Arizona republican., 1922-03-11
LEGISLATURE.
D|SPOSES Of.
DEMANDS Of.
UNIVERSITY.
Bill Authorizes Auditor To
Draw Warrants Upon
General Fund For Sup
port Of State College

Half of the business which made
imperative the calling of special
session Of the legislature was finally
disposed OF by the passage and ap-
proval by the governor of Senate Bill
40 making provision for the needs of
the university for the present fiscal
year This bill authorizes the state
auditor to draw his warrant on the
general fund for an amount not in
excess of so per cent of, the uncol-
lected taxes of the University fund
TO be raised by the mill tax system,
the general fund to be recouped later
by the collection Of these taxes.
This bill was introduced early in
the week and put through the senate
under a suspension OF the rules. It's
progress through the house was
rather more leisurely though yester-
day after it had been favorablv re-
ported by the appropriations COM
mittee and its passage was recon-
mended by the committee Of the
whole, the rules were suspended and
1t was Immediately given a third
reading.
Preceding this action message
was received from the governor an
nouncing his veto of Senate concur
rent resolution No. by which It was
attempted to accomplish the same
end. But the attorney general had
given an opinion that resolution
could not have that effect in which
view the governor said he concurred.
AT present the general fund is
rather low but it is probable that 1t
will be filled as rapidly as the needs
of the university may require beside
ting other calls upon 1t.
Morning Sessions Only
Only morning sessions were held in
each house: that is only morning ses-
sions in which any business was
transacted. The house at noon ad-
journed to 10 o'clock on Monday
morning. At about the same hour
the senate which also had accepted
an invitation TO attend the field day
exercises of the high school and to
feed at the high school cafeteria,
made so great a show of attention to
business that a majority voted down
a motion to adjourn until this morn
ing and adjourned to $3.50 o'clock in
the afternoon.
At that time there was not a quo
rum or any considerable part of a
quorum present and it was an hour
and a half later before ten members
could be secured for an opening
by two Jacks or better" Then the
only business proposed was a motion
to adjourn until 10 o'clock on Mon
dav.
The senate got late morning
start. The republican members We're
in conference with the governor who
1t is stated voiced belief that things
were not moving as e1,peditiousiy as
he desired.
After the routine business of the
morning Mr.. Larson offered an
amendment to his inheritance tax
bill, a change of verbage in relation
to the repeating of other statutes
The amendment was accepted and the
bill went to the committee on style,
revision and compilation.
Two bills were passed. both pro-
posed constitutional amendments.
! One of them restores to the legisla-
| ture the power to amend initiative
and referred measures, passed by a
vote. The other was the amendment
removing the disqualification OF a
member OF the legislature for cleo
| ton to- an office which has been
created by the legislature during his
| term or the emoluments of which
| have been increased during his term.
| The bill was intended to meet an
emergency (which appeared when
Hon. Fred r. Golfer was a candidate
for governor. His defeat made url-
| necessary a determination OF the
| matter in the courts.
Irrigation Considered
| The senate in the committee OF the
whole took UP and favorably reported
another Of the myriad Of irrigation
| district bills. The bill amending
\ +1,a anti i-trust feature of the consti-
| tuition so as to permit cooperative
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