Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-03-08

Eugene Chin, Of the South China
government. Captain Quinn de.
clined, saying he'd wait until the
weather is a little fairey in that
country
Winsor, Yuma, what would be the
status of the bill should the gov
ernor not being able to appoint q
mossion and have it confirmed by
the senatorial body. The senate
president replied 1.-The bill becomes
imperative" The Yuma senator
added that he was willing to recess
before adjournment time for five
days, which he believed, would give
the governor ample time to make
appointments or veto the bill. Sem
ator Winsor added that he would be
willing to serve without pay and
stay in session awaiting the actior
of the governor.
On standing vote the motion to
strike the section lost 10 to 8. Sen,
ator Joyner, Pima, then moved to
strike the entire chapter. BY a vote,
IL to Z, his motion also failed.
Numerous amendments, prepared by
the state engineer and others were
made to the chapter. Most of these
were for purpose of clarifying the
context of the bill, No amendment
changing the purport of the measure
was adopted.
Chapter three, creating a division
of motor vehicles in the department
and providing fer it's enforcement
and operation was not read.
When the chapter creating the state
highway fund came up for considera-
tion the same marked line of majority
and minority disagreement was found,
although when two minority senators,
Jones and Akers, both of Marcopa, Of
fered amendments to the points in
question. Senator Winsor appeared
anxious to reach settlement on those
sections of the bill dealing with re-
imbursement. of the highway depart
ment's creditors. Senator Jones moved
that all sections of the chapter relating
to the payment of such debts be strick-
en- out and that his own bill, senate
bill ia, providing for an immediate
appropriation from the general fund
be inserted in lieu thereof. His motion
was defeated, as was one by his col
league, Akers, which would provide
payment Of the highway departments
debts by July through the channel Of
all incomes of the department, as pro-
vided by present acts and with the
money now on hand.
The Maricopa senators objected to
the apportionment of but three-eights
of the gasoline taxes to the respective
counties, stating that Maricopa county
would rot receive a just share of the
tax collected on gasoline sold in the
county. Senator Jones motion to in
crease the county share of the gaso-
line tax to one half was lost.
A motion was made by Senator Col
ter to strike out the section stipulat-
ing that a tax Of one and one-half
mills shall be levied against all tax
able property. He proposed another
amendment increasing the tax to three
and one-half mills. Both motions
were voted down.
1t now appears certain that the mi
strength enough on any proposal to
supplant the amended house bill 127
as recommended by the senate high
ways and bridges committees majority
report.
Senator Sutter earlier had threaten
ed distasteful finish to the minority s
attempt to fillibuster, as the Cochise
county senator put it, when he moved
the previous question" which, after
an appeal to the chair, Senator Favour,
Yavapai, was declared to be mo-
tion to adopt the majority report and
made by Senator Bettwy, Santa Cruz,
ard seconded by Sutter.
Bettwy had asked to withdraw his
motion, but the Cochise senator re-
fused to relinquish his second.
Strenuous objection to the parlia-
mentary motion of Senator Sutter reg
istered by Senator Nelson, Navajo.
However, when the previous ques-
ton" was voted, Bettwy alone voted
in favor of it.
Repeated attempts to have the COM
mittee of the whole senate arise and
report progress to adjourn or to re-
cess until o'clock tonight were made
as the hours licked .by. However,
enough votes were always present to
hold the committee in session until, on
the motion of President Winsor, the
majority report of the highways and
bridges committee as amended was
recommended for passage
Charges of being "under the admin
istrations whip" hurled at the minor
ity members were countered by charges
of the majority being under the yoke
of copper companies and power trusts"