Arizona republican., 1922-04-13


the salary OF the budget secretary
from $4,000 in the printed bill to
$270o.
Thereupon there were whispered
conferences among senator's with
the result that the committee rose
and q motion to recess to 1880
o'clock in the evening was adopted
without division.
While awaiting the report OF the
appropriations committee a message
from the governor was read an
nouncing that he had signed Senate
Bill 43, the financial code. on the
last day that the governor corId have
acted upon it. There had heen
rumors and fears that the bin might
not receive the governors approval
SO that the legislature was more or
less at sea in the framing of the
general supply bill.
The house in the morning received
ana passed under suspension of the
rules, House Bill 81. the third bill
of the session making apuronriation
for the salaries OF the members and
attaches. The bill carried $25O0
which It was estimated would carry
the legislature to Friday night. The
last appropriation for salaries ex-
pired on Monday night though
enough money might have been
transferred from the contingent fund
OF the first appropriation bill to carry
the session through Thursday.
The bill was sent to the senate
where it was amended by the addi-
ton OF $1,000 in order that there
might be no necessity for a fourth
bill of the kind.
Motor Tax Bills Lost
All the pending motor tax bills
We're, IN effect. wiped out yesterday
by concurrent resolution introduced
by Senator Elliott. 1t directs the
state corporation commission with
the facilities it has for collecting
data to prepare a bill for the tax
ing Of motor vehicles using the pub
lie highway for profit, to be sub
mitted to the Sixth legislature.
Mr.. Elliott said that the legisla-
ton which had been introduced had
been well begun but had had bad
finish. 1t was inevitable that there
should be such legislation and he be-
lieved that such a bill as the com
mission might frame would become
| effective.
The senate received from the house
Senate Bill So providing for paving
streets adjacent to school property.
lt had been riddled by amendments.
however, without interfering with
the main purpose of the bill and Sen
ator Goodell the author moved a con-
currence. A little later though an
error was discovered and he with
drew his motion and substituted for
| IT a motion that the senate do not
concur and ask for conference.
| There was little business in either
OF the two short sessions of the house
There was the introduction of the
| third legislative salaries bill, and later
in the day house bill 81, by Miss
| Boehringer, repeating a house joint
resolution Of the regular session to
submit to the people a proposed
| amendment to the title Education
OF the constitution. That amend
ment was to come before the voters
at the forthcoming general election
but. said Miss Boehringer, it was
stated that the proceedings taken sc
far had been pronounced irregular
and that any act that might result
would probably be invalid.
Il The house finally defeated Mr.
Rickerson's bill for the fostering o.
new industries by exempting then
from taxation for a period of years.
1t passed senate bill Sc, suggested
by the governor to cure defect tina
had been discovered in senate bill 26
the inheritance tax act.
Supply Bill
At 1880 the senate in the committee
of the whole resumed consideration
Of the supply bill and set out as if ]
were going to cut deep. It siashe'
$3.50 from the $24,250 of the total ap
preparation the house had allowed tn
office of state auditor. 1t reduces
the appropriation for the newl,
formed banking department from
$4,000 allowed BY the house I
$13,700, cutting out one bank exam
iner at a salary of $4,000.
The committee was hung up for
while on the subdivision relating t
the office of state treasurer and fin
ally in the absence of information
concerning some OF the raises tina
had been made by the house, passe'
this subdivision temporarily.
The senate restored to the ta'
commission an item of $4,000 for lega
services. which had been omitted b,
the house Senator Wilkinson op
posed this item on the ground tina
the office of the attorney genera
stood ready to render this and al
other departments of state legal serv
ice. The travel allowance Of the de