The Winslow mail., 1925-01-16
LECISLATUR
STAR IS THIS
SESSION IN A
BRISK FASHION

elay morning of this week, the first
few days being devoted to routine and
organization business. Business was
expedited to an unusual degree, and
before the week is finished the session
will have gotten into full swing IN line
shape.
A number of important bills have
already been introduced, one by Sena-
tor Bob Moore of Navajo, S. B. No. 4,
asking for the passage OF preslden-
tial preference law. The ratification
of the child labor amendment to the
United States constitution was brought
before the legislature on the opening
day, and promises to develop into an
interesting and much-debated issue.
Senator Moore and Representative
Freeman of this county have been ac-
corded membership on important
committees, the former being member,
in the upper chamber of the commit
tees on highways and bridges, agri-
culture and forestry, public lands,
suffrage and elections and municipali-
ties Freeman is a member OF the
livestock, public lands, agriculture and
irrigation and good roads committees
in the house.
Attaches of the legislature from this
county are Mrs. Fronna Parr, clerk
in the house, and Miss Catherine Jones
stenographer in the senate.
Governor George w. P. Hunt read
his official message at joint session
in the house chamber of the seventh
legislature at o'clock Monday after
noon. This was Governor Hunts fifth
message delivered to opening sessions
of the Arizona legislature.
The members of the senate were
seated with the members of the house
Immediately after the afternoon ses-
sion had been called to order. The
special committee then escorted the
governor through the corridor and
down the house aisle to the speakers
rostrum, with the members and oc-
,cupants of the gallery standing. The
governor was given a great ovation.
The rejection of the Colorado river
compact unless a supplementary COM
pact can be made with California and
Nevada that will be satisfactory was
urged by the governor in his message.
The chief executive of Arizona con-
tinued by saying that the Boulder
canyon dam project should be op-
posed whether the compact was rati-
fed or not He told the legislators
that the Boulder canyon project was
uneconomic as it would submerge
other practical damsites and would
be a great menace to irrigation and
power possibilities of this state. AT
the same time the governor said that
every effort should be made to have
a food control and storage dam con-
Structed in the vicinity of Lees Ferry
Governor Hunt characterized as
<'puerile piffle'' the frequently made
statement that the United States gov
ernment or any of the other states
would step in and develop the Colo
rado river within the confines of Ari-
zona, irrespective of AriZona's wishes
and in defiance of the state laws.
The adoption of a depositor's bank
guarantee law, of a rigid blue sky
law, the revision of the state game
laws to make them more rigid, ant
the establishment of a presidential
preferential primary were other rec
concentrations made by Governor
Hunt
In connection with the Colorado
river situation Governor Hunt rec
commended that the legislature .ap
propriate 100000 for obtaining thu
services of legal counsel, engineer
and economists to determine definite
ly Arizona's legal status to the Colo
rado river and to furnish additiona
engineering and other data to aid il
answering the questions at issue.
Governor Hunt told the Legislature
that it was his belief that the Boul
der canyon project was sponsored b.
interests which were more interests
in power and irrigation than the
were in flood control.
The governors message was one O
the longest ever delivered by an exc
cutive before a legislative body. L
his message the governor touche
upon most of the vital subjects tha
have been before the state in the pas
two years. Besides the issues men
toned above the governor asked tha
the executive be given the privileg
of appointing all administrative O1
ficers of the state, inasmuoh as tn
governor is held responsible for tn
faithful performance of the duties {
administrative officers.
He also called attention to the ia
suits now pending in the state court
for the collection of taxes from mil
ing companies.
The governor explained his attituc
in refusing to grant extradition fl
prisoners captured in this state c
charges of having violated sales COZ
tracts in other states, stating that tt
law in effect makes officers of Arizor
bill collectors for businesses of otht
states.
He urged the enactment of pres
dental primary law in conformir
with the pledge of the platform of tt
democratic party.