El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-17
Ark. Senate
Won t Amend
HighWay Bill.
Refuses To Empower The
Governor to Name Com
mission; Bill Passed.

Phoenix, fAriz., Feb. 1.-THE state
senate today refused to amend the
s3o.0O0,oOO highway bill to place the
naming OF the commission provided
for IN the measure in the hands Of the
governor. The bill which had been
recommended in committee OF the
whole. went through as drafted.
A measure made It's appearance IN
the house, fathered by the committee
on agriculture. to frame a water code
for the state and TO create the office
Of water commissioner with a $4,000
salary attached. The purpose or the
bill would be TO provide centralized
control for all dams and to divide the
state into water districts.
Two other measures introduced in
the house provide for 2 steam boiler
inspector and the licensing OF engi-
neers. and safeguards against damage
to water from oil sumps
The art commission bill. sponsored
by the Women's clubs OF the state, to
provide for supervision OF the work
OF state architects, was lost through
lack Of a sufficient number OF ayes"
noes The vote was nine to seven,
and 10 ayes" were necessary to carry.
Senate Passes Big Road BIZ.
Late Saturday the senate passed bill
~ ellnouylnG a provision that the limtt
OF tne state Indebtedness b lifted TO
permit the Inauguration Of a $50 O00. 900
road building program The measure Is
similar to house bill %.
Under the proposed legiEla rlou approved
by the senate. a board would be created
% consist OF the governor. secretary OF
state. auditor. treasurer and attorney gen.
eraL II would appoint n commission IN
der which the large appropriation would
be administered. The commission also
would appoint the engineer in charge OF
road and bridge construction who would
be given wide executive powers.
Failure Of Bin Predicted.
II IS freely predicted IN the corridors
OF the capitol that this measure viii not
go through as It IS drawn at present
The change said TO be contemplated IS 7
IN the personnel OF the board to name
the highway commission and Il is stated
that this Will be altered 20 include three
three would be tho governor. the pre~i-
dent Of the senate and the speaker Of
the house.
stop Construction Of Building.
Construction on all state buildings ez-
cept the addition 70 the capitol here, I
was ordered stopped Saturday y Andrew I
Baumert IT.. chairman o. the commits ]
sion on state institutions Building will ]
not Be resumed, said Baumert. til the
legislature passes the emergency aporo-
priations asked for in the rerent message I
sent down by governor Campbell
I realize that This e a very serious Q
step" said Baumert. especially at this
time OF Industrial unrest. but until the Z
legislature acts upon our request FOR
emergency appropriations We must cease
work I sent a wire TO superintendent /
J. T 1Iahoney 70 step work On the North l
eru Arizona normal school at flagstaff I
and also TO Tucson 20 hold u construc-
ton on the girls dor-uito-y Of the Uni Z
versity OF Arizona Similar Instructions I
have been issued with regard 10 work /
a. the state hospital FOR the insane
Asked IS 70 whether h expected early ]
action upon the request FOR the emer- /
gency appropriations. Baumert said he
had been given 10 understand by senator /
that this matter could not be /
gone into until after she regular appro-
priation bill is put through