Arizona republican., 1921-02-09

THE ARIZONA REPUBI the state. As reported from the stand ing committee, the bill was amended to permit the issuance of bonds within the per cent limits for home build ing and rural credits and for irr1ga- ton enterprises. But in the course or the day all the amendments were stricken out as foreign to the purpose of the bill. and because there was measure in the house covering those matters. An amendment to reduce the limitation for road building pur- poses to 2 per cent of the total valua- ton was defeated. But one defining the qualifications of voters on bond issues to be real property holders in stead of merely property holders was adopted. In the afternoon another at tempt to confound the bonding of the state with the extension of the states credit failed and favorable report on the bill was ordered.
 Late in the day MT. Herrick moved reconsideration of the vote by which the number of precinct and county committeeman was doubled and wom- en were giveran equal voice with men. He stated that his purpose was to give President Wilkinson an opportunity to say why he had opposed the bill. The vote was reconsidered. but by that time the bill had been sent to the house.
 There was a large delegation of col ored citizens in the gallery of the house at the opening of the morning session in anticipation of the consideration of the bill segregating white and colored pupils in the high school course. A communication was laid before the house from the Colored Women's club asking that a representative of the x.f the whole in favor of the bill. But the bill had not yet been reported by the ! committee on education and it was ] suggested that a member of the club might appear before that committee. There was also received a communi- cation, or, rather, five petitions signed 1 by an aggregate of 250 taxpayers of | Tucson and vicinity, urging the pas sage of legislation for the maintenance of roads and for the finishing of con- struction already underway or which l ought to be undertaken. In substance. | liberal road legislation was demanded. l Mir Kimball of Pima explained that l these taxpayers represented 15 per cent of the taxable property of Tucson and included two of the heaviest tax | ayers of the state. Similar petitions l from the same source were sent to the 1 senate.
 l A large number of reports were re- ceived from standing committees. l Among them was one reporting back 1 with denaturing amendments the bill for the regulation of the sale of gaso- line, Liberty oil, distfllate and other in flammable fluids used in motor cars, l cutting out everything except gaso- line. There was an unfavorable re- port on the bill abolishing the office I of district census marshal.
 Bills Passed by House 1 The following bills were passed on | third reading:
 MT. Jones's measure for the inspec- ton of field and garden seeds to pre- vent the importation of plant diseases House bill 3S, providing for the reg
 istration and licensing of engineers
 assayers and land surveyors. The , house in the committee of the whole
 had listened to an address by Dear Butler of the university in support oi , this measure.
 House bill 6s. for the dissolution oi
 special road districts.
 House bill 7S, increasing sharply tho penalty for the offense of dog poison ing. Passed. 36 to 8.
 The only serious conflict on this par
 of the session arose over house bil A, relating to primary election ex-
 penses, originally intending to provid, that the expenses of candidates for
 postage, printing and advertising
 should not be included in the state
 ments required of candidates relative
 to their campaign expenses. The bil
 had been amended requiring such items to be included. but providing that they need not be counted against the limit oi
 expenditures fixed by law.
 Divorce Measure Carries
 House bill @. amending the divorc'
 law by prohibiting the issuance of th' 1 -o1 of ffaf- D, entering of the interlocutory decree An effort had been made by the com mittee on judiciary to amend the bil in slight respect by making the yea count from the filing of the action in
 stead of from the hearing of it. Tn argument in favor of that had been tha there might be a lapse of severa months between the filing and the hear l ing so that divorced persons would b.
 debarred from remarrying for a mucl | longer period than had been intended l The committee on enrolled and en- crossed bill had neglected to take no tice of this amendment. Attention wa
 called to the oversight when the read
 ing of the bill was begun and a con troverSy arose as to the procedure 1 was proposed to return the bill to tn
 Judiciary committee as the only on
 that could again authorize the amend | ment But that was voted down an l the bill as it was presented went to vote and was carried with three dis senting votes.
 | The following new bills were intro | duced:
 House bill 1O2. by Mir. Betts, au thorizing the board of supervisors ( Maricopa county to pay the claim ( Mrs. Helen Cox, administratrix of tn estate of H. N. Cox, of a claim agains
 the county for supplies furnished b | decedent.
 | House bill 103, by MT. Remington, home for soldiers bill, similar to tha
 brought into the senate by MT. Stod | dard
 II House bill 104, by MT. Phillips, mak
 ing an appropriation for paving th
 roadways of the Tempe normal. House bill 105, by Mir. Phillip
 amending the law relative to the rt
 muneration of court reporters.
 House bill 106. by MT. Perkins, ar
 propriating s20.000 for each the Nortl
 ern Normal and Tempe Normal to me-
 the expenses of those institutions
 the end of the fiscal year.
 House bills 107 and 10S rela ating