Arizona republican., 1891-01-23
The Assembly.

The House convened at ID o'clock, pursuant to adjournment. The Speaker took seat in the body and MT. Fisher, of Yavapai, assumed the Chair.
 MT. Burr, of COchise, was appointed Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, vice Allen, excused; also Dougherty, of Yavapai, vice Allen, ex- cused.
 Mr. Gough, from the Committee on Mines and Mining, reported bill regu- lating annual assessment work on lOca- tiOns, the bill providing for slO0 worth of work to be done upon location be- fore the recording of the claim.
 Mir. Burr, from the Committee on En- grOssed Bills, reported Concurrent ResO- lutiOn No. properly engrossed.
 A message was received from the Governor instructing the House that he had approved Council Resolution No. 2, providing for additional clerk hire.
 MT. Parish introduced a bill regulat- ing Territorial printing; also bill p:o- viding for the reduction of salaries of Territorial Prison officials. The bills were read a second time and referred to the proper committees.
 Mir. Cough, of Graham, introduced a bill regulating assessment work in mines. Referred to Committee on Mines and Mining.
 MT. llOff introduced bill to suppress lewd houses in certain places; also a bill to amend the attachment law. Re erred to Judiciary Committee.
 X motion was made by Mr. Allen, Of Pinal, to have all bills read a second time and to have fifty copies printed. Lost.
 Mr. Samaniego introduced d bill to re- peal section 6 of Act No. II of the Acts of the Fifteenth Legislative Assembly, prescribing additional duties of the Boards of Supervisors.
 Mir. Chalmers introduced, by request, bill to encourage the building Oi rail roads and providing for theIr exemption from taxation. MT. Heyne moved to have lOJ copies of the bill printed. Car ried. The bill was referred to the Com mittee on Corporations.
 MT. Parish gave notice that he would introduce bill to amend paragraph 295S, section l7; also paragraph 2966, section o., title 60, Revised Statutes also a bill to abolish the office of Super intendent of Public Instruction.
 MT. Chalmers gave notice that he would introduce a bill to authorize school districts to issue bonds to build school houses and liquidate outstanding indebtedness, and to amend section 2l of an act repeating chapter l, title 2G, Revised Statutes.
 Mir. Hof gave notice that he would in- troduce bill requiring administrators and guardians to make annual reports also to make County Recorders ex- ofiicio Clerks of the District Courts also bill relating to Probate Courts.
 Mir. Lesueur, of Apache, gave notice that he would introduce bill to repeal Act 36 of the Fifteenth Legislature, re- lating to trespasses.
 A resolution was offered by Mr. Hoff, of Pima, providing for the appointment of a committee of fifteen members to in- vestigate into the matter of fees and salaries of Territorial, county and city officials. Carried.
 Adjournment was taken until 20 o'clock.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The House was called to order at 2 o'clock.
 Mir. Brinley moved that the House meet at l o'clock, D. m., until further orders. Carried.
 Mir. Parish gave notice that he would introduce bill to increase the duties of County School SuperintenGents, and grade their salaries.
 Mir. Tevis gave notice that he would introduce bill to repeal certain chap ters of the Revised Statutes, and to abolish certain offices; also requiring the several District Attoi neys to perform the services heretofore required of the Attorney-General, and providing com tharnfnrs a n u the several County Assessors and County Boards of Equalization to perform the duties heretofore required of the Terri torial Board of Equalization in their respective counties.
 A message was received from the Council, announcing that that body had refused to adopt the House Joint Reso- lution No. ?, concerning the appoint