Arizona republican., 1895-03-09
The House.


 which there has been much private complaint, the alleged discrimination in rates by the Southern Pacific in favor of Tucson and against the commercial interests of Nogales, Phoenix, Yuma and all other points. A petition signed by residents of the southern part of Pima county for relief was presented.
 The following committee reports were su ubmitted:
 By the judiciary, council bill No. AS, to provide for funding territorial in- debtedness incurred only since Decem- Der 31, 1890, referred to the committee on ways and means.
 Council bill No. 8, compelling foreign insurance companies to make deposits for the security of local policy holders; ; favorablv.
 House pill No. 133. to legalize delin- quent tax lists for 1894 of the various counties; favorably.
 By the committee on territorial affairs: House bill No. 93, authorizing counties to contract for the construc- tion and maintenance of wagon-road bridges, favorably as amended.
 By the irrigation committee: House bill No. 134, to amend an act for the encouragement of the impounding and storage of water, without recommends tion.
 By the corporation committee: House bill No. III, to regulate the running of locomotives and railway trains, recom- mended to the printing committee.
 message was received from the gov ernor, announcing his signature of house bill No. 43, to encourage the or ganization of volunteer fire companies 1; house bill No. 7U, providing for the in- trodnction of military instruction into the public schools; house bill No. 73, to amend act 21 of the Seventeenth legis- lature; house bill No. 76. making ap- propriation for the expenses of the special committee appointed under house joint resolution No. 2; house bill No. 106, to amend par. 332, sec. 1. chap. 6, title 12, R. S., under the title Cor porations."
 The spe ,ial committee appointed in the matter of the memorial to congress for the removal of 6 charge of desertion against Michael McKenna, alias David Duncan, recommended it's adoption. Messrs. Moore, Finley and Crosby were appointed conferees on the part of the house upon council bill No. II, relating to hypnotism.
 The special committee on house bill No. 126 for the relief of John Duke of Yavapai county, reported an amend ment cutting out the appropriation and putting it into the hands of the super visors of Yayapai county. A board Of control bill introduced the day before was indefinitely postponed.
 Mr Chenoweth Introduced house bill No. Al, for the punishment of slander- | CTS.
 1 On final passage house bill No. S7, to amend par. AS, (Sec. 443) chap. II, title g, penal code, passed, 20 yeas.
 Council bill No. 22, permitting non- resident corporations and guaranty com panies to become sureties on bonds and undertakings, passed, 20 yeas.
 House bill No. 1O7, to amend act 32 of the Seventeenth legislature, passed. Ayes, l2; nays, 8.
 House bill No. 47, to amend sec. 21, par 542, R. S.. lost, ayes, II nays.
 House bill No. 60, to encourage the | yeas, nays.
 House bill No. S5, to amend act 83 of the session of 1891, passed. Ayes. 19; nays. l.
 Honse bill No. 95, relating to the use of.highways, passed by a vote of l6 to 4
 House bill No. 97. to prevent the i'm proper wearing of secret society badges, lost. Ayes s, nays 13.
 House bill No. 104, to repeal par ?, 1855. chap. l, title 52, R. S., parsed Ayes 2l.
 Council bill No. 21. to repeal subdivi ison B of an act making appropriation for current and contingent expenses oi government, passed. Yeas 19.
 House bill No. 122, relating to ap peals. passed. Ayes 2l.
 Council bill No. 56, an act for the re- lief of the Arizona Gazette company was read third time, placed on fra passage and passed. Ayes, 20.
 House bill No. 142, an act for the relief of Joseph J. Shein, was under suspension of the rules read first and second time by title and referred tC the committee on claims.
 House bill No. 143, relating to the ter. ritorial library, rules suspended. the bill read first and second time by title and referred to the committee on pu bli( library.
 The speaker announced that he had signed council bills Nos. z, IA and 4 and house bill No. 20.
 The huse was notified that the coun. cil passed council bill No. Is, relating to the slaughtering of neat and horned cattle; council bill No. 6S, relating to sheep quarantine, and defeated house bill No. 13, relating to fees of certain officers in misdemeanor cases.
 House concurrent resolution No. IS relating to date of final introduction oi bills. MT. Wildman offered an amend ment to the resolution, the chair ruled