Arizona citizen., 1873-02-01
EVENTH LEGISEATURE.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Met as per adjournment. All present
 Prayer. Journal of yesterday read and approved. The President called MT. Rug gles to the chair and asked and obtained
 leave of absence for the day. MT. Stevens for educational committee, reported favor
 ably upon bill to appropriate $500 to each county for educational purposes which was afterwards made the special order for Jan. uary 29 at II o'clock. Mir. Bidwell, fol Judiciary committee reported favorably upon bi.l to appoint and prescribe the duties of guardians, which was subsequent y passed unanimously also reported back bill to authorize the district clerk of the second judicial district to transcribe cer- tain records with recommendation for in- definite possponement and the report was thereafter adopted also reported favorably bill to amend chapter twenty-four of Howell Code relating to elections and it was thereafter passed by unanimous vote Mir. Stevens from finance committee, re- ported fav0rably upon bill to amend chap 1 ter ten, Howell Code, of crimes and ] punishments and thereafter passed unan- imously. MT. Henning, for proper com mittee, reported several bills correctly en grossed and enrolled. Introduction of bills: By MT. Bdwell, to amend chapter for weight, Howell Code, of civil proceed
 ngs and thereafter read twice and referred to judiciary co nmittee by MT. Woolsey, to provide for obtaining statistics of the Ter ritory which was read first time, also to authorize the publication of information reSardir the resources of Arizona also a joint resolution asking the secretary of the
 nteriOr to commence the building of a Territorial prison. MT. fleming gave notice of bill relating to common carrlers. Council bill 10 tax lotteries and gift enter prises was taken up and unanimously pass ed. The council took up and refused to take further action on bill to amend section 657 of chapter eleven, Compiled Laws. Council bill to amend section seventeen, chapter forty five, on courts of justice in general and their jurisdiction was made the special order for February 5, at Il o'clock, on Mir. Bidwell's motion Council bill to amend section one of an act to provide revenu ue for the Territory and coun- ties thereof (to reduce Territorial tax from 50 to % cents on the $l00)was unanimously passed. House bill relating to government of boards of supervisors was referred to judiciary committee. Bill 10 authorize publication of facts regarding resources of Arizona, taken up and a motion to table it by Mir. Henning was lost. Adjourned.
 TwENTY-THIRD DAY. January lS.-Met as per adjournment. All present. Prayer Yesterdays journal read and approved. MT. Bidwell, for judiciary committed, re ported back favorably bill to amend chapter forty-eight. Howell Code. of proceedings in civil cases. Mir. Stevens, for finance con- mittee, reported back favorably with some amendments, the bill to authorize Yuma county to issue $l0,000 bonds to erect county buildings. Mir. fleming, for proper committee, reported bills to change the name of Daniel Lee Pierce to Daniel Lee Moves, and to auth orize the appuintment of deputy county treasurers, presented to the Governor for his approval, and soon thereafter message was received an nouncing tbeir approval. Introduction of bills: Mir. Moves introduced d bill 10 re- peal an act relative to personal mortgages by Mr. Ruggles to provide for the compen sation of the district dges. Joint resolu- tion to Secretary of the Interior regarding Territorial prison read first time. Council bills to provide for obtaining statistics, and | for publication of resources of Arizona were read second time and referred to com
 
 bill to repeal section twenty four of general | incorporation act had same reading anu reference. House bill amending chapter ten, Howell Code, of crimes and punish ments taken up, amendments of committee adopted and bill ordered expressed also ordered engrossed, the bill to amend chapter forty eight, Howell Code, of proceeding in civil cases. After reading several bills first time, the council adjourned.
 TwENTY-FoURTH DAY. January 29.- Met as per adjournment Prayer. Yester- days journal read and approved. MT. AL drich, for committee on Territorial affairs, favorably reported back bill to obtain sta- tistics of the Territory and afterwards or dered engrossed; also, without recommen- dalton, bill to publish information of Ter rtorial resources and was thereafter re- ferred to finance committee. MT. Bidwell, tor Judiciary committee, favorably reported h n nal MY, |. l1