Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-27
BILL TO ABOLISH THE ROAD COMMISSIONS oF COUNTIES
 IS BEFORE STATE SENATE

school were spectators at this aftec. noon's session of the legislature.
 For the benefit of the students, the senate reversed its usual program and met as committee of the whole in the morning. This afternoon while the students were present. actual work in both chambers was demon strated.
 Senator II. B. Wilkinson. president of the senate. explsiend the proceed ings in the legislature from the time the bill first is introduced until it finally is passed by both houses and sent 10 the governor for his action.
 Bills Pour in
 An unusually large number of bills for day so late in the term were il- troduced. Leaders in both houses pre- dicted that many of the measures of fered today never will be heard of again
 Representative J. ]. Burk, of Mari copa county today offered a memor- ial in the house. asking congress tD appropriate a sum sufficient to trans port to Mexico Mexicans stranded in Arizona.
 Senator J. H. Lines offered a bill amending the law fixing the qualifi- cations of voters at school elections It changes the present statute by pre- scribing the educational qualification test which applies to all other cleo tions
 An approprition for the relief of distress in consequence of the present depression in industry would be made if bill introduced today by Senator James Curtin is adopted
 Shooting at live turkeys or other birds or animals tied to serve as tar gets would be prohibited under bill offered by Senator w. D. Claypool.
 Would Abolish Road Boards
 Senator II. A. Elliott introduced 10 biIis. One of them proposes abolition of county highway commissions ant the carrying on of contracts begun ur- der them by boards of supervisors. Other bills offered by him include the following:
 For the changing of mutual com panies to corporations; for the ere. ton by railroads of ridges parallel with their tracks at crossings, pre- sumably for the purpose of making drivers of vehicles pause before at tempting to cross the tracks: amend ing the law with reference to the jur- isdiction of justice of the peace in civil cases: providing for the licens- ing of banks; prescribing punishment for circulating false rumors concern l, ing banks; forbidding the driving of 1 stock on the right of way of railroads: making provision for matrons of city ! jaiIs
 A bill was introduced by Senator r. 1. GoodelI providing thatswitch engines be manned by full crews outside of I railroad yards. 1
 Three new bills were introduced in the house. Change would De made in the man. | ner of distributing automobile licers- , es. under the provision of a bill in troduced in the house today. Among other things. it provides that license plates be secured at the ofices of the county assessors. where owners now must go to secure clearance papers.
 Representative F. E. A. Kimball of- fered bill amending the law relative to certified public accounts.
 curIee Has Relief Bill
 Representatives Arthur Curlee of Cochise county introduced bill pro- viding for the relief of idle men and destitute families in Arizona and call ing for an appropriation of $25,00o to he proccrtioned ont to boards of sa- pervisors for relief purposes.
 Representative o. D. Betts Of Mari ropa introduced house concurrent me n,oriaI No. 3. calling upon the gover- nor to proclaim the second Sunday in Nay as Mothers day, when all public ofices will display the American flag, ard when all persons will be asked to display the eolors on their homes. The resolution was adopted without divi- siopk
 The house passed what is known as he bad cheek bill by . vote of 90 to (. The bill raises the maxir'um penalty
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