Arizona citizen., 1875-01-16
EIGHTH LEGiSLATURE.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

cuHcurred Tn amendment or mousse res | olution to print 1000 copies Governors 1 message, viz: to also print POO copies in Spanish. House concurrent resolution re garding allowance of clerks and pay to certain committees, was indefinitely post pGned. It was afterwards recOnSidered but failed 10 pass. Some notices of intro- duciiOn of bills were given. Concurrent resolution was passed, VIZ: authorizing the judiciary committees Of both houses to each 6mp pIOy clerk; also committees on finance and Territorial affairs of the council one clerk jointly: also the com mittees on ways and means and TerritO- rial affairs Of the house one Jointly; com pensatiOn 10 be 8 per day of time actually employed. The res0lctiOn passed by eight Ayes and the Nay of MT. Zecl1en- dorf. Adjourned.
 NINTH DAY, January I2.-Met as per ad- journmeDt. All present. Mir. Brady pre- scented a petition signed by s tax payers in the Gila Valley, residents ot Pima and Maricopa counties, asking that new county be created out of portions of the two named, to be called "Pinal." It was properly referred, and Mr. Brady introduc
 ed d bill to create said county, which was read twice and referred To committee on counties and county boundaries. Intro- ductiOn of bills: By MT. DeLOng, bill to regulate salary of territorial treasurer; and another one having reference to addi- tiOnal duties of judges and inspectors of elections; d lSO one to regulate amount that Sll3tl De IilO county JTedSQTGIS, urSG Tettil twice and properly referred, and second read once and laid over, and third enc twice and referred to proper committee. By Mir. ZeckendOrf bill concerning office ofprObate judges also one to divorce George TOdenwOrth and Jesus S. TOden- worth from bonds of matrmOny-both read twice and referred 10 judiciary com
 mittee. By MT. Davis a bill for taxation of net proceeds of mines also bill to di- vOrce William A. Langley from Margaret or printed and latter twice and referred to judiciary committee. House bill to change name Of David FrOank to David BalZ then passed by vote of eight Ayes and Nay of MT. DeLong. House concurrent reSOlu- ton to consider the advisability OfAriZOna being an exhibitor at the Centennial in 1S1o, and asking for joint committee to consider the same, passed, and MT. Davis appointed on part of Council. Adjourned.
 TENTH DAY, January l3.-Met as per ad journment. All present but Mir. Redondo who came in during the session. Notice of introduction of bills given. Bill regarding additional duties of judges and clerks of elections, was read second time and refer red to committee on elections. MT Redon- do introduced bill to amend Sec, eleven, chap. 55 Howell Code, relating to lceQuiaS and irrigating canals, which was read twice and referred to special committee consisting of judiciary and agriculture. Adjourned.
 ELEVENTH DAY, January 14.-Met as per adjournment. All present. Messrs. Hargrave ana Davis were excused for the day. Mr DeLong introduced bill in re- lation to the school fund-how distrIbut- ed and how applied; which was read twice and referred to committee on edu- cation. MT. Zeckendorf introduced bill fixing district clerks fees in cases of natu- ralization, which WsS read twice and re- ferred 10 the committee on judiciary. MT. DeLong introduced bill to separate office of Sheriff from that of assessor and taX-collector and prohibiting sheriffs from holding any other than the sheritf's office; read twice, referred to judiciary commit tee, and ordered that fifty copies be print cd; by same, q bill dehniug the duties and jurisdiction of supervisors ill canvass ing the votes from the election precincts. Read twice and referred to the committee on judiciary and electieIs. Took recess until 2p. m., when same present as in the morning. The committee on Territorial affairs reported memorial to Congress asking that right of way be granted for railway from some point on tue Mexican and Arizona boundary, northward to con- meet with the Utah Southern railway on our northern boundary; the memorial passed. House bill relating to artesian wells was read twice and referred to com mittee on agriculture also, house bill relative to limitations of actions, read twice and referred 10 committee on judi ciary; and same readings aud reference was had with house bill relating to marks and brands. Adjourned.
 TWELFTH DAY, January l5.-Met as per adjournment. All present. Messrs. liar grave and Davis were excused forthe day Redondo introduced bill to amend act 10 provide revenue for Arizona and the sev- eral counties. Read twice and referred to committee on finance. House bill to amend act relating to incorporation of towns and villages, read twice and refer red to committee On Territorial affairs. Message from the Governor transmitting reports of the Territorial Treasurer for l873-4, and Of Territorial Auditor for the same time; of Governor to Territorial board of education; of adjutaut-general, and ot Vienna commissioner and also sent in statement of census as taken by county assessors. These several reports were referred to proper committees. The committee on finance reported back the bill regarding amount to be paid county treas urers, with amendments, and recom- mended its passage as amended, also same report upon bill fixing salary of Territorial treasurer amendments to latter bill adopted and bill ordered engrossed, and the former again referred to committee on finance, and was in afternoon session in- definitely postponed by five Ayes and