Arizona republican., 1922-03-10
Six Amendments Are
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under this amendment, 1t will be al
most impossible to adopt an initiated
measure and equally difficult to de-
feat a referred bill.
The house in the afternoon dis
posed Of all these amendments which
had been sent to 1t from the senate.
They were:
Senate Bill II. providing for the
holding of a general election every
two years as at present for the cleo
ton of a re preventative In congress,
by a vote of 30 to 3.
Senate Bill IS. extending the terms
Of county officers to four years. by
a vote Of 2S to 8.
Senate Bill l9, extending the terms
OF state officers to four years and
making the office of state school
superintendent appointive, by vote
OF 26 to 10.
Senate Bill 20, extending the terms
Of members of the legislature to four
years.
Other bills passed by the house
were Senate Bill 1, repeating Senate
Bill SO of the regular session. and
Senate Bill 2, repeating House Bill
1879, the companion piece of Senate
Bill S3, providing for the exchang-
ing of state bonds for irrigation dis
trict bonds.
Two house bills were passed rela-
tive to the appointment of attaches
of the corporation commission. SUBJ
ject however, to future appropria-
tionS.
introduced In House
The following new bills were in
troduced into the house:
Bill SO, by Mr.. FRAZIER. adopting
regulations for the use of automo-
biles on the public highways cover
ing in part the ground occupied by
the Larson bin in the senate.
Bill 81, by Mr.. Krebbs. amending
the existing law relating to the or
ganization of irrigation districts.
Bill 50, by Mr.. Haynes, providing
for the appointment Of an assistant
secretary Of state.
Mr.. Remington introduced an I'm
portant measure, House Bill No. SO,
authorizing the board of directors of
state institutions to contract the Ia
Dor of inn es of the state prison.
The bill provides either for the con-
tract or the piece work system. The
work must be carried on within the
walls of the prison. Not more than
100 convicts shall be contracted for
one trade unless 1t is carried on by
| the state. Contractors are at liberty
to install in the prison such ma
| chinery as they may need and to
remove it at the expiration of the
contract. The contract may not ex-
tend over a period of more than four
! years. Eight hours shall constitute
! a days work under the contract
and no work shall be of an unsani-
tary or unhealthful character
The resolution from the senate
relative to a request of the Interna-
tionaI Locomotive Engineers for the
| establishment of a hospital at Tue
son produced a debate in the house
where it was proposed to cut out the
name Of Tucson and suggest some
| point in Arizona" But 1t was stated
that il the hospital should be located
in Arizona at all it would be at Tue
son; if not at Tucson. at Ell Paso
| Tex. But to cut out Tucson would
make OF no effect the elaborate word
/ painting in the resolution. The mat
| ter was finally referred to special
| committee consisting of Messrs. Kim
ball, Barry, Curlee, Gale.
Committee Received
Il It was nearly IL o'clock when the
house was convened. The first bus
4 mess aside from routine was the re-
ception Of a committee from the
chamber of commerce Guy r. Nevitt
III. w. Asbury, and H. D. McVay, tc
extend to the members Of the legis-
lature to attend a banquet to be
given at the Country club to Hon
Herbert Hoover who is expected tc
arrive in Phoenix on March is. The
committee delicately explained
through Mr.. hewitt, that the invita-.
ton could not include the wives oi
the members because of the lack oi
room and service that could be Sc
cured for that time. But he took
care that two women should bt
there. the lady members of the house
A telegram, by the way was re-
ceived by Chief Clerk Oscar Zapi
from Mr.. Hoover replying to an in
vitation to address the legislature
during his stay in Phoenix Mr.
Hoover was unable to say whether
the work which was bringing hin
here would permit him to comply
with the request
The house considered in the com.