Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-02-03

held liable for the institutions debts
contracts and engagements to the par
value of their stock, in addition to
twice the amount of money invested
in such shares or stock.
Approved in committee of the whole
| yesterday, three measures sailed
/ through the house chamber today and
through the door toward the senate
chamber. They were a bill by Orme
of Maricopa, appropriating $4,000 to
build a state school for delinquent
girls; one by Wisener of Yuma, en-
powering boards of supervisors to
purchase and maintain aviation fields;
and one by the judiciary committee
raising the salaries of supreme court
justices from $4,000 to $500 year
Kimball of Graham introduced in the
senate bill authorizing the leasing
of state lands for a maximum of five
years, with the stipulation that the
lands could be released at the expira-
tion of that period. Kimball said that
under the present two-year law it was
difficult to interest capital in develop
ment ventures.
While bill by Representative Old
of Pima was being put to rest in the
house by motion to indefinitely post
pone it on the grounds that the legis-
lature was already appropriating too
much of the states anticipated monies,
another was being introduced in the
senate by Runke of Coconino to pro-
vide for the appointment of county adj
vertising commissioners. The Runke
measure provided only authorizations.
The Old bill would have appropriated
100000 to advertise the resources of
the state. Pickett of Cochise made
the motion for postponement.
A bill by McBrayer of Maricopa
would provide for referendum vote
in school elections on the segregation
of white and negro students when Is
per cent of the qualified electors petit
toned the board Of trustees for such
an election.
Measures approved for passage to-
day included:
A senate bill by the judiciary COM
mittee to permit a change of venue to
an adjoining county when the applica-
tion is supported by affidavits equal
to per cent of the county vote last
cast for governor; a bill by Repre-
sentative Finch of Maricopa, empower
ing common councils to license, tax
and regulate all classes of business
(the law was first amended to include
in those businesses already listed, ga
RACES and automobile service sta
tions); house bill by the fish and
game committee providing for a 10
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concurrent resolution by the Yavapai
delegation, petitioning congress to
place a protective tariff on onyx; bill
by Representative Wisener of Yuma,
authorizing a tax levy for the main
tenance of municipal bands; bill by
Representative Orme of Maricopa, fix
ing the annual rental on state grazing
lands at not less than three cents an
acre; and a memorial by Jones of
Maricopa, praying congress to pass the
Haugen- -NIcNary farm relief bill.
Debate on the Ivy bill for a prison
matron was prolonged and spiced with
personalities.
Mrs. Ivy told the house that on a
visit to the prison a week ago Satur-
day, she heard Representative Wisener
of Yuma tell prisoner: "Girlie, close
the door" In rebuttal, Wisener said
he felt perfectly justified in asking
woman into a room alone if I have
reason to believe that she has been
coached in testimony that 1 have heard
her give"
Before being questioned, Wisener
continued, the woma n had been
coached by an unnamed member of
the house. He had talked he said,
with all the white women in the prison
individually, and when he got the op
portunity, in private. The time is
soon coming he added, when it must
be given out that men with keys in
their hands are slipping over the wall
to the women's quarters. Except that
through mismanagement, some of the
women are compelled to receive un-
welcome visitors, they AREN'T being
treated so badly"
The controlling argument appeared
to be that nothing in the present law
forbids superintendent Scott White
the governor and the board of direc
tors of state institutions from install