Tombstone epitaph., 1922-02-26
RESENTMENT FOR OPEN
 SLIGHT VOICED ev LEADERS

PHOENIX, Feb. ls.-Democrats of the state senate yesterday decided. as their policy. to do what they could to provide funds to continue the Univer- sity of Arizona in operation and any other actual emergency funds made necessary through the embarrassing situation into which the administra- ton has plunged the state" and then go home.
 This policy. as explained. grew out of the discharge of all democratic chairman of standing committees and the appointment Friday of republican chairmen in their places.
 This act was characterized by Sen ator Ciaypool. from Gila county. as a gross insult to the democrats, which cannot be pardoned. As spokesman for the democratic sena- tors, Senator Claypool said:
 The people of Arizona believed they sent nineteen senators to Phoe- nix The Republican. however. are the only ones recognized. It would appear that Arizona has only ten sen ators. The governor. and his people in the senate. thinking they hold the whip-hand, hand tried to force the democrats to do their way. It is needless to say democrats will not be driven. The same procedure now is taking place in Washington. where democrats are being excluded from committees.
 There is no remedy for the insult. No democrat will accept chairman ship now The democrats came in good faith to Phoenix in the interests of the people. The democrats will en- deavor to provide funds in cases of emergency and then go home"
 Speaker Keefe. of the house, demo crat, when the house met this morn ing said:
 Gentleman. it commonly is under stood that when a special session of a legislature is called there is busi- ness of great importance to be dis patched.
 Last Wednesday we listened with deep sincerity 10 the message of the governor of our state. The sum and substance of his message was econ omy must be practiced at this time 1 believe we have been called in spe- cial session in the interst of econ omy One part of his message has this charge, as l interpreted it. that woe to the man who practices party politics at this time Yesterday, over there in the senate. a change was made in the rules to apply to the various committees. These rule were adopted by the senate. Next all the democratic committee chair men were removed and replaced with republican committee chairmen.
 "I would say to you. and I believe that you will sustain me. that this is cur action: Let the senate play their schoolboy politics if they will, we are here for a greater thing. We have a greater duty before us. I believe you will all arise 10 the occasion and agree with me that if we have to play such petty tactics as this I be- live we had better go home. (Ap- plause.)
 Now, gentlemen. there are two courses before us. one our duty to the people who have sent US to this legislature to work in the interest of the state. There is the other course as exemplified by the practice in the senate yesterday. Both of these courses are before you. you may take your choice.
 "ThIs house has been organized in the manner we deemed best for the people Of this state. The
 organization will not be changed for any political purpose as long as [ am speaker. Lets get down to the peoples desires. We will proceed with the next order of business."
 Senator Eddy, of Yuma, introduced three bills. Senate bill No. 3 pro. Lvides for 8 per cent interest on reg istered warrants, instead of s per