Arizona republican., 1919-02-12
EDUCATION BILL , PASSES HOUSE
 BY RIG MARGIN
Measure, At First Strongly
 Opposed, Is Intended To Remove School System Of Arizona From Politics

The outstanding incident in the leg isltture yesterday was the passage m the house of House Bill 10. supsutut- lug a modern educational trameWork for the antiquatcd, archaic system uh- der which the state has been strug- glng. often through political miro.
 Tho bill creates d state board Of edu- cation composed Ot seven members to hc appointed by the governor with the advice of the senate. one for one year, one for two years. one for three and so on. Co seven years. Thereafter as va cancics occur, appointments will be made for a seven year term.
 Three of the members of the board shall be persons engaged in school work. four shall be persons who have successfully followed other pursuits. Not more than four members of tho board may belong to the same political party. Among the powers Of the board will hc the control Of an educational institutions in the state. except the state university. It shall also direct the educational feature of the indus trial school. The state superintendent ceases to be an elective officer. but mast be appointed by the state board of education.
 Effective in Four Years
 As this is a constitutional amend ment and will not be submitted to the people before the general election of l9l0 at which time. @ state superin- tcndcnt of education must be elected under the present provisions of the constitution, the amendment. if adopt ed by the senate also and ratified by thc people, cannot be effective for four years.
 This bill. ever since its introduction. has been vigorously opposed but the sentiment in favor Of it was so strong and grew, that the opposition declined. SO that on final passage only four votes were cast against it.
 The only other bill passed in the house was that of Mrs. O'Neill. one of Inc measures of the State Federation of Woman's clubs against vice. lt in- troduces into the state law modelled after the Mann law. raises the age of consent from 16 to IS years and makes more rigorous the punishment for crimes against morality already de- fined.
 A variety of communications were received in the house from the state federation of labor a result Of a meet ing of the executive board of the as- sOciation last Saturday. one of then is directed against the arbitration bil in the senate which, according to the communication. is "ridicuQus and mol worthy of consideration" The fedora. tton also believes that on account o the unsettled industrial state it would he unWisc not to attempt any work mems compensation legislation. Tho federation advocates the creation of . labor department under a commis. sioner of labor
 Signs Game Preserve Bill
 X communication was received iron the governor stating that he hat signed tho act creating the Catalina Game preserve.
 Today was the time set for the con. -ideraton in the committee of th, whole of the bill amending the law re- aung to fratcrnal insurance. X com munication was received from M. T. stewart desiring to be heard on tha subject The request was granted Nt the suggestion. Of Mir. Lines an, Mr. Phillips it was ordered that Lam Commissioner Moeur bc asked to b present at the hearing or the land bill
 only three new bills were brough Into the house. one by Mir. Francis "al lowing merchants to stimulate compe tton,' but just how and to what ex ..iNN l' AANN N'i y. Nitlle afN iNtAU m LII brief measure.
 X bin by Mir Eddy rcpeals every thing in the revised statutes on th subject of deeds of trust Mir. Littl introduced a substitute for his dentis trW bill differing from the origina only n details X copy of the bill wa introduced in the senate yesterday b his colleague. Mir. Elliott.
 The house held no session in tn morning but convened at 9 o'clocl An adjournment was taken until l o'clock this morning, evidently in fQy rotfulness Of the fact, both in the hoiis and thc senate. that this is the ami versary Of tho birth of a man who GU some figure in the world few year ago, o,-Ahraham Lincoln.
 Senate Passes Two Bills
 The senate passed two bills vester day afternoon. one of them appropri ating S2iS0 for the payment of th El Pas0 and Southwestern for the far of an officer and convict from Dougla Co Florence. The other was the fla more important measure providing fe thc cooperation of the state with th biological survey i'm the warfar against predatory animals and injur ous rodents
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