Arizona republican., 1922-03-22

cent of the taxable valuation Of the
state. objection was made to 6S that
it did not clearly provide that the
question Of bonding the state for
these purposes should be submitted
TO the people. The purpose Of this
bill was carried out in Senate Bill IL.
one of the constitutional amendments
proposed at the regular session.
Senate bill Al, proposed amend
ment to article IA of the constitution,
permitting the organization of farm
ers for cooperative marketing, was
passed. This bill is i'm the terms of
the act of congress passed a month
ago TO exempt such association of
farmers from the iAhibition of the
sherman act, whose purpose is car
ried out in part by article IA OF the
constitution.
The next bill was senate bill 80,
making provision for the submission
to the people at special election -
be held at the time of the primary of
the constitutional amendments which
have been proposed at this session.
1t was expected that the division on
the bill would disclose the sentiment
OF the house with respect to the
amendments. but it failed in that as
the bill was passed by a vote of
80 TO s.
Other Bills Passed
The house also passed senate bill
30, directing boards OF supervisors TO
levy taxes for irrigation district pur-
poses. Under the present law that
may be done on information from
the officers of the district, but it has
turned out that sometimes this in
formation was not furnished by the
officials. Under this act the super
yisors are directed TO proceed on
such other information as comes TO
them.
Substitute house bill 4S was also
passed. This is the bill amending
the present county highway COM
mission statute. The substitute diff
fers from the original Jones bill in
few particulars and especially in
the matter of reducing the number
OF commissioners from five, under
the present law, to three, something
that was not provided for under the
original bill Now where a board
consists of five members. 1t is op-
tional with the supervisors to reduce
the number TO three.
No change is made in the provision
that commissioners shall be appoint
ed where the proceeds OF a bond
issue of $2,000,000 or more Is to be
expended, and that where the amount
to be expended is less than s2,000,000.
the supervisors may act as ex-officio
commissioners at compensation of
SO day for such time as is actually
and necessarily devoted to their du-
ties as commissioners, in addition to
their salaries as members OF the
board. There was a further amend
ment fixing the compensation of act
ing commissioners where certain
sums are to be expended at not more
than. $3.50 per year. But the per diem
of commissioners who are appointed
in case OF expenditures OF $4,000, 900
or more is left at $40.
Further action was taken by the
house on senate bill 39. for the relief
OF Roy n. Davidson and John B. Ryan.
for whom an appropriation of s13S1.6l
was made for services and expendi-
lures in connection with the work.
mems compensation commission. This
bill, carrying the emergency clause,
had been passed by the senate with
but three dissentingNyotes When II
was sent to the house. there was not
a two thirds majority to carry the
clause, which was stricken off. The
senate refused to concur in that
amendment and the bill was returned
to the house
When II was put to a vote yester-
day ii received 23 votes to Is against
1t. Several OF the members then de-
sired to change their votes. 1t was
understood, some of them for the
purpose OF moving a reconsideration
so that the roll call as announced
was is ayes and 20 nays. The after
noon session of the house was spent
in the committee of the whole.
Morning Senate Session
In the morning session of the SEN
ate a. motion TO indefinitely postpone
senate bill 4s, for the abolition Of the
tax commission, that having been
recommended by the whole COM
mittee, was held up on account of