Arizona republican., 1921-01-13
RECOGNITION OF
 MEXICAN GOVT. IS ASKED OF SENATE
Upper House Committees Are Announced - Five Bills In House And One In Senate Total Of the Third Day

Third Day
 o,here has been no lack of power or .iuftA," but there has not been enough grain Brought to the legislative mill To keen it grinding steadily. The last de- tail Of organization has been completed and "a beginning in legislation has been made by the introduction Ot live Dllls in thc house and one in the senate one. the current ana contingent ap- propriation bill. has b cen made ready for the signature of ths governor, and two of the house measures have passed their second reading.
 New bills introduced in the house yesterday by sNr. Betts of Maricopa, relate Co uniform legislation and had been recommended by the commission on uniform legislation. One of them, house bill No. {, concerns the proof oi siafutes in other jurisdictions, provid- ing that the published volumes of stat utos or session laws shall be accepted prifna facie. The other relates to the taking of dispositions and provides that an order of a court outside tho Juris- dlction of an Arizona court shaal have the same effect to compel the attend ance of witnesses as would an order Of a state court.
 senate bin No. 1, introduced by Sen ator Claypool of Gila county, would aDpropriate s25000O for the construc ton of the Superior and Miami high way according t0 the cooperative agreement with the federal bureau of public roads under the act of congress providing for the construction of post roads. The emergency clause is at tached to this bill.
 measure of more than national interest was brought into the senate al the morning session by Senator Scheh- mcr of santa Cruz. urging the recog- hilton of tho existing Mexican govern mcnt Senate joint memorial No. l follows:
 Would Recognize Mexico
 To the senate and house of represen- tatives of the United States of America ln congress assembled.
 Your memorialists. the fifth legisla- euro of the state of Arizona, respect fully represent:
 Whereas, there has existed for the period of years in the Republic of Mexico a condition of civil strife caus- ing untold misery. destruction of life and property, and an almost complete cessation of civil government and
 Where's. there has arisen in said republic of Mexico man, intensely loyal to his country, sympathetic, broadminded and humane, a student of conditions in his country and through ont the world. and with n mission -o retrieve the lost powers and fortune of his country-the Honorable Aware Ohregon. and
 Whereas the electorate of the said republic of Mexico has by an almost unanimous vote selected the said AL varo Obregon to be its president, and Whereas. the people of the state oi Arizona recognize the unquestionet .I inf ffx~ of newly elected president of Mexico. Al Varo Obregon. and believe that through him and his able administration of tho duties of his office as president of tho republic of Mexico, a new era, one oi happiness, prosperity and freedom, i. dawning for our sister republic. Nov therefore be it
 Resolved by the senate and the hous, or representatives of the state of Ari zona that the United States of Americi he memorialized to. through congress iCral act and by it's authorized officials extend to the said republic of Mexico and to its duly elected president Alvar Obregon, full recognition. Be 1t furthe Resolved that a copy of this memor ial and these resolutions be forwarde Go the president of the United State senate the speaker of the house of rep resentatives, the secretary of state, an
 
 gross. and that each of the said rep resentatives fin congress be requeste and urged to do all in their power to ward the securing of such recognition
 Communications Received
 Following the prayer of the chaplai int the house an invitation was req from tho Elks lodge of this city to th antlered members of the legislature { present themselves at the lodge rooI efTa . make themselves at home. There als was an invitation from pastor of on Of the churches to the hospitality ( his church and there was some ae Companying admonitions regardin legislation. The report of Commis siouer Cronin of the commission O uniform legislation was read. It ds scribed the last three conventions z the commission and recited the sut 5ccts upon which the commissionel had agreed as to uniform legiSlatio Tho report of the superintendent banks was presented by state Audit, Failfield and was referred.
 Speaker Keefe announced that Il covernor's message would be referrC today to appropriate committees.
 Beside the no whouse bills alreat mentioned. there was another by Rel resentative Gale of Yavapai county the relief of the Bashford- -Burmist company of Prescott. appropriatiI St09.76 fin payment of a claim again the Pioneers Home. This is a clai that should have been paid prevlousl but through neglect it was not audite
 The biennial question of the legisl tive mailing list was disposed of by agreement to allow each member bills for his constituents Mir. Jon of Maricopa suggested that 10 wou he enough. But Mir Kimball of Pin who is also a printer, pointed out tn tho saving so effected would be significant as 1000 bills would co little more than 700.
 After the second reading of bills t house adjourned until 10 o'clock tl morning
 Much of the business of the sena was a duplicate of that of the hou such as the receipt Of invitations a communications and the introductl of the uniform legislation measur This raised a. question as to the adv ability of introducing duplicate bi iu the two houses While it " ggreed that that was or doubtful val lhcre was no visible way of prevent lhe practice if members chose Co iulEe in it
 The attaches were sworn in a President Atkinson announced the f lowing committee assignments. Senate Committees Burton E T~ frr1f T. In- Crrf