The Winslow mail., 1925-02-13

overtime in the law-making sane
tums This condition has arisen
partly from the weather but most
ly from the warmth of the atmOs-
phere arising from committee meet
= ings and pow-wows of the commit
tee of the whole. Particularly
heated debates have been held over
Senator Moore's big bill with the
musical epithet, the presidential
preferential primary measure. After
an adventurous career it defeated
all obstacles and emerged, triumph
ant and stronger, from the struggle.
The outstanding objections to the
bill were it's compleXity and the
high cost of such primaries. Sen
atOr Smith Of Tucson, presented
bill No. 64, which would have de-
feated the purpose of the bill and
would have in no way lesSened the
cost, but it failed and senate bill
No. 4, in it's improved form, passed
the upper 19 Thursday, now seek
ing its fortune among the lower
AZ. In the numerous contentious
concerning it in the senate the ever
aggressive Senator Winsor, whose
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we'll known to the people Of Ari-
zona, was champion for it's sue
cess The eminent attorney, Sena-
tor Favour of Prescott, was also
very active in the support of the
measure.
Monday the Bible reading bill
by Mr.. Bradshaw was discussed in
Q the house. Despite the earnest sup
port of Mr.. Freeman of Navajo, Mr.
Skinner and Mr.. Pomeroy, the bill
was recommended for indefinite
postpOnement.
House bill No. 80 was introduced
by Mr.. Crawford, appropriating
100000 for bridge across the Up
per Verde. The staff of life had it's
share of attention. House bill No.
9, one of the national bakers bread
bills for providing the purity Of
bread, and senate bill No. 18, re-
lating to standard loaves of bread,
were considered. The senate saw
the introduction of two new bills,
No. Sc, by Senator Kilcrease, re-
quiring county high school boards
to make reports to county school
c1d 4NO. OCJ Wy OOh-
ator ST. Charles, authorizing a road
from Kingman over Coyote Holes
Pass to an intersection with the
Searchlight-Pearce Perry road and
appropriating 100000 for the pur-
= pose.
Tuesday the house attempted to
repeal the existing game code, but
discovered that this could not be
done, since the code was initiated
by the people and cannot be re-
pealed except through the election
two years hence. Senate bill No.
21, provides for the submission to
the people of an act authorizing
the legislature to prepare code,
but it is not yet clear how all of
this may be brought about. Sen
ate joint resolution, introduced by
Senator Golfer of Apache county,
was an eighteen page review of all
the proceeding concerning the Colo
rado river, within the last two and
a half years; devoted to the con-
demnation of the compact, the
Boulder Canyon damsite, and argu-
ments for the high line project.
An appropriation for the complete
investigation and survey was urg
ed, also that further consideration
of the compact be indefinitely post
poned, with the suggestion that
"fair and constitutional" compact
be drawn up in it's stead. Senator
Cox introduced the town ditch
bill," providing for the abandon
ing of irrigation canals the straight
ening and widening of streets with
in a municipality, for the condem-
nation of property necessary there
to, and the assessment Of property
to pay for such improvements. The
morning was mostly spent in study
ing the tax anticipation bond bill
providing for the issuance of bonds
in the sum of a million dollars at
a rate OF interest of not less than
per cent and not exceeding 5
per cent. There was much argu-
ment, pro and con, the pros win
ming and recommending the bill for
passage. The boiler inspector bill
was recommended by the commit
tee for indefinite postponment, as
were the bills providing for the
further regulation of insurance
companies and providing for the
establishment of an electrical in
spector in unincorporated towns.
Senator Smith introduced a bill
providing for the creation of the Of
flee of veteran service officer, to
be an honorably discharged soldier
of the late war or the Spanish
American war, appointed by the
governor at a salary of $4,000 to
represent discharged members of
the U. S. army. House bill No.
SO, the anti-narcotic bill with a
proposed appropriation of $4,000
for carrying out its provisions;
and house bill by Mr. Orme for
the appropriation of $4,000 to meet
the urgent needs of the Child We'll
fare board, were introduced
News which we are sure will
bring relief to Division Accountant
Kabelin, his staff of timekeepers,
typists, and the compilers of pay