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public school house, was unanimously adopted. Adjourned.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

adjournment All present but Moeller Committee on agriculture reported in favor of passage of bill relating to artesian wells. This bill offers S5, 800 reward for finding flowing artesian water ten miles from any living or permanent running water, and S3000 for artesian water found atany place. Judiciary committee report ed tavorably to passage of bill to change name of David Froank to David Balz, which subsequently passed by F Ayes and no Nays-Mr. Moeller being absent. were given. Mir. Goldberg introduced a bill for the protection of lite and to prevent carriage of firearms in towns and villages Bill to amend Howell Code re- lating to limitation of actions, read first time. Mir. 0'Neil introduced a bill relat- ing to marks and brands. MT. Oury was granted leave of absence till tomorrow. Bill to legitimate Edward Simon Berthold was taken up and laid over one day.
 NINTH DAY, January 12.-Met as per adjournment. Ali present. House adopt ed a concurrent resolution introduced by MT. Head, to appoint a joint committee of two from the house and one from the council, to take into consideration the advisability of Arizona becoming an eX- hibitor at the Centennial Exhibition and Ii deemed advisable, to report the manner best calculated to promote the interests of Arizona at such exhibition, and Messrs. Head and Oury were appointed in pur- snance thereof MT. Drachman lntroduc- ed bill to amend chap. 24, Compiled Laws, relating to general and special elections; also an act to reimburse the Territorial Treasurer for taking care of the public weights and meas1rers in 1875 1. MT. Wood introduced bill concern ing the collection of Taxes on personal property. Bill to amend act relating to limitation of actions, read second time and referred to judiciary committee Bills relating to carrying firearms and marks and brands read first time; one relating to artesian wells read third time and re- committed to ways and means committee. Mr. Head insroduced bill to amend an act relating to incorporation of towns and villages; and MT. Griffin one for reim- bursement of c. A. Luke, as commis- sioneI to Vienna. Bill to legitimate Edward Simon Berthold, was indefinitely postponed. recess was taken till two o'clock, when all were present. After receiving and hearing read some messages from the council, adjourned.
 TENTH DAY, January l3.-Met as per adjournment All present, After usual reports of committees, bills were intro duced, viz: By MT. Purdy for the relief of Lyman A. Smith. By MT. Drachman, repeating law creating office of Attorney General By Mr. Bashford, to amend act relating to fees of cOroners. Bill to pre- vent carrying firearms in towns, and one concerning marks and brands, read second time and referred to committee on judi ciary. Several bills read first time but no reference made. Bill to amend act relat- ing to incorporation of towns and villages read first and second times and referred to committee on interpretations Bill to reimburse C. A. Luke for expenses to the
 Vienna exposition, read twice and refer red 10 committee on ways and means.
 Bill relating to general and special elec- tions read second time and referred to judiciary committee. Messages were re- ceived from the Governor transmitting copies of the reports of the adjutant gen eral, of the commissioner to the Vienna exposition, and of fine Territorial super intendent of public instruction to the Territorial board of education, for the years lS734. The first and third named reports were properly referred and the second laid on the table. Bill to extend limitation of time to commence actions on accounts from one to two years, was passed by fifteen Ayes and the Nays of Messrs. Montgomery, Richman and Mir Speaker-3. Adjourned.
 ELEVENTH DAY, January 4.-Met as per adjournment. All present. The ways and means committee reported back the bill to reimburse c. A. Luke for expenses as Vienna commissioner, saying they find this bill at variance with the terms of the Act under which the appointment was made, and therefore recommend that it do not pass same committee report subSti- tute for Mir. Goldberg'S arteSian well bill, and thereafter passed as amended by IS ayes. The committee on military and h. dian affairs to whom was referred adjutant generals report, introduced by Chairman Purdy, bill in connection herewith. Corporation committee favorably reported the bill to amend act relating to incorpor- ationS of towns and villages, with slight amendments, and was passed by l6 ayes, and the nays of MessrS. Drachman and Montgomery--2. The judiciary reported without recommendation, the bill to pre- vent carrying firearms in towns which was subsequently, indefinitely postponed and faVorably, with amendments, the one relating to marks and brands and was af- forwards passed unanimously. Bill to re- imburSe Territorial Treasurer for safe keep ing of weights and measures read second time and referred to committee on claims. Several bills were read first time. Messages from the Governor were received The first transmitting copy of Territorial Audi tors report the second a statement of the population of the Territory, viz Pima, ;, ,59S Yuma 1928; Yavapai 25SS Maricopa S34 Mohave 534-total il ,480; and the third | his approval of the bill to change the name oi David Froank to Da- l