Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-03-13
THE LEGISLATURE
HOW Our LaW Makers arc Getting Down to
 Business al the Capital,
List Of Bills Introduced and Other DOlnsS
 of Importance.
Isnnnl.l to ih Iearnal-MIner.l ]

gard to roads and highways passed the House this morning. It pro- yides for delinquent road taxes the same as other taxes, and also pro yides for the collection of road taxes from employees of corporations, firms, etc, in the same manner that poll taxes are collected.
 The bill providing that contracts for the care of indigent sick must be let to citizens of the United States, passe the House.
 The Council passed the bill pro viding that foreign insurance firms furnish security to local policy holders.
 The trespass bill passed by the House yesterday was Feconsidered this morning, and the bill laid over for one day.
 The bill providing for the removal of the normal school to Tucson has apparently taken the place of the printing resolution, and it bobs up serenely every day now and occupies the time of both houses for half sn hour or SO.
 Moore's grand larceny bill met with defeat in the Council this morning.
 The only bill of any consequence on which final action was taken in the house yesterday, was one abol- ishing the office of superintendent of public instruction, and making the principal of the normal school ex-officio superintendent. There were only six votes against it and the salary of the principal is in- creased two hundred dollars . year by it, while the saving to the terri tory amounts to thousands.
 A large number of bills were con- sidered in committee of the whole by both houses and business is nov being disposed of at a rapid gait.
 During President Doran's absence Councilman Edwards is president pro tenn of the Council and makes au able presiding officer.
 PHENx, March 7.-Fish's school bill passed the Council yesterday afternoon. It refers to the appoint ment of school marms.
 House bill No. sO, providing for maintaining a high school Tn cities and villages of over two thousand population, on favorable vote of the people, was passed by a vote of twenty to two.
 The bill prohibiting the salting of mines passed by 8 vote of fifteen to seven.
 The Council bill providing that foremen of railroad companies keep a record of all cattle killed by trains passed the House.
 A bill providing that boards oi supervisors may enter into partner ship with railroad companies in the construction of bridges across streams, was lost by very decided vote of fifteen against to seven for but a motion to reconsider the vote was immediately carried, and the bill was again referred to the com mittee on territorial affairs.
 On the convening of the house this afternoon Speaker Carpenter appointed the following committed to investigate territorial institutions Marshall of Maricopa, Martin oi Yavapai, Samaniego of Pima, Wright of Cochise, Greenlaw oi Coconino.
 PHENIx, March 9-Politics cropped out yesterday afternoon in the House for .he first time since the opening of the present session.
 Council bill No. Seven. providing for board of control, was expected to come up for consideration, and parties interested in the defeat oi the bill, had a member introduce q similar one in the House. This was expected to delay action on the Council bill, but instead of doing so, had directly the opposite effect The House went into committee oi the whole, and adopted 6 motion tc recommend the passage of the bill The committee then arose and re ported the bill favorably, and it was immediately placed on its final passage, and passed by a vote ol eighteen to five, Brown and Peterson being absent and Hunt voting with the republicans. A motion that the vote be reconsidered was immedi- ately made and defeated, and the bill goes to the governor today. A it was recommended in his message there is no doubt of it's receiving his signature. By the provisions ol the bill, it is claimed, the Territory will same $7,000 annually in the management of public institutions The board of control has charge oi all territorial institutions, instead oi having separate and expensive boards for each one.
 Other bills passed by the House yesterday were:
 Providing for a tax levy for a dormitory for a university.
 Council bill defining contempt oi court, and providing for jury trials in all cases of constructive con tempt.
 One providing for a territorial baaltb and ouarantina offioar