Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-03-06

uludlcA aSAAtA tA AhS ANStAhAANA which has been before the legisla- ture every day, except one or two, for three or four weeks.
 Both houses have been in com mittee Of the whole during the afternoon, takirg action on numerous measures, with various results.
 In the House the bill for taxing church property, was recommended for indefinite postponement, and will, no doubt, meet with this fate in the House tomorrow.
 The Wolaey relief bill was recom- mended for passage, but received considerable opposition. It will probably pass by small vote.
 Governor Hughes sent the follow ing territorial prison appointments to the Council yesterday afternoon: J. NJ. Shaw, assistant superintendent; Henry W, McKean, secretary, and P. c. Cotter, physician. All are now iucumbents of the respective positions.
 The end of the railToad track last evening reached Fifth Avenue, on Jackson, being within four blocks of the location of the passenger depot, aud the train from Prescott yesterday evening ran into the depot on Capitol Addition. There is great rejoicing among Phenieians over it's advent
 PnENIx, Feb. 2s.-The House took final action today on eleven bills, all of which passed except one, to prevent gaming where liquors are sold, which was lost by vote of fifteen to eight
 Among the bills passed by the House were the following;
 To prevent the sale of liquors within five hundred feet ot any school house.
 To prevent the sale o' real estate under execution from a justices court.
 Taxing express companies, by a vote of twenty Co three.
 Classification of counties and fix ing the compensation of officers.
 To regulate houses of prostitu- ton, being the same as the present law, except it includes private and parochial schools.
 The Wolhey relief bill, by a vote of fifteen to eight.
 Tocollect taxes semi-annually and requiring school trustees to be able to read and write.
 The morning session of the Coun- cil was devoted to the discussion of a number of bills, one or two being passed.
 PHENx, March L-Yesterday l. af- ternoon's session in both houses developed considerable oratory among members.
 The bill under discussion in the Council was Doran's board cf con. trol measure. 4 large number of amendments were offered to it, and some of them were adopted.
 Several bills were considered in committee of the whole iH the House, and reported favorably, among the number being the one providing for a tax levy of one quarter of mill for the normal school.
 It was the first day of the session in which the printing resolution had not been up for consideration in the House. One hal been intro duced several days ago upon which final action had not been taken. and the Speaker had the Chief Clerk hunting for it for some time, as business grows stagnant without having the spice of the printing resolution. One member facetiously moved that hereafter night sessions of three hours each be held to con- sider the printing resolution. The Council seemed to share the same feeling as the House and a similar bill was introduced in that body. It provides for the payment to J. O. Dunbar of several hundred dollars for printing done two years ago. This case was in court last summer but was decided adversely to him, and he now asks relief from the leg islature.
 PHENIx, March l.-Papago county received its death in the House this morning, when it came up for final passage It received ouly ten votes while 12 were recorded against it, two members being paired.
 An act to encourage volunteer fire companies by exempting their members from jury duty and from payment of poll tax while in active membership and after seven years service, passed House by a vote l eighteen to five.
 The Council bill changing game l law received it's quietus in the House. by indefinite postponement.
 The bill exempting uupatented | mining claims and the products of mines from taxation, was lost by a vote of thirteen to ten. Had the bill been for taxing them, it would have been lost by the same vote, neither being taxed under the pres ent law, and the majarity favored no legislation on this point.
 The bill taxing church property was indefinitely postponed by a vote fA ,f Gavarol ]