Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-03-01

lNFN sccluo bO De dl NOth aCtlNelN, there is very little being done that is of general interest to the public. The usual amount of visionary leg lstion is being attempted, resulting in a number of bills being smoth- cred in committees. From our Phenix exchanges the following is gleaned, which is the most inn portant business transacted during two sessions on Monday:
 IN THE COUNCIL.
 c. B. No. 2S, by Nugent, an act to more fully define the crime of lar ceny, and C. B. No. 24, by Hawkins, to amend the statutes eXempting certain property in cases of execu- tions for debt, were read first time. and 100 copies of each were ordered printed.
 c. B. No. 26, by Hawkins, regard ing contracts for sale of railroads. street railroads and rolling stock, read first time and loo copies order ed printed.
 House joint resolution No. l, re- garding appointing committee to take up the subject of fees and salaries of territorial, county and city officials, was read third time and passed.
 The President appointed Flaw kins, Dennis and Doran as the coun- cil committee, under Council joint resolution No. 1, providing for an examination into all public institu- tiOns.
 C. B. No. Is, by Lowell, to repeal an act regulating prices of terri torial and county printing, read sec ond time, referred to ways and means committee.
 The committee on territorial af- fairs offered an amendment to H. B. No. 3, offering a reward for the " Kid, striking out the clause mak- ing United States officers and sol diers Ineligible to receive the re- ward. This amendment was warmly supported by Lowell and Hawkins, and as warmly opposed by MT. Ed wards, who claimed soldiers should not be paid reward for simply do- ing their duty bill as amended read third time and passed.
 A lengthy discussion was indulged in during the afternoon by Messrs. Norris, Edwards and Lowell on the passage of the bill in reference to the filing of bills of rights in court. The learned gentleman differed on what the effect of the bill would be to the legal fraternity as we'll as their clients and, though Mir. Nor ris made an urgent talk to have it amended, finally voted with its sup porters, "As," he said in explaining his vote, ''it is better than DO legis- lstion upon the subject at all"
 Lowell introduced bills to elect special judges and to describe their duties and powers; authorizing tn division of several counties Ar zOns into supervisoral distr jet an to provide for the election of super Yisors by districts; to regulate the price of territorial and county printing, designating the number of precinct officers and prescribing the duties and salaries Of justices or the peace in certain cases; to amend subdivision 6, section 1. paragraph 2630, chapter 2, title % of the re- vised statute of Arizona; authorizing and directing the board of supervis- ors of Pima county to transfer cer- tain moneys from the sounty special fund to the county expense fund.
 Mir. Shannon, of Graham intro duced a joint resolution providing for a page for the governor, which was unanimousl y passed.
 A communication was read from L. Bradford Prince, president of the Trans Mississippi Congress, inviting the members of the council to attend the session of the congress which convenes in Ogden. Utah, April 24
 Messrs. Hawkins and Dennis were a committee of two to ask the Governor to supply the 1 house with a copy of each of the 1 reports of the various territorial l officials.
 A message was received from the l Governor informing the council | that he had signed the council joint l resolution, introduced by Mir. Flaw 1 kins, of Yavcpai, in joint session of | the two houses. The resolution pro- vides for the appointment of a joint consisting of three mem- bers of the council and five of the house, to investigate the manage ment of the various territorial insti- tutions. The appointment of the committee will be next in order.
 The house bill, introduced by MT. Brewer, of Graham, to require the attendance of witnesses in criminal cases, was, after the first and second readings, referred to the judiciary committee.
 The committee on printing recon meuded that the proceedings of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly be published by the Gazette and the Republican and that each paper be allowed S600.00 for publication.
 House Memorial No. l, in regard to the White Mountain Indian reser- vation, was read and adopted.
 House joint resolution No. |, Re solved, that a joint committee of five, three from the house and two from the council, be appointed to take up the subject of fees and sal aries of territorial, county and city officers and prepare and report bill this subject was read. AT ter being read a second time by title and third time in full was adopted. The chair requested little time to appoint the council members of the committee.
 IN THE HOUSE.
 II B No. 36, introduced by Rielly, an act to divide the territory into four judicial districts. Fisrt, Co chise and Graham counties, court at Tombstone; second Pima, Pinal, Gila, court at Tucson; third, Mar icopa and Yuma, court at Phenix; fourth, Mohave. Yavapai, Coconino. Apache, court at Prescott. It was read and referred to judiciary com mittee.
 H B No. 2, by Burke, reported