Arizona citizen., 1875-02-13
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

THIRTY FOURTH DAY, FeOruary D. Met as per adjournment. All present. Judis ciary committee reported favorably uH4{f revenue bili Mr. Dracllman introdu1|
 bill to amend act fixing pportionment7k members of legislative assembly. MT. Oury introduced bill granting leave of ab- sence to sheriff of Pima county, which passed unanimously. Bill to authorize joan to build Territorial prison was put on it's passage and lost by eight ayes and the nays of Messrs Drachman, Elias, Gold berg, Griffin Kelley, Montgomery, Purdy, Hickman, Stevens and WOOd-l0. Memo rial relating 10 daily mail service between Mesilla and San Diego. read and referred. Several motions were voted upon relating to bill 10 locate the capital at PheniX, and finally the House adjourned without do ing anything but reading it the first time.
 THIRTY-sIX DAY, Feb. 8.-Met as per adjournment All present. After reports on bills by several committees, MT. Elias introduced bill to exempt Pima county from operations of compulsory education al act: also an act to provide for corpora tions for educational purposes. Notices of introduction of several bills were given, and Mir. Hickman introduced memorial regarding the Chiricalua reserve. Loan bill for pcnitentiary came up. MT. Kelley moved to strike out twenty five" and in sert ss6fteen" and insert Yuma instead of Phenix. Mir. Head moved to further amend by striking out Yuma and insert
 inu Florence Ost. MT. Kelley's amend ments were adopted and bill referred to committee on public buildings. Bill to exempt Maricopa county from Operatio 8 of compulsory educational act read and referred to committee on education Council bill amending act relating to re- movals, resigDations, etc, was passed by Is ayes. Council bill to locate capital at PheplX came up and was read second time, and Mr. Purdy moved to strike out Phe- nix and insert Tucson, which was lost by eight ayes and the nays of Messrs Drach man, Elias, Goldberg, Griffin, Kelley, Montgomery, Oury, Hickman, Stevens and MT. Speaker-l0. Bill to provide rev enue for the Territory and counties, was amended, considered engrossed, 100 copies ordered printed, and passed in afternoon by Is ayes. Recess taken till 2 ?. m.
 Two D. m. Allpresent. House refused to acceDt Council amendments to bill re- lating to adjutant-general. Bill authoriz- ing the judges to provide office room and conveniences for supreme and district court clerks at a limited cost, was lndef- nitely postponed. Bill to establish pub lie schools in Arizona passed by b ayesand the nays of Messrs Elias, Oury and Rick man-3. Council bill to fix salaries of Pinal county officers amended and made special order for tomorrow at p. m. Council bill regarding salaries oi probate judges amended and referred to commit tee of one from each county. Council bill concerning transaction of business. in dis trct courts, passed by IT ayes and the nay of Mir. Head. Adjourned.
 THIRTY-sEvENTH DAY, Feb. 9.-Met as per adjournment. All present. Regular committees made reports. MT. Drach- man introduced bill to create office and fix pay and duties of official photographic i reporter; and MT. Wood one to locate capital at Tucson, and also one to add Mohave county to third judicial district; Mr. Head one to define southern boundary of Yavapai county; and MT. Richards one to amend act relating to personal mort gages. House memorials relating to daily i mall. and to Chiricahua reservation were Council bill relating to Terri l torial auditor passed by l4 ayes and the | nays of Messrs Head, O'Neil, Wood and | Mr. Speaker-4 Council bill to amend | act creating office of district attorney, | passed by IS ayes. Council bill to locate | capital at Phenix passed by ten ayes and the nays of Messrs Bashford, Brooke, Head, Moeller, O'Neil, Purdy, Richards