Tombstone epitaph., 1921-02-13
sENAre coMgs NEAR / AcrioM ON oMNssus s,LI

SeWATe CooG3 NEAR ACTION ON oMNssus siLI
 PHOENIX. Feb. s.-The omnibus btn appropriating ss7s.ooO for high wat construction almost came to the point ot showdown in the senate late yesterday afternoon. Perhaps it would have reached il if chairman Larson of the appropriations committed. who had submitted a minority report urg- ing the passage of the bill in its ori- ginal form. had pressed his motion for an adoption of the report in the com mittee of the whole. A motion 10 adopt the majority report of the ap- propriations committee reducing the appropriation to $5e0. .0e0 and cutting down the continuing lo-cent levy to 5 cents had just failed.
 A motion that the committee rise was adopted without opposition for the purpose of leaving the bill unfin- ished business in the committee it 'i is generally believed that it will 30 through in practically the form ia which it was presented.
 In the morning session of the .sea ate an agreement was announced 70 the house amendment to the senate bill increasing jurors fees to si.50 a day Several new bills were intro duced as follows:
 Proposes Anti-Tobaeeo Law
 Senate bill Ss. by Mir. Lines. an other antitobacco measure. proposing to give counties, justices precincts and other subdivisions of counties the privilege of prohibiting the sale of tobacco within their limits. The bo1rd Of supervisors of any county may sub nit the question to the people of the county or any of its subdivisions. or, on receipt of a petition signed by 25 per cent of the voters of the county or any subdivision. the board must sub init the question to the people of the county or the subdivision whence the petition comes. In the event the pro position carries. proclamation is made forbiddine the sale Oftobacco. 4 vio- latiOn of it by selling to an adult may be punished by fine of not less than $10 and not more than s200: in case of a sale to a minor, the penalty is ! fine of not less than s25 and not more than s250. It may not be generally known but there is one county in Art zona where the sale of tobacco is pro hibited. not. of course, by law. but by public opinion That is Apache
 Senate bill S9. by MT. Stoddard. in creasing the penalty for robbery. UE- der this bill one convicted of tha; crime would be sentenced to not less than r years and to not more than life.
 Senate hill 90. by Mir. Stoddard. n elaborate measure providing homes for soldiers. IL Is given the title -uf the Arizona Land Settlement Act" :" and creates an Arizona land settle ment board composed of the officers of the state land board It provides for the acquiring of lands for reclamation within some regularly organized irri- gat;on district. It appropriates for the purposes of the legislation s100- coo for the next two fiscal years.
 Honse bill 91. by Mir. GoodelI, for the regulation of the organization of rai.Eay companies.
 Into Committee Early
 The senate disposed of ifs regular business early and entered the com ipittee of the whole. where in the course of the day several measures were considered. The first was sen ate bill 4, relating to the costs in su- per;or courts. limiting the fees by re- m. wing the jury fees as a part of the costs.
 The bill prohibiting landlords from advertising mo children" and 1t- tempting to enforce that condition of tenancy. was farorably reported
 A bill proposing an amendment to the constitution providing that while the constitutional limitation cf the s8hfe'A bopded indebtedness to $ase.r J5q Sboqid stand. # would permit the f,ncurring of bonded indebtedness for public roads and other Improvements to I per cent of the taxable value of inc state. As reported from the stand