Tombstone epitaph., 1921-01-30
975 THOUSAND WILL BE
 ASKED FOR HIGHWAYS

PHOENIX. Jan. 26 Reports that less than Sl.000,o0o would he asked for the state highway department were verified today when bills were introduced in the senate and house providing for an appropriation of s9. .o0o to match federal aid and naming the hisway projects on which the money would be expended.
 Tine greater part of the forenoon session of the house was given over measures which had been referred to them Early in the afternoon the house adopted a resolution of respect for the memory of John Ellis. Mohave county. member of the first state leg islature. whose death occurred Jan uary 2i at kingman. After adopting the resolution the house adjourned until tomorrow.
 I In acting as committee of the whole the house voted to table the Burk bill forbiddins the use of pub ' lie school buildings for seminary works" The bill creating d board of engineer examiners for registration of engineers. surveyors and assayers was recommended for passage. ! Similar action was taken on the measure to remove from members nf the legislature the disabilities that now prevent them from holding office during the term to which they have [ been elected to the legislature.
 Various other bills were considered but action was deferred and they ] wore allowed t5 retain their places on the calendar.
 The most important measure 3f
 
 of the most important of the ses-
 sion. was what already has been
 called the omnibus highway bill It appropriates ss7a 900 to match feder
 al aid. and il sets out the projects on
 which the amounts is to be expended
 These projects embrace those pro-
 vided for in special highway bills al
 ready introduced or in contempla-
 tion The proposed sum is roughly
 distributed as follows: For the Hol-
 brook -Lupton road. s50,o0o; road and
 bridges from Fairbanks to the Santa
 Cruz county line. s75,000. 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. s25,00: for the Miami
 Superior road, S20o, 900: for the road , from Clifton to the New Mexico line
 s75. 900: from Phoenix to the Yuma county line. s1O0.ooo; from Tucson to Nosales, s75.O00; for paving road from Nogales north, s5O,000: fror, } Yuma to the Maricopa county line; i; l from Solomonville to Geronimo. s50,- [ GOO.
 New Bills in House , The following new bills were intro [ duced fin the morning session of the , house:
 r House bill s6. by Mir. Haynes. ap r propriating s2.500 to satisfy juds
 ment against the state in favor of J :. B. Lyman. an architect for some of 2 the University building. ! House bill s7. by Mir Remington j. providing for the recording in offices c of the county recorders of discharges y of soldiers. sailors. marines, aviators + nurses and yeomanettes and other + men and women engaged in war worl g and honorably discharged y House bill 6S. the omnibus goot
 roads bill introduced by the. commit d tee on good roads.
 f House bill es. providing for thu o manner of dissolution of special roat r. districts.
 J. House bill 70, by Mir. Phillips. au '. thorizing the organization of count,
 farmers insurance companies, limit
 ing their activities to insuranc. q against fires and lightning. Unti
 the business of the company shouI'