Arizona republican., 1921-01-28
PETITIONS WITH. 567 SIGNATURES
 URGE REST BILL
Both Houses Are Invited To Cathedral Services-Bill For Superior Court At Douglas Disapproved

caused an early recess. The senate became the guest of the domestic sci- enco department of the Phoenix high school at a luncheon to be served at noon. But before taking a recess it was announced that the senate would be reconvened at o'clock. That seemed a reckless prediction. consid- ering tho manner in which the interim was to bo passed. But at o'clock all the senators presented themselves and complained of no III after-effects of the unchean. It ls understood that when the domestic science department re- covers from tho devastation committed by the 19 senators, similar hospitality win be offered to the 39 members of ths house
 An invitation read in both houses was from Bishop Atwood of the diocese of Arizona inviting the members to services at Trinity Pro- Cathedral at n o'clock next Sunday morning. Peu- tlons bearing altogether 567 signatures were received fin the house, urging the passage of the Sunday, or rather the One- -day-rest-in-s seven, bill.
 Following the report of the commit tee on enrolled and engrossed bills, two measures were given their reading. signed, and sent Co the senate. One was tho hSll removing from members of the legislature the disability to hold other elective or appointive offices dur ing tho term for which they have been elected. Only two votes were cast against this bill on third reading. The other was the bin amending the law permitting transportation companies to give free transportation to officers and attaches of the companies and their families. The only change is the transposition of a phrase to make the meaning of tho law as 1t now stands more clear.
 Reports were received from the tu dietary committee and the committee on efficient government on five meas ltres a part of which became a part Of the calendar of the day. Others. on which other reports are yet pending or copies of which have not yet been received from the printer, were with held from the calendar. which is al- ready overloaded with such measures
 House in Committee
 The house spent the afternoon fin the committee of tho whole. The first measure considered was house bill 36, requiring that all vehicles, horse drawn as we'll as motor when on the public highway at night, should display lights This bill had been unfavorably reported to the house but the committee with OEIQ NCLl0u NR0n " NtHNAAik NAC iCN1APA from the senate of a similar bill
 The bill regulating the sale of Easo- line. distillate. Liberty oil and other fluids of the same character, and li- censing dealers in these commodities, was returned to the judiciary commit tee for amendment.
 House bill 26. extending 70 towns the power vested in cities of engaging in certain kinds of business, was agreed Co. The bill creating a board for au- dlting free textbooks and constituting free textbook department. was held up pending a report by the committee on education.
 James e. Goodwin appeared before the committee in support of house bill 27 which proposes to authorize cer- tain towns to hold elections. a matter which appears to have been overlooked hitherto. Tho need of such authority has been 4elt iR Tempe, where a spe- cial bond election was held under the provisions applying to cities and a question was raised as to the legality of the proceedings.
 An unexpected difference of opinion arose over house bill 35, authorizing the payment Of interest, at the rate of per cont, on school warrants drawn against funds in which there was no money though the appropriations for them had been made and not exhaust ed This bill was amended limiting such payment of interest to salary war rants on the representation of fIr Miller of Yavapai that to make 1t apply to all warrants would be to encourage extravaganza by boards of trustees in tho purchase of supplies to which they would be tempted by agents of supply houses. There was a further amend f1afffrtcr h, Irar fr4 rf rants, other than salary warrants, with or without interest, when there were no funds for their payment.
 Adverse Report Affirmed
 The adverse report of the judiciary committee was affirmed by the whole committee in the case of house bill 42 which provides that in case of an ap- peal from an order or requirement oi tho state corporation commission, the appellant cannot be punished for fur ther disobedience of the order or re- Quirement, pending tho final disposl- ton of tho appeal This bill Is sup posed to be an echo of the Jerome Union Stage line's controversy with Inc corporation commission.
 Tho warmest contest of the day oc- cured over house bill S1. for the es- tablishment of a branch of the superior court Of Cochise county at Douglas It provided for a resident deputy sher- iff judge and clerk of the court there and a complete equipment for the ad. ministration of justice, making in ef- feet another county seat at Douglas The debate was opened by Mir. Wylie the author of the bill. who argued that the change was proposed in the inter. est of economy. He said that two. thirds of the crime committed in Co. chiso county was committed in thu southern part and that most of tn, witnesses and jurors were summoned from that part to Tombstone. Tn, cost of transportation was S6.3O. Bl bringing justice to the greater popula. ton rather than bringing tho Ereate part of the population to the seat O justice. saving would be effected
 Mir. Niluer of the northern part O the county replying. said he woulC ConcCd0 that Douglas was the chic seat of crime but the proposition (, establish a court there to deal with it was only a county seat removal schem, fn another form. The people of Go. chise county had not only rejected i at on election but they had endorsed O. proposition which would prevent tn, revival of the effort within six years The same view was taken by Mir. Cobb of Eishoe MT krebbs of Tombston, said that the machinery at the count, seat was ample to take care of al the litigation of the county. As to thu economy of tho proposed establishment Fzrlu-r-rl,--z---r---u-Ir
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