Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-07
In the House

House bill No. 46, by Mr.. Field, regu-
lating the transportation of freight,
was passed to its third reading.
House bill No. 100, by Mr.. Ross, pres
cribing the presumptive effect OF con-
veyances by sheriffs, executors, ETC.,
was passed as was also house bill No.
| l2l, by Mr.. Reilly, to amend section "a,
paragraph 722, chapter 6, title 10, X. S.
House bill No. l22, by the same gen.
tleman, was defeated.
House bill No. 1l9, by Mr.. South wick
for changing the time of the meeting OF
the legislature was revived by recon-
sideration and passed.
Mr.. Grays",bill for the humiliation OF
Arizons's soldiery was defeated as was
also Mr.. Nellis' measure in relation to
the protection of stock from the ravages
of dogs.
Council bill No. SO, by Mr.. Hawkins
vacating domestic judgments entered
under foreign judgments was passed.
| Council bill No. 70, by Mr.. Doran,
providing for the public defense and to
prevent instruction was pos tponed un-
til April 10.
sion was occupied with the preliminary
skirmishing which opened the decisive
contest over the Santa Cruz county bill
On reconvening at 2 O'Clock scrap
began on the question OF departing
| from the special order of business and
motion to take up the Santa Cruz
county bill. Mr.. Mehan, the author OF
the bill, took the floor and replied to
| Mr.. Leatherwood's assertion that the
establishment of a county seat at No
gales would entail inconvenience upon
a majority OF the citizens of the new
county in the matter OF distances, by
showing list of distances from vari-
Gus points to Nogales and also to Gala.
! basas, which might be selected as the
county sseat at the next election.
| lie also exhibited views OF the citi-
Zens and taxpayers in the southern
part of Hima county on the subject of
| division, showing the sentiment in its
favor to be practically unanimous.
"Nogales," he said, cares nothing
about the county seat. 1t only wants
division and we all believe that we can
become self-supporting. Pima county
is running in debt at the rate OF $685.
| 900 year. Taxes are burdensome and
southern Pima pays her share, but a
small part OF which ever comes back to
| her." Several other points were intro
| duced by the speaker amid frequent in
| terruptions by Mr.. Leatherwood. He
took his seat and period of flibuster-
ing set in which, however, could not
stand off the issue any longer and the
bill was defeated by the following vote {:
Aye-Gray, Hurley, Mehan, Reilly,
Southwick b.
Nay-Behan, Brewer, Bruce, Burke,
Day, Dryden, Field. Graham, Hunt,
Leatherwood, Marshall, Martin, Rogers,
Ross, Schumacher, Skinner, Wright,
the speaker-lS.
Absent-Cook.
Several OF the gentlemen passed, but
when their votes were demanded, en-
rolled themselves with the opposition.
A motion to reconsider Immediately
was voted down.
Mr.. SINNERS misguided effort at re
retrenchment was next called up and a
motion was made by Mr.. Ross to in
definitely postpone it whereupon Mr..
Day attacked his motives in language
which attracted the censure OF the
speaker. Mr.. Day offered graceful
apology which was as gracefully &C.
copied by Mr. Ross who proceeded at
COuolucihbLt lthSbI w SbatS hlb oDJSI-
tions to the bill.
A series OF discussions followed closed
by Mr.. Skinner in a speech whose chief
feature was the unfavorable opinion en-.
tertained OF him by the territorial
press.
The motion TO indefinitely postpone
failed to receive majority. Mr.. Day
offered an amendment the nature of
which WAS preference for daily papers
over weekly journals. The amendment
was adopted and the bill was presented
and defeated bv the following vote:
Aye-Day, Graham, Gray, Hurley,
Leatherwood, Martin, Skinner.
Nay-Behan, Brewer, Bruce, Burke,
Dryden, Field, Hunt, Marshall, Reilly,
Rogers, Ross, Schumacher, Southwick,
Wright, the speaker-15.
Absent-Cook, Mehan.
House bill No. 106, by Mr.. Ross for
encouraging the construction OF water
works, aqueducts and pipe ines by the
exc mption from taxation of such works
for period of twenty years was read
the second time and an amendment
was offered by Mr.. Brewer providing
that the bill shall apply only to towns
to which it is necessary to construct a