The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-02-08
SEVENTH LEGISLATURE.
Summary of Proceedings.
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 Mr. Larkin pressntsd petition of the citi. zeng living on the Gla river For new coun- ty, We prcsume-Eh. MiNEn.l
 Reports of E. and E., end x. and NJ. con,- mittees received.
 Printing committee report, of the 23I, or dercd, on motion of MT. Powell, to go on the journal of to-day. raport of Printing com mittce was received
 Message from the Council was received, that C. B. No. <, and No. G, d passed the Council; H. E. No. l2 returned, with amend ments. Reports received from select com mittces.
 Mr. Jacobs introduced H. B. No 2l, to amend section l, Howell Code, of tails and prisons. Also, II. BPS, to define the duties of Territorial auditor.
 Mr. Powell introduced H. E. No. % amcndatory of chapter IS, Howell Code. of proceedings in civil cases. Also, II. B. No. 2l, ainsndasuty of chapter Ii, Howell Code, criminal cases.
 Mr. Larkin introduced IT, B. No. 24, to iamend sections and 2, and to repeal sections 5 and l, of chapter II, II. C., of notaries public.
 MT Jacobs gave notice that he would in troduce blll to amend chapter 2i, II. C., of general and special elections. IT. i'' AN'' 10, anu 4NO lJ TtaNi n iE5L aU'i second time, the rules being suspended, and l referred to different committees. Message was received from the Governor. that bc lad signed the bill for compensation Uf rnAleags of members of the legislature II. B. No. l2 was taken up and the amend ment adopted by the Council concurrcd in On motion of Mir Jacobs, the report of w. II. M. committee was taken up, read and adopted. II. E. No. 2l read first and second time and referred to Judiciary committee
 On motion of MT. Rowell, II. B. No. 20 was tabled.
 On motion of NIT. Powell, the rules were suspended, and II. B. No. 22 read first and second iiue and referred to Committee of the Whole
 Message from the Council, that they had passed II. E. No. :, to amend section l2i of chapter IS Printed copies of the same were transmitted
 On motion of Mr. Powell, II. B. No. 24 was taken up rules suspended, and read first and second time, and, on motion of Mr. Jacobs, referred to Committee of the Whole
 On motion of NIT. Powell, rules were sus- pended,-Ii. E. read first and second time, and referred to the Judiciary committee.
 On motion of MT. Gleason the rules were suspended and II. B. No. 2O taken from the table, read first and second time, and on motion of Mir Brinley, farther consideration was indefinitely postponed. The mo,ion of MT. Jacobs, to Te-consiicr the vote by which farther consideration of II. E. No. sD was in definitely postponed, was lost
 On motion of Mir. Jacobs, report of Select committee was taken up and read and, on motion Of Nr Smith, was received and com mittec discharged.
 On motion of Mir Powell, the farther con. ! Siderati,,t, ,fIr NJ, l... post 2uned.
 On motion of MT Jacobs, the rules were 1 suspended, II. B. No. 9 was taken mp, read | first and second time, and referred to the Judiciary committee.
 On motion of Mr. Powell. the rules were suspended, c. B. No. : was read fir,t and second time and referred to Judiciary com mittee.
 At ll:30, the House went into Committee ef the Whole, for consideration of II. B. 22.
 At l2 M., the committee rose, and, on mo tion of MT Davis, House adjourned until to- morrow at l0 A. H.
 January 25.--Hoass met pursuant 10 ad- jOurnment. Roll called; quorum present. Journal of yesterday read and approved.
 Mr Henry presented memoral asking for the donation of lands to encourage the sink ing of artesian wells.
 Reports were received from the various standing committees,
 Mr Jacobs introduced, on leave, II. B. No. 21, an act to amend an act entitled ian act to provide revenue for the TernioEy of A.i- zona and the several count thereof"
 Mr Gleason, on leave, introduced II. B. No. 2, an act to amend section of an act en- titled an act fixing the commencement of terms, time and expiration of certain Terri torial otiicers,- approved February IS, 1871 and 10 legaize the acts of noiaries public and commissioners of deeds
 Mr. Behan, on leave, introduced II. B. No. p, an act relating to the care and treatment of insane persons.
 Mr. Jacobs, pursuant to notice, of 2ith inst, introduced H. E.. No. 90, an act 10 amend chapter 24, Howell Code, of general and special elections.
 Mir Behan, on leave, introduced II. E. No. 3l, an act relating to district courts.
 II. B. No. 23 was taken up and read first time rules suspended, bill read second time by title and referred to Judiciary committee.
 C. E. No. 6, an act to amend section G51 of chapter II, Howell Code, was read first time and sent to the Council for correction.
 Petition of citizens living on Gila river, in | Pima county, praying for change of county boundaries, was taken up, read, and referred to special committee of Pima delegation. (Ihls was From the settlement below and i near Gila Bend.)
 II. B. No 22 was taken up and the amend ments of the Council concnrrcd in.
 Message from the Council, that they had | passed C. B. No. s, to change the name of Arizona City.
 II. B. No. II was taken up, read third time and passed.
 The House went into Committee of the Whole for consideration of II. B. No. 2I, with | hr Henry in the chair.
 At ll:45 AM, the committee rose, and the House adjourned to Monday.
 January 27.-Mr. Davis presented memo rial (No. ? regarding tho taking in of the Pueblo ViejO country as an Indian rcserya- ton.
 Mr Wickenburg, from select committee of the Yavapai and Maricopa delegations, to whom the petition of the citizens of Wick enburg was referred, reported that the