Arizona silver belt., 1889-03-09

l Oh thS t&ptys lOSl, hid lt was referred to the judiciary commit. i tee.
 House bill Nc. 58, by Wright of Cochise, relating 10 precinct officers, makes radical change in the present law m reference 10 constables and jus. tices of the peace, increasing the num- Der of both.
 l Moved by Fisher that tho bill be re- fsrred ts the committee on judiciary and fifty coples printed Ii was thus ordered without division.
 Moved by Jordan that the Houss take a recess till 80 o'clock. So or dered.
 AFTERNOON SESSION. On rs-assembling at 2:30 p. m., all present but Tenny and Daley.
 Council memorial in reference 10 paying John Dsbbs suitable pension fer injuries received by Apachss It was unanimously adopted.
 Council memorial No. 7, protesting against the return of the Apachss 10 Arizsna. ltwas unanimously adopted.
 House bill No. 20 to be considered in the committee of ths whsle It SC resolved itself with Chatham in the chair.
 Brown, of Yavapaib asked permis- sion 10 exhibit on the walls of the house a map of Yavapsi and Gila counties, as house bill Ne. 20 deprived Yayapsl of a large piece of her terri 1 tory and attached it to Gila. l Fisher of Yayapai required an hon cradle adjustment of the indebtedness of the territory in controversy. Jones of tiila maintained that SS,000 was all the citizens of Gila could af ford ts pay, while Fisher wanted SIP GOO, and payable at once. This was the only question q issue.
 The treasurer of Yayapai county told Ar. Jones that S6,000 was all the people of Yayapai wanted. This aroused the ire of MT. Fisher nhs very l properly stated that the county treas urer of Yayapai had nc authority to sell any portion of Yavapai county. Mr. Fisher protested vigorously against theimpertinsnce of the county treasurer of Yayapai. This brought Jones to bis feOt who made an able plea for the county, show ing that his county would not have any benefits from ths court house, railroads, etc, in Yavapai and dld not desire te help pay Yavapai's debts. Brown of Yavapai spoke in fayer of Fishers amendment, which gives Va yapai county Sl2,000 as her prc-rata of the indebtedness of the country se- gregated.
 The debate on this question rartook much ot the Coconino war, and was indulgsd ill by Purdy, Smith, Fisher, Brown and Jenes.
 Speaker Smith spoke in favor of [ Fishers amendment, and urged it's adoption as just and equitable aa- justment of the difficulty.
 The debate between Messrs. Purdy and Fisher become quite personal at ons time.
 Captain Watkins was called before the house to give the location of cer- tam named property, which was claimed was not within the proposed hnes ot the new county.
 From the testimony before the house i it was impossible to tell where the land in dispute Is located.
 Moved by Smith that the committed rise and report that lhe amendment ot Fisher of Yavapal Le adopted, whicf gives Yayapai Sl2,000 instead of S, 00( as was offered ny Jones of Gila. Tho amendment was adopted by the com mittee of the whele.
 The house now went inte regular session with Speaker Smith m th' chair
 It was moved by Purdy that this bil be made special order for Menda, next.
 Flnn's bill No. 24, governing ex em ptions, was taken up, and it wa moved by Jordan that tho bill be in definitely postponed. Amended by Hicks that the bill bi made spscial order for tomorrow. Upon a vote beng taken it was dc clared engrossed and made a specla l erder
 5 Amended by Fisher that the blll la' 5 on the table. The notion was lost. Moved by Purdy that ;he hodss aa journ till Friday at o'clock. Carried The Clifton correspondent of tn Lordsburg Liberal says: The Arizo na copper company's store was bur f glarlzed last Thursday night, and be | tween $700 and $500 stolen. On Sat : urday party was arrested for the ret
 bery. It seems he passed a S20 bll
 uh;,b yvas markea in snrh a way tha