The Coconino sun., 1925-02-20

A plan for bringing the state cor
poration commission under legislative
supervision and taking away it's con-
stitutional rights, was submitted to
I tie state legislature Thursday in a
special message from Governor Hunt.
. The bill would have to be referred to
4 the voters.
1 Governor Hunt called attention to a
/ previous message, in which he said
that the commission has usurped the
\ powers of all three branches of the
I government and should be regulated
\ like other state departments.
Suspension Of rentals on state lands
Efor two years was asked in resolu-
tion introduced Thursday by Senator
/ Lines.
The senate refused to accept the
4 house amendments on the memorial
asking congress to suspend grazing
ltfees on the national forest for two
/ years. AS the senate passed the reso-
luton providing only for cattle, the
house changed it to cover all livestock.
The following bills were passed on
afinal reading by the house on Thurs
3day:
ii. B. 81 by McBrayer, providing
THAT the segregation of high school pu-
pfis of the African race be left to the
fnajority vote of the electors Of each
4district.
If II. B. rs By Pomeroy, providing that
4 the list of OPTIONAL subjects TO be pre-
H scribea by the state board of education
H III common schools shall include man
IA ual training, household economics and
4 Kindergarten work and providing a
H method fer the taking of the annual
IL school census.
u New house bills introduced Thurs
II day:
81 BY Representative Wisener-Ex-
Il tending present law regarding illicit
A relations of teachers in public and pri
4 yate schools with pupils to include
4 tutors and teachers of music and
4 which provides penalty Of one to ten
H years Imprisonment.
Il By Representative Olme-Author
Il izing the boards of supervisors of each
county to levy a tax to provide $25,-
900 for the purchase of aviation fields.
Il H. B. f24-Providing that in first
class counties having population OF
4 not less than $4,000 that members of
i the board of supervisors shall keep
regular office hours as prescribed for
other counties and fixing the sa,ary of
d the chairman at $24O0 and of the
Amembers at $4,000 a year.
Il The introduction of industrial com
Il pensation act, providing machinery for
4 the handling of the workmen's com
. pensation claims, was the outstanding
4 feature in the state Legislature Friday.
8 The bill was introduced by Senator
Donnelly Of Pima county and would
establish a state insurance fund, al
i though leaving companies the right to
\ take the risk themselves. The bill
sets up an industrial committee of
4 three members to handle all claims
\ and requires compulsory compensation
/ for all employing more than three per-
sons but exempts persons employed at
!. stock raising and agricultural indus
4 tries. They may come in, however,
4 if they desire.
4 A special house committee was ap-
I pointed to draft the program for the
i next legislature with regard to men
4 tally deficient children in the public
i schools 1t was stated that the state
1 has not sufficient funds to provide a
separate school for them at present.
4 Appropriations of 100000 for fur
4 ther investigation of the power and ir-
4 rigation possibilities of the Colorado
civer were asked, in concurrent resolu
/ tions.
/ Among new bills introduced Friday:
1 House Bill 1872, by Dr. Boville, pro-
hibiting the shooting Of game birds or
game animals within three miles of
in incorporated city or town.
House Bill 1913, by Harry B. En-
bach Of Flagstaff, giving to the land
commissioner authority to assist in the
ing district east of Flagstaff and ap-
propriating $4,000 for that purpose.
A group of three of the Wisener
repeating bills designed to rid the
states Of all reference to the liquor
traffic were passed on third reading
and fourth was sent to the commit
! tee of the whole for correction of
title.
Not content with his program for
banking reform which so far has fail
ed to make any headway in the upper
house, Senator Cox of Maricopa coun-
! ty on Monday introduced bill re-
signing to safeguard investors in
building and loan, and savings asso-
Citations. The provisions Of the meas
ure would throw rigid restrictions
around concerns operating in Arizona.
The senator's bill for the guaranteeing
of bank deposits was turned down by
the senate last week, but he has an
other one in committee providing for
the giving of security or band by
banks for money depositeeh~with them.
The lower house on Tuesday failed
to give the necessary two-thirds vote
| to the resolution to invite George H.
Maxwell to appear and address that
/ body on the Colorado river situation
4 The vote was "a in favor Of the reso-
I luton and II against it. A resolution
was introduced in the house by Rep
resentative Smith of Graham which
provides for definite rejection of the
! river compact. The fight on the Colo
RADIO river question is expected to
start in earnest as soon as the reso-
luton Of Weisener of Yuma county,
proposing for ratification of the pact,
heads the calendar of the house.