Arizona republican., 1895-03-14
The House Resolutely
 Remains in Session.
The Fate of the Contempt Bill
 Practically Decided.
Members of the Assembly Believe the Time Is Not Yet Ripe
 for Monetary Reform.

In spite of prevailing festivities and municipal rejoicing the house assem- bled for business as usual yesterday morning but their legislative brethren of the upper branch took day of.
 By single vote the bill Tn relation to usurv was indefinitely postponed. No mem Der of the house can be accused of being grasping capitalist or of being in sympathy with that class of money lenders who believe in fixing the rate of interest as high as the traffic will bear, but it is plainly the sense of the house that the time is not ripe for monetary reform and that the proposed law would have been an obstruction to the entrance of capital into the territory.
 The fate of the contempt bill now in the hands of the governor is practically sealed, and there is little likelihood that it will receive his signature.
 He was waited upon yesterday by committee from the Territorial Press Association, requesting favorable ac- tion upon it. Arguments in favor of the bill were met with the objection that it is too striking departure from existing legislation on the subject and that the provisions for change of venue and trial by jury would so hamper courts that they would be left without adequate means of self protection. AS a member of the Press Association him. self, the governor regretted that he could not see clear way to giving off cial sanction to 6 measure upon which the press is practically agreed and Whichi Whi.i ii Ii many instances would protect it from the injustice of courts.
 On the assemb bling of the house yes terday morning the following com. mittee reports were presented:
 By the judiciary committee, house bill No. 160 to repeal chapter 13 of the revised statutes, unfavorably, house bill No. 151, to amend section 6 of act SS of the Seventeenth legislature, favor ably, house bill 176 to amend title 20. chapter 7, paragraph 1530 of the revised statutes, unfavorably; house bill No. 166 supplemental to title 24 of the penal code, favorably; house bill 170, to amend section 20 of act 84 of the Seven. teenth legislature, unfayorably; house bill 156 to amend chapter 4, paragraph 2657, section 3l revised statutes, with out recommendation house bill No. 159, to repeal chapter 10, title 8 of the revised statutes without recommenda- tion.
 The committee on counties and county boundaries reconsidered the passage of council bill No. Is without the amendments proposed in the house. The same committee reported favora bly, upon house bill No. 61 for the re-classl- fication of counties.
 The committee on printing recon mended that house bill No. 177, pro- viding for the printing of the session laws of 1889, 1891, 1893 and 1895 do not pass. A favorable report was made, however, upon house bill No. 155. au- thorizing the printing of the reports of territorial officials and boards.
 The vote by which house bill No. 1S3. providing for blue book, was referred to the whole committee, was reconsid- cred and the bill was indefinitely post poned.
 House bill No. v, providing for a change of the judicial districts of the territory, was placed on finals passage and defeated. Ayes, 6; nays, Is.