Arizona republican., 1922-02-24
| LEGISLATURE
BRIEF
WITH
NO FRICTION
Flood OF Bills Is Intro
duced In Each House
Marked Difference To
Each Other In Contrast
With Strained Relations

Short sessions OF both houses ~
the legislature, previous TO an ad-
journment TO 10 o'clock this morning
were entirely devoid of fireworks. In
the senate there was a marked def
erence of members toward one an
other, in sharp contrast TO their atti-
tude during the first five days OF
the session.
Ihere was an avalanche OF bills
IN each house, nearly all OF them
amendatory of either the statutes or
the constitution. All the bills pro-
posing constitutional amendments
We're brought into the senate.
The house bills We're:
New Bills in the House
House bill No. 10, by Mr.. Jones.
Tor the repeal of the act Of the leeis-
lature in the regular session creating
the office of immigration commits
sioner.
House bill 10, by Mr. Pishon bv
request, to repeal the act authoriz-
ing CO. o-operation between the state
and the federal government in the
investigation of feasible irrigation
projects.
House bill IS. by Mr.. Plshon. re-
pealing the appropriation for the
Ferry.
House bill IA. by Mr.. Pishon. re-
pealing the appropriation for the
construction OF a bridge across the
Colorado river in Mohave county.
House bill IL, by Mr.. Pishon. pro-
viding for segregation OF the funds
OF the state, abolishing the use of in
direct revenues by the departments,
not in consequence of an appropria
tion act specifically authorizing such
use, and for a Standardization OF ap-
preparation accounts.
House bill Is, by Mr.. Pishon. to
repeal the act providing for CO
operative extension work between
the state and the federal government
and to repeal the act accepting the
federal offer OF aid.
House bill is, by Mr.. Remington,
returning to the general fund ali the
unexpended money in the military
fund
IL is not understood that the bills.
Nos. II TO 10 Inclusive mean 10 leave
the objects Of all OF the bills which
they propose to repeal unprovided
for, but rather these bills are intend
ed further 10 clear the way for the
application of the budget system. An
earlier bill for similar purpose re-
lating TO appropriations made for the
office of the governor and for sew
eral institutions OF learning for the
year 1929 was introduced last
week.
In the Senate
The constitutional amendment
measures introduced into the senate
We're all brought in by committees.
They were:
Senate bill Ia. providing among
other things that all revenues OF the
state, from whatever source. should
70 into the treasury. IT increases
the limit of indebtedness from $780,
900 to per cent of the taxable valu-
alton OF the state and places the same
limitation on county indebtedness.
The limit of cities and towns for all
purposes is 10 per cent.
Senate bill Is amends the initia-
tive and referendum clause OF the
so that the enactment OF
an initiated or referred bill can be
effected only by the vote Of a ma
jority OF all persons voting At the
election, instead OF q majority OF
those voting thereon" that is on
the proposition submitted. The effect
of this amendment would be much
the same as that of one to wipe out
this clause of the constitution, since
the total vote on a propo-
sition. for an against it, is less than
a majority OF all the votes cast. Only
a referred or initiated measure OF
vital and understood interest
the state would have a
chance OF adoption.
Senate bin l6 directs the legisla-
ture TO make provision for the NOM
ination OF Candidates for office. That
is. it makes il possible for the legs-
lature TO direct some other method
Of nominations than that of the
direct primary.
Senate bill 10 proposes an amend
ment of section II. sSticle VII. Of
the constitution incfea@hg the tenure
Df elective state officers from two 10
four years. Under this bill the office