Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-31
Both Houses Pass
Motions to Adjourn

Continued from Page One)
twice, once in each house, references
to it We're called out of order by
rresiding officers.
! Joseph Holub, Maricopa countS
representative, introduced protest
aimed at letter signed by Repre-
sentative w. G.. Rosenbaum of Gila,
which accompanied the distribution
| cf 10000 copies of house bill 127 and
| the governors veto thereof, on the
ground that such was biased political
propaganda, aimed to hurt the ad-
/ ministration.
Speaker Crawford upon objection
/ of Representative Murphy, Gila, ruleo
| the Maricopa member out of order,
In the senate President Winsor fol-
! lowing objection raised by Senator
I Favour to a resolution condemning
| Kosenbaums letter offered by SEN
ator Joyner, Pima, MADE similar
ruling. Both rulings were made on
the point of order that the letter
| came under a resolution passed dur,
/ ing the regular session and had no
authoritative place in the special ses-
sion.
| House concurrent resolution No.
| calling for sine die adjournment
and refusal on the part of the leg
/ islature to recognize that an elner
gency existed in the case of any or
six objects listed in the governors
! special call sproclamation was intro
duced Immediately following recon,
vening of the noon recess by Rep
resentative Brooke Yavapai.
| Five pages of preamble preceded
the actual resolution which itself
was Approximately $500 words III
| length. The preamble reviewed the
governors proclamation, taking up
each of the six subjects upon which
the governor had declared an emer
gency existed
| The resolution declared that the
| legality Or validity of the COVER
nor's proclamation was at this t;mo
| "of no immediate concern" but add
ed that -grave doubt exists as to
| the legal right or power of the
| governor ito convene the legislature
| in special session while it is still
under regular session
Further the resolution stated re-
gardless of any such controversy
! deprecating and deploring all man
ner of controversies inimical to and
! inspired by considerations other.
| than of public interest the legisla-
| ture, assembled at the call of the
governor declares it's willingness and
purpose in good faith to consider
| the matter by him presented and
which ostensibly forms the basis OF
| his CALI
| Then in the same resolution con-
sideration of the six subjects is
made, all ending in substance that
! mo- emergency exists which would
nccessitate special session legfsla,
! ton"
Regarding the general appropria,
| tion measure the resolution stated
"the reasons advanced by the gov
error for the repeal of house bill
2O4, known as the appropriation act
which has passed the legislature
over the governors veto and for the
| enactment in lieu thereof "a law
which will be effective July 1, 1927,
making adequate appropriations for
the office and departments of state.
government and state Institutions
are neither supported by the fact
nor recommended by concern for the
| states best interest, nor is the pro-
rosal justified by the history of this
| legislature
The resolution adds regarding house
| bill 204 that "the measure is reduc-
tion by almost $1,OOO,OOO' over figures
presented in the governors budget.
"That the enactment of 'an emer-
gency appropriation measure to care
for prospective deficit for the oper
| alton of the state hospital does not
| cali for consideration at this special
session." is the language used to ex-
! press disapproval of the second of the
| governors special session subjects EX-
PLANTATION made that "a measure to
properly care for the situation has
already passed the senate and will re-
| ceive the attention of the house on
| April 49,"
Liquidation of the highway depart
| 1nent's debts may be summed up in
| two sentences of the resolution, which
read, should house bill 127 (the high
way code bilD pass, the sum Of $685.
! 900 will become Immediately available
for the discharge of the departments
| indebtedness. The only obstacle that
has arisen to prevent or delay the pay
ment of the Highway creditors is the
! governors veto OF mouse Oil l1I
] That an emergency for the accept
! ance of the Purnell act docs not exist
! is arrived at in the resolution to the
| effect that the benefits of the Purnell
act (providing more complete endow-
ment of the state agricultural expert
ment. station will be valid if accepted
at any time during the regular ses-
! sion" zoos
Legislation affecting the state
water code is an unfinished item of
business which, having passed the
senate, will be considered by the house
upon reconvening April 49, states the
resolution, and in this way the fifth of
| the governors special session subjects
was disposed of.
The governors message:
Mr.. President, Mr.. Speaker, MEM
/ bers of the senate, and house of.
! representatives Of the eighth Ari-
zona legislature:
| fvxy1 I'LL ;oIo4h