Arizona republican., 1922-02-21

Democratic chairmen We're remoyea
rs not true in fact, and hence tbara
,coulu nave been no insult sliebt ~
gross The majority could hardly
pc expected to appoint opposition
chalrmen in preference to their own
members for so few committees.
Asaln, the major responsibility as
- wnetner the senate meets the ex-
psO.aeiuIs OF the citizens of the state.
as to the length of the seSsio,, tLo
cost thereof and the character ~
legislation which it passes or refuses
70 pass, rests with the majority marty
Ihe majority members must there
. lore pe IN position to answer to
that responsibility.
sIs The organization OF the senate
along the lines which make for busi-
nesslike and efficient handling Of the
iSslsiauve matters to come before II
snoulu pe commended rather than
characterized as political play.
The responsibility for the person
, mel OF the committees rests with the
president and this he freely acknowl-
edges and assumes"
Strict Party Vote
The strictly party vote was nine
ayes and nine nays. The bill failed Of
the necessary two-thirds, Mr.. Goodell
voting with the minority for the pur-
pose of reconsideration.
When tho senate convened in the
afternoon he offered his motion and
i aIter brlef opposition it was car
rled and the bill was taken up again.
Mr. Ioodell then moved to strike out
section 8, the emergency clause, and
after a little slxirmishing that was
done and the bill was sent back TO
the enrolling and engroseinc COM
mittee.
In less than three minutes the bill
was returned, shorn OF the emer-
gency clause. Mr.. Lines made sus-
picious by the celebrity with which
this way accomplished. reasoned that
only one person in the world could
nave prepared a new bill in so short
a time-that was Miss Margaret
Owen, and she could not have done
it--moved for an increase of the SAL
ary of the clerk who had performed
this impossible feat.
After some intervening business.
+ House Bill No. l In its new form
L was taken up again and read the
third time. 1t was then discovered
that it still contained In the title a
reference to the emergency clause.
and 1t was again returned to the
committee on enrolled and engrossed
bills.
When it was finally taken up Mr..
Lines renewed his objection to it
. on the ground that in its present
shape it left nothing to defray the
4 expenses of the legislature and that
s no money would be available for that
for three months. Mr.. Curtain raised
E the further objection that the bill
contemplated a violation Of the penal
code which requires that the pay
Knent of salaries shall be made semi
monthly. This time the bill went
through BY a party vote and was
signed by the president.
Another Outbreak
There was another outbreak in the
senate over the reading Of Mr.. Lar
sons inheritance tax bin which had
Just been introduced. Unless other
wise ordered it IS the practice in the
senate TO read bills in full on first
reading. but 1t is also the practice to
order otherwise. When, after the
title had been read, Mr.. Larson moved
that on account of the great length
OF the measure the body of the bill
be not read at that time. Mr.. Sims
raised an objection to a curtailmenf
OF 1t. Mr.. Larson replied with earn
estness that here was another mani
festation of the purpose of the min
ority TO consume time. He suggested
then that If ii could be done he would
withdraw the bill until the atmo-
sphere had cleared somewhat. But 1t
turned out that that could not be
done. and Mr.. Stoddard took occasion
TO charge the minority with costly
milibustering. in the course Of which
he said:
! Il am convinced that the attitude
OF the Democratic members OF the
senate in insisting on the reading OF
bills in full upon introduction and
their refusal to permit reading of bills
I by number and title only on second
reading, which has always been per-
/. mitted in previous sessions by the
4 suspension Of the rules, is prompted
by partisan inclination ana petty
grievance which outweighs their
4 proper sense Of duty to the taxpayers
81 this state to secure an economic
ana short session OF this special ses-
sion.
II charge their action and attitude
In this matter as a premeditated and
malicious attempt to obstruct legisla-
ton and the purpose Of this special
session Of the legislature, and only
action on their part to follow the
practices, in this particular, of prev
ious sessions viii convince me 70 the
contrary.
speaker Of the house. The obstruc-
fionists OF the senate are playing
echoolboy politics"
First Sign Of Agreement
Mr.. Elliott Of Greenlee, who had
sust arrived from home and taken
his seat, offered q way out of the
difficulty by moving TO lay the bin on
the table. This motion was seconded
by Mr.. woodward Of ella This was
the first time in the session that a
motion by a member Of one party had
received the support Of a member OF
the other. But it could not be re-
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