El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-01-16
Mex. Purchase
Plan Is Before
Legislature
Memorial Is introduced In
Arizona Senate, Back
ing Up Ashurst.

I
/ TO the senate and house Of representa-
tives OF the United States was in
I troduced in the Arizona state legisla-
ture by senator Hugh Campbell today.
calling on the United States govern
ment to acquire by purchase from
Mexico all OF Lower California, the
/ Coronado islands and that portion OF
the state OF Sonora, Mex. lying north
Of the parallel OF 81 degrees and 20
minutes north latitude. The memorial
urges that the president OF the United
states be called upon to initiate proper
/ negotiations with the government OF
/ Mexico to acquire the above lands
! This is In support OF measure intro
/ duced in congress by senator Henry
/ T. Ashurst, OF Arizona
$50 Wage For Women
/ In the house, a bill was introduced
amending the minimum wage for
women act. passed at the last regular
session and fixing the minimum wage
at SIC q week. TO provide that the
minimum wage for women in Arizona
] shall be $50 a week. The bill was IN
| troduced by Mrs. Rosa MCKAY OF
! Globe patron OF the original bill
] 4 bill providing for a minimum sal
airy Of 500 a month for teachers IN
I the public schools and that all con-
] tracts for teachers shall be made Tor
one year was introduced by represen-
/ tative Lacy. Of ella county.
To Audit Departments.
! Prospects that the state legislature
Z would authorize an audit Of all state
I departments were bright today as a
/ result OF the governors statement
in his address yesterday that the state
! has lost S5,O0O,000 since statehood by
/ the unauthorized expenditures OF pub
I lie officials and boards He recon-
mended an audit and the establish
ment Of a budget system limiting eN-
penditures.
A resolution authorizing the audit
! is expected TO be introduced shortly.
The Joint session yesterday was IN
I the house chamber, with president A
/ A Johns presiding. At the conclusion
| OF the address, president JOINS. IN
! happy speech. presented the governor
I the gavel he had used, made from
wood from the old log cabin at Pres
Gait that had served TO house the
/ first territorial legislature in 1865
I The gift, he stated. was from the
eight Yavapai county legislators. some
OF whom had been boys with the gov
ernor at a time when politics had not
been considered.
To Care for INDECENT Sick.
IN the senate, the first bill OF the
session was by Claridge, creating
board Of charities. especially designed
{ to handle the influx OF INDECENT con-
sumptives that now has to be cared for
by funds Of the counties OF southern
Arizona and by charity 1t carries an
appropriation Of SIC. 900 for purely re-
lief work
To Increase school Fund.
In the house. the first bill. by Lines.
seeks to increase from 100000 70 ST.
100000 the part Of school fund that
goes from the state 10 the counties.
This was a matter over which the
last session spent much time and does
not affect the gross sum received by
schools.
To Bury Any Indigent Soldier.
One Of the days new bills was one
from Eddy making grant Of $50 for
the funeral Of any INDECENT soldier
This measure is unde-at0cd 70 have
come from the Spanish war veterans.
The bill for a S30.000,000 bond issue
for road construction is stated BY its
mover, Eddy. merely an opening
wedge, designed to bring out discus
sion whether the state can stand the
cost Of making its highways real
avenues Of modern transportation.
Roads Are Specified.
In the bill is specification OF the
roads 70 be improved. They are
the Borderland highway. from near
Lordsburg. y. NJ, through Douglas.
Bisbee. Tucson, Florence. Phoenix and
ia AdAAglAEn u J UNA inc AA4A AAAHA Il
highway from near SpringerYille I
through Holbrook. Flagstaff. Ash
Fork and Kingman 10 the Colorado
river near Needles; a road from Ash
Fork through Prescott and Phoenix
and from Tucson southwark to No
gales, creating a main north and
south artery. and a road from Phoe- I
nix eastward to Globe and through l
the ella valley and Clifton to con-
nection with the Borderland some
where in southwestern New Mexico.
Additions 10 Clerk List.
Some interesting additions have
been made to the clerk list since the
first report. Pat J. Farley. a well
known court house attache in Pres ]
colt. is assistant secretary Of the
senate. while the place OF reading
clerk has gone TO II. A Davis. one Of I
the members from Maricopa in the
first senate. Secretary to the presi-
dent is Mrs. Mabel Graves. who was
stenographer 20 Gov. Hunt The jour
nal clerk is Mrs. Leroy Ladd. widow
OF Gov. Hunts closest associate and /
for a couple OF months her husbands
successor on the commission OF state |
institutions. Her helper is Willamae
Mahoney. from the commission office.
Consideration for former senator En- |
nest Hall. Republican, now noncom- /
missioned officer Of engineers in |
France. was shown in the appoint
The two watchmen. Tommy Howard /
and George Stokoe. till January 8 |
were capitol employees.
The pay OF ATTACKS has been fixed !
by resolution at IS for the chief /
clerks and Sc and s. for the clerks /
and other employees
No Transfer Of Legislature.
The members from Pima county /
have failed 10 introduce their prom /
ised invitation for a transfer OF the !
legislative session TO Tucson TX
PLANTATION is made that such a change /
might serve 20 irritate the members |
from Maricopa and the northern |
counties.
Senate Committees Announced.
In the senate. president Johns has /
announced his standing committees. /
He has taken the subject OF roads /
from its 5ointure with irrigation and /
agriculture and also has divided pub |
lie Institutions and education. The |
chairmen OF the principal commit !
tees are Finance. Thompson; judi /
ciary. Herndon; public lands. Clar- |
idge: labor. Elliott; mining. Devine; I
appropriations. Campbell; banking. (
Hughes; corporations. Elliott, consti- !
tutional mandate. Claypool; constitu- I
tional amendments. Wilkinson. cleo |
lions. Winsor. education. Hicks. agri- |
culture, Winsor; livestock. CiaridEe;
counties. Parr; militia. Green, public !
health. Buchanan; accounting. Young; !
style revision and compilation. !
Whiting; enrolling and engrosinE, /