Arizona republican., 1922-04-15
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BILL.
.CONFEREN
Agreement Is Predicted By
Leaders Of Both Houses
AS Bill Passed From
Senate Saving Over Half
Million Is Indicated

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The general appropriation bill went
to conference in the Arizona legisla-
ture last night. 1t was left in the
hands Of managers on the part of the
senate. Messrs, Elliott, Goodell and
Stoddard; and on the part of the
house, Messrs. Barry, Curlee and
Gale. The bin was passed in the sem
ate yesterday afternoon after vigor-
Gus efforts to amend it on second
reading, all of which failed. Special
attacks We're made upon sub division
26(A), relating to the office of the
immigration commissioner, and an
other effort was made to include in
it appropriations for the next legis-
lative session and for the interest on
the anticipatory bond issue, though
the bill authorizing the issue had not
yet passed. In the event of its pass
age, which is probable, the interest
will probably be taken care of in the
bill.
1t was reported yesterday morning
that the bill would probably fail of
the necessary two thirds vote in the
senate, largely because of the amend
ment including the immigration COM
missioner appropriation.
The third reading of the bill was
finished in the morning session and
the vote was taken when the senate
convened in the afternoon. There
was no debate. and little in the way
of explanation of votes OIiy three
dissenting votes We're cast, those of
Messrs. Ciaypool, Lines and Sims.
The house took up the senate
amendments as soon as the bill was
transmitted. Each one was passed
upon instead Of considering them all
in lump and reaching an immediate
non concurrence, though ii was evi-
dent that there were many in which
the house would not only not concur,
but would oppose with more or less
bitterness.
Points Of Conflict
The points of severest conflict were
expected to be the appropriation
which the house had refused to make
for the military establishment and
which the senate had made; the in
crease by the senate of the state fair
appropriation from $4,000 to s65,000,
with $4,000 appropriation for the
Northern Arizona fair: the reduc-
tions by the senate of the salaries
of many of the clerks and stenog-
rapfers; and the insertion by the
senate of the appropriation for the
office of the immigration commits
sioner.
The other amendments generally, it
is believed. viii not produce a stub
born conflict in the conference COM
mittee and it is probable that each
house will accept whatever report
may be made as to it.
The appropriation bill as It left the
senate refleted saving of 1885,
of the amount carried in the general
appropriation bill of the regular ses-
sion for the fiscal year 1929. The
appropriations for this year amount
ed 10 $4,975, las and the bill as it was
passed by the senate contained
$4,5S9,S16.
The bill prepared by the appropria-
ton committee of the two houses,
known as the printed BILL" and
which formed the basis for all other
forms, carried $4144,T93. Increases
were made in the house, leaving the
bill as it passed that body with
$4,367,276. As passed by the senate
1t carries s45S9,Sl6.
This form, however, does not In
dicate accurately increases made in
the appropriations of the house, but
it includes appropriations of one
kind and another that would have
had to be taken care of. 1t carries
re- appropriations for the last fiscal
year which were about to expire and
which amount to $l20,300. and also
annual appropriations which have
been made for various purposes but
which have not hitherto appeared in
the general appropriation bill,
amounting to $16S,010. This latter
ryglY xy11A No i've
of $386,332 to show the real saving
that has been effected of the appro-
priations for this year that had been
made in the regular session.
1t is estimated that this reduction
will leave the tax rate for state pur-
poses at about SO cents, in comparison
with the present rate of 73 cents.
Renews Attack
Renewing at the opening of the
morning session OF the senate his at
tack upon the appropriation made
the day before for the office of inn
migration commissioner, which he
had then resisted, Mr.. Lines said:
Il want to offer motion for the
striking out of subdivision 25(A).
This money is proposed to be stolen,
to be expended for no useful purpose
| offer this motion with two objects
Oile 70 prevent lflS loss OF LDS money,
and the other to give senators an OPP
portunity to square themselves be-
fore the state" "And the world in
terjected Senator Eddy. "And the
world repeated Mr.. Lines.
President Wilkinson, replying, said
that he had not considered the OPP
position to this subdivision seriously
but the senator from Graham ap-
peared to be serious and should be
given credit for seriousness. It was
true, said Mr.. Wilkinson, that much
of the time there has been no busi-
ness for the office of the immigration
commissioner. but at times it had
been swamped with business, espe-
cially as it was soon after its crea-
tion in the regular session in caring
! for the laborers who had beer
| brought from Mexico under an ar
rangement with the Mexican govern
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