Arizona republican., 1919-03-01

And t3en there is the contingency of % veto. Go override which the majority would have to call upon the republican members In both houses for help. lt should be stated though that no talk of a veto has cmanated from the of ficc Of the governor. that is mentioned only as a possible contingency.
 State Land Bill Up
 The state land bin came before the senate in the afternoon in a committee report, the majority report recon mendiug the passage of the measure. senator Winsor submitted a minority report in which be gave three reasons whp the biil should not pass. In tho first place he said it removed every safeguard thrown about the state lands it Was m violation Of the terms Of the enabling act and then it Was iu violation Of the constitution of the state in it's emergency clause, since none Of the emergencies contemplated by the constitution existed.
 The only allusion to good roads leg station in the house was contained in a motion Co postpone action upon house bill Ills until next Monday. This is a bill appropriating S200.000 to enable the state to cooperate with the federal
 
 was one of the many good roads bills introduced before the highway com mission b.ll was brought in On Tues day the appropriation contained in this bin was inserted into senate bill r. as an amendment along with the proVi- sion to raise a sum Of Sl 500. GOO an- nually The motion of yesterday in dicated a probabili vt that the senate hill would fail when the house would be in a position to fall back upon house bill 1lS. The other road bills contain ing appropriations will doubtless like wise be held in abeayance until the fate of the highway commission bill IS made known.
 Kill County Unit School Bill
 House bill %. proposing establishing the county unit school spstem, went by the board. by the way of indefinite pOstpOnement. Mir Howard made a strong appeal in it's favor. urging the appointment rather than the election of county school superintendents and investing the superintendent with some authority which the superintendent did not now possess, his duties. Mir Howard pointed out are simply cleri- cal. there is really nothing he can dc uut advise. Co increase the efficiency of the schools
 Thi sbrought out in opposition tn, oft repeated expression of faith in the supreme wisdom of the people anC their ability 10 select good officers b> election. Mr. Lines. who also favored the indefinite postponement of the bill did not assert his fath. but he believet that the bin was good one. thougi inopportune The stat legislation witt which this hill had been declared 10 b, symmetrical. Mr. Lines said. could mol become effective for more than two years. What was contemplated in thi. bill .e he said. should be approache, by degrees. and the next legislatur, could take up the county unit system.
 House Gets Busy
 The house in the afternoon went or record in favoung the continuation O. inc office of state historian. with His t0rian Thomas F. Parish in charge.
 lt passed the soldiers eettlemen hill the bin authorizing an appropria tion of $40.OOu by the state t0 be me by a similar appropriation by Mohav, county for a bridge across the Colorad, river. and the bill appropriating s20 for portraits of presiding officers O the senate and house.
 The water code came uu for final ac lion Some question was raised a $ |, Inc effect ot it upon the lands of thr county Assurance having been givci that it would not affect localities Wher water rights had been adjudicated an, that it had been passed upon by the of ficerS of the water users association the bill was passed
 Late in the afternoon. Judge Phillip presented 60 substitute for House Gl l5l for the relief Of thc city of Ihocy.' to enable tito apply bond issue o Sl00U00 that had been voted for pumping drainage system Co a gravitl system. This bilI was being hurrie, through under a suspension Of the rule after am explanation by the author O