The St. Johns herald., 1899-02-11
ARIZONA SOLONS.
The Memorial to Congress in Regard to Sheep Grazing in the For est Reserve Passed Both
 HOuSea
Houses.

The legislature resumed their labors
 Monday, after four days recess, all the members being present. MT. Donau introduced a memorial to congress at the request of the Tucson
 board of trade on the subject of the Pima county narrow gauge railroad
 bonds. The memorial requests the re- peal of the extension of the funding law under which the Pima county
 bonds were legislized. It alleges that the entire scheme of the issuance of the
 bonds was frudulent. It further states that the memorial of the eighteenth legislative assembly was not intended to apply to these bonds and praps that the said legislation be repealed. The memorial was passed.
 The bill changing the age of consent from 14 to IS years was passed.
 w. S. Adams, the member from Yav- apai county, insisted in presenting joint resolution sending congratulatory messages to senators-elect Clerk, of the assembly promptly tabled the reso- lution.
 H. B. 13 an act to regulate exemp- tions and homesteads, was read third time and placed on final passage. It provides a homestead exemption of S2.oO0. The biIT passed by vote IS to 4; 2 absent.
 The memorial to congress asking that sheep be allowed to grazo on the San Francisco mountain forest reserve un- der the same rules as are made for the grazing of cattle was passed by both houses unanimously.
 Benham introduced H. B. No. 26 toi regular license not to exceed 50 cents head on sheep and $l on horses mules and asses, driven from one county to another to pasture on the public do main. Benham moved suspension of the rules to pass to second reading, | carried 300 copies ordered printed and bill referred to live stock.
 Mir. Donau's bill appropriating $4O0 each to the four Phoenix daily papers | for publishing the proceedings of the legislature, was reported back by the committee on appropriations, with the | that it do not pass. i The bill was killed by vote of 9to 5.
 Olney, otGraham introduced c. B. No. g an act repeating the appointing of certain health copstables.
 c. B. No. 13, regarding the reduction of interest on territorial warrants, was taken up for the third reading. The bill places the interest rates at 8 per cent: | The committee on ways and means an amendment placing the rate at per cent. The same was passed, and the bill as amended was placed on final passage. The bill car ried Unanimously.
 The house then went into committee of the whole for the consideration of H. B. No. b, an act permitting the of free libraries by cor porations. Motion carried that when CQ6 COInUllLG60 dIlS0 II TSCOIu uu0uucu the passage of the bill as amended by !he committee on education.
 Committee on enrolled and ehgrossed bills reported substitute to H. B. No. l9 amending school laws, properly en- crossed. The bill was placed on its final passage, and was passed unani. nooucIv 0uo ahGQrt
 MT. Adams finally found vent for his admiration of great men and his reso- luton congratulating Senator Clark, of Montana was adopted.
 H. B. No % by parr. of Navajo, ap- 2 per cent of the net pro- ;eeds ofmines and requires semi-an 1ual statement of amount of ore mined cost of transportation and reduction, ,he remainder of the bullion value te 3e chased as net proceeds. Referred 70 ways and means after close contest ,y the judiciary cmmistee, 300 copies ,dered pinted. d.-Coconino Sun.