Arizona republican., 1921-02-01

that they were already too low.
 MT. Pishon opposed the measure. He said that though he had been assocl- ated with the farmers throughout the beginning of the cotton industry ana was himself grower to the extent or 240 acres, no demand for such legisla- ton had been brought to him. Re- plying to an inquiry by MT. Wyne as to the stockholders of the ginning companies. MT. Jones said that the control of the stock was held by the great rubber tire companies. MT. Betts urged a trial of the law that IL might be ascertained whether the cot ton growers really had grievance. There was nothing to be lost, he added.
 A motion to lay the bill on the table was lost by a decisive vote. and MT. Kimball. in explaining his negative vote, said that he had so voted to keep the industry out of the hands of the state corporation commission, which had invariably increased rates on the applications of corporations. After further remarks on the bill by Messrs. Burk and McGrath and Miss Boehrin- ger, the measure came up on a motion to recommend the measure for pass age. It was carried by vote of 25 to r.
 Kill Spangler Relief Bill
 The first measure considered in the afternoon session of the committee l was Ine DIil appfOpIldtlng S0,VVV ioA the relief of Mrs. Nellie May Spangler. widow of the Tempe night watchman killed by bandits on the night of Janu- ary Ii. The bill provided that the amount of the appropriation should i be held in trust and administered by a | judge of the superior court. Mir. Burk, 1 the introducer, spoke at considerable 1 length. It was opposed by Messrs. l Wylie and Baxter on the ground that | if this should become policy of the state in this wave of crime there would be bankruptcy. MT. Burk had taken the opposite view, that if it should be made to appear that the state was standing behind its officers, bandits and lawbreakers would be less bold 1 A strong plea for the bill was made l by MT. Phillips. It turned out in the 1 course of the debate that if this bill should be passed others of similar character from at least two counties would be offered. A motion to table 1t l carried by a vote of 25 to 12.
 The bill creating the offices of coun- ty school supervisor and deputy school | superintendents had been returned i from the standing committee with ar unfavorable report. But an explana- tion of it by MT. Miller. its introducer that the bill was really an expression of a recommendation of the schoo
 survey of 1916, changed sentiment with respect to it and when he further showed that there was no adequate supervision of the schools in the larger counties and that there could be nons under the present system, a motion for favorable recommendation car ried
 l There was little opposition to MT Haynes bill amending the law relative
 to widows exemption from taxation As to widows themselves, the bill doe. not change the law. but allows an ex Iiemption of $2.000 when the total as
 sessment does not exceed $5,000. Bu it provides an exemption of $500 fol
 each child Under the age of IS so tha
 the total exemption of widow and chil
 drer may not exceed $5,000. The hil
 was amended so as to include mino
 orphans. who shall be subject to thu
 same exemption as widows. Witt
 other unimportant changes the bil was recommended for passage.
 II Favor Two Proposed Acts
 The bill providing for the burial o thonorably discharged soldiers, sailor and marines and their widows wa I favorably reported. So was the bii