The Holbrook news., 1921-02-25
L. M. Reynolds will Plead Tomorrow at 10 O'clock on Both COunts--and This will be the Start of the Gath ering to the Bar of Justice the En- tire Organization of the System. Reynolds Talks of Canada and Did Mexico.

house bill No. A, providing exemp- tion for widows and children up to 1000.
 Senate Bill No. 63 to increase the bonded debt of the state to 2 per cent of the assessed valuation of property was called up after being amended from the original per cent. Senator Stoddard asked that the amendment be stricken out and the per cent be restored to in clude the requirements of soldiers. The governor notified the senate he had signed bill No. 75 to provide funds to meet deficit in this years appropriation for the Pioneers home.
 Senator Stoddard called up the soldiers settlement bill in an effort to strike out an amendment made last week. The amendment would give privileges to soldiers who were citizens of Arizona at the time of enlistment. He wished to have it so a soldier could come from any other state and get these privileges. Sims, Lines, Hendrick, McMillin and others opposed MT. Stoddard's pro- posal. Senator McMillin said that it would be establishing a precedent for other states to take out that amendment" It would throw down the bars for men who already have received their bonus and give them rights under this act which alone belongs to our own soldiers. The mo- tion was lost by practically uhani- nous vote.
 Substitute house bill No. 113 to en- franchise Spanish-speaking persons of Apache and Navajo counties under the treaties of Guadalupe and Gads den, which passed the house last week, was recalled from the senate by the house Thursday flor re- consideration It was charged, as reported in the lobby, that the bill seeks to get Republican votes. When the bill first appeared in the senate, senator w. P. Sims, of Cochise coun- ty, objected to having it rushed through the preliminary stages to the committee of the whole
 Representative Remington of Mar icopa introduced house joint mem orial No. urging a national reclam- ation program on congress in the name of the ''back to the farm" movement.
 The house judiciary committee re- turned a majority report favoring passage for H. Bs No. S8 which re- quires that railroad special police men be duly sworn police officers or deputy sheriffs. The majority re- port was against passage.
 The banking and insurance. com mittee recommended passage of Sen ator Schleimer's bill to place fire in- surance rate fixing nuder state con- trol, and H. B. No. A which also has relation to fire insurance rates.
 The judiciary committee recom- m nded defeat of the house "escheats" bill and the bill providing that city councils may make ordin- ances for the closing of business houses on Sunday. It recommended passage for the senate's barratry bill, and the bill for state bank ing code.
 The house was informed by the governor that he had signed six bills Among them are H. B. No. 23 ex- tending the pass privilege on rail roads. H. B. No GA for revision of articles of incorporation of relig- ious organizations, H. B. No. 45 re- ouiring at least two. doctors shall be present when a person is examined before a judge as to his sanity, H. B. No. 54 increasing the pay of the Apache county sheriff to $3,00O a year, H. B. No67 for the recording free of discharge papers of soldiers.
 The house passed by a vote of 33 to 8 H. B. No. 118 providing for counties to enter the manufacturing business, particularly in the making of road materials.
 A degree of irritation is known Tn the legislature over the manner in l which road legislation has been de layed. Practically all the state road work has been abandoned, even on jobs on which contracts have been awarded At east one contractor is to sue and there is ack- nowledgment in advance that his | cause of action is hardly to be con tested. There is no money in the | road funds, though more is coming | from the federal government and | through collection by the secretary |