Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

levy from .0013 to .001 for the first years, .0013 for the second and .oO1 thereafter. The senate amendments to the absentee voters bill were concurred in. Several new bills were introduced,
 but there was such slight probability Of their advancement that little inter est was manifested in them The proceedings in the house were
 fnterspersed with a good deal of horse play last night, but in intervening pe- r1odS business was turned out rapidly. For the entertainment of the gallery
 mock battle was staged between Mari copa and Cochfse counties, the former championed by Judge Phillips and the
 latter by. MT. Krebbs It began with an attack. upon the characteristics of the people of Maricopa, to which Mir Phillips replied in manner that would
 have been scandaIous, if earnest There
 were indications that missiles would l be thrown Some of the people in the 1 gallery thought that they were looking
 at the real thing until the denouement
 came In a burst of laughter from the l floor.
 The house had hsen in a playful mood all day. In the afternoon ses-
 sion it seized upon an article in The
 nepuplcan In which feature writer or tnis paper described the somnolence of MT. Rickerson of PinaL A resolu-
 ton m which the article was incor- porated was presented urging that
 measures be taken against the admis- sion or sleeping microbes into the | chamber
 Meet in Night Session
 The first event of the night session
 was the introduction of house bill 1S7
 which, like the first bill of the session
 provided for the contingent expenses
 Of the legislature. It was ascertained
 that ssOo0 would be needed to piece out
 the So!,000 which was appropriated ir house bill l.
 The committee of the whole house
 received a favorable report on the bill TOT the regulation of the real estate business which later went to third reading. A strong opposition to it de-
 veloped and its fate was doubtful as
 1t may well have been, for it went through by a vote of 20 to 19. Among the bills acted upon in the
 committee os the whole were the fol lowing Making appropriation for the northern Arizona fair; the bill mak-
 ing irrigating districts municipal cor
 porations; senate bill 26, for the estab- lshment of a school for the feeble minded; senate bill s, for the amend mcnt of the constitution permitting thu
 state to bond itself for an amount no in excess of per cent of its taxable , valuation.
 | was unexpectedly frowned upon wheI
 It's friends seemed confident of its over , whelming endorsement. Senate bill 102 Q Tor the regulation of cotton gins, wa recommended for defeat.
 9 An agreement was reached last nigh l by both sides concerning two bill : amending the qualifications os physi l clans as witnesses. senate bill 1ES an, senate bill IS. The former 5rovide that physician may be named to ex anime the condition of plaintiff in ? personal injury case after the measur had been amended by putting tn word -disinterested' before .aphysi i, , cian," thus eliminating company doc ' tors" The other bill was indefinitel
 postponed.
 Validate Highway 1onds The last act of the night was tn
 passage of the bill validating the sec e ond county highway bond issue c
 Maricopa county. This bill had origi mated in the senate, and so is ready fO . the signature of the governor. 2 The senate in the night session in 2 definitely postponed the bill for the re
 lief of the Aubrey Investment compan
 by making appropriation for a lot ( V mules and equipment purchased by tn :. state some years ago. That action wa
 taken because the same bill had bee
 passed by the house and in due tim L will be favorably acted upon by tn ., senate.
 ,e A new bill was introduced by M 70 Eddy providing for the revocation ( Ie the licenses of foreign corporations fe le various offenses. This bill originall