Arizona republican., 1922-02-19
| LEGISLATIVE.
PARTY FIGHT
HOLDING Up
BUSINESS
Slight Chance To Adjust
Quarrel Yesterday Is
Lost-Four Bills Are
Introduced In Senate

Only the edge OF an opportunity
came yesterday in the senate for the
Democratic anG Republican members
to compose their quarrel over House
Bill No. 1, and that was when in
the order Of business it was an
nounced that it had been reported out
of the committee on style and re-
vision.
Without objection" said President
Wilkinson, 1T will be placed under
the order OF second reading"
rs that the regular order" said
Mr.. Sims. who. though employing the
interrogative form and the rising in
Election, appeared to be making a
declarative statement.
I'm the absence of objection" re-
piled the president, "but in view
of objection. the bill will be sent to
the committee on enrolled and en-
crossed bills"
Mr.. Larson was unable TO see. he
said, why a clean copy which had
been turned in by the style and re-
vision committee with its letter per-
fection thus guaranteed. should be
engrossed. Nor could the speaker.
except for the rules which could be
overcome only by a two-thirtis vote.
and the majority lacked such a pre-
ponderance. There was nothing else
in the course OF the breif morning
session which could have produced a
friction.
"A Game of Politics.
But there was a loud echo OF the
disturbance in the house when the
Speaker Keefe. under order Of busi-
ness on tho speakers desk called
attention to the game of politics
which he said had been started in the
senate by the Republicans in the re-
arrangement of the rules committee
and the divesting of the Democrats OF
all chairmanship.
The legislature. he said, had been
called together by the governor for
constructive purposes and TO save
money for the taxpayers. He there
fore urged upon the members atten-
ton to those objects and the dis
position Of them as quickly as pos
sible and then TO return to their
homes There are only two courses
open to us" he said. zone is to fol-
low the lead of the senate and wallow
in politics and the other is to per-
form our duty to the people,"
New Bills in the Senate
Four bills were introduced in the
senate. as follows:
Senate Bill No. 8, by Mr.. Eddy,
to take the place of measure IN
troduced by him in the regular ses-
sion and which was passed by both
houses but somewhere lost the en-
acting clause. The bill increases the
interest on registered warrants to
s per cent.
Senate Bill No. 4, by Mr.. Eddy, in
relation to the payment of taxes In
irrigation districts and TO prevent
the use of interest warrants in the
payment Of district taxes, a practice
which has become an abuse in GER
tain districts.
Senate Bill No. 5, by Mr.. Eddy, en-
larging the scope Of the district irri-
CATION bonds for the purpose OF in
Xestment, according them the same
place that is allowed state. county. mu
nicipal and school district bonds.
Senate Bill No. 6. by Mr.. Saun-
ders. The object of this bill is to
combine irrigation districts and the
drainage districts under one manage
ment both being within the same dis
trict
Before noon the senate adjourned
to 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Short House Session
In the still shorter session or the
house, a bill House Bill no. 8, was
introduced by Mr.. Giniland of Co
conino. for the validation OF the
bonds OF school districts. Mr.. Bax-
ter introduced House Bill No. 4, a
copy OF the Saunders bill in the
senate. A resolution of sympathy
with Mrs. Bush Of Yuma in her ILL
ness was introduced by Mr.. Wylie
and was adopted.
In the course of the session an
nouncement was made by the print
ing COMMITTEES of the continuation OF
the printing contracts of the regular
session with a reduction of 20 per
cent. The house also adjourned to 10
o clock on Monday.