Arizona republican., 1918-05-21
SESSION
 UT LEGISLATURE
 STARTS TO-DAY

With d calling Of the roll of the senator's and representatives at 10 o'clock this morning the special session of the Arizona state legislature. called to convene by Governor George W. p. Hunt 10 consider matters made neces- sary by the existence of the great war, will have started its work. It is eX- pectcd that little else will be done the first day.
 Presiding over the deliberations of he senate will be Senator David II. ,laridge of Solomonville, Graham .ounty, the president of the senate, at the last session. A. A. Johns of Pres 'ott, Navapai county. will he speaker pf the house. These presiding officers along with the other officials of both houses, will be reelected without Op- position, as it has been announced that there are to be no contests for session officers. C. r. Hicks will be secretary of the senate and sam W. Proctor, chief clerk of the house.
 Three Seats Vacant
 Many of the senators and represen- tltoTs had reached the city yesterday m readiness for the session, and many informal cauCuses were held at the hotels and at the state house The other representatives will arrive on carly tradns this morning.
 At least three seats in the repre- sentative chamber will be vacant, when that body is called to order today. Harold Baxter of Maricopa county and C. C. Faires of Gia county are in the service of the government, while Mrs. Rosa Mckay of Bisbee, Cochise county is reported 10 be seriously ill in a hos pital in Globe. It is stated that Mrs. Mckay will not be able to attend ses- sions of this special session of the legislature until near it's close, if at all.
 According to the call for the special session as issued by Governor Hunt, the matters to be considered are to include the ratification of the pro hibition amendment to the national constitution, the suffrage amendment he granting of the franchise 10 Ari- zona soldiers outside of the state and other matters brought forward by the war, such as safeguarding the legal rights of Arizona soldiers away from home serving the colors.
 Four Bills Ready
 Wiley F.. Jones, attorney general has delivered to Governor Hunt pre- liminary drafts of four bills to be pre- sented to the legislature. One relates Co the ratification of the prohibition amendment, one concerns the placing of the state council of defense upon a more stable footing, one concerns tho granting of the franchise to absent Arizona soldiers and one is in regard 10 the declaring of a moratorium tC safeguard the legal rights of Arizona soldiers during the continuance of the war.
 There are many other matters that the legislators are ready to bring for ward at this special session. but they arc uncertain whether they will bC allowed to. Upon this depends the length of the session. Although nc member cares to give this opinion a. O the probable length of the session vet it is the general impression tha 't can hardly be concluded before foul weeks.
 Two of the largest of the state de partments have been turned out o their quarters at the state house fol the accommodation of the special ses sion, The commission of state in, stitution has had erected a bungalow on the west side of the capitol grounds while the state land department i! occupying the lower hallway of tn, tapitol.