The copper era and Morenci leader., 1919-01-31
BILL AIMS AN END ID COM. OF STATE
 INSTITUTIONS
Senator Campbell Proposes Board of Governor, Auditor and State Treas urer, With Secretary Instead.


 Governor, Auditor and State Treas
 urer, With Secretary Instead.
 Measured by the volume of business transacted, yesterday was an im- portant session of the legislature in both branches. The first step was taken toward the abolition of the com mission of state institutions, some thing that the Democrats began to threaten last fall as soon as they re- covered from the shelEshock they re- ceived one day last November.
 Senator Campbell introduced a bill creating state board of control. The board will differ from the old board, descended from territorial times, in that it will have no citizen member who, with the governor and the state auditor constituted the board. The beard, contemplated in Senator Camp bells bill will con sist of the governor, The board is, authorized to appoint secretary at asalary of $3,00O ayear. The members of the board shall re- ceive no pay in addition to their official salaries. Provision is made for their travelling expenses and office expenses, though the appropriation waits on the general appropriation bill.
 Tho most intoractinc and iunpoiuouf business of the day was the hustling through with feverish haste of me- meorial to congress and the war de- partment in response to a word that orders had been received to abandon all construction work on the base hos pital at Whipple Barracks at Pres colt.
 For, Orphan Commission
 Another bill brought into the sen ate by MT. Young creates an orphan commission to be composed of the sec retary of state, the auditor and the treasurer who shall appoint a com- missioner at salary of s2OO a month. For carrying out the purpose of the bill the sum of $S,0OO is appropriated.
 A bill introduced by MT. Herndon amending the law relative to the terms of county and precinct officers. The real purpose of it is to remove the limitation upon the occupancy of the office of county treasurer A bill was introduced by MT. Campbell changing the law with reference to appeals from superior courts.
 The only other business before the senate was the adoption of a joint resolution by MT. Thompson express ing confidence in President Wilson. | When the senate adjourned it was 10 o'clock on Monday morning.
 The house finally disposed of sev- eral measures, the most important be- ing MT. Waters bill for greater safe ty in mines. It provided originally that all blasts in mines should be set off by electricity, by means of delayed electric primers. Nobody was op- posed to the object of the bill, but thought it would work a hardship on the small mine owners and especially upon prospectors, since it made no distinction in mines. Mine Inspector Bolin was sumoned before the com- mittee of the whole in the morning, and at the end of the discussion in which many of the members partici- pated the bill was referred back to the committee which amended it so that it would apply to blasing 15 feet below the surface. Above that depth, fuse may be used. In this form the bill was later passed.
 MT. Lines measure. constitution al amendment changing the method of appropriating state school funds among the counties from the school census basis to that of average att tendance, was passed with three dis senting votes. Also the house passed MT. Kimballs bills creating the Cataline Mountain Game Preserve. 1 Bills in the House
 New bills were introduced into the house as follows:
 By Mfr. Perkins, House Bill 34, pro- viding for the re-registration or cattle brands in accordance with the recommendation of the livestock sanitary board.
 By MT. Flood, House Bill 8, amending the law with respect to the county and precinct officers. This bill is the same as the Herndon bill brought into the senate yesterday. By MT. Kimball, House Bill 3G, making provision for the appointment of deputy court reporters.