Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-24

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| power interests on the theory that
what is best for the nation must be
thrust aside unless it gives them what
! they want and all they want, when
| they want it,"
| Mr.. Pinchot said he was strong for
the passage of the Swing-Johnson bill
as the first great step toward one of
the most prodigious and beneficial con-
| quests of man over nature in the his
| tory of the world
afternoon session convened was
rushed through under suspension Of
the rules. It's introduction was q
signal for oratory and only a few
OF the SO members of the house had
not unloaded their minds and bareG
their souls before the cry of ''ques-
tion' was needed and the roll call
begun.
The passage of the highways bill
was a matter of routine. 1t had
been recommended for passage in the
committee of the whole Monday. Ar
hour and a half was spent in third
reading of the measure, three read
ers being employed at times to ex"
pedite the formality required by the
state constitution. Representatives
wandered in and out of the cham
her, read their home town news.
papers or carried on conversations
with fellow members. At 5:O7 p. m.
Speaker Crawford raped for order.
the roll was called, and the house
, adjourned for the day.
The roll call on the river bill
oyuod f1,o falIovUi11o nOac.
Abel, Cochise; Jones, Cochise;
Morgan, Plma and Patton, Pima.
Representatives Lynch. Greenlee;
Newton, Maricopa; Old, Pima, and
Walker Santa Cruz, were on the
absent or excused list.
Decker, Ivy, Kennery, Lndden, Ma
hon and Williams voted no on the
highways bill while Hamblin, Lynch.
| Newton, Old and Walker were abb
sent or excused.
Representative Abell was against
the river bill. 'If we pass a bill
giving the governor equal repre-
sentation on the commission he
said, "ft would be the most weaken
/! ing thing we could do. 1 hope the
! members of this body wont reverse
themselves If we keep our stand,
public sentiment will force the gov
| ernor to call a special session of
| the legislature and meet our de-.
mands.''
"But," objected Harmon, ''if we go
! home without having done anything
cur constituents are going to ask
US why we didn't give him $3.50
/ break"
"rhe governor" interposed Coxon
"has been bIll-headed with us, and
we can be bull-headed with him,
| too"
+! Wisener of Yuma wanted it dis
tinctly understood" that he was not
voting as he believed. Il am vot-
ing he said, for the good of my
community and for the good of the
state. An even break is going to
give the governor just another ex-
cuse to STALL to carry over this
question into the next election cam
/ raign as an issue But we shall call
/ his bluff and see if he is the saviour
Of the state as he paints himself" :"
That was just before a vote on
an amendment by Jones of Cochise,
proposing to give the governor a
majority of the votes on the CONF
mission. The resolution met de-
feat Then Abell offered an amend
ment to give the governor all the
votes by .making him eHt-officio
member with the power to appoint
seven other members.
1t was voted down. eff" said
Abel in explanation of his move,
1 'the governor doesn't want to play
! fair, let's put all the responsibility
on his shoulders and he'll veto tho.
bill Personally, L can't see how
che man, even if he is governor of
the state can have so keen an Inc
sight into the river problem as to
belittle the understanding of 100000
ether people in the state" Brooke
CT Yavapai voted for the measure
because, as he saw it, "it's the only
thing left to do. There isn't a
legislature in this state" he remark
ed with sarcasm. '"rhere's only a
governor"
Wisener of Yuma was recognized
again. 1.-The gentleman on my left
he drawled Indicating the speaker,
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