Arizona republican., 1922-03-21
+ FINANCE CODE
OCCUPIES THE
MOST Of DAY
IN THE SENATE
Consideration OF The Mat
ter Probably Will Be
Completed Today-Rep-
resentative Pishon Is
Summoned To Seat.

The senate plowed through the
greater part of the day through the
financial code, disposing In committee
of the whole of one other matter.
Senate Bill SO, authorizing boards
of trustees Of schools to contract for
the paving of streets upon which
school property abuts. That can be
done now only by submitting the
question of paving to the voters of
the school district.
The bill was amended in two res
poets, by the provision that the board
may contract for paving on streets
on which the property of the school
district abuts, but on which property
leased for school purposes abuts.
Mr.. Goodell who offered the amend
ment, explained that some of the
school property in Tucson is not
owned by the district but held by a
80 years lease.
Two resolutions were introduced
into the senate. the first by Senator
Schleimer, protesting against the ex-
orbitant freight rates imposed upon
the shippers of Arizona. The other
was by Senator Claypool urging upon
congress and the federal government
an arrangement with Mexico for the
session to the United States of a strip
of northwestern Sonora along the
Gulf of California admitting Arizona
to deep sea privileges.
1t is stated in the resolution that
there is now pending between the
two governments a settlement of
claims by this government and in be-
half Of other governments, against
the government of Mexico: that the
latter is disposed to meet these
claims. The resolutions states that
it is believed it might be accom-
plished in this way without the out
lay of cash by the government Of
Mexico or by the cession OF territory
of no great value TO it though of
immense value TO the United States.
Would Correct Error.
The resolution further recites that
the. carrying out of this arrangement
would correct an error in the Gads-
den survey of more than 20 years ago
by which the United States was de-
prived of a considerable strip of ter
ritory which included not only the
head of the gulf. but extending down
the gulf and embracing several in
let's or sites of excellent ports.
just how this error was made is
not set out in the resolution, but
everyone has observed that the line
between the two countries( after
moving westward from the tortuous
course of the Rio Grande. proceeded
in a fairly straight line to a point
slightly west of Nogales whence 1t
took a slant northwestward. leaving
the head of the gulf some miles to
the south.
1t is learned from unwritten history
concerning that deviation from an
east west line that the Mexican en-
gineers at that point introduced into
the survey some imported wine OF a
high quality with which they were
familiar but with which the Amer
lean engineers were not. 1t was then
that the direction was shifted with
out the observance of the American
surveyors who became unaware OF
the new direction being taken. and
probably they did not care a con-
tinental about directions anyhow.
Now that this country has gone dry
it is supposed, that there would be
no danger in the revision of the
boundary of a repetition of this
error.
On the opening of the house. Ser
geant- at Arms Newbelry made a
statement TO the speaker saying that
he had summoned Representative
Pishon of this county to his seat. 1t
will be recalled that few days ago
attention was called to the absence
of Mr.. Pishon from his seat since the
early days of the special session.
And it was then resolved that he
should be considered to have been
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