Arizona republican., 1891-03-17
:" ARIZONA LAWMAKERS The Exemption Bill Is Signed. Relieving the Present Finan- cial Trouble. The Veto of the AppOrtionment Bill Sustained in the
 House.

Council called to order at 10 A. NJ, President Hughes in the chair.
 Prayer by the Chaplain.
 Roll call showed all members present
 Minutes of previous days session req, and approved.
 Reports of committees were received
 Council Bill No. 63, relating to taxe on personal property was passed unan imously.
 Council Bill No. III, an act to impos, tax on dogs, was passed unanimously
 Council Bill No. l3l, relating to dutie, of Fish and Game Commissioners, wa. passed unanimously.
 Council Bill No. 107, relating to re- ceiving of prisoners by sheriffs, was passed unanimously
 Council Bill No. S9, relating to war. rants, was recommitted to the commit. tee for amendments.
 Council Bill No. "A, relating to official bonds, was passed unanimously.
 Council Bill No. 130, relating to the Board of Equalization, was called up. Mir. Thurmond was called to the chair, and Mir. President took the floor in op- position to the bill. Mir. Doran spoke in favor of the bill. Mir. President moved that the bill be laid on the table till the vote by which House Bill No. 75 was defeated be reconsidered. Motion lost, 6 to 5. Mir. Doran then moved to lay the bill on the table till motion be made to reconsider House Bill No. 75. Carried.
 Council Bill No. 125 was ordered to engrossment and third reading.
 Council Bill No. S5. relating to execu- tion, was reported from committee with amendments. Amendments adopted and the bill ordered to engrossment and third reading.
 Council Bill No. l09, allowing probate judges to sell real estate in certain cases, reported from Committee on Territorial Affairs with amendments. Amendments adopted and the bill ordered to engross- ment and third reading.
 Council Bill No. 2i, making it unlaw- ful for females and minors to frequent saloons, was reported from the Commit. tee on Judiciary that it be referred to a committee of the whole.
 Council Bill No. IA, providing for the care of minor convicts, was referred to q committee of the whole.
 Council Bill No. 123, relating to dis trlbution of court reports, was inde6- nitely postponed.
 House Bill No. 12S, relating to brand books, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
 House Bill No. 20, relating to freights and fares, was after considerable discus sion, put on it's final passage and lost by the following vote: Ayes-Baldwin, Doran, Herndon, Simpson, Thurmond ,. Noes-Brady, Dennis, Frank, Peter, Vickers, Zulick, Mir. President--7. MT. Thurmond was called to the chair and MT. President moved to reconsider the vote by which House Bill No. 75 was lost. Mir. Doran raised point of order and asked that the minutes be read to see how Mir. President voted. They were read and it was found Mir. Presi- dent had voted no. The motion to re- consider was lost, to 2. Recess was then taken till 2P. NJ.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Council called to order at 2P.M.
 Roll call showed all members present. | House Bill No. 54, to detach certain lands from the county of Yavapai and | attach same to the county of Gila, was passed unanimously.
 The following message was received from the Governor.
 To the Honorable, the Council of the Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Ari- zona The present financial condition oi the several counties of this Territory requires the consideration and deter imitation by the Legislative Assembly ot some measure of relief before its final adjournment. Your attention to this matter IS very earnestly and respectfully Invited. JNo. N. IRWIN,
 Governor. Following out the Governors sugges- ton, the Council. after some discussion, resolved itself into committee of the whole, MT. Doran in the chair, for the consideration of Council Bill No. IS, ah act to provide for the maintenance of the several counties of the Territory and prescribing additional duties to boards GI supervisors. The bill was amended m m some particulars. reported back to the Council and, under suspension of ,les, passed by the following vote aayes1Baldwin, Brady, Dennis, Hern- q3n, Peter, Thurmond, Vickers, Zulick, nughes-9. Noes-Doran, Frank, Simp- son-3. MT. Hughes asked the unanimous con- zen; sent ol the Legislature to the introduce Ioh eI ol resolution allowing the transfer t 1I certain funds of the county of Pima rom the interest fund to the expense 'u9d' Adopted.
 HHeports of committees were received. bo"sa Uoahcil then adjourned to the usual