Arizona republican., 1891-03-12
ARIZONA LAWMAKERS New Attorney-General Bill
 On Deck. Warm Argument Over the
 Freights Bill. House to Reconsider the Measure by Which Woman's Rights
 Was Passed.

President Hughes in the chair.
 Roll call showed all present excep, Messrs. Doran and Vickers.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Minutes of previous days session read and approved.
 MT. Vickers presented petition from the stockmen of Cochise county against the repeal of subdivision 8, paragraph 765, Revised Statutes. Read and laid on the table.
 MT. Brady introduced Council Bill No, l0l, to regulate the construction of dams for public purposes. Read first time, rules suspended, bill read second time by title and referred to Committee on Judiciary.
 MT. Zulick introduced Council Bill No. l02, repeating certain paragraphs and amending others of the school law. Read first time, rules suspended, bill read second time by title and referred to Committee on Education.
 Mir. ZuliCk introduced Council Bill No. l03, to prevent hogs from running at large. Read first time, rules sus- pended, bill read second time by title and referred to Committee on Agricul- ture.
 Mir. Herndon introduced Council Bill No. IDA, concerning the assessment of taxes. Read first time, read second time by title and referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
 MT. Herndon introduced Council Bill No. l05, concerning the arraignment of persons on trial. Read first time, read second time, referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
 Mir. Herndon introduced Council Bill No. lO5, concerning the percentage going to sheritfs on collection ot taxes and licenses. Read first time. Also Council Bill No. l07, relative to sheriffs. Read first time.
 MT. Vickers, by leave, introduced a resolution asking the President to ap- point at least one of the judges of the Land Court from Arizona. Read and adopted unanimously.
 MT. Frank gave notice of bill to ap- portion members of the Legislature.
 MT. Simpson gave notice of a bill to amend title 20, chapter A, paragraph 499 section 2, Revised Statutes.
 Mir. Doran gave notice of bill to en- courage the construction of water reser- voirs and canals.
 Mir. Vickers gave notice of bill to protect the live stock interests.
 President Hughes gave notice of bill to amend section l, paragraph 1527, Revised Statutes.
 Council Bill No. 57, to create the office of County Auditor was read third time. Recommitted to Committee on Counties and County Boundaries.
 Council Bill No. 06, to further erect and maintain the University oi Arizona, came up on second reading. Rules sus- pended, bill considered engrossed, read third time, placed on it's final passage and lost by the following vote: Ayes President-5. Noes-Dennis, Doran, Dennis gave notice of reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was lost.
 Council Bill No. 40, to regulate freights over till afternoon.
 MT. Dennis moved the reconsideration of the vote by which the University bill was lost. Motion prevailed.
 President Hughes moved that the bill again be put on it's final passage. MT. Herndon moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Education. Motion prevailed. House Bill No. 97, for the relief of John D. Dobbs, was read first time Rules suspended, bill read second time by title and referred to Judiciary Com mittee. Council adjourned to 2P. M.
 AFTERNOON SESSION. Council reconvened at ? P. M., Mir. Simpson absent. MT. Dennis introduced Council Bill No. lO3, granting to the Governor the power to remove territorial officials tor cause. Under suspension of rules, bill read second and third time by title and | placed upon final passage. Passed by the following vote: Ayes--Baldwin, Dennis, Doran, Frank, Peter, Vickers, 1 Zulick, Hughes -- 8. Noes - Brady, | ilerndon, Thurmond-3.
 NIT. Frank introduced Council Bill No. ] lO0, authorizing towns to sell real estate in certain cases. Under suspension of l rules referred to Committee on Terri torial Affairs.
 MT. Zuick introduced Council Bill No. no, to prescribe and enforce the use of uniform series of text books. Under suspension of rules, bill read sec ond and third times and placed upon its final passage. Passed unanimously.
 Reports of committees were received. Council Bill No. 98, fixing the salary ot the Attorney-General at 5000 per annum, with maximum mileage of $20O, was read third time. Passed unani- mOusly.
 House Bill No. S8, reimbursing Gra- nam county, was read third time. Passed unanimously.
 Council Bills Nos. 13 and 60 and House Bill No. 64 were referred to a special committee consisting of Messrs. Brady, Dennis, Frank and Hughes.
 Council Bill No. 75, abolishing the Territorial Board of Equalization, was reported unfavorably from Committee on Territorial Affairs. Referred to Committee on Ways and Means.
 MT. Baldwin gave notice of bill es- tablishing the salaries of district clerks. MT. Zulick gave notice of bill con- cerning stray animals.
 House Bill No. 9l, granting the suff- rag9 to females, was read first time.
 Council Bill No. 40, the kreights bill, was reported from special committee with substitute fixing the maximum rate for freight over railroads at 10 cents