Arizona republican., 1919-03-02

proiding for the organization of the highway commission, but that in view Of the necessity of roads construction he was inclined to yield his views. The Dill was then signed and sent back to the senate.
 The minority expressed confidence that that was the end of senate bill IT Members said that they felt sure that the governor would not approve it and could not do so. There was too much at stake. The majority do not believe it will be approved and its members are aware that it cannot be passed. the governors veto notwithstanding. Assuming that the republicans would stand by the governor, the democrats would lack one vote in each house of passing it over a veto.
 Senate Passes Election Code
 The chief event in the senate was the passing late in the afternoon of the Winsor election code. Though in the course of the consideration of the bill covering several days many slight changes had been made, there was only one important amendment, the striking out of the provision that in case a can didate should receive a certain per centage of the vote cast at the primary. more than 50 per cent, his name alone
 
 lot; was stricken out. That provision was made largely for the purpose of preventing voters from crossing suit at the primary. The fight against this was led by MT. Wilkinson But the members generally believed that while that might be advantageous to the dominant party it lacked something of fairness to the minority.
 Though senate bill F engrossed the most of the time as well as the atten- tion of the house, several other bills were passed in the course of the day. Among them was the senate bin pro viding for tax on sheep to create a fund for combating scabies. The mo fence" bill was also passed and the bill of MT. Waters for the protection of oil and gas wells. The bill provid- ing for minimum salaries for teachers was lost by vote of IA to IS, and MT. Kimball gave notice of a motion to | reconsider.
 After the disposition of several other. matters, the house in the committee of l the whole took up the general appro- priation bill which, it is stated, will oc- cupy it for the next three days. Two new bills were introduced, one by MT. Coleman fixing fees of jurors in | superior courts at s5 day and allow ing mileage, 10 cents one way. The senate session was not alto gether devoid of conflict. It came in the third reading of the bill continuing the office of state historian. Mir. Will kinson said that the only purpose of this bill was to nag the chief executive. It could not be expected, he said. that 1 the governor would allow this bill to | pass in the face of his recommendation for the abolition of the office. Mir. Claridge defended the bill on the ground that MT. Parish, the historian, was in possession of much valuable data painstakingly gathered, and which would be lost unless made use of by him. The bill was passed by a vote 1 of 10 to 6, MT. Winsor voting with the republican members.
 May Hold Night Session
 The bill for the construction of q bridge over Oak Creek was passed without division; also the bill provid- l ing for the collection of the inheritance tax from owner of property within the 1 state, living outside the state; and the l bill regulating the investment of sts.ln 1 funds from the sale of state lande. q bill providing for the establishment of l fire companies in unincor oorated
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