Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-02-02

provisions; urges legislation to preserve
 her great It ssrvoir sites, in perpetu;ty
 to the peopls of the Territory; recom-
 mends joint resolution to congress
 authorizing the territory to lease and
 tax school lands; recommends the pass age of joint resolution to congress on the following; To segregate the San Carlos coal fields from the White Noun tain Indian reservations; to make liDeral appropriations for improvement of the i CClorGIo river; establishment of more Indian industrial schools in the terri tory; allotment of lands in severalty to the Papagoe, MaricUpa, and Pima h. dlans; to adopt measures to preserve the forests at head waters of our streams; refers to the fearful ravages of tine liquor traffic and calls upon the legislature to solve the problem by appropriate legis- latioD; recommends that district judges
 be given jurisdiction for pardonIng con- victs in county jsils; recommends law for purity in elections; recon ends | that women of Arizona be given their | right to the electric franchise; recom> mends that the term of residence neces | oUA eO OCSOAC dA CIcCtOI OO OhobbCN | from one year te six months; recon | mends the repeal of the merchants license tax law 'and asks the appoint ment of joint committee to examine into the condition and management and needs of the different territorial institu- tions.
 Ed wards of Gila gave notice of the In- troduction of bills to require foreign in surance companies to make safe local beneficiaries. Also bill making it up- safe to alter, amend or remove bill af- ter expressing it. President Doran gave notice of the introduction of bill to re- peal the merchants license tax.
 Edwards of Glla introduced Council Joint Resolution No. 1 for the appoint ment of a joint committee of two from the council and three from the house to investigate the territorial finances.
 The council was called to order to re- ceive message from the house to the effect that it had refused 10 concur to the amendments made by the council to House Joint Resolution No. l, and had appointed a conference committee to consist of Hinton, Fish and Bernard.
 On motion of Scott the council re- fused to recede from it's amendments.
 On motion of Scott a conference com 1 mittee of three consisting of Scott, | Kemp and Edwards as conference committee on House Joint Resolution | No. l, was appointed.
 Dunlap offered Council Joint Resolu | ton No. 2, providing for the appoint | ment of messenger for the Governor at | a salary of s4 per day, which was with drawn.
 AFTERNOON SESSION.
 Council called to order at 2 o'clock | and roll called.
 Committee on mileage reported as fol lowe:
 Apacha, F T Aspin wall, 936 miles.
 Cochiss. B A Packard, 206 miles.
 Gila, B Edwards, 1S0 miles.
 Graham, Bert Dunlap, 260 miles.
 Mohsve, Wm II Lake, TOP miles.
 Maricopa, H E Kemp, l mile.
 Pma, T B Scott, l20 miles.
 Pinal, Thos Davis. S5 miles.
 Yuma, Nj J Nugent, POO miles.
 At Large, A J Dorsn, 85 miles.
 On motion council stood adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.
 HOUSE.
 Called to order by the speaker ht 10 o'clock.
 The speaker appointed Messrs. Barnes and Skinner committee on rules, the ST saker chairman.
 The council returned to the house H J R No 1 amended. The question be- ug on the con currence of the amend meuts, it was put, after discussion ana defeated. A moticn was carried to appoint a committee of three to confer with like committee of the , Juncil. The house committee ls Hin ton, Fish and Bernard.
 Marshall moved that a committee be appointed to wait on the governor to notify him that the house would be ready to receive him at two o'clock.
 Marshall and Skinner were appointed and notified the governor.
 The speaker announced that notice of the introduction of bills was Tn order. The following notices were given:
 By Wildmsn of Maricops; an Act to provide for the semi-annual payment of taxes. An act to provide for the purity of elections.
 By M R Moore of Pinal; an Act to grant the right of suffrage to women of Arizona.
 An Act to provide for the education of mutes by contract with institutions outside of the territory.
 An act to provide for the election of ooards of supervisors in counties by Il districts, and for the division of the | counties into districts by the supervIs- ors thereof for that purpose.
 By Hunt of Gila; an Act protecting | the rights of Torkingmen.
 An act for the just division Of taxes
 An act to establish 8 board of health and vital statistics.
 By Skinner, of Graham; an act in re- lat .on to the merchant tax and other | purposes.
 By Fish, of Graham, an act, classi- fying the counties in the territory and | fixing the compensation of county off | cials therein.
 By Barnes, of Apache, an act to create | the County of Navajo.
 By Wright, of Cochlse, under the pro- | per order of business, 8 bull to repeal | an act to amend Par. 2239 (Sec, g, Title xiii of the Revised Statutes of | Arisona, better known IS "The Mer- chants Tax License Law ef the 17th legislature.
 Hon. Geo w P Hunt sent to the clerks desk to be read the following memorial:
 Memorial No. 1-Protecting against the removal of troops from San Carlos, Arizona.
 AFTERNOON SEE sIoN-Tbe House re- convened 'rsuant to adjournment. Mir. Speaker in the clair. Roll called. Am ssags from the council announced that the council on H R No had re- fused to recede from its amendments and had appointed Scott, Kemp and Ed wards as a committee to confer on the part of the house.
 The speaker appointed Messrs Mar sball and Skinner to escort the gov ernor.
 The sergeant-at-arms announced the Supreme Court members standing until the court became seated. Hon A C|