Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-14
] MILLION FUR ROADS PROVIDED AS
 BILL PASSES
O'Neil Measure Adopted by
 House in Night Session
 Which Closes Legislature Lawmakers Predict Highway
 Act Will Meet Same Fate as First One and Be Vetoed

PHOENIX, AriZ-. March 13--BefOre the house had been in session 90 min utes on its night sitting, the last Of this legislature, it had passed by vote of 19 to 14 senate bill 1S5, the majority's new highway bill, patterned after the vetoed senate bill number IT, with the exception Of the emerg- ency clause, which was dropped from the new measure.
 This bill, fathered in the upper house by O'Neill, provides for an an nual appropriation for two years of SI 500, 900 for highway building and creates a highway board, consisting of the governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, president of the sen ate and speaker of the house, who would name the highway commission in whose hands would rest authority to disburse the three million dollar fund
 Immediately following the passage of the O'Neiu bill it was freely pre- dicted in the corridors or the capitol that 1t would meet the same fate at the governors hands as befell its pre- decessor. senate bill r, the executive veto. It was pointed out that the num-
  bodied in the governors veto message, still apply to bill 1855.
 Hot Battle Ends
 Around the O'Neil bill and the sim liar one which went before it, has ragged the hottest battle of the ses- sion. Three weeks ago debate on senate bill r, caused the first sharp drawing of party lines when the re- publicans accused the democratic ma jOrity of attempting to strip the gov ernor of his powers in taking the nam ing of the highway commission out of his hands The democrats retorted to the charge with the argument that they were doing no more than their opponents had doEe under similar cir cumstances two and four years ago. The bill passed both houses, but died under the governors veto, the executive argument hiRging on two points, first that the measure was un- constitutional in that it named two officers of the legislature on the high way board, and second that it sought to take from him powers which he claimed were delegated to him by the people.
 Following the veto. numerous con ferences were held, to effect a com promise, but last night democratic leaders asserted that nothing accept able had been offered and that bil 1S5, the measure which passed to night, would be put through and sen to the governor for his signature O veto.
 Six Bills Passed
 The house began its final session promptly at s o'clock, but the senaU failed to convene till more than al hour later. pending the result of tn committee conference on the apprC priations bill. the senate amendment to which the house had refused to aI prove
 Meanwhile in the house half dOZe bills had been passed One of these a house bill. was the amendment { the county seat removal act which pr' vides that when any county seat sha have been moved. no election may h held for its removal again within ] years. and when an election on tn subject of removal has been held an the proposal has failed. no other ele tiOn on the same project may be hel within one year.
 The measure went to the senate
 Another bill passed, provides for tf organization of cooperative insuran' companies by farmers This also VI; sent to the upper house.
 Salaries Raise Adopted
 Amendments to the blue sky la' suggested by the corporation commi sion and giving that body clcs grip on investment companies, we through the house and were SC across to the senate
 The increase in salaries for s preme and superior court judges VI approved by the house and as tn bill already has passed the senate now goes to the governor,