Arizona republican., 1893-03-23
In the House.


 The ways and means committee re- ported favorably Sh house bill Mo- 84 and 85. The committee on agriculture recommended that house bill No. 02 pass as amended. The committee on territorial affairs reported favorably on house bill No. 64 and council bill No. 78 as amended.
 House bill No. 70 was introduced by Graham, for the prevention of cruelty to animals. This bill provides that fac not to exceed $250 or one year inn prisonment shall be imposed on any one driving an over loaded horse or for insufficient sustentance, unjust beating. etc. referred to the committee on live stock.
 House bill No. 64, by Hurley. which excempts voluntary fremen from mili- tary and jury duties and from road and poll tax, provided that they have served five years and have certificate to that effect from the chief of the fire depart ment.
 House bill No. 7S, by Marshall, an act to amend section 5l3, chapter 7, title z, penal code, prohibiting the sale of intoxicants to minors, punishable by fl ne of not less than $l0 or more than $200, or by imprisonment not less than five or more than fifty days, or both fine and prisonment, and provided fur ther that fine of not less than $l0 or more than $200, or Imprisonment not less than five or more than fifty days shall be imposed upon minor who en- ters a saloon after being once expelled, was passed, 23 votes in affirmative, one being absent.
 House bill No. S4, by Gray, an act to amend paragraph 2628, section 2, and paragraph 2629, section 3, revenue re- vised statutes, approved March 10, 1887, was passed.
 House bill No. 92, by Martin, in re- lation to repairing asequies, was re- ferred to committee on agriculture.
 House bill No. 87, by Baxter, an act supplemental and amendatory to the school laws of Arizona, was referred to the committee on education and after ward reported favorably to the house and passed.
 Mir. Brewer presented two petitions from residents of Graham county pray ing that no legislation be effected ex- empting proposed railroads from taxa ton. The petitioners suggest that questions of this sort be submitted to the taxpayers of counties likely to be affected. As no measure of the kind indicated in the petition had yet come before the house they were laid on the table.
 House memorial No. presented by Mir. Rogers and addressed to Secretary of State Gresham with reference to the boundary between Mexico and Arizona
 Al. Rogers explained that the existing boundary line at point near the 34th meridian west from Washington di- verges from direct westerly course and follows a northwestern course to a point just north of the Gulf of Cali iornia. There was, said the speaker, popular desire among AriZonians that the line from the point of divergence might be continued directly west to the gulf thus giving Arizona seacoast. The purpose of the memorial is to at- tract the attention of the state depart ment with the end in view that negotia- tions may be opened which will result in the requirement. of that triangular tract which is yalueless except for sea coast purposes. MT. Mehan said this subject had been extensively discussed in the southern part of the territory and he himself had made study of the treaty fixing the present boundary.
 Mir. Gray introduced house bill No. 69, an act to repeal the act of 1891, with reference to the military code. Referred to the committee on militia and Indian affairs.
 House bill No. 9l, by MT. Martin, amending the exemption laws by fixing the value of personal property exempt from action for debt at $500 instead of $l 900, was passed.
 The companion piece to this, house bill No. 92, by the same gentleman, re- ducing the value of real estate exempt from execution from $4,000 to $2,OOO,