Arizona republican., 1891-03-04
ARIZONA LAWMAKERS
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The Assembly.

House Calleu tO OrueF At r. M.t Speaker Clark in the chair.
 Absent, Copeland, Lesueur and Pusch, who came In later. Mir. Allen did not attend.
 Opening prayer by Chaplain Pearson. Minutes of Monday read and approved. The House then went into committee of the whole on the Fees and Salaries bill, House Bill No. 66, MT. Samaniego in the chair. By noon the bill had been discussed and passed down to sectiJ Jn 35. A recess was then taken until P. M.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 The House reconvened at 2 o'clock.
 After roll.call standing committees re- ported as follows:
 Committee on Territorial Affairs re- ported House Bill No. 76 with amend ments.
 Committee on Live Stock reported House Bill No. 73 with amendments.
 Committee on Judiciary reported House Bill No. 72 with amendments.
 Special committee appointed to exam inc Council Bill No. b1 reported a sub- stitute to the bill.
 Committee on Enrolled and Engrossed Bills reported House Bill No. "A prop erly engrossed and House Bill No. 63 properly enrolled and in the hands of the Governor for his approval.
 Mir. Hof introduced House Bill No. S3, relating to taxation of railroads. Read first time, referred to Committee on Ways and Means and 100 copies or dered printed.
 MT. Cough introduced bill fixing the apportionment of members of the Legis- lature in the Territory. Mir. Eof moved that the bill be referred to the Commit tee on Territorial Affairs. Mir. Parish moved to amend the motion by in- structing the committee that they inves- tigate and report bill apportioning each county according to the popula- ton. The amendment was lost and the original motion carried and 100 copies ordered printed.
 House Bill No. S5, fixing the salary of the Territorial Board of Prison Commis- sioners, introduced by MT. Samaniego, providing that no member should re- ceiye more than $5 for each days service nor more than sl50 per annum, was re- ferred to Committee on Territorial Af- fairs.
 Council Bill No. 37, defining the quali- tications of persons practiCing law in the
 
 Made special order of business for o'clock today.
 House Bin No. "A, providing for dis cretionary reduction of school tax in the different counties, was placed upon it's final passage and lost. MT. Fisher re- quested that his vote be changed and gave notice that he would today move q reconsideration of the vote by which the bill was lost.
 Substitute to Council Bill No. 5l, em- towering incorporated cities, towns and villages to dispose of vacant lands, was lead and adopted, rules suspended, bill read third time, placed upon it's final passage. Passed by vote of 2l to2.
 The substitute to House Bill No. 55 to adopt the Australian ballot system, was read second time and passed to third reading.
 House Bill No. 7l, providing for an appropriation for representation at the Worlds Fair was read. Mir. Heyne moved to amend the bill by reducing the appropriation from 10000 to tl0,000 Mir. Hoff moved an amendment to the amendment that the amount be reduced to S5. A motion was made to lay the amendment to the amendment upon the table. Carried. A question arose as to he mprehension of the motion, MT. Hotf claiming that it carried the whole bill to the table. Mir. Hoff moved an in. definite postponment and discussion fol lowed upon the virtues of the bill. MT. Hoff thought that the appro priation was meant to pay sala- ries of managers. Mr. Heyne was afraid that Congress would never pass an enabling act and that the bonds would not find sale. He thought also that the Democratic members would labor under certain stigma in the future if they wavered from the strict line of economical administration. tended the bill, holding that a proper the Territory would returns many fold the amount of the appropriation in bene. it to the Territorv in the way of inviting the investment of capital. Mir. Parish argued in favor of an exhibit of Ari. Eona's resources, submitting that il would yield inestimable profit to the Territory. The Speaker took the flocl in opposition to the motion, and held that the bill should be recommitted fea amendment. Before the motion wss put absent members were brought iI on call of the House. The motion was lost by vote of 17 to 6. The bill was then passed to engrossment and third reading.
 A message from the Council instructed the House that the Council had amend ed and passed as amended House Bil No. 28.
 House Bill No. 72, making elective the office of Clerk of the District Court, was read with the amendments offered by the Judiciary Committee and the amendments adopted. The bill was then ordered to be engrossed and have q third reading.
 House Bill No. "A, defining rules fol the shipment of live stock and specify, ing the character of cars to be furnished by the railroad companies, was read Mir. Freeze offered an amendment tc strike out section of the bill. Lost The bill passed to third reading.
 House Bill Nc. 76 providing for the organization of 8 company of rangers for the protection of the frontier. came uT for third reading. Mir. Hof moved to lay the bill on the table. Mir. Heyne supported the bill, holding that the set. tiers of the frontier had suffered long from the depredations of Indians, and that they should be protected and that ha h,n ,xo,,;Jna tnv &k;.