Arizona state miner., 1927-02-26
At + CAPITAL

as the man who had a lot to do with
4 securing statehood for Arizona.
Fish and Game
F, Arizona is going to get new fish
and game code, if it gets nothing
else out of the legislature. Things
look propitious for the passage of an
act providing for fish and game com
mission of three members. 1t is pat
termed after the California law and
changes about everything else in the
present code except the matter of
| bag limits and seasons.
Code Commission
The present outlook is for no special
session before next fall. Inc idea of
extending the present session to con-
slider the revision of the code has
given place to new plan, calling for
revision of the code by code com
mission to be named by the legisla-
ture. This commission would have
the benefit of the services of Judge
Struckmeyer, who has been work
ing on revision during the last two
years. Then after the commission
gets through approving Judge Struck
meyers work the legislature would
have the privilege of approving the
work of the commission. At any rate
that is the present program. AS to
an extra session to approve the code
next fall that would depend on the
governor as to whether he wanted one.
AS matters stand now, Governor
Hunt is darned anxious to get the
legislature off his hands-the sooner
the better.
WHAT is REALLY HAPPENING?
No one apparently knows what is
happening, and no one seems to care
a great deal, except that strictly
drawn lines are being more strictly
drawn
4 The first real test of strength was
expected when the Governor returned
,ne Jones bill to the Senate with his
disapproval. The Anti" leaders in
that body had claimed sufficient
strength to put the bill through over
the veto. The bill was returned on
Wednesday and up to this time no
effort has been made to override
the veto although the administration
members have been on the qui vive
since that date expecting at least
a try on the part of the leaders
OF the majority.
1t requires fifteen votes to carry a
measure bearing the emergency clause
over the veto. The friends of the
administration claim at least five and
probably seven out of the nineteen
members pledged to prevent the pas
sage of the bill.
The vote of this bill will have a
deciding influence on the remaining
major bills which are now hanging
fire in various committee rooms.
The Comptroller Bill
The drastic comptroller bill which
is one of the measures of the ma
jority in the House, depriving all cleo
tive as we'll as appointive state Off
GERS (including the Goyernor} of all
authority with reference to financial
affairs, and creating an additional
state department, passed the House
by an overwhelming majority and it
is now up to the senate 1t will likely
pass that body by a close vote and
undoubtedly receive the executive We
to in its present form. Ii the Jones
bill can be passed over the veto tnen
no doubt ,Ae Comptroller bill will like
wise be so passed.
Code Revision
The bill authorizing a special com
mittee and an appropriation of $25,-
100000 to revise the code work, which
the Code Commissioner Judge
Struckmeyer) claims is completed, is
another measure which will probably
receive the Thumbs Dowm' gesture
from the Governor
Delinquent Taxes
Another bill pat Trough the House
on Saturday which caused a lot of
wrangling is the collection of delin-
quent taxes b.. This bill authorizes
vices of an attorney to collect all
taxes which have become delinquent
more than ninety days
The attorney SO engaged shall re-
ceive 10 per cent of me amount col
lected-
The opponents of Lnis bill could
muster but nine votes in opposition
in the House and it is figured that it
will be either amended to it's doom
or killed outright in the Senate. 1t
is hardly possible that tie Governor
will approve of it even should it get
to his hands.
Another objection to the bill from
the farmers and Taxpayers viewpoint
is that it places a burden on those
who are, through misfortune, or other
good and sufficient reasons, unable
to pay taxes promptly, by adding Is
per cent to the already heavy burden
Inis it is claimed is unnecessary as
the county attorneys already have
authority to enter suit to make these
collections. 1t may be noted in pas
sing that the bill authorizes the en-
ployment Of Attorneys" only to make
these collections. The fees for Gra-
ham county alone will amount to more
than $4,000. The fees for making
these collections in Maricopa will
amount to nearly $25O,0oO and for