The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-03-24
LEGISLATURE 1 IS CLEARING DECKS
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Passing six senate bills and one house bill, the house on Tuesday practically cleared it's calendar of senate bills thus lar received.
 The forty-day session provided for by appropriation will end next Sat urday, but it was conceded in both the senate and house today that the special session cannot end for at least week or ten days from next Saturday.
 Thos. Maddox, State Highway Engi neer, this week handed t-.e Cover nor a letter, consisting of four tyl"- written pages, calling the Governors attention to certain sections of the Elliott Financial Code bill, which in the opinion of the State Engineer. would seriously impair the efficiency and operation of the Highway De- partment-
 The senate was in executive session the greater part of Wednesday morn ing with the state treasurer and state auditor with reference to state finan- .ces in relation to the Elliott financial code measure, Senate Bill No. 43, which seeks to repeal 147 containing funds and divert all money into the general fund.
 It is estimated that the Elliott financial Code bill will be the means of saving to the state several hun dred thousand dollars for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1922.
 On motion of Senator Eddy, the senate by vote of 13 to 4 indefini- tely postponed Senate Bill No. 49 to abolish the Arizona tax commission.
 Governor Campbell today signed No cent interest on state warrants in stead of per cent. As it carried an emergency clause, it now is law.
 This act is expected to make state warrants more attractive to banks and brokers and may be the means of realizing more money pending the time when the general fund will have money with which to pay cash.
 Text of Measures
 As forecast in these columns the democratic movement to make easier the recall is in full swing, two bills having been introduced in the legisla ture by Senator Claypool, designed tC clarify the present recall laws, and to reduce the number of signatures required on a recall petition.
 While democrats deny that the bills have any connection with possible attempt to recall anyone III nlSh OI flee, nevertheless it is generally un derstood that the measures are II the nature of feint indicative O what might he stirred up under cer tain circumstances.
 One of the new bills provides fol registration for special elections. an( the other one makes it possible tt have a recall election within 60 days after petition is field bearing tht names of 20 per cent of the quail fled electors.
 Senator Claypool introduced i'll th' senate today resolution urging th' Arizona congressional delegation tt take steps toward aCfluirement by amicable negotiations of a sufficien strip of land along the northw asterl boundary of the state of Sonora Mexico, as will give the United State access to the northern end os tn Gulf of California. The resolatiol was referred to the judiciary com lnittee. The resolution states tha access, to the gulf would be of tre mendous strategical commercial ant social benefit to the United State and would develop the entire coas of Mexico for 2000 miles and there fore prove of incalculable help t' Mexico without any material loss territory.