Arizona republican., 1922-03-07
WOULD HAVE
STATE VOTE
.ON OFFERED
AMENDMENTS
Senator Stoddard Intro.
duces Measure Allowing
People To Ballot Upon
Constitutional Changes

With the idea OF keeping them OUT
OF the swirl of politics, and on the
theory and, perhaps an Elusive one,
that the two parties each will be SC
busy fighting within itself that 1t
could not find time TO fight the other.
measure was introduced into the
senate yesterday by Senator Stod-
dard to submit the constitutional
amendments 10 the people at the time
OF holding the primaries this year in
stead OF submitting them at the gen.
eral election. A bin also was In
troduced by Senator Stoddard for the
repeal OF senate bill So of the reg
ular session. which proposed the sub
mission Of the constitutional amend
ments then offered at the next gen
eral election.
No constitutional amendments that
would likely invite a party division
have been passed by either house and
II is not sure that there viii be.
The senate passed half dozen which
are now in house committees and Il
has been thought for several days
that they would make an early re-
appearance. But there is a rurnor
that those that are likely to produce
trouble within Democratic ranks may
not be passed.
There was q party fight in the
mouse yesterday morning in the con-
sideration in the committee of the
whole Of house bill 10. introduced 81
Mr.. Jones Of Maricopa for the aboii-
ton OF the office OF immigration
commissioner. Mr.. Jones gave an
account OF the history of the legis-
lation creating that office. II in
volved an account of the growth OF
the cotton industry OF this valley into
boom which suffered a collapse
Arizona had before had immigration
commissioners. whose duties were
supposed TO be interesting immi-
grants in coming to Arizona The
chief duty of the present office. he
said, was the care OF immigrants
which had been brought in from
Mexico and the getting them out OF
the state as expcditiously as possible.
Mistake Was Made
Though ho had supported that LEG
islation, Mr.. Jones said that he be-
lievcd now that a mistake had then
been made and that II ought not 10 be
perpetuated. Therefore ne moved n
favorable report on the repeating bill.
Several OF the Democratic members
spoke in support OF the bill. among
them Mr.. Betts OF Maricopa. The
reply was made that Mr.. Belts was
chairman of the committee OF the
session which recommended the en-
actment Of the legislation. Mr..
Haynes OF Pima spoke against the
bill. He said that he had learned that
a greater area of cotton would be put
in this year and that this office would
be needed He stated that II had re
suited in the establishment OF
friendlier relations between the gov
ernment Of Arizona and that of Mex
leo, in proof Of which he read a let
ter from President Obregon TO Gov
ernor Campbell thanking him and
immigration Commissioner Mines
for the treatment OF the Mexican
lahorers in this state.
Mr. Haynes then read the roll call
of the ayes on the vote Of the immi-
grafton commissioner bin in which il
was shown that IL was supported BY
26 members and opposed by 13. Mi
Kimball then read from the records
Of the last session the report OF MI
Belts as chairman recommending the
passage OF tho bill. Mr.. Betts ad-
mitted that his name had somehow
got by" But he squared himself
by completing the roll call Of the last
session which had been begun By Mr.
Haynes, in which ii appeared that
he had voted against the bill The
pending measure then went TO a vote
and was recommended by strictly
party vote.
To Abolish Office
In the afternoon Mr.. Burks bin for
the abolition OF the office OF state his
torian was taken up in the committee.
Speaking for the bill, Mr.. Burk said
that il was not his purpose utterly 10
abolish the office, but TO suspend the
operation of IL to a time when the
state should have more money. MIR.
Kimball suggested that what Mr..
BurlS probably meant was, TO a time
when the appointing power would be
In tho hands of Democrats. Mr..
Belts said that he had nothine
against Colonel McClintock, the his-
toriau, and that he would favor the
reappointment OF him even II Demo-
Gratis should be In control.
Mr. Matthews OF Maricopa Saiv
that the expense OF the office was
only $4,000 for the year and that tht
sale OF books amounted 10 withih