appropriation committee.
This astounding statement did not
Immediately feaze the amenders who
proposed to add something more to the
Appropriation for the land department.
and following the practice of sending
for the heads of departments to find
out how much they want, Commission
or MoueuT vas sent for He was sub
mitted 10 the usual questions that pre-
Cede a further letting down of the bars
of the treasury. After he was excused,
Mr.. Lines who had tried on Saturday
to get the bill out of the committee
again. made another attempt He
moved that the bill as amended be
returned to the house without recon-
mendation, He said that it was evil
dent that the committee was getting
nowhere. II had now put the bill INTO
an impossible shape; the house would
not dare to pass il if it could
After some debate in which it was
admitted that the bill could not be
passed, the motion of Mr. Lines was
defeated by vote OF II to II.
Then a proposal was made by Mr..
Eddy to increase the appropriation for
printing the stenogra phic report of the
meeting of the board of equalization
from $1,000 to $4,000. He cited the
usefulness of such information and
mentioned that at the last meeting of
the board the proceedings resulted in
an increase Of the valuation of Mari
cOpa county.
Mr. Green believed that the publicity
of the proceeding of that Prescott
meeting had not resulted in the raise.
That had been decided upon and the
hoard Of tax commissioners would have
made it anyhow as a result of the in
formation there brought out. These
meetings of the board were of doubtful
value he said. He had attended one at
Prescott the year before which he re-
Sarded as a junketing occasion rather
than anything else At that time. he
said. when the business of selecting a
place for the next meeting was under
consideration. Nogales was decided
upon. evidently for no other reason
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the state was dry, it would be eonven-
lent to cross the line into Mexico. But
before the time came for holding the
next meeting. bullets were flying
around in that vicinity and the meeting
was held again at Prescott. The pro-
posal of Mr.. Eddy to increase this ap-
preparation was lost.
Another Attempt Fails
Again Mr. Lines attempted to get
the bill out Of the NAV Of the com
mittee. This time he moved that the
committee rise and report the Dill with
a recommendation that it dc pass. Mr.
O'Neill Of Coehise amended this mo-
ton Witn a recommendation that the
bill do not pass Anything to get the
bill out Mr.. Flake moved . recess oi
an hour and that was lost Then Mr.
Flake moved that the committee take
up other bills on the calendar. saving
that il was evident that the committee
could not get together. Mr. Lines made
various other proposals and Mr.. O'NeiI
moved that the bill be sent to a special
committee with authority to make such
reduction as it sees fit.
Here Mr.. Lines offered another mo-
ton. that the committee recommend &c
the house that the bill lie on the table
Mr.. GoOdwin-That will nave the
effect of killing the bill
Mr.. Lines-It is alTeadv dead.
Mr.. FARES asked when another bill
could be presented and he said thai
the bill could be made basis for an
other one. WIZ this attempt was be-
ing made to dispose of the bill in this
manner, Mrs. FARES said he would not
discuss. 1t was important that some
thing be done and be done quickly.
Mr. Coffee of Greenlee renewed tbs
motion of Mr.. O'Neill for an unfavor-
able report on the bill and after some
discussion in which it was shown thai
that would leave it before the house
for action regardless of the nature Of
ine report, the motion was adopted
Ir Vaughn had previously tried t.
amend this motion with a recommen-
dation that the bill lie on the table fol
i've days while the members were try.
ing to get together. On the adoption
Of the Coffee motion and the recon
vening Of the house. Mr.. Lines tool
up the sections relating TO the north
ern normal with the purpose OF reduc-
ing the appropriation that had beer
made by the committee of the whole
Here point vas raised that the hous'
had no official knowledge OF am
amendments made by the committee
There were twelve typewriter page
of amendments made in the committee
and it was held by the speaker tina
they were not before the house. Mr.
Lines and others took the view tina
they were brought before the house b,
The terms Of the Coffee amendmen