Arizona republican., 1919-02-07

undemocratic inasmuch as it left all the power in the hands of one man.
 The message of the governor, trans mitted the night before. showing the deplorable financial condition in which he had found the state January 6, with practically every fund depleted six months before the end of the fiscal year, with a deficit already of more than S44000 and estimated shortages of $45S000, was found on the desks Of the president of the senate and the speaker of the house. The message was read in neither house, but was re- ferred to the appropriation committees with the statement in the house that it was unnecessary to read it, inasmuch as it had already appeared in the papers.
 That was an assumption, and not a violent one, that all the members are readers of The Republican, the only Iaper to which the members could have had access, that carried the mes sage.
 Regents Bill Passes In the morning session of the senate 1 the bill providing for the appointment of university board of regents so that the terms of the five members would be fixed at five years, one to expire 1 dependent of the governor, was passed with a single dissenting vote. The only other bill then passed was the measure permitting the loaning of state money on lands with no other | incumbrance than their liability to the government under reclamation pro- jects. The bill providing for the dis tribution of estates of $500 or less without going through probate court was sent to the enrolling and engross- ing committee.
 Other bills passed by the senate in the course of the day were the Parr measure, with a subsidy or premium for the discovery,of the first oil well with a flow of fifty barrels 8 day for thirty days, the premium to be 000; [; the bill making an appropriation for a bridge across the Colorado river in Mohaye county at Big Wash, and a bill for the relief of c. O. Case, J. C. Dolan and M. I. Powers for expenses in combating the influenza at the Flag staff Normal school.
 Other New Bills
 Several new bills were brought into the senate as follows:
 By MT. Elliott, No. 5S, for the relief of contractors engaged on public work This applies to contracts taken on q pre-war basis, since when the prices of materials have so advanced that the work can be done only at a loss. The contractor is allowed to make claim of loss and after investigation by the authorities if the loss is traced to rising prices of materials, his claim against the state, county. town or school dis trict is to be allowed
 By Mr. Elliott, No. 59, amending the law with reference to public utilitie. , so as to prevent municipalities from : engaging in competition with then until after a showing before the cor poration commission.
 By Mir. O'Neill No. 50, for the regu. lation of auto traffic on the public highways; this bill is the same as that introduced into the house the day before.
 By MT. O'Neill, No 61. for the reliet of the Fl Paso x Southwestern rail- road company which has a clain against the state for transportation o c. E. Near and "one other person from Douglas to Florence. "One othel person" was probably convict
 By MT. Hicks, an amendment to the salary list giving to assistant schoo