Arizona republican., 1921-03-10

The house was notified of the action of the senate and voted to insist upon the amendments. Speaker Keefe an nounced that he would name the con ferees on the part of the house this morning.
 Appropriation Bill First Today The general appropriation bill was received in the senate from the house in the morning and was referred to the committee on appropriations. with the understanding that it will take the jright-of-way today
 The bill for the control of the flood waters of Cave creek is in the order of in accordance with an agreement be- tween President Wilkinson and Dr- Sims the night before.
 The cooperative marketing bill was ] favorably recommended by the senate committee of the whole.
 | The senate session of the night was begun with jockeying for place. The minority desired to go at once into the committee of the whole, and the ma- jority wanted to dispose of the orders of second and third reading. But much that the majority wanted done required suspensions Of the rules, which the temporary absence of members from | the chamber rendered difficult. This contest proceeded for half an hour when the majority consented to aban- don it's position in order that the CO operative marketing bill might De | taken up, as it was on the calendar O. the whole committed
 l A communication was received from the governor enclosing a report Of the
 Rocky Mountain club of New York ol | the expenditure of the funds raised bs | the state and citizens of Arizona fo' l the reception of returning soldiers sailors and marines from this state For this purpose 5000 had been ap- lpropriated. and several of the large mining companies of the state hae
 contributed about s10.oo0 more.
 l There remained unexpected $2271.4s for which amount a check was en closed. The senate directed the gov l ernor to turn the check into the gen eral fund and ordered the appreciation I by the senate of the liberality of th'
 mining companies entered in the jour Ina1.
 Ask Report on Bill
 A report was also received of tn
 committee appointed under senat
 joint resolution No l. for the inves
 tigation of site for a girls indus
 trial school. This committee consisted
 of Mrs. F. E. A. Kimball of Tucson
 Miss Christina Gilchrist of Phoeni
 and Mrs. James Lowry of Prescott
 The report was ordered to be sub mitted not later than today Sites in the vicinity of Pima, Saf ford and Thatcher in Graham county Tn the neighborhoods of Tucson. Phoe nix. Willcox, Glendale. Peoria an 1 Prescott were investigated. Ther were taken into account accessibilit, fertility of soil, climate and other con | ditions, and a system of points was de vised. The committee gave Prescott | and Tucson each 91 points and Sailor 62 points.
 l One bill over which a couple of week Ii ago great interest was manifested unt l Ilyesterday had been lost sight of. sut stitute 95, the inheritance tax bill. :.
 he'd been passed by the senate and ser
 to the house, where an effort was bt ing made yesterday for its resurret ton, and in order to stimulate the ir terest of members in the search, u following facts regarding the bill wei lset out:
 Bill Is Explained
 IL The new law increases the rate ar lgives the treasurer more powers in u enforcement of the law. The presel flaw Is sadly lacking in powers place Hin any official and leaves entirely t,
 much to the discretion of the cour
 and appraisers. Under the old law al
 lestate valued at less than $10,000 | mot reported to the inheritance t; | collector at all. The new bin provid that every estate, regardless of it's si; l must be reported, which will give t
 treasurer an opportunity to ascerta
 that the appraisement as made by t appraisers is correct.
 The old law also provides flat "a lof 1 per cent on all amounts receiv II over $5000; the new law contains l. igraduated scale of 1 per cent for t Il first ten thousand. ? per cent for t second ten thousand. and 3 per ce
 on all amounts over $20D00 receiv
 by first blood relatives. In case
 non- relatives the rate of taxati
 1ranges from b to ! per cent. Anotf
 provision in the new law which W
 make it more effective is that no est:
 lean be settled and no court will all
 Ifa final distribution until the admin
 Iltrator shows evidence to the court tl
 tall inheritance taxes have been D;
 to the state
 There wac rather cleaning mn