Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-18
THE EMERGENCY
CLAUSE USED TOO
FREELY IN arizona
Bill Aimed at |, w. W, May
Have Hard Shedding; Gov
ernor Not to Name Board to
Handle Road Fund,
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LEV MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRGt
Phoenix, Ariz., Feb. lit is the
duty Of the legislature to use and not
abuse the emergency clause in its bills,
says Governor Campbell in a brief
message he transmitted to the two
houses late today.
The letter was written in connec-
ton with law library deficit measure.
which the governor signed 'oday, and
in part said:
Il cannot by any process of reason
ing, however, elastic, come to the con-
clusion that this measure fails within
the purpose of subdivision three, sec
ton one, article four, of the consti-
tuition.
UNLESS care and caution are exer-
cised there is grave danger of drift
ing into the habit of using the emer-
gency provision for purposes other
than for which it was intended by the
trainers of our constitution. Under
the referendum clause of that docu-
ment the people reserved to them
selves the right to be the final arbit-
ers of legislation, realizing, however,
that there would be occasion when it
would be necessary for certain laws to
so into effect at once, but restricting
the grant of power to such laws are
necessary for the preservation of the
public peace, health or safety or for
the, support and maintenance of the
departments of the state government
and state institutions"
Crimp in Syndicalism.
The bill which would make criminal
syndicalism, including sabotage, a fell
ony was sent to the enrolling and en-
crossing committee of the house by a
vote Of 10 to ~ late today Specula-
ton in the legislature now centers on
the question of whether the friends Of
the bill be able to muster enough
votes to carry it through. 1t re-
CURES eighteen votes to pass it, and
it is stated that one and possibly two
who helped send it to the committee
today may vote against it in the final
test
S30,000,00O Road Measure.
The state senate today refused to
amend the $30,0CO,000 highway bill to
place the naming of the commission
provided for in the measure in the
hands of the governor. The bill,
which had been recommended in
committee of the whole, went through
as DATED, providing a commission to
he composed of the governor, state
auditor, secretary of state, state treas
urer and attorney general
A measure made its appearance in
the house, fathered by the committee
on agriculture, to frame water code
for the state and to create the posi-
ton of water commissioner with al
$4,000 salary attached. The purpose
of the bill would be to provide CEN
tralized control for all dams and toI
divide the state into water districts.
Other Bills Introduced.
Two other measures introduced inl
the house provide for a stem boiler
inspector and the licensing of eei-
neers, and safeguards against damageI
to water from oil sumps.
The art commission bill, sponsored
by the women's clubs of the state tot
provide for supervision of the work
of state architects, was lost through
lack of sufficient number Of "ayes,
though the ayes" outnumbered the
noes" The vote was to T. and TEN
ayes are necessary to carry.