Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-12
portance were passed upon, leaving the
table bare,

In the House.
Council bill No IS, by Mr.. Edwards,
requiring foreign insurance companies
to give bonds for the pro ection OF
policy holders residing within the ter.
ritory, was referred to the Judiciary
committee, az was council bill No. SO,
by Mr.. Nellis, authorizing the removal
of the records OF Coconino county from
Yavapai.
The substitute for council bill No. AZ,
making the territorial auditor ex.officio
hank comptroller, was read and re.
ferred.
Council hill No. II, by Mr.. Doran,
providing for public defence and to
prevent instructions, was passed.
The substitute for council bill No.
1872, to promote the growth OF canaigre
and the manufacture OF tannin, was
referred to the committee on agricul-
ture.
Council bill No, l2l, by Mr.. Doran,
for the better government OF the terri.
torial prison, was referred to the COM
mittee on terri orisl affairs.
Council bill M. SO. by Mr.. Nugent,
regulating canals and bitches, was put
into the hands of the committee on ter.
ri,orisl affairs.
Council bill No. ll6, by Mr.. Smith,
providing for the improvement Of
streets in Incorporated cities and towns,
was postponed until 2 O'Clock this after
noon.
Council bill No. SO, by Mr.. Hawkins,
with reference to nonresident eureties,
was read and referred.
Mr.. Ross introduced concurrent
resolution providing for the eraploy-
ment of two clerks in each house dur
ing the closing days OF the Legislature.
The resolution WAS adopted.
House bills Nos. l52 and l5l, the
mea .ures, one granting to cities and
Incorporated towns additional powers
to those possessed under the presenr
law, and the other to permit such cities
and towns to ext-nd their boundaries,
were passed. These are the bills pre-
pared bv the chamber Of commerce to
give t. Phoenix a new chatter.
House bill NJ. 100, providing for the
lew OF an occupation lax, WAS passed,
and house bin No Is, OF similar pur-
pose, was laid on the table.
Council bill No. 93, by Mr.. Edwards,
to amend the existing law in relation
.
was taken upat the opening OF the alter
noon session. This bill had been before
the commit tee on ways and means and
was at er considered in the whole com.
mittee night before last which recon-
mended its passage, On it's second
reading Mr.. Southwick moved to
amend by substituting "lawful
money of the United States"
for 'gold or silver coin" in the
clause rela ing TO the redemption OF
Of property sold as delinquent. After
this and numerous other unimpOrtant
amendments had been adopted, the
house resolved itself into grammar
class for the purpose of dealing with
what appeared TO be an instance Of false
syntax. A closer inspection OF the bill
however, established its grammatical
Correctness and il was passed under
suspension Of the rules.
A message was received from the
governor announcing his approval and
signature OF house bills 80. l2l and l46.
A message was received from the
council calling attention to the fact
that house bill No. 81, Mr.. Baxter's
measure To amend the school law. had
passed into the hands Of the governor
with changes which had not been
passed upon by the council
which had thereupon adopted a
concurrent resolution to recall the
bill for the purpose OF as
certaining. where and ty whom such
changes had been made.
Council bill No. So. by Mr.. Nellia for
the establishment of reform schoo
was read the third time and passed.
Under suspension OF tho rules
council bill No. ia, by Mr.. Doran, tC
promote public improvement by the
termination Of controversies growing
out OF contracts relating thereto was
taken up. This is a measure affecting
only condition Of affairs in Pima
county and is designed to settle con
trat between the supervisors and q
firm of contractors and to remove q
prolonged snit from the courts.
The bill was accorded the most VIC
lent opposition yet made any measure
which has come mp in either house and
was finally laid on the table until thi:
afternoon.
Substitute for council bill No. 80, tc
abolish the worlds fair commission
which had been recalled, was referred
to the committee on territorial affairs.
Council bill No. &C, by Mr.. Cheyney
to regulate the practice Of pharmacy
and sale OF poisons, was indefinitely
postponed.
Substitute for house bill No. 106, by
Mr.. Ross. to encourage the construction
Of waterworks, was returned from tn,
council with substitute which va,
, amended by striking out the altitud,
clause and the substitute was adopted
and the bill was passed.