Arizona republican., 1922-03-05
| LEGISLATIVE
COMMITTEES
CAUSE BRIEF.
DAYS WORK
Little Business Is Done In
Senate And None In
House Because Of Con-
sideration Given Bills

So nearly had the legislature run
out OF partly finished material yes
terday that only brief session was
held by the senate in the morning
and the house was closed all day in
order that the standing committees
might devote themselves to inipor-
tant bills which had been committed
to them. Especially are the appro-
priations and banking and insurance
committees kept busy. The banking
committee of the house spent all the
day with the banking code and said
that it will probably take week to
digest it. The senate committee has
already voted great deal of time
to it and on Monday afternoon will
give an open hearing on It.
Some of the members OF the house
are proposing important changes in
1t. among them a. depositors guar
anty clause. 1t is said. though. TO
be unlikely so to amend it.
Two bills were introduced into the
senate, one OF them by Mr.. Burton,
proposing an amendment to. Subdi-
vision ., Article Nv of the constitu-
tion. relating to the qualification Of
members of the legislature. AS
amended the subdivision would read:
mo member of the legislature dur
ing the term for which he shall have
been elected shall be appointed to
any civil office OF trust under this
state which shall have been created
or the emolument Of which shall
have been increased during said
term The amendment consists in
the dropping out Of the words or
elected after the word appoiut cd. s.
The Amendment il designed to meet
4 situation which arose In the cafldi-
dscy Of Hon. Fred. r. Golfer for gov-
ernor.
Moves Suspension
III the absence OF MI. Burton, Mr..
Larson moved q SUSPENSION of the
rules for the Immediate reference Of
swho's behind this bili?r inquired
Mr.. Elliott.
Larson, .the people of Arizona are
behind it."
Mr.. Larson introduced his vehicle
bin which deals mainly with the size
and weight of vehicles that shall be
allowed on the public highways,
their speed and their lights. No ve-
| l1icie shall exceed 96 inches in width
except traction engines, which may
| be 10S inches The height OF ve-
hicle may not exceed l25s feet. The
| length shall not exceed 80 feet and
no combination OF vehicles, 50 feet
The weight Of the vehicle may not
| exceed $4,000 pounds with its lead
on four wheels, or more than $4,000
| mounds on one axle, or 500 pounds
per inch width of tire upon any
wheel concentrated upon the surface
OF the highwy. The width Of the RUB
/ ber tires is estimated by the dis
tar1ce between the flanges OF. the rim.
| Special permits may be obtained for
oxceeding any of the foregoing reg
ulations.
For the purpose of regulating speed
roads are divided into urban" sub
/ urban" and "open country roads,
| distinguished from one another by
| the density OF the location of build
ings along them. In the order OF the
| foregoing classification the speed al
| lowed seven passenger car is 10
| miles, 90 miles and 35 miles, Other
vehicles with pneumatic tires are al
lowed the following, is miles. 20
miles and rs miles. The speeds of the
/ other than a pneumatic tired vehicles
| are 10 miles. 10 miles and 20 miles,
Lights are regulated according to
| the capacity of the various machines
for speed, the faster ones being re-
qulT6u 10 GlSp1dy hlOIS POWcAAu'
lights. that is, more far reaching
1 lights. The cut-out is prohibited in
either towns or the country. Stiff
penalties are prescribed for viola
tions of the law and the second Of
Tense draws a penalty that win serve
as a reminder
The bill contains no provision for
the protection of hard surfaced roads
against the use of iron tired or the
cleated wheels of tractors, but Mr.
Larson stated after the session yes
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