Arizona republican., 1921-02-18
by the present direct levy.
 Bankers Before Senate


 A delegation of members of the County Bankers association appeared before the senate shortly before noon yesterday to present their views of a phase of the Schleimer bill for the regulation of fire insurance compa- nes the bill having been favorably re- ported by the committee of the whole. The bankers sent word that they were not protesting against the legislation and were not going to discuss the merits of the bill, but to make a state ment of the possible effect upon them and the public if it were not amended w. H. Thompson of the Phoenix Ma tional bank said that the insurance companies had threatened to withdraw from the state in the event of the en- actment of the legislation. The banks of the county had loaned s2,O00,OOO on cotton. All this cotton of course, had been insured, and if the banks should allow the insurance to stand ana IL should not be cancelled and they should content themselves with declin- ing to insure other crops, 1t would be 8 very serious matter for those who want money.
 A. T. Esgate of the Valley bank re- cited the experience of the cotton growers of Mississippi when the flre insurance companies of that state on account of unfavorable legislation, withdrew from the insurance of cot l ton.
 Later in the day Mr. Schleimer in | troduced an amendment to the Dill providing that the rates Of insurance on cotton and the other regulations ! in the bill should not apply to cotton prior to January 1, 1922.
 l Unless there is a change of mind, l there will be no committee appointed | to select a site for a girls lndustrlai 1 school for the purpose of segregauhs the sexes of the school at Fort Grant ThAt had been provided for Tn senate 1 joint resolution for the appointment l of a committee for that purpose aho $500 was appropriated for the payment l of the expenses of the committee. The house amended the resolution by the provision that the committee shoui" consist of members of the commissloii of state institutions. The house probably forgot to strike out the ap- nropriation, and when the resolution reached the senate on it's return 1t was suggested that inasmuch as the com ther compensation would not be proper l A motion to postpone indefinitely the resolution was carried.
 No New Bills in Senate
 No new bills were brought into the senate yesterday.
 | Among the bills passed was one au- lthorizing the state loan board to re-
 init to the farmers. under the Lyniai dam act, to whom state funds hao h been loaned the payment or nteres. in conse ouence of the failure or crops caused by the failure to complete lns dan, in time The board is empowered to exercise this remission or lhteies' to 1924. if circumstances warrant It.
 The senate took up the message oi
 the governor announcing his veto U,
 the marihuana bill and it was declueu
 to remodel the measure so as to 1nee'
 the objection of the governor thal LII. .h hill in the form fin which it was sem
 to him would interfere with the proper
 dispensing of the drug as medicine
 Other measures disposed of by the
 senate were of a slight au1endator9
 character.
 The senate soon went into com, mittee of the whole which consumed
 the greater part of the rest of the day } the following bills being disposed or Senate bill 49, appropriating s15,00'
 for the uses of the sheep sanitar, board. With the appropriation cut II , two, the bill was favorably recon | mended. Senate bill 50, appropriat1nt , s50,O00 to enable the state to cooper
 ate with the federal government fo ) the destruction of predatory animals was also recommended when 50 pc cent of the appropriation had beel shaved off.
 House bill 45. amending the law rela tive to the trial of persons charged with insanity by requiring the pres : ence of at least two physicians at ex aminations, was favorably recon mended.
 | Approve Cotton Gin Bill In the afternoon the senate bill fo I the regulation of cotton gins was takel | and recommended for passage. It i | quite different from a bill which wa l 1 defeated in the house in that it doe | not empower the state corporation | commission to fix prices of ginning. l | directs the taking of certified sample | of every bale of cotton and provide for the appointment of a board for tn examination of persons applying fo l licenses as classers and graders. | fixes severe punishment for the i'm proper discharge of their duties. II The senate gave it's approval to tn | senate joint resolution for the remodel
 ing of the educational system by pro
 viding for the appointment of a boar
 of education which should have charg
 of all educational matters in the stat
 and should appoint the superintendent
 of public instruction. The resolutio i proposes the necessary amendment
 the constitution.
 7 The committee also recommends
 the amendment of the water code 2