Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.

HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
 January 27, 1877. House met pursuant to adjournment. Speaker Calderwood in the chair.
 COUNCIL CHAMBER,
 January 26, 1877. MT. Speaker; The Council has pass c. B. No. 5, An act to amend an act supplemental to chapter 24 of the Con- piled Laws of the Territory of Arizona, concerning the registration of voters. Also c. B. No. 20, An act to amend chapter IS of Compiled Laws, entitled Of Proceedings in Civil Cases.
 The Council has amended and passed H. B. No. 9, An act to amend sections 9 and 32 of an act entitled an act to establish public schools Tn the Terri ritory of Arizona.
 And has passed H. B. No. 21, an act to provide for the distribution of arms now owned by the Territory of Arizona or that may hereafter belong to said Territory. JOHN T. ALsAP,
 Chief Clerk. MT. Speaker: Your Committee on Counties, to whom was referred H. B. No. 51, An act to regulate the keeping of Hogs from the exterior limits of any village, town or city in this Territory. And also to whom was recommitted H. B. No. ?, An act defining the bOun- darles of MaricOpa county, have had the same under consideration and have instructed me 10 report the same back and respectfully recommend their pas sage. J. A. PARKER, Chairman. NIT. Stevens, on leave, introduced H. B. No 56, An act concerning lawful fences, and animals trespassing on premises lawfully enclosed, in the county of Pima, Territory of Arizona.
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 January 9, 1877. Hon. NJ. H. Calderwood, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
 have this day signed and approved An act to divorce Anna Conn from the bonds of matrimony heretofore existing between her and Thomas Conn.
 A. P. K. SAFFoRD, Governor. MT. Bennett introduced H. B. No. 57 An act regulating the percentage of County Treasurers.
 H. B. No. 45, taken up and read thIrd time Making Probate Judge elective. Mir. Parker offered the following amendment to be added to section ?, by rider.
 Provided that in the county of Mari copa a special election shall be held on the first Monday in April, A. D. 1877, for the election of Probate Judge for said county, which said special election shall be conducted in all respects in accordance with the general election law of this Territory, and the person so elected to the office of Probate Judge shall file his bond as provided by law, and enter upon the duties of his office on the first Monday in May, A. D. 1877, and hold the same until his successor is duly elected and qualified, as pro vIded for in this act.
 House refused to adopt amendment as offered by MT. Parker.
 Mir. Ochoa moved to indefinitely postpone.
 Ayes and noes called and carried by the following vote;
 Those voting aye were Messrs. Bull, Darlington, Foster, Head, Hathaway, Hutchison, Ochoa, Ohnesorgen, Rich ards, Scott and MT Speaker-11.
 Those voting no were Messrs. Ben nett, Marion, Peck, Parker, Miller, Stevens and Samaniego-7.
 Mir. Bull gave notice that on to-mor- row he would move to reconsider vote by which H. B. No. 45 was indefinitely | postponed.
 Mir Head moved to amend by recon siderlng vote now.
 Motion carried.
 Vote recOnsidered and Bill again be fore the House for action.
 NIT. Head moved to refer to a com mittee of one from each county.
 MT. Head in the char.
 Mir. Bennett moved to amend by the