Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-02-15
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
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"Wednesday. Feb. s.-Tbe commit tee on appropriations reported b e. ing examined ghe bali Tor tbe Hellef of Chas. D. Poston, and majority recommending that it do psst pASs. aud the minority asking that it de psss. Tne reading of 8 eommanics- q ID from the attorney general on the subject WAS asked for. Th- eou~ munlcation was read aud vas ln substance that the appropriation asked for was a violation Of the en- abling act.
 Moore introduced bili auihoriz- ing counties 10 pay bountles for de- structioa Of wlld animals
 Gray introduced hill to protect the treasurer of Arizona
 The bill to protect the working men of AuEoua was passed by vote of l7 to7. Sanders bin providing for mine inspector was indefinitely postI oBrd ! by vote of l5to9 Parr's bill To tax he bet proceeds of mines was indefinitely post poned by 8 vote of l3 10 II.
 Sanders bill regu!a, ing the hours ~ labog Tor miners mel the same fate by the same vote. Speaking of the above action of the house the PheniX Herald avs: That cleaned up all of Sanders mining biils and Adaus emed Ia state of insXPressable joy"
 
 COUNCIL
 Goldberg introduced . memorial praying for congress 10 grSBt ali aTid and to the territory of Arizona to be used toward the promotion of the construction of reservoirs. The following bills were intro duced:
 By Finley concerning the board of equalization. By Goldwater, limiting the terms of territorial officers.
 By GoldWater. providing for tbe extension of towns and cities and submitting the sane to a popular vote.
 By Goidwster, fixing an appor- tionment for the legislature of Arr zona.
 Wright, of Pinal, gave no,iee st he would introduce blii to lvgu ate ard license sleeping cars.
 HOUSE
 Thursday. Feb 9.-The bill pr viding for free school books was cou- sidered in committee of th. wbo and amended and necommeudrd that II do pass.
 Bills we're introduced as follows: By Scott, rcpealing the fla ding laws of the territory
 Etz, providing salaries Tor 4tb, 5th and 6th class counties.
 Brown, relating to bees Scott, Co prevent cruelty to aai- mais-
 Scott providing for corporation census, increasing of city limits and adoption of ciiy charters.
 Pac~, relAtIng O juries and ju ars AShursi, approprN lng SlUO00 iu aid of the O'Nelli m ,numrnt.
 The v mau suffrage btll as r. ported favorably by the juiiclars committee
 The code commission ball was con- sidered in commist tee of the wtols and recommended fsvorably.
 COUNCIL 4 message was received from the governor making the followlng uomInstiOns for the confirmation of the council: Win C. Barues. of Holbrook; W F Nichols, of Wilcox. and A. C. Mcqueen, of Mesa, con- susuting the live stock sanitary board.
 Goldwater gave notice thst at an early date be would intrOduce bill creating board of public works and equalization
 HCUsX-
 Friday. Feb. lO.-Bills were in- troduced as follows: By Adams. amending the law % that weekly newspapers may bid for county printing.
 Pace, reinstAting salaries of county officials.
 Evans, giving magistrates author 1 ity to sentence offenders confined n 1 county jails to hard labor
 Sanders, relating to abstract of titles.
 Adams, fixing apportionment of counties. The free school book bill was passed by a vote of 20 to l.
 Pagago county bill was passed | with 8 provision that it shell be ratified by a vote of the people.
 The board of control bill vas in- de fnitely postponed and a sub stitute introduced.
 The bull providing for . code commission to revise the laws, was passed by a vote of D to 3.
 doore introduced bill providing I Tor pay and mileage for live stock 1 inspectors in making arrests. The fOllowing is the vote on the woman suffrage bill:
 Ayes-Adsms. Arthur, Benham. Brown, DOan, DoDau. Eiz. Evans. Gray. Hale, linus, Pace, Peterson. Sander Scott, Stevens, Woods, Wil- hams, Mir. Speaker-l9.
 Nays Bartleson, Gonzales. Moore, Par, Pusch- ..
 COUNCIL Bills were introduced by
 Hunt, to abolish the territorial l loan commission. GoldvateF, creating a board of pubic works aBd equalization.
 Toe bill providing for registration 1 of voters for municipal elections was passed and sent to the house.
 Cold Snap in the East.
 TelegrSms of February mostly -.f..aT to inc ars rar,,s. caid grav. b..