Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-06

Mr.. Hawkins bill relating to the
salaries OF clerks of boards of 81 pervisors
was passed leaving after all the amount
OF the salary to be fixed by the board
The bill as introduced and passed by
the council named $3.50 as the salary
A house committee changed the amount
to 5000, hut the amendment was lost
and Sl,2l0 was agreed upon as a
maximum figure to be allowed by the
board.
House bill No. ll5, by MIR. Wright
compelling the publIcstion oil the MN.
utes of boards OF supervisors was de-
! feated.
Mr.. Mehan's bill for the creation OF
Santa Cruz county was again postponed
Tor one day.
The whole committee considered
house bill No. l0S, by Mr.. Baxter pres.
crlblng the manner of altering county
| boundaries and forming new counties
ana reported uniavorably upon it.
| Council bill No. 80 by Mr.. shannon,
to regulate the fees and salaries of
certain county officers which after hav-
ing been defeated and afttrward being
re considered and passed by the council
WAS taken up in q COMMITTEE OF the
whole. There was general DISPOSE
ton to make horizuntt cut
in the fees which had already
undergone considerable pruning in
the council and directors were
warned that further Important
changes would not meet with
concurrence. 1t was later discovered
that the bill had not been properly en-
crossed whereupon the committee rose
aud the bill was returned 70 the cOun-
| Gil.
| DIR. Wright introduced resolution
declaring that hours for converting
should be made to conform to those Of
the council namely ga. IN. , and p. IN.
| The resolution was adopted and the
next half hour was occupied by commit
tee reports.
Council bill No. 90 by Mr.. Nellis re-
latlng TO The protection of live stock
against the ravages OF dogs whose
owners are made by the bill accessories
alter the fact was passed its third read
ing.
House bill No. lO6 by Mr.. Ross, to
encourage the conjunction Il water
works by exemption from taxation fr
a period of twenty years was favorahly
ported. The bill was amended by
| substituting the word ten" for
twenty" Mr. Day who had opposed
all similar exemptions from taxGtien
surcastically prOpU ed 10 amend by eX-
empting all property owned or con-
trolied by corporations from taxation.
| Before the Amendment could be regular
| ly put the bill was laid onthe table un-
| Ill today. 3.
House bill No llO, by Mr.. Southwick
| t. amend act l08 OF the Sixteenth leg
is ature by changing the time for the
Assem- bling oil the legislature until the
second Monday OF January was next
reached Messrs. Skinner and Brewer
opposed the hill on the floor. 1t was
defeated by a vote oi II TO IL.
House bill No. II, by Mr.. Reilly, pro-
vding for the care OF public cemeteries
under the direction OF boards OF SUI
pervisors and legalizing previous APP
propriations for that purpose. The
COMMITTEE on territorial affairs had
amended the bill by striking out the
last feature which by the way was the
one Of the most important and
DESTROYED the real purpose OF the bill
which had been designed TO apply to a
particular case in which suCh appro-
pristion had been made.
81 would rather be right than to be
consistent" retorted Judge Reilly when
Mr.. Hurley charged him with having
Introduced previous bill including a
conflicting pi nciple. The amendment
was adopted and the measure was de-
frRted.
House bill No l4l, by Mr.. Leather
wood, regulating sanitary all trs IN
TWINS and villages, providing f'r the
appointment by the board OF suDer-
visors OF Il sanitary Inspector and liking
| his salary, WAS put on its passage.
| DIR. Wright opposed the bill with an
argument which had been successfully
urged against his pet measure creating
u board Of health, namely that IT was
direct blow at ArizUna's reputation aS a
| health resort He was therefore OPP
! posed to any legislation tor the exerclse
| OF even the slmplest precantion against
disease. Dr. Dryden opposed u on the
ground OF expen.e. Mr.. Field called
The attention OF the house TO the
spectacle uf two physicians fighting a
! measure calculated t. reduce the v"lnme
OF their practice. The bill wa defeated.
Council hill No II. by Mr.. D1ran. to
provide for the public defense end to
prevent insurrection which had been
unfavorably reported upon by the com
mittee on military and Indian affairs,
was considered engrossed and passed to
| its third reading.
House bill No. SO, by Mr.. Gray, to
amend the military code OF Ariz ma bv
withdrawing terrirorisl support OF the
militia svstem, was advanced to It's
third reading.
House bill No. Il6, by Mr.. Wright,
relating To ofenses against public health
and safety, was laid on the table Tor one
day. :, /.
House bill No. 100, by Mr.. Gray, to
more strictly define the crime OF larceny
by stealing from mines, ore or mining
appliances, was indefinitely postponed
House bill No. IA, by Mr.. R'ss, re-
lating to the probating OF toreign
Wills and the appointment OF foreign
executors, etc. was laid on the table. -.
House bill 100, by Mr.. Hurley, abol
ishing the board Of railroad commls
sioners, was made Especial order oil
business for next Saturday.
House bill No. 80, by Mr.. skinner, TO
.o,.,,I,,a tho nricp OF territorial RnC