The weekly Arizona miner., 1881-01-14
HOUSE.

House met pursuant to adjournment, l Speaker Knapp ln the chair. Roll called. ! Present all the members. Prayer by the
 chaplain. T. c. Hunt. Minutes read and
 approved.
 | Haynes asked permission to present the certificate of Mir. John Roman; of Pima, end asked that he be sworn in. The speaker
 read the oath to Mir. Roman. Woods. Chairman Committee on Printing,
 recommended that the resolution in refer
 ence to same, introduced on Monday, be
 adopted.
 Brown asked for the reading of concur rent resolution in regard to printing. 1t was read.
 Haynes moved the adoption of concurrent
 resolution in regard to printing McCaferty objected. The report of the committee was adopted. IcCaiteTty spoke in reference to the re- 1 turn to the House from the Council of the | bill to repeal the tax on mines. The bill
 was referred to the Committee on Mines and mining.
 WoIienberg asked that the bill be printed. Haynes objected. and asked that the matter 7 be referred to the Committee Of the Whole, and be made the special order of business. l Bplan moved that the bill be referred to the Committee on Engeossed and Enrolled Bills. Lost.
 The speaker was of the opinion that the 1 bill should be put to the second reading, and referred to same committee. Haynes made motion that the bill be read second time, and referred to Commit tee of the Whole.
 Woods made motion that Thursday next be set for Committee of the Whole
 to act in regard to the repeal of the tax
 on bullion.
 Haynes objected stating that the House Wss ready immcdiately. Woods defended his original motion. Haynes adhered to his original motion. The CLai. read Section 40 of the Rules of che Housc oi Rcpres. s.ntatives, in refer snce to the proper tune for tine House to go into Committee of the Whole. NTcCafterty Introduced bill (No. 12), en- titled '-An Act Requiring railroad compan- ies to furnish passengers and all persons and their s5oc!, passing through the Territory with waier. Read and referred to the Con- mi;.ce on Corporations. Nr. Dunbar offered bill in regard to persons injured by railroad companies, hold inc railroad companies responsible Read and referred to the Committee on Corpora tiors.
 fIr Robb gave notice that on tomorrow he NiH introduce bi1 for raising funds for completion of Territorial prison. Dcrau offered resolution that a journal cier,, be employed, such clerk to be selected 5y the chief clerk, with pay same as assist ant clerk, Adopted.
 3ayncs o.icrel resolution that a new standing committee be added t. the list of
 standing committees, to be known and des- ignatcj as tho Committee on Territorial Af- fairs. Adopted.
 N.r. Norton, Chairman of the Committee oa Appropriations, Education and Indian At.airs. gave notice that he had appointed
 W. r. Jennings clerk of said committee
 Mir Brown gave notice that he had em p,oved Nrs Norton as committee clerk.
 WoGeaherg Chairman of Committee on Ways and Means, gave notice that he had appointed M T. Herzog as Committee Crk.
 snyder gave notice that he had appointed Minnie Atkinson as Committee Clerk of Enrolling and Expressing Bills. Haynes moved that the House go into
 Committee of the Whole; adopted.
 Ha5ncs took the Chair and read the bill
 for rhe repeal of the Bullion Tax Law. No,,enhegg asked that the bill be printed. 8fcCa.Forty asked that the bill be post poued undi to-morTow.
 Bolan asked tLat it be postponed until next Monday: carried. 3IcCa6erty offered resolution, and so wortlcd the same as to read as a reconlmen- datio, that the bill be printed; lost. Brown made d motion that the Commit
 tee of the Whole arise. adopted
 Haynes offered a resolution that the re- port of the Committee of the Whole be
 adopted.
 SicCate.ty made motion to adjourn un- tiI ta-lnorrow at 10 A. D. carried,