Arizona republican., 1921-02-22

taken up when the senate was again in
session.
The first bill taken up was the house
measure extending the widows exemp-
ton law to minors not over Is years of
age. Though the senate seemed to be
in accord with the objects of the bill
it was pointed out that such an act
had once been rejected by the people
and it was therefore decided to indefi-
nitely postpone it.
The nike two measures came prop
erly under the head of labor legislation.
One of them amends the law with ref
erence to privileged communications,
in that it permits in case of a suit for
personal injuries, a physician who may
have been in attendance upon the
plaintiff. to be called to testify in case
the plaintiff himself testifies as to any
| of the facts within the knowledge of
the physician. This act has been stub
bornly opposed by the labor organiza-
ton. The bill was recommended for
passage. The next bill is regarded as
a companion piece; it permits the
court. after the case has been entered,
and is pending, to order one of more
physicians to examine the plaintiff as
to his injuries. This also was recon-
mended.
| Recommend Two More Bills
! House bill $50, changing the date
| then supervisors may divide a county
] into three supefvisoral districts, their
action TO be submitted to the people,
also was recommended. The change of
date is made because under the present
law the date comes so lat that the mat
ter cannot be submitted at the general
election.
House bill 50, providing for the dis
solution of special road districts, was
also favorably recommended. 1t was
shown that probably only one road
district in the state would be affected,
that one created for the improvement
of Central avenue some years ago.
Inasmuch as the residents of this
district are included in the Marfcopa
county highway program and are liable
for the bonds issued for the construc-
i ton of that program, an arrang ement
| had been made by which the county
should assume the special road dis
| trict's obligations.
Talks Against Gin Control
| In tho afternoon session of the COM
| mittee HI. B. Atha, representing the
/ ginning interests, apeeared before the
committee to speak against the enact
ment of senate bill 102 proposing to put
| the gins under the control of the cor
poration commission Mr.. Atha adj
dressed the senate for an hour. In the
course of his remarks he said that the
| ginning business was not a monopoly
and could never become one. 1t was
therefore not proper subject for pub
lie regulation. Anybody could engage
| in it. He described the history of the
cotton growing industry in this valley
and stated that the profits of the gin
ners had not been great as their books
would show, and he said that those
books were open to the inspection OF
I any accountant the senate might
choose for their examination. This bill
not being on the calendar for imme-
date consideration no further action
was taken on it by the committee
which then took up the important edu-
| cational bill, senate bill 104, for the
| remodeling of the educational school
/ system by establishing the county unit
4 So many amendments had been sug-
| gested by Miss Toles, superintendent oil
| public instruction, that slow progress
| was made and midway in the consider
/ alton of the bill it was laid aside to bs
taken up tomorrow. There seemed ir
the course of the discussion to be a