Weekly journal-miner., 1922-03-08
UNIVERSITY FUND PROVISION
 |S MADE IN BILL AND SHORT
 SESSION MAY BE THE RESULT
Associated Press Night wire)

1 (ASSOclated Press NlRnt WlTe) 1 PHOENIN, March 7-Perhaps the most important measure to be intro- duced at the special session of the legislation was brought into the sen ate today by Senator Goodell oi Pima county It wonld provide financial relief at once for the Uni .versity of Arizona. bat for the need of which legislation there probably would have been no special session. The bill was hurried through under suspension Of the rules and q sug gestion was made that as soon as the house has confirmed the senate action, there, would be no vital necessity for the legislature longer 10 remain ill session. The measure au- thorizes the state auditor to draw his warrant upon the general fund for an amount not exceeding 80 per cent of the uncollccted taxes of the university fnnd.
 This fund under an act Of the leg Isiature in regular session was to be
 made up of a mill-tax If the taxes had been fully paid the fund would have been sufficient but as much of the taxes went delinquent the uni versity was left in straitcned posi- tion The senate q few days ago at tempted to effect a remedy by q joint resolution but the attorney general however, questioned the validity of such legislation.
 The constitutional amendments long overdue from the senate, reach ed the house today and consideration of them in committee of the whole provoked much oratory. Only one of the amendments was without rec ommendation from the constitutional amendments committee and the others were accompanied by ma jority reports for their passage and minority reports against them.
 Senate bill II, to amend the con stitution so thpt all public moneys received from whatever source should be turned into the state treasury and not as heretofore to be used in be- half of the institution from which derived. was favorably recommended, 24 10 l3, after long debate.
 Senate bill l6. to amend the con stitution by striking out all reference to the direct primaries and leaving to the legislature the task of providing for nomination of candidates for of flee, also carried. The vote was Is to 13. Representative Mccullough of Cochisc denounced it as an effort to snatch away the liberties of the people"
 Senate bill l7, concerning amend ment of the constitution relative to holding general elcctiops was next taken up but the house adjourned be- lore consideration of it was com pletcd.
 Another measure introduced in the senate today was proposed amend ment to the constitution providing for legislation authorizing co-opera- tive marketing A similar bill passed at previous session was held in valid because of a provision Of the constitution prohibiting form of monopoly. The new bill, however lis patterned after congressional measure recently passed and signed by the president. It was presented by the committee on constitutional amendments.
 The house by a vote of 2l to Is passed the Jones bill for abolition of the office of immigration commits sioner
 The bill of Representative Hayes to amend the gasoline tax law by diverting to county road funds the receipts from the tax on gasoline which under the present law go to the state road fund, was indefinitely postponed.