Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26

strength developed in favor of the
bill threw those opposing it back
upon their stock defense "Unconsti-
tutional" and the matter was referred
to the attorney general for his opin-
ion.
This bill together with the Akers
! (Maricppa) bank commission bill and
Williams (Graham) bank taxation bill
are scheduled to cause both branches
of the legislature considerable annoy
ance.
Representative Williams (Graham)
has introduced another innocent ap-
pearing bill which is not looked upon
with much favor by the majority
the bill providing for a pension for all
farmers who have been engaged in
farming for period of rs years. This
bill will be killed in the committee,
undoubtedly but Mr. Williams insists
he will get record vote on it.
Last Minute Rush
At this time the prevailing impers-
sion is that the majority are purpose
ly holding up important legislation
until the last few days of the ses-
sion and then expect to put through
such bills as they favor in an eleventh
hour rush expecting to so confuse the
administration forces that there will
be little if any opposition. This
however, will avail them very little
as the Governor always has the veto
and as one writer recently said "He
naClxC Wi in h SC fr1J
right"
Home For Miners
Senator Kimball has introduced a
bill asking for a loan of $4,000 for
the purpose of acquiring a miners
home. The enabling act set aside
large acreage of public land for this
purpose and sales from this land have
accumulated the amount of $4,000.
The bill requests loan, the amount of
which added to the amount on hand,
will make sufficient fund to pur-
chase a site and construct the nee
essary buildings (in Graham County
preferably. The amount of the loan
to be repaid to the state from future
land sales Kimball has a number
of senators with him on this propo-
sition and feels confident that he will
secure the sum necessary.
School for Girls
The bill authorizing the appropria-
ton of $4,000 for the Girls Reform
school was finally passed in the SEN
ate on Saturday and now only requires
the signature of the Governor to be-
come law after which it will have
run the gauntlet of the appropriations
committee. 1t is believed by those
in touch with the sentiment of the
committee that it will make the rifle
Special Session Talk
The question of an special session
being called is still "up in the air..
The Governor is reported as having
said that when this legislature ad-
journs on March 10th it will never be
reconvened." Another statement at
tributed to him says that a special
session will be called Immediately
following the regular session. Still
another report is that the special will
be called in October as the members
do not particularly fancy the Phoenix
brand of summer climate This fact
is obvious to every observer-that the
amount of absolutely necessary busi-
ness before the legislature at this
time cannot be disposed of in the re
naming few working days of the pres
ent session if only the most perfume
tory attention is given to important
legislation. The comptroller and
highway bills cannot be intelligently
passed upon in the remaining time
if any attention at all is given to de-
tails.
Then there remains ,le banking,
code revision and appropriation bills
to be threshed out.
Legislators Increased Pay.
There is a strong sentiment among
the members, particularly those who
expect to continue to represent their
districts in favor of an increase in
the legislative stipend. No one,
however, wishes to father bill pro-
viding for it fearing the feeling back
home 1t seems absurd to expect a
person having business of any kind
or position of any Importance to give
sixty days time for the doubtful honor
of holding the position of Representa-
tive or Senator The seven dollars
per, which these positions now pay
make it necessary for some members
OF the legislature to place members
of his Immediate family on the pay
roll in order to make expenses while
he or she is making laws for the peo-
pie of the state.
The hired help Tor as they are
pleased to designate themselves, at
taches) cost the people Of the state
more than do the members of the leg
islature-some favored families hav-
ing as many as four or five members
on the pay roll
Senate Bill No. 2
Senator Jones of Mesa introduced
senate bill No. 2 now known to every
body as the Zones" bill.
The bill is neither complicated nor
lengthy and is intended to create
commission to handle all future Colo