Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-10
APPROPR PR|hT|ON
BILL IS STILL
IN [|NELICHT.

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Another long days struggle with the
general appropriation bill in the house
committee of the whole developed little
progress. In the afternoon President
Won KleinSmid was heard by the COM
mittee on those sections making ap
preparation for the University of Ari
iona. These appropriations total about
$299, 900 and President vonKleinSmid
said in view of the higher prices paid
for everything he did not believe that
the university could get along with less
He addressed the committee for half
an hour on the needs of the institution
and for another half hour answered
questions fired at him by the members
some of which had little to do with the
matter in hand. 1t was developed that
there was little understanding of the
relation of the university to its various
bureaus. Though no definite action
was taken with reference to these sub
divisions it appeared to the the sense
of the committee that the appropria
tionS already provided for should not
be disturbed
day hearing on the bill has been to
increase the appropriations made
chiefly in the interest of clerks and
stenographers. So marked has this
tendency become that late in the after
noon Chairman Mccormick of the an
preparations committe, rose to remark
that all interests in the state seemed
to be under the care of the house, eX-
cept those of the taxpayer, who seemed
to have no one to represent him and no
one to protect him against the inroads
that were being made into his pockets
deeper than ever That is the first
protest made on the floor against the
liberality of the house by any member
of the appropriations committee, who
have felt fiendish delight in The con-
temptation of the things that will hap
pen in the senate to the amended bill
Will Work to Honor Lincoln
An effort was made in the morning
session of the house to put through a
resolution that in honor of the memory
of Abraham Lincoln, the house adjourn
to meet Tuesday morning. There had
been an understanding that there would
be no Saturday sessions, the day being
given over to committee work. But
Speaker Johns replied that that was
an understanding and not a rule. He
reminded the house that Lincolns
birthday was not legal holiday while
Admission Day, next Wednesday, was
one. Such an adjournment as was pro-
posed would leave very little of next
week for the transaction of business.
Mr. Flake of Navajo also opposed the
resolution. He said that he yielded to
no man on the floor in his admiration
and reverance for the great president.
One characteristic of Lincoln was that
he was laborer, never loafing on his
job or finding pretexts for holidays.
Mr.. Flake, therefore, believed that no
more fitting observance could be made
by the house, of Lincoln's birthday.
than by buckling down to hard work
of which there was SO much to be done
Mr.. Cook, who had introduced the res
olution and had moved its immediate
adoption. said he would withdraw the
motion and let the resolution take the
usual course. When the house ad-
journed it adjourned to 10 O'Clock this
morning.
Senate Has Different View
The senate. however, adopted a con-
current resolution of the same import
IN the afternoon and sent it to the
house. As nothing was heard from
that body in relation TO it, the senate
adjourned until Tuesday anyhow. The
senate can afford the vacation, for it
h.
Another resolution was brought into
the house of lightsome character. re-
lating to the activities of Dan Cupid
IN pursuit of a distinguished member
of the senate whom he had been trying
to shoot but could not catch up with
The resolution, therefore, proposed the
purchase of a bi-plane for tie little
winged god at a cost of not more than
$4,000. ''All resolutions and parts of
resolutions in conflict with this resolu-
tion are hereby repealed" The reso-
luton was referredN to a committee
composed Of Mrs. Marsh, chairman. and
Messrs. Cook Mahoney. O'Neil of Co
chise. Mccormick, Sullivan, Edwards
and Richardson.
Legislative Immunity
Another matter slightly out of the
ordinary was brought to the attention
of the house by Mr.. Edwards of Yuma.
He said that the night before a member
of the house, his colleague Mr. Eddy
of Yuma, to be more specific, had been
arrested by policeman for speeding
Edwards wanted to know if members
were not immune from arrest and if
not there was little use in being a
legislator. The matter was refereed
TO the attorney general. 1t was stated
that Mr.. Eddy, at the time he was taken
in tow, was hUrrying to the capitol
to take part in committee meeting.
Several new bills were brought into
the house as follows:
By Mr.. Mallory. amending the law
with relation to the qualifications for
admission to the bar 1t provides that
graduate from the law course Of the
state university shall be admitted on
his diploma.
BY Mr.. Houser, amending the law to
increase the per diem of members of
the legislature from 81 to $40.
BY Mrs O'Neill. by request making
mandatory the teaching in the public
schools of the state, the effect on the
human system of alcohol and narcotics.
BY Mr.. Mallory, for the crea ton of
state police system.
by Messrs. Edwards and Eddy of
Yuma, appropriating $4,000 for the
construction Of approaches to the state