Arizona citizen., 1873-02-01

by MT. Henning, bill relating to common
 carriers. Council bill relating to personal
 mortgages and house bill amending chapter
 forty-eight, Howell Code, were read second
 time and referred to judiciary committee.
 Amendments of house to guardian bill
 were concuIred in Joint resolution re-
 garding Territorial prison, was referred to
 committee on territorial affairs. Bill to
 amend chapter eleven, Howell Code, re
 turned to the house for engrossed copy.
 House bill to facilitate payment of Yuma
 county indebtedness was amended so as to
 make its provisions fully applicable to Mo
 have county on MT. Jennings motion, and
 then passed by eight Ayes and the Nay of
 Mir. Aldrich. House bill to appropriate
 $500 to each county (that ot Pima to Sis
 ters of St. Joseph in Tucson) for educa-
 tional purposes passedby Ayes, Messrs. Bid
 we'll, Elias, Stevens, Woolsey. MT. Presi-
 dent-5: Nays, Aldrich, Henning, Moves,
 Ruggles-4. Motion to reconsider this vote
 was tabled upon MT. Bidwell's motion
 Several bills were read first time, and bill to
 create county of Pinal, was read twice and
 referred to committee on counties. Bill to
 locate the capital came up, and was read
 first time; and after various motions and
 votes ali corresponding with the final vote,
 it was passed under suspension of the
 rules and the previous question by Ayes,
 Messrs. Bidwell, Henning, Moves, Ruggles,
 Woolsoy-5 Nays, Aldrich. Elias, Stevens,
 MT. President-4. Adjourned.
 TWENTIETH DAY. January 30-Met as per adjournment. All present. Prayer
 Yesterdays journal read and approved
 MT. Bidwell, for judiciary committee, re. port for the indefinite postponement ofacts in relation to personal mortgages and to amend chapter forty-eight Howell Code, of proceedings in civil cases, which report was subsequently, adopted. Mir. Woolsey, for committee on counties, reported favor ably upon act to create the county ot Pinal. Mir. Henning reported correct en- grossment of acts to enable the supervi- sors of Yuma county to erect public buildings, and one amendatory of chapter As, Howell Code, bOth of which thereafter passed unanimously. A message was re- ceived from the Governor, relating to the expense of keeping and caring for insane persons, and transmitting a cOmmunica- ton from the board of supervisors of Yavapai county with that cOunty's account of expenses incurred in this respect, and asking Day therefor by the Territory, and afterwards referred to committee on Ter ritorial affairs. Introduction of bills By Mir. Bidwell, an act to define the jurls- dlction of probate courts; by Mir. Hen ming, to provide for taking the census and making appOrtionment tor members of the legislative assembly; by MT. Elias, to print certain laws in the Spanish language. MT. Aldrich gave notice of an act to locate the Territorial prison at Prescott. Act to punish selling or giving liquors to Indians read second time and referred to judiciary committee. Act to fix time of holding district court made special order for to- morrow at II d. Tn. Act amending act re- lating to district attorneys, read second time and referred to finance committed Act to amend section four, chapter forty two, referred to judiciary committee. Act to create county of Pinai ordered en- grossed. Act to more strictly define the cast and north boundaries of Maricopa county read twice and referred to com- mittee on counties. After reading of sev- cral bills first time, council adjourned.
 TwENTY-SIXTH DAY. January 3l.-Met as per adjournment. Allpresent. Prayer. ' Yesterdays journal read and approved Act fixing time to hold district courts amended and ordered engrossed Mir. Bid well, for judiciary committee, reported with amendments and favorably act to amend chapter orty-eight, Howell Code, of proceedings ill civil cases. which subse- Iuently passed by Ayes, Messrs. Bidweu, Henning, Moves, Rugglcs, Woolsey, MI. Nays, Aldrich, Elias, Ste also reported a substitute for bill | 10 amend section four, chapter forty two, Howell Code, which was afterwards refer ed to the judiciary committee. Mr. Hen. hing reported several bills correctly en- oiled and engrossed. Mir. Woolsev, for majority of the committee on counties, re- ported back favorably bill to more strictly ietine boundaries of Maricopa county and vas thereafter ordered engrossed. MT. Aldrich introduced a bill to locate the Ter itorlal prison at Prescott. Bill relating to common carriers read twice and referred O judiciary committee Census and ap- ,ortionment act read twice and referredto committee of one from each county. Bill or printing certain laws in Spanish was cad and referred to Territorial affairs com nittee. Bill to provide for obtaining sta istics was read third time and passed by fight Ayes and the Nay of MT. Stevens. final county bill made special order for ext Monday at II a. m. on Mir. Ruggles' notion. Bill amending section four, chap CT torty-two, Howell Code, ordered en- rossed. After some minor business, a0- ; burned.
 HOUSE PROCEEDINGS. { TWENTIETH DAY. January 25.-Met as CT adjournment. All present but MT. Hen off on leave. Prayer. Journal of , esterday read and approved. Mir. Henry resented memorial asking donation of T