Arizona silver belt., 1889-03-09
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
iFrom the Phnnix Gazette.l

 introduction of bill regulating taxa ten of water rights.
 Council bill Nc. II, introduced by Webb, an act amending chapter z, Re- vised Statutes of Arizona, was read first and second time and referred to committee on education.
 Council bill Ne. 45, introduced by Sloan, entitled an act to provide for appeals from district courts. amend ing the Revised Statutes of Arlzona in that respect, was read under suspen- sion of rules first and second time and referred to tho judiciary commit tee and fifty copies ordered printed if the committee so decide.
 Council blll No. 46, introduced by Sloan, an act providing for attach ments of real and personal property and amending the Revised Statutes Of Arizona Ia that respect, was read first and second time under suspension of rules by titls aAd referred to the iu- dietary committee.
 Committee on enrolled and en. gressed bills reported Council bill No. 27(Sunday resD as properly engrossed. Committee en Territorial affairs re- ported back Council bill No. 36 with out recommendation.
 Council bill No. 36 was made 8 special order for March lst.
 Council bill No. 2l was read third time and referred to tho committee of the whole. This bill, the Sunday rest bill, was the subject of quite lively discussion in committee of the whole. Several citizens of the Territory spoke on tue question.
 The House notified the Council that the House had passed House hll No 43, an act 10 create tie county of Co., conino,
 Also had passed Council joint rcso. luton No. 1, and had adopted report Of committee on Council current rsso. lution No 6, to have 1000 copies of the Governors message printed.
 The report of the committee ef the whele recommending that Council bill No. 2l be amended, was received and adopted Ordered engrossed and have q third reading
 HoOsa memorials Nos. s. : anu s were adopted by the Council
 Adjourned until ?. m, March l, 1889.
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 The petitions for and against the division of Yavapai county were sent to the clerk $ desk.
 Names of petitioners called for and were read by Chief Clerk Wentworth -35 names of taxpayers of Williams. Moved by Jordan that tho reading of tue namas be dispensed with
 Amended ny Fisher that tbe peti. iion of the citizens of Yayapai be read. Amended by Stevens that the peti- ten be measured. It was 50 ordered, Moved by De Puy that committee bs appoInted to measure the petitions aud report Tuesday of next week at , o'clock ?. m.
 Amended by Fisher that it be , o'clock p. m. to-day, February 28. Il was so ordered
 Purdy from committee on claims reported House bill No, 36, back with amendments
 Jordan eff fiadieiary committee rec. commended that Council hll No. 13 dt moi pass, and disposed of several othei bills both pro and con
 Jordan introduced bill to restrict gambling.
 Martin introduced a memorial tt Congress in favor of granting Jehr D. DobbS a pension. The hour for taking up Coconin' having arrived, Fisher moved that i be postponed till 3:30, Feb a8. Lost
 The reading of the bill was proceed ed with.
 Fisher made his last appeal to saw his county from dismemberment, a did also Brown, of fayanai.
 The bill passed by vote of 10. Go ! chise's vote stood 3 in favor of bill t ? against it.
 Moved by Purdy that all memorial be made the special order for 1 30 to day. Carried.
 House bill No. 5. by Underwood i in reference to citizenship, evidentl. was intended to repeal the Gadsdel treaty stipulations. It also provide for a system of registration of voter and is somewhat stringent in it's char acter.
 Moved by Daily that the bill be re ferred 10 committee en election, an fifty copies be printed. It was so or l dered
 House bill No. B. by Finn, c Apache, providing for Sunday rest an closing all places on Sunday, and ba many clauses providing for the pur chase of necessaries of life.