Arizona republican., 1921-01-19

In the chair. The Bashford Burmister bill was first taken dp, and after the nature of it had been explained by Mr. Gale, it's author. a motion for its rec was adopted without dis sent. The two Betts' uniform legisla- ton bills were so disposed of. Pend ing the obtaining of printed copies Of substitute house bill 2, the cotton gin bill. no action was taken on that. but it was allowed to retain Its place on the calendar.
 New Bills In House
 New bills introduced in the house yesterday were:
 By MT. Remington, house bill 19, amending the law relating to the prac- tice of medicine by prescribing cer- tain classes which need not take the usual examination under reciprocity arrangement with other states.
 By MT. Burk, house bill 20, prohibit ing the use of public schoolhouses for seminary work. By seminary Work is meant teaching by other than regu- larlv employed teachers of the public schools. Nor are pupils to be allowed time ont of school hours for such work, nor is such work to be credited in the public school system. The penalty for a violation of the law is to be the with holding from offeding school districts of any share of the state school fund.
 Bv Mir. Mccullough, house bill 21. for the relief of Claude Sharp for in- iuries received by him in the course of the construction of the west wing of the capitol building. This Injury was suffered a year ago last March, and .l behalf of Sharp a suit was begun against the state. The plaintiff was awarded a verdict for $5,0O0. The state n1 held that the state could not be suc- cessfully sued.
 After the house rose from the com mittee of the whole an adjournment was taken to 10 o'clock this morning. There were two sessions of the sem ate. both short ones. On the opening of the morning session a message wa: received from the governor announcing the appointment of Judge John H | Campbell of Tucson to the board O. regent of the state university for z term of eight years, to succeed him self. The message asked the concur renee of the senate in the appointment The matter was laid over for one day.
 New Senate Bills
 The new bills introduced fin both ses sions were:
 Senate bill 19, by Mir. Eddy, amend ing the civil procedure with reference to interrogatories designed to limit tn number of them to be addressed to tn jury by the court in cases where on or more issues of fact are joined.
 Senate bill 20, by Mir. Eddy, relatini to change of venue from justice courts. At present cases can only b transferred to another justice. With out interfering with that arrangement the amendment provides for calling i justices from other precincts.
 Senate bill 21, by MT. Curtin, provid ing for two platoons of firemen i 12-hour shifts in paid fire department . in cities and towns of 5000 or more , providing for a vacation for fireme and for their promotion.
 l Senate bill 22, by MT. Curtin, amend ! ing the law of the last legislature punish employers for defrauding min 3 CTS of their wages. The present la i provides penalty of not more tha . one year in the county jail. Th 5 amendment makes this offense a felor t by fixing the maximum penalty at or year in the penitentiary.
 9 Under the present law a dishone l employer who has taken an option c a mining claim can work it to a poil l. where he finds that no further opera 1 ton will be profitable. Then he neeC
 
 ! daries. Under the law as it is propose to amend 1t, his offense becomes extra 9 ditable. L Would Dodge "23" Senate bill 23, by Dr. Sims, amendir s the improvement act of 1912. TT
 amendment proposes that in the ca e of a contract for paving amounting e $23,0OO or more, an assessment may h laid on the amount of the work a . ready done without waiting for t T completion of the contract.
 M Mir. Claypool moved that the numb
 of the bill be changed from g to
 and that the number 23 be not allow
 to appear on the calendar. He remer
 bered what happened to bill of his
 the last session bearing that numb
 Senator Eddy, then a member of t
 house, also remembered that hou
 bill bearing that number became
 football in the last session.
 The first senate committee rept
 of the session was returned yesterd
 by the committee on public institutio
 on Senator Burton's bill providing
 branch penitentiary at Ash Fork a
 appropriating s4,O00 for that -urpos