Arizona republican., 1919-02-01

land grab bDing enterprise was at the bottom of it. and if so, to apprise the government of that fact MT. Coleman replied that the government already knew more about the character of the land under the proposed project than legislative committee could find out in a month. He was questioned re- garding the controversy in that region between the government and the set tiers. He said that there was no con- troversy now; the settlers had sur rendered to the views of the govern ment and would take whatever the | government would give them,
 New Bills in House
 | New bills were introduced as fol- | lows:
 House bill 5S, appropriating $6,o00 to | cover a deficit in the office of superin- i tendent of public health, occasioned by
 work during the. epidemic.
 House bill 59, by Mrs. Hayward, de- | lining and prohibiting the offense of islander and prescribing the punish
 ment. In the event of the enactment
 of this bill one would have to be pretty
 careful of what he says in Arizona. No
 statement relating upon the morals of
 a private citizen; no statement to his
 discredit could be safely said, even if
 true. As a candidate for office or as
 official he could be criticised con-
 corning his fitness or his official con- duct, if the criticism were we'll
 founded.
 House bill 50, amending the land
 code; This bill covers the same ground
 as the referred measure which was de-
 feated last fall and which was intend
 ed to give effect to the constitutional amendments which were adopted.
 House bill 61 by MT. Galbraith, an
 act defining criminal syndicalism and
 providing a punishment. Criminal
 syndicalism is refined as teaching,
 advocating or committing or attempt
 ing to commit criminal acts, sabotage,
 violence or acts or methods of terrorism
 or intimidation for the purpose of &C.,
 complaining industrial or political re-
 forms" Soap box orators and publish CTS, careless of statement or the use
 of language might easily come under the interdiction of this measure.
 House bill 62, making an appropria- tion of $2,55095 to meet debts incur red by C.. O. Case, J. c. Dolan and M. , I. Powers of the board of trustees of the Northern Arizona Normal school
 in combating the epidemic of influenza
 in that institution.
 Schools May Get Histories The house on third reading adopted a concurrent resolution authorizing the state historian to furnish the state board of education 800 copies of the history of Arizona, that is of the eight volumes already completed, for dis tribution in the schools. There was some objection at first under a mis- apprehension that the volumes would l have to be printed at great cost But it was explained that they have already been printed and that the pages have been electrotyped. The resolution also commits the legislature to an en- ! couragement of the completion of the history covering the territorial period The bill amending the penal code under the title of Complaints was 2 passed It provides for the examina- q tion of the complainant or prosecutor and directs that witnesses may bt summoned on the part of the accused I the object being to give him a full I knowledge of the facts in the possess ion of the prosecution.
 report was received from the SC lect snake dance committee; that is
 the committee to which was referre, 9 the invitation of c. M. Harper to at 4 tend the presentation of a film of tn Hopi snake dance which will be show \ at the American theater The com
 mittee recommended that the hous q attend the showing next Tuesday even ! ing, and that a recess Of the house b e4 taken for that purpose.
 u The house indicated it's objection t
 the proposition to appropriate s25,00
 for the use of the Rocky Mountain club of New York in offering a re ception to the returning ArizoAa sol Il diers. It was the united opinion tha $ that much money could be spent in S way that would do the soldiers muc H more good after their return to Ariz
 ona.
 4 In the afternoon Mr. Waters intro
 duced bill requiring that on all pack
 ages containing fuse there should b { stamped the burning time per foot 2 Debate is Prolonged "a The more important matters comin @ before the committee of the whol H were deferred, but those considere N wre productive of debate which at time E was prolonged. Among the measure E favorably acted upon were: a bill pro E viding for the powers of deputy coul E reporters; a bill amending the statute E with reference to the powers H trustees of school boards, authorizin B them to issue bonds for erecting teacf E CTS residences. In attempt to amen E the bill so that the vote on bono % should not be confined to those holdir E property in their names, offered I H MT. Vyne, was defeated. The bill H MT. Kimball in relation to the punisl E ment of those abtaining money N property by means of fradulent checl 4 and the bill of Mir. Perkins providir N for the re-recording of live stot N brands.
 There was a prolonged debate ov Fl the bill of MT. Lillywhite for the pr
 lection of garage keepers, ending . the defeat of it. This bill provid @ that lien might be filed on an aut mobile or tractor for work or mate ia1, the lein to be filed within 60 da A and suit for it's enforcement to be b [ gun within six months. There w
 not at first strong opposition to it, in the course of the discussion it " brought out that the property with
 the sixty days or any lesser peri
 might fall into the hands of an inn \ cent purchaser or mortgagee. Ther
 after the fate of the bill was seen.
 was recommended for indefinite pos
 ponment, and after the commit
 ' rose, was so postponed.