The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-03-17
SENATOR \. A. ELLIOTT IS TAKING LEAD FOR ECONOMY

A saving to the state of a 1,3000 900 woud result from the enactment of the financial code and the general appropriation bill, which were sntro- duced Tn the Legislature at Phoenix on Wednesday of this week.
 olashes in proposed expenses for the year commencing next July 1 eotal SS5l, 900, while a saving of an audltional S500,000 is contemplated in the financial code.
 me new financial code changes m Haiaties' put proposes economies in aulnlnlstrafion by providing for a sseneral tightening up of the present aclal t. system. It repeals 179 sta .u1oiy CT continuing appropriations anu an ueprlVes officials and boards of an power to commit the state to ;1 .eunesS beyond that prescribed Ill general appropriation bills.
 It sets forth that all expenses of as ai 5tSte agencies shall be paid out oi tne general fund and further prt,- rtues o.t that receipts and fees of all athte asehcles shall be paid into the general fund. '-'0
 -t prohibits all activities ,vbiob snail create debts CT deficits in ar ci cess of appropriations and nrovidae pehalles for violation of any of these provisions Each such tviola. ton is misdemeanor
 The code was introduced into +bo senate by Senator Elliott of Green. lee county and in the house bv Ra. presentative Cobbe.
 S1N of the constitutional an,ond 1nents proposed by the Arizona In. uuslrlal Congress now are ready +c De placed on the ballot for submission lo the people. Passed by both houses or the legislature and sent to the governor, they were transmitted this week to the secretary of state. A seventh amendment, Senate Bill y5 proposing amendment of the initia tive and referendum provision of tbe constitution still is in the hands ot 'he standing committee of the house anu Is expected to be reported ou, tomorrow. 'ou o'' me SIX amendments had been sent to governor Campbell several davs | ago put were held by him until yes teruay because of a doubt of the ne 1 Gesslty or action upon them by him
 me mater was referred to tha a+ torney general. who, in an opinior today' stated that inasmuch as tbe, were not subject to the veto noIve, or the governor, his approval of tban was not required.
 When the amendments will h, placed on the ballot hinges on tbs 1 Iate or Senate Bill 3S, bv Senate, Stoddard. This measure, providins TOT special election next fall fo
 vote on the constitutional amend ments. was up for final action today ana failed to obtain the necessar,
 tWo-tnirds to carry the emergenc, clause. Stoddard changed his vote f.
 nay Tor the purpose of moving re consideration.
 me senate received a letter from | Assistant Secretary of War Vain "rlght Tn response to memorial TIT. ing retention of troops at Fort Apacil
 statlng that reduction of the arm
 made necessary abandonment of al
 posts where troops were not needed
 Therefore, he said, Apache troop
 Will be transferred to Fort Huachuc
 as part of the border guard whic, ], now is inadequate.
 !, Senator Larson on Thursday rc
 neWed his attack on the motives c , the Arizona Industrial congress. E, , blaming his vote on the bill fo farmers cooperative marketing a:
 soc1ation, he declared. When it ! said the constitutional amendment come from the Arizpna Industria
 congress the truth is not being toIt
 if reference is made to it's eigh
 thousand members. Not one of tn
 members know anything about wha
 fhe heads of the organization are dt
 ing"
 Ire bill under discussion later wa passed by vote of 13 to s.
 The committee of the whole toda
 recommended defeat for the Burto bill, to raise the governors pay Iror 7 six thousand five hundred to twelv : thousand dollars q year. Senator Sim moved to have the bill amended $ : that any senator voting for it woul 7 be eligible for the office of gove
 nor This motion later was witt ,, drawn Comm enting on the bill, Sel t ator Stoddard remarked. "It is an al , solute disgrace for this legislature | ; be trying to raise salaries when " ; are striving for economy"
 Representative Cobbe introduced 5 the house a bill to amend the la l. concerning marriage and divorces v that persons wishing to wed may a 9 ply to any justice of the peace for | license He said the existing Ia f requiring parties to appear at th :, license bureau in the county sef ! works a hardship on poor persons { Burton In Air
 l 1 The ire of Senator Burton nf ! Q vapai was aroused during consider , tiOn of the banking code yesterda = afternoon when numerous amen i m antc were offered in addition |. many already proposed.
 L. ''It is a dirty outrage" declared M | Burton. sponsor of the code. "Hel | is a bill which has been prepared l r the leading bankers of the state a