Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-07
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water rights.
 Peters introduced bill to reimburse Gila county for certain minus expendit- ures
 Thurmond presented petition from SolomonvIlle against the division of that county.
 The council bill reducing the salary of the Attorney General was recommitted.
 The =. . anna bill passed the council unanimously.
 X petitij.un from the Farmers Ali ance Was read remons rating!against the passage of the homestead bill reducing tne amount of exempt from s4,0O0 to S2,OG0
 Various miscellaneous bills were read the second time.
 MT. Thurmoud gave notice that he would iDtro1uce a bill to reduce the salary of the Superintendent of Public Instruction; also a blll to make the treasurers of counties of the second and third class eX ctii;jo tax collectors. Mir. Zulick gave notice that he would | introduce d blii fyr the promotion and encouragement of horticu turc.
 Mir. Brady gave nUuce of the intro | ductiOn Cf q bil to r. 3yids for the in corporation of villages. Council Bin Nf. ', ar act to amend eectior ] ;,.-ragrapn 2996, title 69. in reference to the Attorney General, was read tke thlrd time, and amended to make the salary SIG D per annGm. Mr. 1 Zulick wanted to Tecommit the bill MT. simpson moved to recommit 1t to the committee. Mir. rhurmOnd Sd d the bill | was once recommItteU and ample oppor- tuni.y been given to amend. kecommlt- | ted.
 Council Bill No. F, relative to licens- ing gambling, introduced py MT. Hugh es, read second time, rules suspended, read third time, placed upon its final passage and passed by vote of 9 ayes. Two |. osent.
 Mr Cough introduced bill provid- | ing for the punishment of vagrants and prescribing offenses constituting vagran- cy.
 l Mir. Parish introduced House Bill No | 3S, relating to cases and prescribing rules of practice upon the institution of suits on attachment. | Mr. Cough, of the Committee on Me morials and Petitions, reported a peti- | tion from t.ie citizens of Graham Coun- ! ty, requesting action of the Legislature to prohibit prostitutes from visiting sa- looms, ard also to prohibit the pernicIous practices of common streetSwalkers. Re- ceived and placed on file.
 PARIS, Feb. 3.-Michael Eyraud the | l1 D,hltc P Gouffe WAS guillotlned at 7:20 this morn ing.
 When the governor of the prison was ushered into Eyraud's cell this morning they found he was already mp and dres- sed. He declined glass of cognac, and positively, even angrily refused to listen to the priests prayers or pray himself The action of the gullotine when once Eyrauds neck was well beneath the up rights was instantaneous. There was a quick bright flash of steel in the sun light and all was over. Eyrands head had fallen into the saw dust acceptable placed beneath for that purpose, Then followed the usual fun eral exercises and the body was handed over to relatives and acquaintances.
 CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Today the coldest weather of the winter was felt. The thermometer was two degrees above zerO.at six thls morning and at ten it was three.
 | NORTHWEST.
 ST. PAUL, Feb. 3.-Last night all over the northwest ana in this city the mer- cur fell from fifteen to twenty degrees | below zero, and this morning 1t was | about seven below.
 ST. LOUIS.
 ST LEWIS, Mo-, Feb. 3.-The cold wave reached here this morning. The thermometer IS around zero. A light snow has fallen
 ALTON, III, Feb. 3.-Agent Platt of this city has filed in the land office at Washington a claim in favor of Hugo, Mrs. Paul and Mrs. Price of this city and O.S. Hugo, of Peoria, heirs to pr. Samuel | Hugo. Tie document is In the shape of a land warrant from the general as- sembly of Maryland dated April 15, | 17SS, and involves the ownership of a part of the ground on which stands the national capital.
 MEADvILLE, Pa. Feb. 1.-Two freight trains on the New York, Pennsylvania X Ohio road collided near Corry to-day during a snow storm. The engineer and | fireman on one train were killed and the crew of the other trai.. uninjured.
 TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 3,-The Empire, the government organ announces this morning that the governor general dis solved the commons and issued writs for a new Parliament. LITTLE ROCK, Eco. 3.-A joint com mittee of the house and senate adopted 8 resolution refusing to recommend any appropriation for the Columbia Elk position owing to the large deficiency in the treasury caused by speculations of | the state treasurer.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-Jay Gould, his son and daughter, President Inman of the Richmond, Danville railroad Sidney Dillon, Calvin $. Brice and General Thomas arrived in " ashington last evening in Gould's private car. Post master General Wanamaker and Gould spent fifteen or twenty minutes in earnest conversation. The Gould party were joined this morning by Felton of the East Tenn, Virginia and Georgia railroad and Supt. Green of the Rich mOnd and Danville system. The com bined party proceeded southward.
 WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-Chief Justice Fuller today announced that the sup preme court has decided to grant the petition of the council representing the British government for leave to file an application for writ of prohibition to prevent the district court of Alaska proceeding to .carry out its decree of of forfeiture made in the case of the
 ho0ner Sayward, libeled for unlaw- ully takinp SaalS within tho ,rataro n