Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-28

The house was deadlocked yester-
daN over the general appropriation
bill and things took such Il sudden
turn in the morning session that fo.'
time after adjournment il looked
as if the members would have to be
pried apart They stood in groups and
shook their fingers at one another.
charging improper motives and bad
faith. In the course of the day, in two
short sessions, only business of the
regular order was transacted and the
majority announced that no further
business would be transacted until.
there was recognition of the demo-
cratic -pTinCiple OF ma juritY rule.
After the disposition OF the regular
order in the morning. Mr. Lines of
Graham who had just introd seed
House Bill No. LIS. the new appro-
priatiOn bill an exact copy Of the old
ono WITH the emergency clause omit
,ed, moved a suspension of the rules
and the advancement of House Bill
Ne IFS 10 second reading Mr.
Flake of Navajo asked what the bill
contained Mr.. Lines explained brief
" the character of it: all were fam
liar with it, he said. Mr. Vaughn in
sisted on seeing the bill before con-
serting to 4 suspension Of the rules
He minated that being told Il thing
was so and knowing il was so We're
often two quite different things. The
atmosphere was heavily charged: the
situation was tense To fail into bro
midic error
The Lines motion went to a vote
quickly and failed by a single vote
OF tie necessary two thirds of the
membership OF the house. The vote
was IlE.ost a replica of that of the
day before when the general apprO-
priaticn bill failed. \ member Of each
faction was missing Mr. Hughes or
the majority and Mr. Walton of the
minority The result was:
Ayes-Baxter. Brewer. Buchanan.
Coffee Cureton. Davis. FARES. Good =
win. Green. Jacks. Lines. Mahonev
Mallory. Mccormick. McGrath. Oneili
CCochise), O'Neill. (Alaricopa). Per
EiEs. Peterson. Richardson. sullivan,
the Spedker-22.
Nays-CoOk. Eddy. Edwards. Flake
Foster. Fr2ncis, Houser. Marsh
Mckay. Vaughn. Wntbank-l1.
Immediately Mr.. Lines moved a re-
cess until . o'clock in the afternoon
This motion was evidently a surprise
There were more than hundred BILL
on the calendar and near the ton Of
them was the minimum wage bill on
which its advocates were constantly
expecting action Instantly Mr.. Flake
was on his feet impunging the mo-
tlNes of the majority 10 whom he al
luded as bosses intending 10 ran
something down the Threats Of the
minority. Speaker Johns called him
TO order and admonished him against
the use Of personalities AR Flake
diselaimed having mentioned tn.
name OF any living person. The speak
or replied that the word bosses was
an oBprubious one.
The motion went to a vote and was
carried by precisely the same vote by
which the motion for the Suspension
OF the rules had been defeated. Thus
was indicated tha crystalliZation al
the elements. After adjournment
there was = Stormy scene on the floor
but by the time the members returned
AT o'clock there rad beer q cooling
off
After the disposition OF the regular
order sir Lines motion for sus-
tension Of the rules was renewed and
defeated by vote If % to u Mcssrs
hughes ard Walton Rad returned.
again Mr.. Lines motion FOR an adj
.icaTnmeEt until 10 O'Clock this morn
ing pIcgHled ly 4 vote Of u to Il
Mcssrs. Mallory and McGrath. now
voting with the minority II was Civ
en- CUT tHlf mere would lie no more
meetings Of The committee Of the
whole or tie transaction IL any Other
business outside the regular order m
al the appropriation bill was nut un-
Ger way and out Of danger Of inter
ference. It Was fur icr assured bv
raelnters Of the MAJORITY tiat there
would he no extra session and that
III some way ar +: pm 1ur;aeion bill
would hc mt through. l.nst right il
was confidently pre- iicteC that the
rios would be susy enlc,i today and
tie appropriation bi;l w"ild prosress
uninie;Iutedlv 1t win rot go to the
ccrrmiiiee of the whne which has al
ready Wrangled over il for a month
Other House Business
\ message was received from the
governor indicating that he was not
pleased with the legislatures taste II
The matter of state flags. Anyway h.