Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-20

recommending that the appropriation
bill, as amended. do not pass
1t was later agreed that each member
should be furnished cop of the
amendments this morning when the
house should proceed with amendments
to the bill. Then the house resolved
itself into the committee of the whole
for the consideration of other bills on
the calendar.
Opposed to the State Police
The first business aside from rou-
tine of the house was the reading of a
letter from the Jerome Miners Union
protesting against the passage of the
bill for the creation of a state police
force The communication stated that
under the guise of enforcing prohibi-
ton. the employers were seeking ma =
chinery for putting down strikes. 1t
recited the high handed manner in
which state troops had carried them
selves in Industrial disputes.
The following new bills were intro
duced
BY Mr.. Davis of Pinal for the aboli-
ton of the common towel and the COM
mon drinking cup.
BY MIR. Flake, an amendment to the
constitution for the creation of county
boards of pardons and paroles, to con-
sist of the board of supervisors and the
superior judge. to have jurisdiction
only in the case of conviets sent from
that county. The work Of the board
should be included in d report to the
succeeding session of the legislature.
BY Mrs. Mckay, providing for the
division Of school districts.
BY Mr.. Foster OF Coehise. for the
adoption of a state anthem. II all the
anthems which have been proposed in
this session are adopted the state will
be put to the expense of publishing
them in the form OF a hymnaI
The Senate in Session
The following new bills We're brought
into the senate:
BY Mr. Claridge, for the protection
of the bee industry and the creation OF
the office of inspector Of apiaries. 4
bill similar TO this is pending in the
house
BY Mr. Claridge, providing for the
COLLECTION of salaries by heirs of de-
/ ceased persons to whom such salaries
are due.
BY Mr. Getchell. locating the state
, road between Phoenix and Prescott by
the wa of the Senator Mine.
BY Mr.. Wilkinson, by request
amending the law relating to high
schools.
BY Mr. Wilkinson. by request, fol-
the creation Of a state art commission
BY Mr.. Winsor, regulating the load:
to be carried by motor vehicles and tht
speed to be attained by such vehicles
This bill is intended for the conserva-
tion of the highway rather than as {
safety first measure.
The bill from the house amending
the law with relation to the establish
! ment of nigh school districts. wa:
passed b. a vote Of Is to and the bill
! prohibiting the permitting Of stations
J to run at large, was passed when Mr.
I Campbell was assured that it had M
relation to the wild horses of Coconin'
| county.
| The greater part of the senate SEES
{ sion was spent in the committee o
\ the whole. Favorable reports Were
ordered on the following bills: For Z
! female ward at the insane asylum
I creating an additional division Of thu
superior court of Cochise county; TO
I the relief of State Librarian Con T
| Cronin to reimburse him for his ex
penses incurred in defending the law o
! the last legislature creating MS offic'
! and appointing him to it.
/ The bill requiring contractors en-
i gagged on state, county and muriciDa
/ work TO give a sixty per cent bond TO
| the protection of material men ant
| laborers was fayorably considered bu
was referred to have stricken out tina
part of it relating to the state, sine
work for the state cannot be performe
/ by contract
A bill making municipalities subjec
to garnishment was recommended 70
indefinite DostnonemenL