Arizona republican., 1922-03-14
AMENDMENT To
CONST|T j I ION
ARE PASSED BY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Six OF the constitutional amend
ments suggested by the Arizona In
dustrial commission and passed by
both houses Of the legislature and sent
to the governor were yesterday trans
mitted 10 the secretary of state. The
other Senate Bill No. Is. proposing
the amendment OF the initiative and
referendum provision of the conSti-
tuition is yet in the hands of the
standing committee OF the house and
will probably be reported OUT today.
The others which had been sent to
the governor some days ago We're
held by him until yesterday because
of a doubt of the necessity of action
upon them by him. The matter was
referred to the attorney general who.
in an opinion yesterday. stated that
inasmueh as they were not subject 10
the veto power OF the governor his
approval of them was not required.
There is nothing now TO be done
with respect to these amendments
except TO place them on the ballot
for submission TO the people either
at the general election or at the pri-
mary election il the Stoddard bill
providing for the submission of them
at that time becomes law.
How They Voted
Indications in the senate yesterday
were that il might not become a law,
but it's fate is not yet decided. This
bill, Senate Bill No. IS. was up for
final action and failed to secure the
necessary two thirds to carry the
emergency clause by tho following
vote:
Ayes Burton, Gull, Goodell. He'd
rick. Lines. Macmillan, Morgan,
Saunders. Scott. Sims. Woodward
II.
Nays-Claypool. Curtin, Eddy. Lar
son, Schleimer, Stoddard and the
presidents.
Mr.. Stoddar6 changed his vote to
nay for the purpose of moving a re-
consideration today. Mr.. Elliott. who,
it is thought, would have supported
the bill, was absent. With his vote
Mr.. Stoddard would have voted aye
and the necessary is votes would
have been secured. Four Democrats
voted with the seven Republicans for
the bill. and two Republicans. with
six Democrats, against ii, Senator
Stoddard's vote not being counted as
representing his sentiment.
Contrary TO expectations, the gem
eral appropriation bill and the gen
eral repeating bill were not intro
erence made to either of them in an
open session.
Withdraw Objection
The senate committee on state,
county and city affairs reported fa-
vorably House Bill No. 2. the Kim
ball paving bill, with the amendment
suggested by Senator Sims last week,
striking out the fourth section which
was intended TO validate certain pro-
ceedings that had been taken in a
paving project at Tucson. and which
had then been halted in anticipation
of the enactment Of the proposed
law
The Tucson representatives who
had been insistent upon that sec
ton We're understood to have with
drawn their opposition. The bill will
come up today in the whole commit
tee and it is said that it will not be
opposed.
A letter was received in the. senate
from General Wainwright acting
secretary of war. with reference TO
the Saunders memorial urging the
retention OF troops at Fort Apache.
! Expressing his high opinion or the
Arizona legislature, General Vain p
wright wrote that the reduction Of
the army had made necessary the
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trops were not needed Therefore II
/ had become necessary to transfer the
| Apache troops TO Huachuca as a
| part of tho border guard which at
| present is inadequate.
/ A message was received from the
! governor announcing his disapproval
/ of Senate Concurrent Resolution No.
for the relief Of the immediate
needs of the university. The mes
! sage was similar to that which had
| been transmitted to the house in
which the governor said that because
| of doubt whether the thing sought 10
be accomplished by a resolution his
| approval was withheld. Beside the
matter had already been taken care
/ Of by Senate Bill No. 40.
Consider Inheritance Tax Bill
| Yet the message formed the basis
| for Democratic fault-f finding of the
! governor aNd little later a motion
was offered for the appointment OF
/ a committee to confer with the SOY
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