Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1895-02-14

petition from residents of Pima county
against the creation of Papago county
was introduced by Mr.. Finley. Mr..
Barnes added to his accumulation OF
evidence in Apache county in favor Of
the formation of Navajo. Then followed
committee reports. The committee on
corporations returned recommends
lion of the bill abolishing the railroad
com mission and reported unfavorably
upon the bill providing for the taxation
| OF express companies.
The committee on education favored
the measure prohi ibiting the frequent
ing of saloons or employment therein
| bv females. The same committee re-
ported adversely upon the bill relating
to the apportion nent of school funds.
| The committee on elections, to which
q section of the governors message
recommending changes in the election
| laws had been referred, reported that
the suggestions under consideration had
already been covered by pending bills.
The live stock committee favored the
| bill reducing the mem bership of the
| Live stock Sanitary commission from
five to three; also bill preventing
cruelty to animals.
| A message was received from the
council announcing the passage of coun-
Gil bill No. IL, an act to prevent the
employment of Intoxicating agents or
| hypnotism with intent to commit fell
ony. Council bill No. 5, relating to
assignments of error and which had
been indefinitely postponed by the
house, was returned.
Mr.. Moore introduced house bill No.
IS, an act providing for the impounding
and disposlAg OF animals for trespass or
damage.
Mr.. BaLer. introduced house bill No.
66, in relation to the summoning, for
nation and challenging of jurors,
amendatory to the existing law; also
house bill No. 81, TO amend paragraph
1881, chapter /, title TX, of the penal
code; also house bill No 6S, amendatorv
of section 1884 of the same title and
| chapter.
Then came the final struggle in the
house on a half dozen or more meas
ures. House bill No. 13, relating to
! fees in misdemeanor cases, was passed
by vote of all the members present.
House bill No. "a, providing for a
more conscientious Observance of the
Sabbath, was passed l6 ayes, nays.
| House Joint resolution No. 4 was de-
feated by vote of 16 TOT.
House bill No. 35, exempting public
smelling and reduction works from
taxation for period OF five years. after
having survived an adverse committee
report, met defeat. Ayes, 4; nays, 10.
House bill No. %, providing for edu-
cation of deaf mutes and blind persons,
was passed by vote of 81 to 2.
| House bill No. "A, for the appoint
ment by the district courts of attorneys
to defend INDECENT persons accused of
crimes and providing compensation for
the service was passed, ayes IA, nays 9.
House bill No. 4, to prevent PInker-
tonism within the territory passed by a
vote OF 21 to 2.
BY similar vote was passed house
bill No. 35, an act to amend paragraph
1857, section T. R. S.
The vote by which house bill No. %,
relating to unclaimed property in the
hands of common carriers and others
had been defeated, was reconsidered
and the bill was re-referred to the COM
mittee Of the whole.
An invitation from the Carnival COM
| mlttee OF arrangements at NOgales to
| the assembly to attend the approaching
festivities there was accepted.
House bill No. 5, providing for the
taxation of sleeping cars, came up on
second reading. Mr.. Gaddis moved the
adoption of his amendment providing
for taxation upon valuation and an
equitable distri button of the tag among
the counties traversed by the cars; this
amendment had been rejected in the
committee. Mr.. Martin called atten-
ton to an oversight OF the circumstance
that the tax could be assessed only by
the board of equalization. He moved.
and the motion was adopted, that the
measure be referred to the whole com.
mittee.
The rest of the day was occupied by
the committee of the whole, Mr. Moore
in the chair, in the consideration of
house bill No. 10 for the creation of
Navajo county. Mr.. Barnes, the author
of the bill, delivered a long and care
fully prepared address in favor of it.
Mr.. Crosby replied in a speech against
the measure.
Capitol Notes.
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