Arizona citizen., 1873-02-08
SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
 TwENTY-sEvENTH DAY. February L.
 Met as per adjournment. All present.
 Prayer. Yesterdays journal read and ap-
 proved. Bill to define the jurisdiction of
 probate courts read twice and ordered en-
 grossed. MT. Henning reported several
 bills from the engrossment and enrolment
 committee. MT. Stevens, of educational
 committee, presented an invitation from
 the superintendent of schools in Pima county, to visit the public school in Tue
 son, and upon his motion, the same was
 accepted and the fourth day of February
 at 2:3O p. m. was fixed upon as the time
 Notice of bills: By MT. Woolsey to au-
 thoriZe the Territory to make a loan to
 build Territorial prison; by MT. fleming
 to locate the capital at Prescott. Act to
 amend chapter eleven. Howell Code, read
 second time and referred to judiciary com
 mittee. Act fixing times of holding dis
 trlct courts taken up and passed by unan- | lmOus vote. Act to more strictly define
 the north and east boundaries of Maricopa county passed by Ayes, Messrs. Bidwell,
 Hennlng, Moves, Ruggles, Woolsey -5;
 Nays, Aldrich, Elias, Stevens, MT. Pres | ident-4. House memorial and joint reso- lution regarding Indian reservations read twice and referred to committee on Terri
 tOrial affairs. After first reading of several bills, adjourned.
 TwENTY-NINTH DAY. February 3.-Met as per adjournment All present. Prayer Yesterdays journal read and approved
 MT. Henning reported delivery of acts to Governor for approval. Mir. Aldrich, for committee on Territorial affairs, reported in favor of the indefinite postpOnement of bill to print certain laws in Spanish, and 10 repeal section twenty-four of an act relat- ing to general interpretations and in favor of cOncurring in house memorial regarding Indian reservations which was afterwards done unanimously. MT. Aldrich gave notice of a bill to empower the recorder of Pima county to transcribe certain records. MT. WOOlsey introduced an act to authorize loan of money to build a Territorial prison which was afterwards read twice and referred to finance committee. House bill to amend an act to provide revenue for the Territory and counties, was read second time and referred 10 finance committe; also reading end referred to judiciary com mIttes House hI to change anne of GenoVeya Van Harcn to Geueveiye Van baren Qury WAS read serouj and third times and unanimously passed House act 10 encourage sinking Of artesian wells read second time and referred to committee on Territorial affairs; also same reading and reference Of ono ty lucl-e Territorial prison at Prescott. House bill relating to notaries public, read second time and referred to judiciary committee. Bill to print laws in Spanish was ordered engrossed. House act repeating section twenty-four of act re- lating to general interpretations was lost by eight Nays and the Aye of MT. Bidwell. Act to amend chapter eleven of Howell Code, of criminal cases, read tw.ce and referred to judiciarv committee. Council bill to amend section seventeen, chapter fortv-fve Howell Code ot courts of ire.icc in genera and tllj. jurisdiction was put upon its final passage and lost 5 Ayes, Aessrs. Aidrich, Bidweu, Henning, Rug gics -+; Nays, Elia,, Noyes, Stevens, No0lsey, Mir President-j. Council act 10 provide compensation (5G00 additional to the present salary for the district judges, was referred to judiciary committee. Under call tor the previous question, he bill to create the county of fInai was passed by Ayes, Messrs. Bidwell, Henning, Moves, Ruggles, Woolsey ey-5; Nays, Aldrich, Elias; Stevens, MT. President-4. Ad- jOurned.
 TBlRTIETH DAY. February A. Met as per adjournment. All but MT. President present. Mir. Bidwell was nude president pro tem. Prayer. Yesterdays journal read and approved. Reports of commit tees: By Mir. Henning, several enrolled ] and engrossed bills. MT. Stevens, for f. nance committee, tavorahlv mon acts [" ! amend act to provide Territorial and coun- |. ty revenue, and to authorize a loan to build l 8 Territorial prison; also, with amend ! ments making salaries $500 and taForaDiys 1. bill to amend an act relating 10 district at torneys. By Mir. Aldrich, favorably upon 1 act to encourage sinking artesian wells, and l for indefinite postponement of bill 10 locate | the Territorial prison at Prescott, For JU- dietary committed, MT. fleming reported avorably on common carrier bill; for in- definite postponement of bill amending mo- tary public act; favorably on acts amend ing chapter II, Howell Code, relating to district courts; without recommendation the registry act. Introduction of bills By Mir. fleming, for incorporation of reli- glous societies to amend section IS, chap ter 45, Howell Code; to amend sections 407 and 43l, chapter II, Howell Code. Passage, reference and pOstponement of bills: Re- lating to common carriers passed unani to print laws in Spanish, referred to printing committee to ascertain cost; to amend notary public act, indefinitely post poned to amend chapter II Howell Code, criminal proceedings, passed by eight Ayes and the Nay Of MT. Woolsey; relating to district courts nassed hv Aves Messrs Rid.