Arizona republican., 1922-03-08
LEGISLATORS.
Walls.
Of ORATORY.
DAY.
Fizz And Sizz Attends
Meeting Of Committee
Of Whole To Consider
Proposed Amendments

Bottles Of oratory were uncorked
in the lower house Of the legislature
yesterday afternoon and there was
a constant fizz and a hiss through
out the session OF the committee OF
the whole, which occupied the great
er part of the afternoon. The long
expected constitutional amendments
from the senate and which had been
in the hands Of the house commit
tee on constitutional amendments
were reported out, one of them with
out reconlm endation for the commit
tee was equally divided, and the 9TH
ers with majority reports for their
passage and minority reports against
them.
On some OF these reports Chairman
Jones was with the majority, while
on others he was with the minority.
It was evident that there was no
bloc in favor of the amendments, but
it was equally evident that there was
small bloc against all of them.
Noon intervened before the order
of the committee of the hole was
reached and before the standing COM
mittee had reported. But early in the
afternoon the committee reports were
the whole committee. After the dis
position OF a couple Of bills that had
been hanging on the calendar the
first of the constitutional amend
ments taken up, Senate Bill IA
amending a part of Article TX. the
Public Revenue" The bill at first
was subjected only to a slight bar
rage, but the firing soon became gen.
eral and comprehensive.
Assists Treasury
The amendments consisted OF a
provision that all public moneys re-
ceived from whatever source should
be turned into the state treasury, and
not as heretofore 10 be used in be
half of the institution from which it
had been derived. 1t provided fur
ther that the departments Of state
should no longer have repositories
Of their own, but that all money for
their support should be kept in the
state treasury.
The limitation for incurring IN
debtedness for the state beyond $780,
600 was increased from 2 per cent
to per cent and then a bonded in
debtedness could not be incurred
without a submission OF the ques>
ton to the owners of real prop
erty. 1t was about the word real
that the conflict ragged. After several
desultory and brief speeches in which |
there was division of opinion as
TO what constituted an owner Of real |
property Mr.. Hays, Republican Of |
Cochise, arose and attacked the /
amendment. He began with saying |
that he might as well deliver him
self then of what he had to say on I
the subject OF amending the consti- |
tuition at this time and in this way.
There had been no demand for a |
change, he said. and he predicted |
that the party which sponsored the !
would be buried in hope |
less defeat at the next election.
Replies were made by Judge Phil I
lips and Mr.. Haynes OF Pima in sup |
port OF the amendments generally |
and they controverted the doctrine /
OF Mr.. HAYS that only the holder of /
g tax certificate showing that a tax /
had been paid on real estate could /
vote. AS to the time and place for /
proposing amending the constitution /
they pointed out that this was both /
the time and the place designated by |
the constitution. at least one of the /
times and places.
Recommend Amendment
After three quarters of an hour OF !
debate the question went to a vote
and the amendment was recommend
cd by "a TO IS, by no means a party /
division, a small group of Democrats
voting with the bulk Of the Repub.
Hcans.
Then Senate Bill No. 16 was taken
up. This amends the constitution by
striking out all reference to direct
primaries, leaving to the legislature
the business OF providing for the
nomination OF candidates for office
This brought up Mr.. Mccullough of
Cochise. in a carefully prepared
speech, denounced the effort to
snatch away the liberties of the peo-
pie. Much was said by him regarding
the iniquitous convention system.
He voiced his belief in the sacred
ness of the constitution as il was
framed and ratified ten years ago.
He admitted the degeneracy of the
times in a statement that reminded
one of those lines OF Pope's, Homers
Iliad:
Not ten strong men the enormous
weight could raise
Such men as live in these degener-
ate days.
Mr. Mccullough found something
ridiculous in the puny legislatures
TO improve upon the work
Of G. w. p Hunt, Mike Cuuniff. Null
ford Ninsor and Charlie Roberts.
The next thing that Mr.. Mccullough
seemed to expect TO hear was OF
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