Arizona weekly republican., 1893-02-23
In the House.

The governors message had been made the order Of business yesterday in the house, but on converting atten. ton was called to the fact that the mes. sage had not yet been printed, where. upon the usual order was taKen up.
 MT. Southwick introduced a resolu- tion adopting a rule that all bills in. troduced and all in the hands of com. mittees having been read the first time should be ordered read the second time and ordered printed. After a some what lengthy discussion, not so much upon the scope of the resolution as upon the question of printing, the res- olution was declared out of order though it's provisions were generally adopted in subsequent proceedings. In the course of the discussion Mr. Brewer suggested to to the assembly that an es- timate of the cost of printing bills should first be made upon the basis oi the similar item of expense incurred by the Sixteenth legislature.
 House bill 30, by MT. Mehan, an act to amend section 765, penal code, by the insertion of the clause defining grand larceny, "Where the property taken exceeds in value the sum of $51 and IS the property of some other per son." This act being amendatory of a section relating to live stock, was re ferred to the live stock committee
 MT. Graham introduced an act re lating to the incorporation of cities towns and villages whose population exceeds 700. The bill was so extensive that under suspension of the rules it was read only by title. It prescribes the manner in which interpretations shall be formed which shall be by vote of at least two-thIrds of the inhabitants of such town, city or village, the officers who shall be elected and the manner in which the affairs of the. incorporation shall be conducted.
 The bill will set aside no existing law as there is singularly now no law in the statutes of Arizona providing for the incorporation of towns, though there is for disincorporation.
 On the second reading of H. B. No. 9, relating to the office of probate judge and county school superintendent, after a somewhat protracted discussion, was referred to the judiciary committee.
 The intent of this act is to compel the above named office to be kept open be- tween the hours of a. m. and p. m. under penalty of $25 for each day on which the provisions of the. act are violated.
 The same hours are now prescribed by law for all other county offices, though in the cases of the other offices there IS no penalty clause. The discus sion arose over two amendments, one of which was Iu strike out the penalty V clause from the proposed act, the other to insert a clause permitting the office to be closed at noon. Under the pres ent law the office of probate judge IS necessarily kept open only on one day each week.
 In the ease of house bill No. l3, by MT. Behau, relating to wages or salaries as liens, the rules were suspended and the bill Has read the third time and passed.
 House bill No. z, by MT. Graham fixing the maximum price of water for irrigation purposes at $l 9 per acre compelling owners of canal companies to keep their canals Tn good condition and become responsible for damage tC crop from shortage of water or from any other cause arising out of the negll' gence of canal owners, was laid on the table pending the printing of 100 copies of the act.
 H. B. No. s by Mir. Brewer providing for the attendance of witnesses in con tinued cases gave rise to long discus sion joined by several members. Ar objection urged against 1t, the old on' that it would entai a burdensome ex pense was met with MT. Brewers argn ment in it's favor that it's provisions would cut down great present expense The bill was advanced to the third read ing and at the afternoon session was passed.
 House bill No. 12, by MT. Hurley concerning arrests in the night time iol misdemeauors without warrant wal another source of long drawn debate The house was very nearly equally divided upon, It but the opposition wa' divided as to the character of objec tions.
 Mr. Brewer moved that it be laid or the table and in support of the motior said that while the purport of the hlI was evidently good and it's appearance innocent it might in the hands of un