Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-20
SOLDIERS, SAILORS
 PLAN TO P0T CIVIL
 SERVICE BILL TO VOTE
Warren District Club Pro. poses Election on Law
 Defeated in Senate

Owing to the failure of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil Service bill, known as senate bill No. III, to pass the leg islature, it is the intention of those fostering the bill to have it initiated. At the semi-monthly meeting of the Warren District Soldiers and Sailors club, held at the Odd Fellows hall last night, the report of the local commit tee sent to Phoenix for the purpose of watching the progress of the bill was read
 The report stated that the bill was introduced into the senate by Senator T. A. Hughes, anu indications were that the bill would safely pass, judg- ing from the way in which it was re- ceived. A committee of three, con- sisting of Col. Power Conway, Capt. Victor Harding and Lieut.. Stephen B. Rayburn, met with the local commit tee and made a careful examination of the bill, and then endorsed it in the name of the Great War Veterans society and letter was addressed to the four legislators of this district. Later during that week Senator Hughes said he suspected that move ment was on foot to kill the bill, but he insisted, even threatened, he said, to have a record made of those mem bers who dared vote against the bill.
 Recommend Initiative
 The committees report recommends that the returned service men put their shoulders to the wheel and put the bill over as an initiative measure. If the bill is put to the vote of the citizens it will receive the support Of everyone, the report concludes.
 In a brief talk made by Senator Hughes, he said he was so anxious for the bill to pass that he did all in his power to make6it. a law. Senator Hughes quoted at length the advance ment of civil service methods in Great Britain and this country. He strong ly condemned the ="spoil law and policy of holding state employees in their jobs as long as their political friends saw fit.
 Under civil service law" said Sen ator Hughes, .'an emplOye could hold his or her job only as long as they were competent and that might mean they would have a life job. You men here who fought and gave everything for your country deserves the right of trying for a state job, in fact you are entitled to it more than any other person, and under just laws at least 5000 returned men should be employed by the state
 '1 am determined to support this bill and use every influence I can to see that it is not killed. It is because think the bill is just and because of it's emergency, that am going to help the biIl''
 Four Committees Named
 Four committees were appointed by the members of the club and it will be their duties along respective lines to make the club a great sue cess Following are the names of the four committees appointed last night: Entertainment, Messrs. Campbell, Bateman, Sanders and Egan; employ ment, Messrs- Egan, Ross, -McKean and Campbell; membership, J. R. Wu- kevovich, and a committee to arrange for permanent quarters is represented by Messrs. Ross. Egan, Cassidy and McKean.
 The next meeting of the club will be on Wednesday April 2. More than 20 new members, filled out application blanks last night and it is expected that membership of several hundred will be attained before many weeks.