Arizona republican., 1919-03-11
VETOES BILL FUR PREMIUM T0T
 FIRST OIL WELL
Senate Then Passes Bill Over Objection of the
 Governor; State Land Bill
 Up Again; Hotly Attacked

Though the legislative day was broken into by the address of the vice president in the afternoon good deal of business was traQsacted in both houses. House bin 60. the state land bin. was before the senate in the con- mittee of the whole in the afternoon where it was vigorously attacked by Mir. Wiusor, on the ground that lt vested too great. unprecedented power in the land department He did not mean Co infer. he said, that the power would be improperly or unjustly used, but that the safeguards around the heritage of the people should not be so thrown down.
 The people, he said, had indicated at the election last November, that they did not want this legislation. lt there tore appeared that the bill was an ef- fort tO make them take 1t whether they liked it or not. It would not be so bad. he said. but for the emergency clause. With that eliminated, the peo- pie could have a chance to say whether they had undergone a change Of mind.
 On the vote on the question of fla vorable reporting it unexpected oppo- sition was developed. There were seven votes against it to eleven for it. Unless a part of this opposition IS withdrawn. the bill cannot pass with the emergency clause.
 Passes Bill Over Veto
 Governor Campbell yesterday re- turned the bill offering a premium of s1OOOO for bringing in the first oil well in tho state with flow of 50 bar rells daily for a period of 30 days. One of the objections of the governor was that no machinery is provided for it's operation. The bill was passed ovel the veto with a single dissenting vote that of Mir. Green.
 The most important thing accom- plished in either house was the pass age by the senate of substitute hOust bill 5i. the soldiers settlement meas nre. There was no division. Othel measures similarly passed wiothou conflict were the bill increasing th' salaries of chief deputy school super intendents in counties of the frs class: the bill providing safety signall for drivers of automobiles.
 The matter Of investigating thu state corporation commission wa taken up. and by vote of 12 to tn resolution for the appointment of Legislative committee was adopted.
 The only bill introduced in tn house was one by MT. ONeil authoriz ing the corporation commission to eX empt from the limitations as to in vestment by domestic companies whose business is restricted to suret insurance.
 Several New Bills in House
 Several new bills were brought int the house. Among them was one D Mir. Little fixing tho terms of sheriff at four years: one by Mir. Howard, proposed constitutional amendmer relating Co the nomination of candi dates for office either by direct pri mary or by party convention. By NJ Barrows. hill creating a state high way commission, the same bi brought into the senate on Saturda afternoon hy Mir. Wilkinson. This wa the only echo of the highway fight either house.
 The proceedings in the house wer enllvened in the morning by incident preceding the defeat of the state oI phanage bin which has been favor ably recommended. It's defeat was al tributed to a speech by MT. Phillips which he urged that homes be foun for orphans, and declaring that an oi phanage could not be made a homo that the children committed to could never be thrown under hon influences.
 In the afternoon the waters wei stirred again by a motion to recoI slider the vote by which house bill s relatinr to surveys for irrigation pro