Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-05
SENATE FAILS TO OVER
RIDE GOV. HUNTS VETO
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counting of Ballots, the posting and
telegraphic posting of returns, etc. The
two bills vetoed today covered public
office employees campaign contribu-
tions and the employment of party
committeeman for pay.
With a comfortable working ma
sjority, the house ran through %
subdivisions Of the general appro-
iriation bill, adopting them as read
by the clerk with little debate.
Chairman Murphy had an amend
inent providing funds for the opera
tion of the agricultural and horti-
cultural department read into the
hill The state entomologist's salary
is set down at $4,000 and bid fair
to become the subject of a heated
controversy when the bill comes up
1 for final passage Al
| The governors biennial budget
provided a salary Of $4,000 for the
state entomologist and carried a
total appropriation of some S106, 900
| for the department. When the cues
tion of an, appropriation for the de-
partment came up, Chairman Murphy
said the amendment had been sug-
/ gested by a member of the agri-
culture and horticulture commission
and alluded to the diverting of a
lump sum appropriated by the
! seventh legislature to the depart
i ment's salary budget for the closing
/ biennium. A skirmish resulted with
, Representative Jones of Cochise,
presiding as chairman of the COM
mittee of the whole, ruling the SUB
| ject out of order.
i Murphy submitted an amendment ia
the subdivision appropriating s25,OOO
1 for the state veterinarian to cooperate
4 with the federal government for the
i eradication of tuberculosis in cattle
! to provide a sum of $4,000 for each
4 year of the coming biennium Mahon
of Maricopa submitted an amendment
to change the figures for the state hos.
pital for the insane, but it was voted
down after extended argument The
bill carried an appropriation of $44S,-
900 for the biennium. Murphys amend
ment to the subdivision, embodying
moneys for the attorney generals of
flee to read $4,000 for the two years
was approved.
Amendments by Kennedy, Pima, to
appropriations for the board of direct
tors of state institutions, the state
board of child welfare and the school
for the deaf, dumb and blind failed to
carry.
The % subdivisions of; the bill
which contains 6S sub b-divisions-as
approved, provide for the expenses of
the biennium as follows:
Sixty thousand dollars for the state
veterinarian; $44S,99O for the state
hospital for, the insane; $55, 900 for sthe
attorney general; $4,000 for the state
auditor, S41,100 for the state banking
department; $1,000 for the board of
bar examiners; S26,15O for the board
of directors of state institutions; $4,000
for the board of equalization; $42,200
for the state board of health (not in
Guiding S14,50S for child hygiene un-
der the Sheppard-ToWner acD $500
for the board of pardons and paroles;
all fees collected for the board of
pharmacy; all fees collected for the
state board of registration; $26, $50
for capitol building and grounds; $780,
900 for the board of child welfare; all
fees collected for the board of chiro
practic examinations; $4,000 for Col
orado river gauging; $132,074.64 for
the agriculture and horticultural COM
mission; $174,S40 for the corporation
commission; $23,500 for county schol-
arships University of Arizona) $751;
090 for the dairy commissioner; $4,000
for the board of dental examiners, and
$4,000 for the education of the deaf,
dumb and blind.
The Slipher, Coconino bill providing
supplemental appropriation of $685.
600 for bridge across the Colorado
river at or near Lees Ferry was in
troduced in teh senate today, and un-
der suspension of the rules, given first
and second reading. 1t was considered
likely that the bill would come up for
final passage tomorrow. 1t carries the
emergency clause and would be in eff
feet Immediately upon being signed by
the governor.
A house bill by Jones of Maricopa
was placed under the order of third
reading today on a motion by its au-
thor to reconsider the vote of yester-
day, which relegated it to the list of
failed measures and after President
Winsor said that its provisions-re
garding the filing of campaign expen-
ditures-did not conflict with the puri-
ty-in- election bills.
In committee of the whole, the
house approved bill proposing Il
referendum on the question of in
creasing the compensation of the
Legislators from 81 to SIS a day and