Arizona republican., 1895-02-21
The House.


protest from the citizens of Pima
county against the creation of Papago
county has become as regularly part
of the proceedings as the prayers of the
chaplain or the reading of the minutes.
There was no departure yesterday
morning from the established order of
things. The daily petition was sub
mitted by Mr.. Finley, referred to the
committee on petitions and memorials
and the house was fully opened and
ready for business.
The printing committee reported that
house bills Nos. 46, 81, 5, 90, 63 and n
had been printed and were in the
hands of the members.
Committee on enrolled and engrossed
bills: House bills 81, 81 and % we're
properly engrossed house bill 81 was
found to be irregular and was referred
to the revision committee for correc.
tion.
judiciary committee: House bill No.
6S to amend par. 1884. chap. /, title 8,
penal code, favorably; house bill 81, to
amend par. 1851, chap. l, title 8, penal
code, favora bly,; house bill SO, TO amend
act 26, OF session laws Of 1889. reference
L
Committee on memorials aud petit
tlonns: Council memorial No. l, favor
ably house bill No. 3 for the creation
of Papago county, fayorably, with
petitions for and against it."
Mr.. Martin introduced house bill No.
90 for the creation of board OF terri.
torial immigration commissioners.
Council bills % and % and house bill
No. 81 were given second readings and
referred to appropriate committees.
A message was received from the
council announcing the passage of house
memorial No. 5 as it had been amended
and of house bill No. 35.
At this point the temper of the house
on the subject of county division was
tested. House bill No. 10 for the
creation of Navajo county was put on
final passage and defeated by the follow
ing vote: Ayes-Chenowith, Green
law, Hunt, Hull, Martin, Wright-6.
Nays-Baker, Barnes, Bernard, Crosby,
Cummings, Finley, Fish, Gaddis,
Herrick, Hinton, Marshall, Moore,
Peterson, Samaniergo, Skinner, Wild
man-16.
House bill No. %, in relationJsto un-
claimed property in the hands of COM
mon carriers. commission merchants
and others, was passed by vote of 81
to |.
| House bill No. 81, to prevent females
! from freqnenting saloons or being en-
/ ployed in places where intoxicating
| liquors are sold, passed. Yeas 81:
nays |.
The substitute house bill No. 81 for
| house bill No. Is, to prevent the manu-
facture and sale of cigarettes within
the territory, was passed; yeas 2l,
nays 2.
Mr.. Crosby moved a reconsideration
of the vote by which the Navajo county
| bill had been lost. This was motion
| Mr.. Barnes desired to make at the
proper time and had therefore voted
against his own bill. Mr.. Crosby's
motion was defeated as he expected it
to be and the Navajo county war was
over.
| The assembly then went into COM
mittee of the whole to consider several
measures, among which was council
Joint resolution No. 6, for the relief OF
ex-territorial treasurer, VIM. Chrlsty.
Mr.. Fish spoke in support of the reso-
luton and Mr.. Finley presented two
amendments to modify the proposed
relief. Both were defeated and ia
vorab BILE report was agreed upon.
| aHouse bill No. 80, relating to mining
locations, and house bill No. 4S, con-
cerning eminent domain, were also
favorably reported. The committee
rose and the Christy resolution reached
final passage and passed by vote of
II to 6. House bill No. 80 was also
passed. Ayes, 81; nays. 1. House bill
No. 4S was ordered to third reading.
An hour was spent in the discussion
of unfinished business living on the
clerks desk, but final nor indicative
action was taken on no other bills.
| CapitOI Notes.