Arizona citizen., 1875-01-30

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 sion. Council bill relating to acequlas and
 irrigating canals reported adversely by
 special committee, and thereafter indef-
 nltely postponed. Communication from 1 WasSon X Brown showing disposition ot Governors messages printed by them in
 English and Spanish, was read and placed on file for future reference. House bill fix. ing time of holding district courts, read twice and referred to judiciary committee.
 Mr. Davis was appointed on committee of conference asked by the House on Coun- cil amendments to House bill relating to
 incorporation of towns and villages. Ad- Journed.
 l TWENTY-SECoND DAY, Jan. 25.-Met as per adjournment. All present. MT. Del .ong | reported from finance committee bill to
 license lawyers, doctors, etc., with a num- | per or amendments and in favor of it's
 passage as amended and amendments
 were adopted. Committee on agriculture
 reported favorably with amendments bill
 regarding lawful fences and trespasses.
 JGdlclary committee reported faVOrably
 on House bill fixing times of holding dis | trict courts. Mir. Campbell from SpecIal | committee of one from each county, re- | ported favorably with amendments, bill | fixing salaries of county treasurers Mr. l Hargrave introduced bill to prescribe fees | ofJuSticeS of the peace in certain cases, | and MT. DeLong one relating to the sale Of | spirituouS or malt liquors or wines at re- tall, and MT. Zeckendorf one in relation to He auction OfSeveral bills were given. Bill to
 tax net proceeds Of mines came up under special order aud was considered and
 amended. Message was received from the Governor announcing his approval of bill
 fixing salary of the Territorial treasurer.
 This bill cuts the annual salary down from
 Sb5O to $500. Adjourned.
 TwENTY-TH1RD DAY, Jan. 26.-Met as
 per adjournment. All present. Bill to
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 special committee consisting of MeSsrs. Hargrave, DeLong and DaviS MT. Brady, from committee on counties, presented petition signed by A. H. Peoples, E. Lam- ley, NJ. L.: Peralta, H. Mannasse and lOl others asking that portion of Yavapai county including Wickenburg ana Smiths mill, be annexed to Maricopa county, the line to commence at point known as the Black Tanks on the Wick kenburg and Ehrenberg road, and thence due east across Iavapai county. Referred to special com mlttee of Yavapai and Marcopa delega- tiOnS. Petition was received from II citi- Zens of Chino Valley asking that a DOT tiOn Of the school fund be set apart for sup port of private school in that valley, and was referred to Yavapai delegation. The committee on claims unanimously report ed uniavorably the House bill to pay Ly- man A. Smith S5U0 for arreSting one of the Mccartney murderers in Yuma county, on the ground that claimant has no legal or equitable claim therefor, and the commit tee say regarding it.:
 We deem it but just to ourselves and to the people of the Territory to give some O1 the facts on which we base our reasons for this report. Soon after the murder of Me Cartney, one of the murderers was arrest ed at the request of the Hon, J. M. Redon- do, who had cause to suspect him, and .he suspected party was incarcerated iii the county jail of Yuma county, the claimant Lyman A. Smith, acting as guard at the jail and probably under pay from Yuma county, at no expense or danger 10 him. self, wOrEled out Of the prisoner the facts of the murder and the name of his accom- plice who was thereupOn arrested and con victed. Other parties, it also appears, have claimed the reward ant when convinced they could not obtain it., have since urged the payment of the claim to Smith. From these and other facts, we believe that this | claim has none of the requirements con by the Governor in offering re- wards for the arrest of murdererS, there | being neither time, trouble, danger or eX- penSe incurred by the claimant; and there | IS no evidence to show that any reward | was offered before the arrest by Smith of | the criminal.
 JOHN G. CAMPBELL,
 Chairman of Committee on Claims.
 Bill relating to license of lawyers and | doctors was amended and ordered en- | crossed. Bill relating to retail sale of malt or SpirituOuS liquors or wines, read twice | and referred to committee on judiciary. |
  offices from sheriff was indefinitely post poned by six ayes and the nays of MeSsrs l Stevens and Mir. President. Bill | relating to lawful fences was amended and | ordered engrossed. House bill fixing times for holding district courts passed by eight | ayes and nay of MT. Stevens. Bill fixing salary of county treasurers ordered en- crossed. House bill amending chapter IS relating to civil cases, read twice and re ferred 10 judiciary committee. Council of the practice of the House in appointment of conference committees, and refused to consider the request with to Council amendments to House bill relating to cOrOnerS' fees. Council in House resolution for com mittee to revise revenue laws. MT. Har- grave introduced bill relating to phOno- graphic reporter; read twice and referred to judiciary committee. Joint committee on artesian well bill reported in favor of 0 compromise bill. MT. DeLong intro- duced bill to amend section chapter 57, Compiled Laws, also introduced three bills relating to jures and jurors, and one re- lating to number of and duration of terms of district courts. Communication from taken up. Leave given said officer to appear before committee on Territorial affairs with his books and pa pers. Several bills were read and referred to proper committees. Bill relating to education read and referred to on education and judiciary. House bill relating to artesian wells passed Adjourned.
 TwENTY-FoURTH DAY, Jan. 27.-Met as committee reported favorably, with amendments, bill making probate judges elective and was thereafter amended and ordered engrossed. Mir Davis from special