Arizona republican., 1919-01-21

the matter up and reports were made to the two houses recommending the appointment of a committee of three members each.
 One member in the house and three in the senate voted against the report on the ground that they were opposed to the formation of such committees. The reports differed in one particular; the house report included the Pio- neers Home in the investigation, and the suggestion was made by MT. Howard that the scope of it should in- clude not only the financial needs of the institutions, but also the general condition of them. The senate mem bers of the committee are Messrs. Campbell, O'Neill and Devine. The house members, Messrs. Coffee, He'd rick and Dr. Lacy.
 May Have Singing Session
 Among the new bills introduced yes terday was one for the adoption of another Arizona anthem, the words by i Margaret Rowe Clifford and the music | by Maurice Bluementhal. This bill | | was sponsired by the entire Cochise delegation in the house. The bill ap- propriates $250 for securing a copy right, and $350 for securing an electro 1 type of the words and music. The Cochise delegation has probably let l itself in for more than it expects. Now, anybody can understand the words, but the average member can not interpret notes of music. The | legislature can hardly be expected to
 adopt music it knows nothing about, so that at some stage before third reading and final passage, the delega-
 ton will probably be called upon to
 sing the anthem, probably the com
 mittee of the whole. The music lovers
 of Phoenix will be appraised of the date | of the consideration of this measure.
 The only other bill brought into the
 house was by MT. Kimball of Pima
 for the establishment of state game
 preserve'in the Catalina, embracing
 all that part of the mountains lying
 within the Coronado National forest.
 Mrs. Westover introduced House
 Joint Resolution, No. 1, an invitation
 to President Wilson to visit Arizona
 in the course of his proposed tour of
 the country on his return from Europe,
 and suggesting, if possible, Q visit dur
 ing the session of the legislature. The
 resolution went through under a sus-
 pension of the rules, without a dis
 Senting vote.
 Would Offend None
 In deference to our allies, MT. Gal
 braith questioned the expediency of one expression in the resolution, "the worlds greatest leader" MT. Gal braith was not disposed to question the accuracy of it or to inject party politics into the discussion, but he suggested that the people of France ! or Great Britain might have leaders, each believed in his own country to be I r. though it was better not to institute an odious comparison. His view of the matter was put into the form of a motion to amend, but the stage of I amendment was passed. The senate later passed the resolution under a suspension of the rules, and the resolu- p tion was transmitted to the governor . The committee on rules reported
 recommending the adoption of the rules of the Third legislature with 3 minor amendments, one of them cal I culated to shorten the time for which ,. a committee might retain a bill, and l another clarifying the matter of mov- e ing for a reconsideration of vote or | a question requiring a two-thirds vote S A communication was received from e the governor, saying that he had e signed and transmitted to the secre-
 tary of state the appropriation bil
 providing for the current and con- c tingent expenses of the session. An
 other communication from the gov . ernor accompanied the reports of sucf = state offices and institutions as hat T yet reached him. Similar messages uu u were sent to the senate.
 Flag Bill in Senate
 d A communication from the Kiwani IS Club of Phoenix contained resolu ;- tion adopted by the club praying fo l. a grant by the government of publi d lands for the creation of a road con
 struetion fund.
 s, A bill by MT. Delbridge of Cochis IL amends the statutes relative to tn III government of towns, providing that i ii towns of less than 5000, the town mar i. .t shal, engineer and other officials sha ,a be appointive instead of elective. ,o In the senate bill was introduce by MT. Claridge prohibiting the desc 10 cration of the American flag. A com xt munication was received from Attor
 ney General Jones stating that he wa r. in possession of the form of the bi or recommended by Secretary Lane of tn
 interior department for adoption
 the states in cooperation with tn Ir. federal government in soldier settle s. ment work. The attorney general ad es ded that he had secured much othe e. information regarding the plans of tn n- government which he would pr>ser re. for the consideration of the legisla ng ture.
 te Both houses adjourned to 10 o'cloc ct this morning.
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