Arizona republican., 1922-03-30

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etc" After a brief debate. that was
carried, 10 to s. Messrs. Morgan and
Woodward having voted in the af-
firmative. The Elliott amendment
thus amended was then carried by a
vote of IL to s.
In the course OF the debates ref
erences were made to the statement
of State Engineer Maddox Of the
afternoon and evening before in which
he made complaint Of the hampering
Of the bill upon the activities OF his
department and suggestions were Of
fercd for further amendments. Chair
man Elliott stated that the objection
OF the state engineer seemed chiefly
to be to the fact that the bill pro-
posed to place his department under
the same restrictions as were pro-
posed to be imposed upon all agen-
cies. The amendments were de-
feated.
Hits "Revolving Funds
The striking sout OF paragraph
was described by Senator Sims as a
body blow at the Section relating to
the creation of the revolving fund. as
it removes from the fund what was
expected to be the large part Of it,
Mr.. wilkinson offered an amend
ment which amended two amend
ments that had been accepted the
previous day with relation to the
public school fund. In one OF those
amendments the Legislature was "au-
thorized' to make an appropriation
of amount Of SIS per capita. He pro-
posed that the word appropriated
should be substituted for author
ized' and that the words per an
mum" should be inserted in order that
it might be sure that the per capita
would not be $3.50 per annum. Little
opposition was offered to this
amendment which was regarded as
clarifying. But it is understood that
ii will not be acceptable to the leg
islative committee OF the state teach
ers' association. Acting on another
suggestion of the state engineer, Mr..
Larson offered an amendment to
section Of the printed bill which for
bids the creation by a state agency OF
indebtedness beyond the amount ap-
propriated to its use unless hereafter
authorized. He desired that the word
thereafter" be stricken out. Mr.. FL
liott said that he had not objected
strongly to such amendments as were
of clarifying character, but this one,
he said, was vital. In the course or
the remarks, Mr.. Larson spoke OF
those who were opposing and ham
pering the work of the state highway
department, whereupon Mr.. Elliott
rejoined that if that accusation was
directed against the supporters of the
present bill it was the utterance Of
an untruth. This amendment was
defeated by vote Of to IL.
The bill was sent to the committee
on enrolling and engrossing with in
structions to report it back in the
afternoon.
Pass Gasoline Tax Bill
In the routine business Of the ses-
sion the Frazier gasoline tax bill was
finally passed. taking an unusual
| course. This bill, which amends the
existing law had been amended in
the senate in this respect: AS II
came from the house 1t provided that
taxes so derived should go into the
| fund for the maintenance of the
roads. The senate amended It by in
serting the words land construction"
The house refused to concur in the
amendment, and the bill was sent
back to the senate. the senate
agreed to recede and ordinarily that
would have resulted in the sending OF
| the bin to the governor, but it was
read again and passed.
Mr.. Scotts BILL S. b. go, was passed
| by the senate yesterday afternoon.
| The purpose of this bill originally
was to relieve corporations formed
| for operation under the War Finance
| corporation act from the limitation OF
| indebtedness on other corporations.
| But an amendment was introduced
which was quite foreign to that pur-
pose 1t provides for the authorize
| tion of corporations to issue non par
stock, which, it is believed, viii dou
BILE the incorporating business OF tne
state and add to the revenues not less
than $4,000 in Incorporating fees'
| This amendment was adopted.
There was introduced into the
house in the morning II. y. ", by
Mr.. Belts, further guarding savings
banks, banking corporations and trust
| companies as we'll as those doing
business with them against frauds
committed by bank officials and
clerks. Such officials and clerks vio-
Hating the inhibitions of the act are
held to have committed felonies. IL
is understood that the bill was pro
voked by the looseness OF certain
banking officials Of various sInall
banks within the last two or three
wears and the commission OF acts
which have been so far Adequately
defined as crimes.
In the House
After the disposition OF routine
business in the house that body II
tba COMMITTEES of the whole resumed
II consideration Of the banking code
which had passed the senate. The
disc,,ssion Of the bill was continued
n 17 the afternoon when State Auditor
Fairfield appeared to explain some
Of II it's provisions. In connection with
tbis bill, Mr.. Hays bill, providing
for for a guaranty of bank deposits, was was
considered and recommended Tor IN n
definite postponement. Later ne
sought TO have it divested Of It's title
and included in the banking code
Mr.. Fairfield on that subject said