Arizona republican., 1921-01-27
OMNIBUS ROAD. BILL INTRODUCED. IN BOTH HOUSES
Proposed Act Appropriates $975,000 To Match Fed eral Aid-Two Measures Passed By House

A flood of standing committee re- ports in the house yesterday brought down detritus in the shape of long calendar. Twenty-four bills were add ed yesterday morning to several left over from other calendars, where they were allowed to hold their places pend ing reports from other committees by which they were being jointly consid- cred. Still others were bills not yet received from the printer. Compara- lively a small part of the accumulation was considered in the house whole committee yesterday.
 Two bills became laws so far as the house could make them, one approprt- ating S5, 1000 to pay the expenses of the motor vehicle department of the office of secretary of state for the rest of the fiscal year. Tho other was the re- lief bill for the Barrows Furniture company to reimburse 1t for freight paid on certain merchandise sold to the state.
 The most important measure of the day among the new bills, and one of the most important of the session. was what already has been called the om- nibus highway bill. It appropriates $975,00O to match federal aid, and 1t sets out the projects on which the amount is to be expended. These prof ects embrace those provided for in special highway bIns already intro duced or in contemplation. The pro- posed sum is roughly distributed as follows. For the Holbrook- -Lupton road. S50,000: road and bridges from Fairbanks to the Santa Cruz county line, y7b,0OO, a part of this sum to be employed in payment for construction of the Douglas -Rodeo road. section two; for the Williams-Ash Fork road. s25,O0O; for the Miami Superior road. y200,O00; for the road from Clifton to the New Mexico line. s75,000: from Phoenix to the Yuma county line. S100,- O00; from Tucson to Nogales, $75. .00O; for paving road from Nogales, north, t50.o0O; from Yuma to the Maricopa county line; from Solomonville to Geronimo, s50.000.
 Think It Will Pass
 This bill was introduced in both houses. It is generally believed that it will command enough local interests to put it through. though already con- siderable opposition to 1t has devel- oped. and its opponents are pointing out that there Is another bill approprf- ating s20.000 for the state highway de- pertinent to recoup 1t for freight and other expense attending the bringing of government equipment to the state.
 The greater part of the morning ses- sion of the house was taken up with the hearing of reports of standing committees. There was presented a resolution of respect to the memory of Hon. John Ellis of Mohave county whose death occurred on January 24 al Kingman. Mir. Ellis was a member oi the first state legislature. With tho adoption of the resolution early in tho afternoon an adjournment fin respec to him was taken to 10 o'clock thii morning.
 The following matters came up in tn, committee of the whole, MT. Miller fl the chair:
 Substitute z. proposing the regula tion of cotton gins. was first on tn calendar, but action on it was agaii deferred, the bill being still allowe, to retain it's place. Other bills wer further held up because of the absenc of reports of committees which hal been engaged fin their consideration.
 The first measure on which actioi was taken was MT. Burks bill forbid ding the use of the public school build ings for seminary work" by whic was meant instruction imparted b other than the regular teachers of tn public schools. The bill also forbad the employment of the time of pupil in such work and denied credit for sue work. There were three reports O the bill an unfavorable report by tn COmu1Itee on JuuiCldlyS 6IllldT re port by the majority of the committe on education. and a minority report ( that committee, headed by MT. BurlS.
 BurI< Bill Tabled
 Mir. B1rk spoke at some length O the bill and the amendments propose in the minority report to meet son of tho objections that had been urge against the measure. It was plain thu the bill was aimed at the Mormon ele ment fin his community, which he dC