Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1922-02-08
CALL FOR EXTRA
SESSION HEARD
WITH SUSPICION
Governor Campbell Reported
as Anything But Pleased
With Result of Order

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of the legislature. The press of the
state appears to be inclined to take
the attitude that the call is too cum
bersome and susceptible of being
made the basis for too long a ses-
sion, much to the cost of the people
and with little credit to anyone
either executive or Legislative depart
ments of the state government.
Hope is openly expressed in many
quarers locally, that the legislature
will remain in session only a week.
1t is pointed out that the warrant law
could be amended, raising the limit
of interest on state warrants to more
than per cent, and that several, II
not all, of the taXeating commissions
and Jobs could be eliminated. Some
have declared that the legislature
should proceed to eliminate the va
rious commissions which have grown
up during the last several years and
which have taken great toll from tne
state treasury.
Oppose Using Inactive Fund.
There is in the state treasury, at
the present time, an aggregate OF ST.
csc, 900 TO the credit of what is known
as the inactive funds; bond interest
funds, redemption funds and the ike.
1t is reported that the governor will
seek to secure legislation from tn
legislature, in special session, which
will permit the state treasurer to Dor
row from these funds in order TO meet
the warrants drawn for the cost or
maintaining the states various de-
lartments and institutions.
Opponents to this rumored plan de-
clare that It is utterly out of the ques-
ton. They declare that even less
would be known of the expenditure of
this sum than of those which were
appropriated during the regular ses-
sion and which amounted to $6,025,-
go. They also point out that these
inactive funds, of necessity, woulc
have to be repaid, and that the pres
ent administration should not be per-
mitted to pass the burden of - ow-
troubles on to future administrations,
Wheeler they be Republican or Dem
ocratic.
Plan Under Suspicion.
While it is admitted in local leg1s-
lative and ether well-informec cIrc:es
hat the states financial system is
loose in many ways, the proposal of
Governor Campbell to enact new
fiscal code is regarded with great
suspicion. 1t is pointed out that the
few safeguards, now thrown about the
expenditure of money in the state,
should remain. These same people
appear to be convinced that the srtaC-
est need is legislation that will pro-
hibit the expenditure of q dollar of
state funds until these funds have
been provided specifically through ap-
preparations by the legislature. In
this connection it is stated that, in
addition to the appropriation or over
S6,000,000, the state will have receive
a matter of more than a million and
half dollars in fees, gasoline taxes,
forest monies and other sources of
income. This amount of money will
be expended by the state depart
ments and institutions entirely with
out the knowledge of the state leg
islature.
1t is frequently asserted in the cap
ital that should the legislature at
tempt the major part of he program,
as outlined in the governors call, a
session of 60 days may be expected.
Many legislators who have been IN
Phoenix or who have been heard from
are strongly inclined to be against
anythingn but the most necessary leg
,siation. Whether the administration
will attempt to force the legislature
to consider the entire program is, as
yet matter of pure conjecture.
The personnel of the fifth state leg
islature which meets in Phoenix on
next Wednesday will be as follows:
State Senators.
Apache County-W. A. Saunders, St.
Johns.
Cochise County-W. P. Sims, Bis
bee; John P. Call, Douglas.
Coconino County-Charles E. Lar
son, Williams.
ella County-W. d. Claypool, Clay
pool; F. A. Woodward, Globe.
Graham County-Joseph H. Lines,
Pima.
Greenlee County-H. A, Elliott,
Clifton.
Maricopa County-C. NJ Stoddard,
Phoenix; Fl. B. wilkinson. Phoenix.
Mohave County-James Curtin,
Kingman.
Navajo County-James Scott, Pine
dale
Pima County, C. Goodall, Tue,
son; Elias Hedrick, Tucson.
Pinai County-Char;es E. Mac
Millin, Ray.
Santa Cruz County,. Y. 5cn:ermer,
Nogales.
Yavapal County-David Morgan
Jerome; Charles E. Burton, Ash Fork
Yuma County-A. j. Eddy, Yuma.
Representatives.
Apache County-John II. Udall, St
| Johns.
Cochise County-Howard Barkell
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