Arizona republican., 1922-04-02

taxable property of the state to raise
q. sum equivalent to g. per capita OF
not less than $25 annually, based
upon the average daily attendance.
This was to constitute special funo,
not to become part of the general
fund.
Later IN the day Miss Boehringer
presented the amendment again
somewhat developed, covering other
objections of the school people to the
code and providing, among other
things, that unexpended balances of
the state school fund should not re-
vert to the general fund at the close
of the present fiscal year.
Before any action could be taken
on this amendment the committee
rose and the house took a recess un-
til the afternoon.
When the committee sat again,
Speaker Keefe presented an amend
rnent intended - forestall Miss Boeh-
ringers anendzSsnt and was intended
also TO relieve the apprehension OF
the school people regarding the con-
duct of future legislatures. 1t pro-
vided. there shall be appropriated
annually" instead of that there shall
be paid" making it upon its race
continuing appropriation, This was
offered amid wild confusion and un-
certainty among the members as to
the method of procedure, so tnat II
never reached a vote.
KimbaII Amendment
Mfr. Kinnball offered his university
amendment OF the day before, pro-
yiding that not less than 85-100 OF q
mill shall be appropriated annually,
and more definitely stating lis hereby
appropriated. The amendment fur-
fher cut out OF the paragraph all
reference to the general fund.
Judge Phillips opposed the form or
the amendment on constitutional
rrounds. quoting Section 20 of Article
IV: THE general appropriation bill
shall embrace nothing but the appro-
priations for the general departments
of state, for state institutions, Ior
public schools and for interest on the
public debt. All other approprla-
tions shall be made by separate piils'
each embracing but one subject.
This. said Judge Phillips. was not
a general appropriation bill and was
NOT an appropriation bill at all. He
believed that any appropriation at
tempted to be carried by IL. II at
tackled would be held to be invalid.
Mr.. KimbalPs amendment was then
made TO conform to this view and was
adopted by a decisive vote. This IN
dicated nothing. for the amendment
had not seriously altered the form OF
the bill.
Then Miss Boehringer's amendment
was renewed and she made an ear
nest and. as events proved, an effec-
tive speech in support of it. in which
she reviewed the causes which had
led to the growth of the state school
fund. California she said. had pro-
vided for its state school fund on
per- capita basis in the constitution
and that other forward looking states
had provided such continuing funds
to take the schools out of the log
rolling processes OF the legislature.
She also spoke against the PROPOSE
tion of the code to return balances OF
the fund 10 the general fund.
Judge Phillips offered the same OBJ
lection to this amendment that he
had offered to the Kimbal amend
rnent. Admitting the soundness OF
the views of Miss Boehringer, he said
that they should be offered in sup
port of a separate bill for the crea-
tion OF a special school fund He
said that his regard for the schools
was such that if the amendment was
pressed he would feel obliged to vote
for it, but be hoped it would be With
drawn and that the purpose OF the
trainers of the code would not be
interfered with.
Amendment Carries
Replying, Mr.. Jones said that ne
was surprised at the attitude Of
Judge Phillips. Then he gave the
history of the state school fund Of
Arizona from the fixed amount OF
$500. 900 annually to the larger
amount raised by the per capita sys'
TEN. Speaker Keefe announced tha
il the Boehringer amendment should
lie adopted it would mean the deatf
of the bill. The amendment wa!
carried easily.
Mr.. Miller OF Yavapai then Offered
loosely an amendment which irnme'
diately afterward in another form
was put forward seriously by Mr.
Haynes. Mr.. Miller. though an edu
Gator himself. proposed that there b,
stricken from the financial cod
reference to every other subject ex
cept the school fund. Mr.. Haynes
proposed the taking out Of the cod
all reference to the public schools ant
including them in another bill whicl
should carry a special fund for tn
support OF the schools. For this pur