Arizona citizen., 1875-02-06


 l bill relating to insurance companies. Mir.
 Davis introduced a bill granting leave of l absence 10 J. II. Marion, treasurer or Ya- vapai county, which passed under suspen- sion of the rules by d full and unanimous vote. Bill relating tu terms and their du- ration, Of the district courts, was amended and ordered engroSsed. Recess taken till : p. m.
 1 Afternoon session. All present. Enhance 1 com mittee reported in favor of laying on the t;ible, the bill To promote the holding | of fairs. Judiciary committee reported 1 favorably with amendments the bill rel ! ative to sale of spirituOus liquors, wines, | etc.,, and f;lvorably with number ol | amendments, the bill to amend chapter | Eleven, relating to civil cases and in | favor of the Indefinite postpouement of bills, viz: To amend chapter 57 of Com piled Laws l; in relation to number and duration of terms of district courts in the several counties during each year; to re- | peal sec. 25. chapter 57, Compiled Laws | allowing judges to allow pay for services | not otherwise authorized by law 1; and | House bill to amend chapter 48 of Com | piled LaTS, relating to proceedings in civil | cases. Blll to ehable Arizona to become an exhibitor at the Centennial in 1875. was | passed by vote of five ayes and the nays of MesSrs Brady, DeLong, Zcckendorf and Mir. President-4. Adjourned.
 TwENrY-NINru DAY, Feb. I.-Met as per adjournment. All present. Mir. liar grave presented remonStrlnce signed by twenty three persons at Wicken berg, against addition oi that place to Marcopa county. Referred 10 Maricopa and YaVa- pal delegations. Judiciary committee re- ported faRoTSIbly upon bill % prescribe fees in courts Lt Justices of the peace, which thereafter passed by ayes; also made favorable report with amendments on bill to create office of piiOnographic reporter, which was thereafter considered in com mittee of the whole, amendments made and passage then recommended, and Council adopted the amendments and ordered the bill engroSSed. Mir Brady for committee on education, reported for in- definite pOStpoDenent ot the compulsory education biIl. 4aVapai delegation re- ported against further action on petition or citizens of Chino valley. asking that a certain portion of the public school fund be set apart for a private school. Mr. WoolSey introduced bill to define bound aries ot Maricopa county, which was read twice and referred Co Maricopa and Yava- pai delegations. Bill to encourage hold ing fairs was indefinitely postponed by eight ayes and the pay Of Mir. ZeckendorE House bill making probate judges elective was indefinitely postponed. Recess taken till p. m.
 Afternoon session. All present but MT. Zeckenuorf. Bill relating to insurance companies passed by eight ayes-Mr. Zeck- endOu being absent but soon after canle in. Bill To amend chapter eleven relating to proceedings in criminal cases, was ordered engrussed as amended. Bill relating to retail sale Of spirituocs and other liquors was passed by six ayes and tDe nays Of Messrs Campbell, RedondO and Mir. Presi- dent-3. B:ll amending section three of chapter hfty-seven Of Compiled Laws, was indefinitely post pOned, anG the same ac- ton was had on bill relating to number and duration of terms of district courts. Adjourned.
 THIRTIETK DAY, Feb. 2.-Met as per ad- fournIntnt. All present. Bill repeating sec. 29, chapter 57, ordered engrossed. Mir. Davis introduced a bill to provide tor care of ind;gent persons. MT. Redondo intro- duced three bills, viz: Concerning inter- preters; for protection of illegitimate children and for transcribing records of Yuma county-all three being afterwards read twice and properly referred. MT. De- Long introduced q bill to regulate and license gaming. houses. This bill was thereafter read twice and referred to special committee consisting of Messrs Davis, Re dondo, Stevens, Zeckendorf and MT. Presi- dent. Bill creating office of photographic reporter passed by nine ayes. Compulso- ry edncalion bill came up, and MT. Brady's motion To indefinitely postpone It, was lost by four ayes and the nays of Messrs Davis, DeLong, Hargrave, stevens and Zeckendorf-5. It was amended so as to fake effect September l, lS15, and then passed by five ayes and the nays of MessrS Brady, Campbell, RedOndO and Mir. Presi- dent-4. Committees adverse report of yesterday on petition regarding school fund by citizens of CEIno valley, was ac- cepted. Message was received from the Governor announcing his approval of Pi- nal county bill and also one repeating chapter IS, creating office of Territorial re- porter. Recess taken till p. m.
 Afternoon session. All present but MeSsrS Davis and Zeckendorf who came Tn during the session. MT. Campbell for Yavapai anu Maricopa delegations report. ed f;,Vorably on bill to define the bound- aries of Maricopa county, which was passed by nine ayes. Bill to locate capital at Prescott came up, and MT. Zeckendorf'S motion to strike out Prescott and insert Tres AlamoS, was lost by five rays and the ayes of Messrs Brady, DeLong and Zeckendorf. Bill was then passed under suspension of the rules by five ayes and the nays of MessrS Brady, DeLOng, Re dondo and Zeckendorf-4. MT. Hargrave then moved to reconsider the vote by which the bill passed, and also to indef- nitely postpone. .the motion 10 reconsider which latter carried. House bi-l amend order for tomorrow at Il a. m. Adjourned.
 THIRTY-FIRST DAY, Feb. 3.-Met as per adjournment. All present. MT. DeLong introduced bill to amend section 29, chap ter 57, Compiled Laws, and MT. Brady one establishing salaries of officers of Pinal county, and was afterwards passed by unanimous vote of g ayes. Council insist ed upon it's amendments to bill relating to adjutant-general. Committee on Terri | torial affairs report faVorably bill for care of indigent persons which passed by ayes, 1 and with amendments bill to protect ille- | gitimate children, amendments adopted l