Arizona citizen., 1877-01-27
Legislative PrOceediags.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
HOUSE OF REFRESHMENTS, TUcsoN, January 19, 1877.

J SuNOuAoSN thC DullulIlB Ol NSudItL hllis and Smelling Furnaces in the Territory :, of Arizona, have had the same under consideration, and have directed that the Bill be reported back with the rec. Ommendation that its further consider. ation be indefinitely postponed
 | JAMES P. BULL, Chairman. }, NIT. Speaker: Your Judiciary Com mittee, to whom was referred H. B. No. 24, An act to divorce Mary Ann Bang hart from George Banghart, having carefully considered the same have directed me to report it back with a recommendation of its passage.
 D. A. BENNETT, Chairman.
 COUNCIL CHAMBER,
 January IS, 1877.
 Mir. Speaker: The Council has passed C. B. No IS, An act to amend an act entitled an act to provide for the Segre- gation of Mining Claims.
 JOHN T. ALsAP Chief Clerk.
 HALL OF REFRESHMENTS
 January 19, 1877.
 Mir. Speaker: Your Committee on Agriculture, 10 whom was referred c. $. No. 4, An act to amend section 139. Chapter 10, Compiled Laws; and H. B. No. 26, An act entitled an act concern ing Marks and Brands; respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and I have been directed to report them back to the House without amendment, and recom- mend their passage. S c. MILLER, Chairman Committee on Agriculture.
 MT. Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom were refer red the reports of the Territorial Audit or and Territorial Treasurer, have had the same under consideration, and on returning the same to the House, here with, have instructed me to report that they have carefully examined the same, and also the books, vouchers and accounts of the Territorial Treas urer, and find the same to be correct and that the amount of cash on hand in the Territorial Treasury agrees with the said report, and recommend that saiG reports be adopted and also re- commend the proper legislation to car IT out the suggestions of the Territo- rIal Treasurer in relation to the act Providing for the taxation of the Net Proceeds of Mines; also for com pensating the Territorial Treasurer for caring for the Territorial Weights and Measures; also for providing for a Sinking Fund for the payment of the Territorial Prison Bonds when due.
 Your Committee also find, by the re- port of the Auditor, certain deficien- cies in the appropriations, for the years 1875 and 1876, and will at an early day introduce Bill providing for the pay ment of the amounts of such deficien. cies.
 All of which is most respectfully submitted. HUGO RICHARDS,
 Chairman Com. Ways and Means.
 Mr Speaker: Your Committee on Ways and Means, to whom were refer red the reports of the Territorial Pris- on Commissioners, have had the same under consideration and on returning the same to the House, herewith, have instructed me to report that they have carefully examined the same and re- commend that they be adopted; and also recommend the proper legislation necessary to carry out the suggestions of the Commissioners in relation to a law by whi oh credit marks for good behavior on the part of prisoners con | fined in the Territorial prison, shall be compensated by abatement of time {; also providing for secretary for the Board; also in relation to a revision of the law, more fully prescribing the duties of the prison officials, providing for reports, &c.
 All of which is most respectfully submitted. HUGo RICHARDS, Chairman Com. on Ways and Means NT. Do-I-or C,boir,,o,, of CO,,,,,,;t.oa on Corporations, made the following report:
 Mir. Speaker: Your Committee on Corporations to whom was referred House Bill No. 8, entitled An act to secure the construction and operation of certain Railroad and Telegraph lines, and to provide for other matters relating thereto" ask leave to report that they have had the same under con- sideration and recommend that it be amended in section five, by adding thereto the following: On that DOT ton of such property as may be used on or in connection with the line of Railroad and Telegraph to be con- structed as aforesaid from point on the Colorado river at or near the Needles eastwardly across the said Territory as near as may be 10 the line of the thirty-fifth parallel of north lati- tude, and the branch thereof running to the Village of Prescott; and not more than six years on the portion of such property as may be used on or Tn
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