Arizona citizen., 1873-02-01


 counties thereof, and one to amend chapter twentyfo Howell Code, on elections by MT. Gleason to amend section one of an act
 fixing commencement, terms, time and ex- piration of Territorial and county officers and to legalize acts of nOtaries public and commissioners of deeds by MT. Behan, relating to care and treatment of insane persons, and one relating to district courts.
 Bills relating to nOtaries public, amending section three and four of chapter eleven, Howell Code, read twice and referred to ju- 1 dietary committee. Council bill amending | section 657 of chapter eleven, Compiled | Laws, was returned to council for correc- | tion on Mir. Rowell's motion. Petition of citizens at Gila Bend relating to adding portion of Pima to Maricopa county, was read and referred to Pima delegation on MT. Jacobs motion Bill to amend chapter forty eight, Howell Code, taken up, amend ments of committee adopted, and ordered engrossed. Upon Mir. Powell's motion, the bill repeating section twenty -four of gen. eral interpretations, was considered engross- ed, read third time and passed by Ayes, Messrs. Brinley, Behan, Cole, Henry, Ja- cobs, Redondo, Rowell, Stonehouse, Mr. Speaker-9; Nays, Davis, Gleason, Larkin, Montgomery, Smith, Sweeny, Vosburg, WickenLurg-8. After considering bill to amend chapter eleven of Howell Code, house adjourned to Monday.
 TwENTY-sECoND DAY. January 27.- Met as per adjournment. All present but Messrs. Larkin and Allen-latter off on leave. Journal of Saturday read and ap- proved. House took recess to 2 D. m. aI; ment. All present but Messrs. Allen and Larkin-both excused. Mir. Brinley, from proper committee, reported several bills correctly engrossed and enrolled. Mr. Rowell, for judiciary committee, reported some bills back favoring their return to the authors for correction; also house bill to punish persons guilty of selling or giving splrituous liquors to Indians, and council bill to amend section l2I of chapter forty- eight, Howell Code, relating to attachments, without recommendation. MT. Henry, for committee of the whole, reported fay vorably and without amendmentup bill to amend chapter eleven, Howell Code, of criminal proceedings. MT. Wickenburg, for select committee, reported back petition of citi- zens of Wickenburg, pray ing for annexation to MaricOpa county, with recommendation that no further action be taken thereon after which Mir. Wickenburg had leave to withdraw the petition. Mir. Jacobs, for select committe e, on Gila Bend petition for change of county boundaries asked and was granted further time to report. Bills introduced: By MT. Rowell, bill creat- ing county courts in the several count ties and defining their jurisdiction also bill to amend chapter ten, Howell Code, of crimes and punishments; by MT. Cole, a bill to change name of Genoveva Van Haren to GenOveva Van Oury by MT. Davis, a bill to obtain the statistics of crime in the Territory; by MT. Henry, a bill to en- courage sinking artesian wells; by MT. Jacobs, a bill to amend sections two, three and four of chapter twelve, How II Code, of jails, prisons and persons confined therein also bill to define the duties of Territorial auditor. House blll to amend chapter forty eight, Howell Code, of pro- ceedings in civil case was taken u?, amend ed and passed by Ayes. Messrs. Brinley, 3ehan, Cole, Davis, Gleason, Henry, Ja- cobs, Redondo, Rowell, Smith, Stonehouse, Vosburg, Wickcnburg, Mir. Speaker-l4; Nays, Montgomery, Sweeny-2. House bills to am end an act to provide rev enue for Territory and counties, and to amend an act fixing commencement, terms, and expiration of Territorial and county offices. and to amend chapter twenty-four, Howell Code, of elections, ,were each read twice and referred to Judiciary committee. Bill relating to insane persons was read twice and referred to ways and means committee, as was also council bills to tax lottery dealers and gift enterprises, and to amend section one of an act 10 pro- vide revenue for the Territory and counties. to Congress relating 10 artesian W els, was read second time and referred to committee on agriculture. Council bill to change the name of Arizona City to Yuma, was read twice and referred to Yuma dele ,ation. Council bills to amend sections 295, 2S6, 2o7, chapter eleven, Howell Code, md for the appointment and duties of guardians, were read twice and referred o judiciary committee. Memorial to Con- ,ress relating to Indian reservations, was cad twice and referred to Indian and mili- ary committee. Adjourned. TwENTY-THIRD DAY. January 29.-Met $ per adjournment. All present but I Iessrs. Allen, Larkin and Behan-former nd latter excused from attendance. Door ,eeper was excused from attendance. 'raycr. Journal of yesterday read and ap- 'roved. MT. Brinley, for proper committee, eported bills engrossed and enrolled. MT mith reported back favorably on memorial 0 Congress to donate lands to encourage hiking of artesian wells and afterwards Ias made special order for tomorrow. Mr. lenry, for Indian and military committee, eported back favorabIy upon memorial to a ongress regarding Indian reservations 2 specially with reference to the one recently . reated up the Gila and was thereafter made .y