Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-18
HUGHES EXPLAINS
 WHY BILL FAILED
Truth Concerning Civil Serv- ice Measure Revealed
 by Senator

Bringing with him the complete rec ord of the Senate's action on the civil i service bill, known as senate bill No. III, Senator T. A. Hughes, of War ren, returned late Sunday night from the sessions of the state legislature just clased at Phoenix. The senate record shows that Senator Hughes not only introduced the bill, but that he secured it's recommendation in committee of the whole, secured en- 'dorsemeHt for it from his committee to which it had been referred, main tained it in its place on the calendar, and finally put the senate on record as to individuals and their stand on the measure.
 A vote of record on the bill was not forced until the last day of the legis- lature, mainly, declares MT. Hughes, because opposition had developed to the will which doomed it to defeat. By holding off the vote, the senator states, he hoped a rally of sufficient strength to rush it through in the final hours. When at last he forced the vote, eight senators voted for the bill and eleven opposed it. The vote stood:
 How Vote Stood
 Yes: Campbell (HughO, democrat, Coconino; Claridge, democrat, Ora ham; Goodell, republican, Pima; Green 1 (C. O, republican, Maricopa; Hughes democrat, Cochise; O'Neill. democrat Cochise; Whiting, republican, Apache; and Wilkinson, republican, MaricOpa.
 Noes: Beuhman, republican, Pima; 1; Claypool, democrat, Gila; Devine, democrat, Pinal; Elliott, democrat, Greenlee; Herndon, democrat, Mo have; Hicks, democrat, Yavapai; Parr, 1 democrat, Navajo; Thompson, republi- can, Santa Cruz; Winsor, democrat, Yuma; Young, democrat, Gila; and Johns. democrat, Yavapai.
 Especial interest in the bill has been shown by returned service men of the state, since the measure offered them preference in state civil service posi- tions when qualified. This was the chief feature in favor of the bill and it was this point upon which Senator Hughes laid especial stress when he introduced the measure.
 Arrived Late
 The bill arrived in Senator Hughes hands late in the session, as the nun Der indicates. He read it, saw i'm mediately that it offered the returned soldier and sailor real and tangible opportunity, and for this reason intro duced the measure as his bill It seemed to meet with favor from most members of the senate at first and readily emerged from the committee of the whole and from Senator Hughes committee with recommends tion that it do pass
 It was here that the first oppOst ton to the bill was encountered, when Senator Hughes learned that quietly an organization had been built up to slaughter the bill when it came up-fO1 final reading. From this moment or he fought against time to win over the strength needed. and finally brought the matter to a head with a test vote
 Still Has Hopes
 have not yet given up hope of see ing my bill a state law in Arizona, declared Senator Hughes last night 'It is a good measure; it is desirable one IL met with opposition just al any civil service bill will meet witl opposition Men opposed it anC brought influence to bear on it be cause it depriyes some Of the -pOlitici ans of the right to hand out patron age. I had expected opposition; 1 wal surprised when at first the bill seem ed to meet with no opposition, and . was not much surprised when finall. large opposition developed"
 Senator Hughes and members of tn
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