Bisbee daily review., 1919-02-11
FEDERAL CONTROL RESOLUTION UP
 IN STATE SENATE
Lively Debate Forecast as Memorial on U. s. Owner
 ship Is Introduced
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ttSS Review Leased Wlrel PHOENlN, AriZ., Feb. IO-A joint memorial introduced in the state sen ate late this afternoon charged rail road officials with abusing the conf dence of the United States govern ment during the period of federal ad- ministratiOn Of the roads and urged on congress the necessity for government ownership of all railroads. telegraph and telephone lines.
 The memorial which was No. ,. was brought in by Claypool and legislators are looking to it to produce one of the hveliest debates of the session.
 In part the memorial reads:
 Whereas the secretary of the treas uTy has stated that upwards of one billion four million dollars will be necessary to rehabilitate the railroads. for which nearly one billion dollars al ready has been expended;
 Whereas, 1t iS shown that durins the management of the said railroads by the governments. officials of the railroads insidiOusly abused the confi- dence' repoSed in them by intentional ly giying inefficient service thereby creating a misapprehenSion in the mind of the public that s1cn me- ficiency was due to government own ership;
 Urge Permanent Control Whereas, all first class nations. with the exception of the United States, have recognized the democra- tic necessity for such public owner ship and now own and operate the railroads. telegraph and telephone lines;
 Therefore, be it Resolved. Ina, the senate and house of the fourth legislature of the state of Arizona petl- tiOn the national congress to find ways and means to permanently ac- Quire the said railroads, telegraph and telephone systems now being operated by the government, thereby bringing them into such position that they may be operated to the best interests of the people at large
 The resolution concludes by a~ suucting that engrossed copies be sent 10 the United States senate and the house of representatives
 President Johns of the senate fath- cred bin which instructs the stare auditor to check the accounts of all state offices. boards, commissions and institutions and report the result to the next regular session of the legis- lature, The bin would declare this emergency business and set aside a sun sufficient 10 meet the expenses of the audit.
 Recall Change Advocated
 WlnSOn'S new bill would make it harder for public servants to hold of flee after successful recall petition has been circulated to remove them. His measure introduced today pro- vldes revision Of the statutes relat- ing to recalls, giving an officer against whom a sufficiently signed petition has been circulated five days in which to resign. If he has not stepped out within that period the election would be held
 WinSOn also sponsored a bill to ere ate a state board of pardons and par oleS to hear petitions of prisoners for communication of sentences and return of citizenship.
 The third bill introduced by this senator today provides regulations to govern the operations of foreign com panieS within Arizona boundaries.
 Hicks brought in two bills late to- day, one to empower the board of edu- ~>&SAOH to uie&hC u SOAANAASS NANtA AiSNklu- tions for the blind deaf and dumb in other states under which AriZonans 50 afflicted would receive instructions, ] the other measure aiming to further regulate fees in the superior courts, !
 Four bills introduced by Campbell. O'Neil and Claridge provide further laws respecting morality. Three of them are those drafted by Lt John J. O'Neill of the army.