Arizona silver belt., 1899-01-26
CAPITOL CRISP. The Legislature Accomplished Little In the Way of Legislation, but Went In Heavy for
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 PHOENIX, Arir., Jan. 23, '99. Special correspondence SILVER BELT:
 Council bill No. l, legalizing acts of certain notariss public in the terri tory of Arizona who failed to insert the date of expiration of their oommis. sions, and several joint resolutions pro- viding for clerks, Investigating com- mittees. and the printing of the gov, srnor's message. is the result of the first weeks session of the Arizona leg islature. This week, or thu best part
 of it, will.be spent by the investiga- ting committees who will examine into the several public institutions of the territory and make . report thereon not later than January 30. Perhaps upon the return of certain committee Q small sensation may be sprung re- garding the conduct of one of our ter ritorial institutions. The committees were sent out earlier this year than usual to give the legislature time to take the reports of the several commit tees under proper consideration and lsgislate accordingly. The several committees appointed arc as follows:
 Territorial prison-Goldberg, Wolf, Adams, Parr, Bsnham.
 University-Murphy. Udall. Scott, Pace and Peterson.
 Reform school-Fialey, Wright, Gray, Donau, Williams.
 Normal school-Bunch, Hunt, D0an, Sanders, Evans.
 Insane asylum and capitol grounds -Olnsy, Warner, Woods, Arthur, linus
 On Thursday Hunt of Gila intro ducsd s'An act to provide for @ com pulsory school law. I" which is now on its second reading in the council. It is a conservative opinion to say the bill will become law as introduced. The bill in substance provides that all chil- drsn between the ages of thirteen and eighteen shall be required to attend either public school or private school for the period of at least twelve weeks during the year, nix weeks of which shall be consecutive. Any parent or guardian who fails to comply with the provisions of this law shall be guilty of misdemsanor and subject to hne in sum not to exceed $25. No ehil. dren are exempt from the provisions of the law except on the following groundsi l. That the child is being taught at home. 9. That the child has previously graduated from the public schools. 8, That the parent or guardian is unable to properly clothe the child. 4. That the child is physically or mentally unable to at tend. 5. That there is no school taught within . distance of two snd half miles.
 It is the dnty school trustees of each district to enforce the provisions of the law, except in school districts hay ing population of 2O00 the board of trustees may appoint 'truant officer" who shall be paid by the board of trustees, whose duty it shall be to look after such children not in attendance at school.
 Some amusement and significance is attached to motion made by a mem- Der from Gils county when that gentle man arose in his place and moved that a certain voting lady, who is commit tee clerk, be assigned to his commit tee. The motion was carried.
 Olney, of Graham, has introduced a bill abolishing the board of Immigra. ton commissioners and has done 50 in compliance with the county democratic platform on which he was elected. In Gila and Graham counties, while the commissioners have done great deal of valuable work for the respective counties, they have never drawn tEe salary to which they arc entitled un- der the law. When the bill was up for final passage in the council there was only one dissenting vote against it, Wright, of Pinal county, voted no, af- terward he explained in the lobby that in the recent campaign in Pinal county his political opponent in that county was the immigration commissioner, snd in regard for delicate feeling of courtesy he voted against the repeal of the law.
 Col. Mike Gray introduced tho first bill in the house. It deals with the Assessor's office particularly and seeks 10 quash proceedings in the courts of Cochiss county regarding the contest of the assessor. Beyond 9 doubt the bill will be amended in many partieu- lars, before it is placed on our statute books as law. The bill provides that in first and second class counties the assessor shall be elected and receive . 'alary of two thousand and twelve hundred dollars resp actively. Thers Is strong feeling in both houses to