Arizona republican., 1895-03-07

terday morning MT. Martin, chairman of the printing committee, gave notice of the introduction today of an amend ment to the house rules with relation to the printing of bills, the object being the expedition of business.
 The following committee reports were presented:
 By the judiciary committee: House bill No. 109. changing the tenure of municipal offices it was recommended that it be referred to a committee of mem bers representing the cities of Phoe- nix, Prescott and Tucson. The report was afterward amended by the assem- bly increasing the committee so It would include representatives of all cities and towns affected by the bill. Other reports by the judiciary commit tee were, on house bill No. 36 to establish board of health and vital statistics, recommended that it be laid on the ta- ble '; house bill No. 123 to create board of pardons, that 1t be indefinitely post poned for the reason that it is in con- fict with the organic law; house bill No 100 to regulate the fees and salaries of sherifs in counties of the several classes, referred to the whole committee. Mines and mining committee: House bill No. 120, in relation to min erals and metals, favorably.
 Territorial affairs committee: House bill No S1, in the interest of the terri torial reform school. favorably as amended.
 A message was received from the | council announcing that the council had receded from its action with refer ence to the amendments to council bill No. IA.
 Mir. Skinner introduced house bill No. l32, authorizing juries and justices courts to fix the punishment in crimi nal cases in the event of convictions. i After the second reading of bills sev- eral measures were placed on final passage.
 House bill No. S2, to amend act 9 of
 the session laws of 1891, was passed by
 a unanimous vote.
 House bill No. S3, to amend the law regulating the practice of dentistry,
 passed. Ayes, Is; nays, 6.
 House bill No. 24, concerning roads and highways, passed 15 to z.
 The vote by which house bill No. S9
 was passed was reconsidered by vote of 12 to II and laid on the table for one
 day.
 As recommended by the judiciary
 committee, the bill establishing a
 board of pardons was indefinitely post
 poned.
 T. A message was received from the
 council announcing that house bill No.
 49. defining the crime of grand larceny,
 had been lost; that house bill Mo-. 20.
 concerning the apportionment of school
 districts, had been passed.
 The further consideration of house
 bill No. 113, for the removal of the normal school, was postponed to March F, though motion to so postpone it
 had been defeated earlier in the day. The rest of the afternoon session was spent in the committee of the whole, in which a mountain of bills were con. sidered. Among the measures favor
 ably reported was the contempt bill, g , bill to reduce the expenses of the terri tory and provide for the payment o salaries of territorial officials. Indefi mite postponement was recommendeC , for the bills prohibiting territorial off , cials from accepting railway passes ant to make the improper wearing Of tht
 badge of secret society penal ofense An evening session was held, a which the following new bills wer, introduced:
 By MT. Hunt, house bill No. 133. to legaIize the delinquent tax lists of lS9 in the various counties. , By MT. Hinton, house bill No. 134, te
 encourage the impounding and storage
 of water.
 By MT. Wright, house concurren resolution No. 16, relating to the refund ing of certain territorial inde btedness , A committee of the whole occu piet , the rest of the session. P The measures considered were counci bill No. Is. providing for the formation E of supervisor districts council bill No l9, for the taxation of bank stock a Further time was asked for the con
 sideration of both bills. Council bill No. p, providing tha , nonresident corporations and guarant. ! ompanies might be accepted as sure
 ties on bonds and undertakings, wal , favorably reported as was house bil
 No. 87, amending the penal code, b. providing for the better protection o the morals of children of dissolut l parents.
 Capitol Notes. The manly form of Dr. Adams, the l popular insurance agent, was noted IT