Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-02
SENATE ROAD BILL,
 BEATEN IN HOUSE
 PASSES SECOND VOTE
Measure Carries Appropria- tions Aggregating Near
 ly Two Million

PHOENIX, Ariz, Mar 1.-The sen ate highway bill, which was beaten in the house this morning by a vote or Is to 14, was brought up for re- consideration late this afternoon and was passed by the bare vote of 24 to 10. The measure, which carries ap- populations aggregating S1,7OO,OOO would take from the governor the ap- sion and vest that power in a board Of renting of the state highway cOmm1s- I.s- the governor, secretary of state, s treasurer, president of the sen 1--s and speaker Of the house
 .he actual vote as registered this morning against the bill tOtaled II, but to gain reconsideration Eddy, Francis and Sealey changed rom .-yes" to no" Sullivan had refused to vote and left the house and FlOOo voted no" This afternoon, however, Sullivan and Flood stood by the ma jOrity and supplied the two votes necessary to pass the bill
 The veteran Sullivan was the cen ter of a dramatic incident which fol lowed a week of bitter debate on this senate bill. When the roll was called Sullivan passed
 Refuses Gall to Vote
 Vote" was shouted from several corners of the house. but again the Yavapai representative refused
 This house demands that you vote or retire" said Lines, while motion was offered that Sullivan be expelled
 -Very well, then, l shall retire, said Sullivan, and he walked from the house to a seat in the corridor There it was apparent that he was labOring under ccnsidera ble excitement and Speaker Johns Of the senate and Se=- atOr Green accompanied him to his hotel
 This afternoon, after the highway measure had been passed, a motion was carried to expunge from the rec Ords the suggestion that the YaTapai representative be expelled
 Changes Vote to -'Ges-
 Following the roll call in the morn ing Flood left the chamber and there was a proDOsal made to have the ser geant at arms bring him back to ans wer to his name on another bill, when he reappeared with the explanation that he had not understood the sum- mons
 When FI0ol changed from mo" to
  his explanation for dOIng so be spread on the minutes as follows:
 Notwithstanding that I am opposed to some of the provisions of state bill r, I feel that in the lace of existing conditions legislation Of the utmost importance to this state may be jeOp- ardized and therefore vote yes
 Those who voted mo" in the alter noon rOII call were:
 Burk, DObson, GaIbraith, Gibson, Hedrick. Kimball. Lacy, Lillywhite, O'NeiH and Phillips
 Keen Debate Continued
 The keen partisan debate which has featured the highway bills every ap- pearance this week was continued this morning when it was called up for its third and final reading Mrs Mckay, Vyne, Lines, Stark, Francis and Del bridge rallied to its support, while Phillips, Galbraith. Lillywhite and Kimball led the attack
 Phillips charged that a caucus of democrats had been held in the house chamber with closed doors in which the members of the party had been pledged to the support of the bill Call them into caucus again" he said, release them from their pledges and let them vote as their consciences die tate"
 How about the caucus the republi- cans held in a private hOuse2" asked Mrs Mckay The query brought a general denial from the republican members that they had caucused on this or any other measure
 For 45 days said Vyne, this leg islature has proceeded with the great est harmony to ride over me and those who think along the same lines as do. They have agreed on everything till now and now they are falling out over the division Of the sDOils-