Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-03-20


 tho committee tomorrow. aud got a vote on it.
 The normal school appropriation Alii was postponed uotil Monday.
 The House spent Thursday aIter- noon in committee of the whole, and considered large number of bills. but did not take final action or any of them.
 PHENIx, March l5.-The House passed the following bills this morn ing;
 The bill authorizing boards of supervisors to enter into contracts for the construction of wagon bridges with railroad companies, limiting them to paying one.third of the entire cost of the structure; vote thirteen to eight.
 The bill to exempt the manufac- ture of carnagre extract, passed by a vote of fourteen to nine.
 The bill in reference to terms of imprisonment in cases of conviction of a misdemeanor, was passed. 1t limits the term of sentence to the number of days equal to the nun Der of dollars of fine imposed.
 House bill No. l09, providing for an elaborate system of street i'm provement for certain incorporated cities of the Territory, affecting only Prescott, Phenix and Tucson. was reported adversely by the select committee, composed of members from the cities affected, aud on mo- ton of Martin, was indefinitely postponed. The measure failed to receive recognition from a single member of the House.
 The capital removal bill passed to expressing and third reading, but will be defeated in the House to- morrow.
 PHENIx, March l6. The committee appointed to investigate the terri torisl institutions organized yester- day aiterday by appointing two ez- perts, as follows: J. E. Wells. to expert books of treasurer, auditor, insane asylum and normal school, and C. W. Culver to expert the ter ritOrial prison books and those of the university at Tucson. The lat ter failed to receive any recognition from the democrats in the organiza ton of the House, so the republi- cans on the committee concluded to take pity on him by giving him this position. The experts, as well as the members of the committee left for Yuma and Tucson last eyen- ing, the committee expecting to complete its investigation by Mon day. The experts will put la the remaining five days of the sesslon in examing the books and making their reports.
 During the session of the com mittee of the whole of the House yesterday afternoon. the bill pro- yiding for taxing national bank stock was up for consideration, and was argued at length, Judge Barnes, of Tucson, and Judge Ainsworth, Of PheniT. speaking in favor of it, and Judge Cam pbell against it.
 The Navajo county bill passed the Council yesterday afternoon by 8 vote of nine to three.
 The House adjourned till Monday on account of the Investigating committee going to Yuma and Tucson.
 PaENfx, March ls.-Saturdsy was a regular field day in the Council. As previously stated, the House was not in session, owing to the absence of the investigating committee, and the JOURNAL MINERS legislative cor respondent was also absent, % the report of that days doings are somewhat late.
 Several measures were up for con- sideration, which brought out greater oratorical efforts from the members than has been exhibited before.
 Female suffrage was defeated by a vote of five to seven, those voting for it being Davis, Dunlap. Jones, Kemp and .Doran. This was two more votes than has at any time been counted for it in that body.
 Martins mining bill was slightly amended, and passed by eleven votes in its favor, and one member being absent.
 The bill creating Miles county went through by a seven to five vote also. This measure only came up last Monday, and it's appearance at this late day in the session, has caused some complications affecting other measures.
 The remaining four days of the session promise to be extremely lively, and members who have any special measures to get through will be kept on the qui vive to steer them clear of sheol and snags.
 PHENIx, March IS. Both houses disposed of large amount of busi ness this morning, final action beng .aken in the House on thirteen bills, among the number being the fol- owing:
 The capital removal bill was lost, .hara ba,uO onlv ian rofas in ifs