The Flagstaff sun-democrat. [volume] (Flagstaff, Ariz.) 1896-1897, 1897-03-18
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS,
tontissed t,em First Page.

Of the IL rrii0riaI Board III control.
The Bnaid, II seems, WAS accused If
every crime Imaginable. The after
noen was an interesting one. At 5
o'clock the Council flied Into the As
s,mbly chamber. President Hughes
was given the gavel Of authority.
Newspaper men. clerks. ETC.. were
voted out. and things presented YER!
mysterious appearance indeed. Bv a
vote of "a to 8, seven absent, the joint
session agreed to ignore the charges,
aud The doors were opened.
Mr.. Ming showed his resentment Of
the Tuesdays action by sending IN
his resignation If the cbairmanship Of
the committee on enrolled and en-
crossed bills.
The House struck a snag In the APP
preparation bill aud spent considerable
time in showing j, down.
A hill Introduced by Barth, provid-
ins that The next session of the Le.is-
la,ure shall not meet until 1907 and
that hereafter the Legislature shall
meet on the third Monday in January
every tenth year, passed the Council.
bu, the House killed IL.
Wmfl's House bill, putting VA
grants at work on the county roads M
\ compensation Of 10 een'sper day aud
food. PASSED, iitos.
For three days the prison bill was
STAYED uir. There was much con,ro-
versy. President Hughes claimed that
the bill was the same rs the prison bill
killed a few weeks ago. Mr.. Norton
defended the cause. The mental CON
di,iou Of the uneasy majority rendered
matters very interesting. Some sharp
talk came from both sides. Aspinwall.
with his Characteristic curtnrss, came
in with some of his bombShells. The
night before The final vote ON the pris-
on bill, there seemed not doubt but
It would pass. But when vote was
taken the measure was lost. Dan
Ming OF Graham is the man who '.f,.ll
down" on The North and caused the
defeat Of the bill. There is an inter-
estiug little story af"at concerning
Mr.. Ming's action. Something about
Frank Cox. Charicahua county and
various other things--a most peculiar
mixture.
The measure authorizing county
officers to live outside of the county
seat was killed.
Jones bill forbiddIngtbe unauthorized
wearing of The Grand Army button
passed.
Reppy's measure compelling the car
riaee OF bicy cles on railroads as bag
gage was discussed at some length
and passed.
Mins's bill to exempt beet sugar
factories from taxation. amended to be
for period Of ten years, was passed
in the House by vote Of Is to IL.
The Museum appropriation bill was
killed.
The Governor vetoed II. b. so, re-
speeding Justices court practice. deem
ing il unnecessary repetition OF an ex-
listing statute.
The Council did not work on Mon
day. Mr. Hunt gave notice Saturday
that on Monday he would move TO re-
consider the prison bill. Monday
morning motion to adjourn until
Tuesday morning was made and car
ried. This Of course meant tho COM
plete burial Of the prison bill.
Prescott has definitely given up the
prison tight aud now all members will
60 to work to clear up The calender be-
fore the close of the session.
The Council in executive session
confirmed the Governors appoint
ment of Nose BRAKEMAN, George w.
Skinner and John w. Norton MS mem
befs Of the Territorial Board Of Equa-
Iization, but refused to confirm the
nomination of Emery Hayes MS mem
Der Of the Live Stock Sanitary Com
mission