Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-10

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which the senate highways and bridges
committee and the senate itself
changed the bill before it was passed.
Anyway, the house of representatives
refused to concur in the senate amend
ments and it was necessary to appoint
conference committee TO talk the
matter over with like committee of
the senate.
The house, in fact, seems to think
, that the senate changes altogether too
many house bills, and indicated today
that if it wasn't stopped, the house
would just as leave pack up and go
! home and have done with the business
of legislating.
AS for Governor Hunt, he remained
non -commital. Il shall have nothing
to say regarding whether q veto awaits
the bill until it comes to my desk and
l have had time to look it over he
said. The legislature is scheduled to
adjourn tomorrow and he has five days
in which 10 approve or disapprove of a
bill after it is laid on his desk, but
the governor was very, very silent on
the question of a special session.
He did say, however, that he had said
he would veto the bill if it retained
the provision for a five member COM
mission to assume complete control of
the state highway department The
bill retains it, and so the governors
remark was taken for what it was
worth The governor seemed to think
that sooner or later the legislative
branch of government is going to
adopt the suggestion of the executive
branch for the launching of bond is
sue to meet the needs of the high
way department.
SO the matter isn't all settled yet.
The senate passed on third reading
four measures during the day and in
committee of the whole recommended
seven others for passage
While it turned out to be a horse of
a markedly different color the Muir
ply, Gila, comptroller bill, passed by
the house, evidenced today that it was
for from being dead when it was rec
commended for passage by the senate
committee of the whole. Instead of
directro-general of the states fl
nances, a legislative examiner is now
provided for in the bill as amended by
the committee on methods of business.
It's approval was urged by Senators
Favour and Winsor, who declared that
the state was in dire need of an Off
Ger who could check up on the expen
ditures of all executive departments
and report to the next session of the
Legislature on the manner in which
the biennial appropriations were used.
Senators Golfer and Joyner, however,
vigorously opposed the measure on
the grounds that the legislature had
no prerogative to questionable admin
istration of the departments and that
the amount appropriated-$15,0 900 for
each year of the bienniun-was en-
tirely too much in view of the rising
tax rate.
Joyner also, was of the opinion that
the appointment of a legislative exam
iEer by the speaker of the house and
president of the senate was putting
too much potential power into the
hands of the heads Of the two houses.
The voluminous fish and game code
lbill by the fish and game committee
of the house is now ready for sigma
ture by Governor Hunt. 1t was pass
ed by the senate without dissenting
vote
A house bill by Morgan, Pima, was
the fourth measure receiving the ap-
proval of the senate on third reading. !
1t amends the law governing general
elections in such manner as to allow
the closing of registration books Is
days earlier than at present and aims
to assist county recorders in the prep |
aration of ballots at less cost.
A companion measure to that pass
ed yesterday by the senate, drawn by
Representative Jones of Maricopa and
requiring statements of campaign eX-
penditures from every firm, corpora
ton, club, league or association" |
which engages in the dissemination of
political propaganda, was recommend |
ed for passage by the senate commit |
tee of the whole
Other house measures recommended
TO rpassage included one by Peters, |
Pima, amending the livestock sanitary |
act and by DR.. Boville Yavapai, !
amending the banking laws to provide
for a board of five bankers to super
wise the activities of the state bank
ing department. The Boville bill was
amended in committee to include some
of the provisions of the Akers, Mari (!
copa, senate bill
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