El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-03-02
PLANS CHANGING
AR|Z. COLLEGES
Flake Would Make Tempe
Normal an Agricul-
tural College.

Phoenix, Ariz.. March 2.-Repre-
sentative Flake has a bill of ex-
ceptional interest he proposes TO intro
duce this session, merely 10 pave the
way for action IN ,he next legislature.
II Is to transfer the normal school
work of the state to Flagstaff and TO
turn the normal school at empe into
an agricultural college. 1t happens
that large part of the university's in
come j. from national appropriations
for agricultural and experimental farm
work.
Senators Welcome Measure.
The appropriation bill reached the
senate at noon. senator Winsor. near
lie Pleased TO meet you There had
been little trouble with Il on the other
side OF the capitol, save for the time
spent in its final reading.
The senate appropriation bill already
IS ready, based upon the house mes
ure. but without the statutory features.
such as the salaries of the state Off
ciaiS, over which such objection had
been made. In this way. the senate
bill VIII show an apparent saving.
though it will be real only in these
items that are not repeated still. il
is said that senator Roberts and his
cOnferes have made material reduc-
tions and amendments that look to-
ward an approach TO civic economy.
Roberts would like to push his bill for
q comm lSSion on state institutions, put
the idea has been introduced rather
too late in the session to get through
the houses. II it were TO pass there
would be little use for an appropriation
bill
site Question Not settled.
Roberts seems 10 have failed III his
wish 10 utilize the old experimental
farm. near Phoenix. as the site Of
deaf. dumb and blind school There
were many minds on the question
Some there were who stood by Tucson
h. gsr ont q
management OF the university authOrl-
ties. Others rather were of the Opin-
ION that Phoenix with the capital. fair
and insane asylum already had plenty
Of pork" and others favored as more
economical, cutting out overhead a
plan to send the children affected 10
schools in other states. so the blll
was amended 10 leave selection Of the
site with the board OF control
Senate Committee Reports.
The senate afternoon was spent n
committee of the whole on q batch OF
interesting bills
President Claridge secured favorable
consideration for APPROACHES TO the
Stafford bridge across the ella with
the amount cut 10 $1,000. Golfer had
equal good fortune with an zpprOprla-
ton o. $500 Tor an artesian vel al
some Apache county point TO be Sc
lected by the state land commission
and TO be on state land
Agreement was reached TO sell tho
old reform school building 10 the Ben
son high school district for $500, which
happens TO be the amount OF insurance
premiums on the structure paid by the
state while the high school has been
using the property.
Halls anti-picketing bill was killed,
after Mahoney had made an appeal for
peace between labor and capital a
condition he said prevailed at the pres
ent time About this time senators
threw few or2Iorical bouquets IN the
direction OF the Mohave senator. who
this year has been most moderate IN
his demands, though still true TO the
rights Of the labOring man. An IN
sane ward was ordered for the penlten-
railroad treasurers need not be mem
bers of the boards OF directors A
change was provided in the manner OF
securing pardOns. regulation was pro-
vided for auto lines and then. almost
A marvel in itself, the reclass;Ilcdtlon
bill. providing Tor the salaries OF all
county officials. was favoranly recon
mended. unanimously and without a
session was hard fought and proved
Illegal in that il made separate class
of every county
Bee Inspector Plan Fails
The plan to make the state entomo-
lopist the state bee inspector has
failed in the senate, though the mouse
has a similar bill. The house Dill ce-
handing two men on machine orlli
when OptEdlE0 AlAL- AN-A W A1-~'- A.
other mine employees. received unfa-
vorable report from the senate com !
mittee and was killed. as unjust and
as Discriminating against the small
mines, though designed TO hit the larS-
er companies
Member Goodwin made a discovery
that SI94150 lay unused IN uead *
rerimentaI farm fund and had no diff
ffculty in getting quick action tnat
would turn the sum back into the
general fund for state uses