Arizona republican., 1921-02-25

extent the proposed action by the leg is,ature would obligate the state.
 Senate bill 98, amending the law for licensing pool and billiard tables The bill originally proposed incense tax of S1O for one table and $E5o TOT each additional table. The present law imposes a tax of $lO. regaroiess of the number Of tapieS Ihe piii waS aT. amended by fixing the tax at s5 Tor one table and s25o for each additional table. a ministrators and executors of estates must be citizens of the United states.
 Favors Divorce Bill
 Senate bill 96. amending the law with resnect to absolute divorce, was amended and favorably reported. rms bill originally proposed that the trlai Of a divorce suit should not De neiu for ea days after the completion or service That period of time was IiAeo upon asN sufficient to correct the eVil that sometimes results from hurried trial after the filing of the suit ana was thus designed to meet the ob1ec- ton that sometimes both the court and the defendant are imposed upon. Tn order to meet the argument In favor of the interlocutory decree that some times should be given the parties or the suit to take a second thought anu
  time that must elapse between the completion of the service and the trial to six months.
 It was argued by MT. Eddy, the au- thor of the bill, that this measure would be more effective for the accom- pIishing of all that was claimed TOT the interlocutory decree. The latter, he said, is often disregarded; persons marrying in spite of it Or else living in a state of adultery waiting for the decrees to become final. Under the law proposed by his bill, there could be no evasion of the Jaw since there could be no form of decree until the six months had expired.
 House bill 7s, sharply increasing the penalty for poisoning dogs, was amended making it applicable only to cities towns and villages and was fa- vorably reported, as was the senate bill regulating the importation of eggs and poultry from foreign countries other than Mexico and Can1da.
 Bills Passed
 Tn the afternoon session of the com mittee of the whole the senate passed upon the following bills: For the re- lief of Peder H. Benson by making an appropriation for his services as bee inspector, and MT. Kimball's child wei fare bill. Mir. Kimbali himself ad dressed the committee in support of 1lg fare movement. A long discussion en- sued over feature of the bill provid- ing for the placing of children in in stitutions, though 1t was explained that the main purpose was to find homes for the children and that only a tenn contemplated. The bill was favorably reported.
 Favorable action was taken upon a bill appropriating $2,500 for the pay ment of a Judgment given J. B. Lyman, Jr-, who had brought suit against the state on a contract The absentee ported.
 The house spent the greater part of the afternoon session in the commit tee of the whole disposing of the fol- lowing bill:
 MT. Phillips measure appropriating $5,000 to participate in the movement begun in the Utah legislature to com memorate the achievements of the Mormon battalion, whose greatest service was performed in the territory of Arizona. T<e bill was recommend ed for defeat. but 1t IS hoped that it may yet be revived. The committee also drowned upon a Dill making an appropriation for paving the road ways of the Tempe Normal grounds and the adjacent streets.
 Other measures passed upon were senate bill 72. requiring that with bids for public work or supplies there must be accompanying checks certified by an Arizona bank.
 House bill 145. providing for the de- struction of dogs which kill sheep This was amended so that the killing of calves by dogs was made a capital offense.
 Senate bill 35, regarding the move ment of bands of sheep across cattle country.
 Both houses adjourned to 10 o'clock this morning.