Arizona republican., 1899-01-20
DEMOCRATS SEAT REPUBLICANS
Organization Work Proceeding Bills In- trOduCed-Members to Receive Ten Dollars Worth of Postage Stamps.
 First Council Bill.

was finished, and without further ex- animation of witnesses, MT. Sanders was recognized, according to pro gramme, and moved that when the committee arose it should report to the house that the sitting republican mem bers are entitled to their seats. This was carried by ai mighty aye, ana the committee reconvened into the house. Chairman Williams then re- ported to the main bCdy, the report was accepted and the roll call showed 20 votes for and none against. the motion. MT Gray had been excused and was absent, and the three Repu5- lican members whose seats were c-n- tested were not permitted to vote. When the vote was announced, Messrs. ScCtt, Benham and Brown thanked the as- sembly for the fair treatment they had been accorded, and the witnesses and attorneys were excused.
 Thus ended the first contest of the kind in an Arizona legislature, and no subsequent orue is likely to be conduct ed in fairer spirit, or disposed of with mere expedition. The record is one to winch the Arizona democrats may always point with pride
 The first bill introduced in the ceun- cil was fatihered by MT Murphy, of
  lowing the example of the assembly, where senior member, Gray, presented the first bill Wednesday, Council bill No. 1 amends the existing law relating to notaries, 1egalizing the acts Of no- taris yho have technically yionted the law through ignorance of it.
 MT. Murphy also presented council bill No. 2, amending the mining law known as act 42 of the 18th legislature. The sectiCns added by Mr. Murphy's bill relate to the method of locating placer mines.
 MT. Bunch presented bill Nc. 8, re- lating to education, and gave notice that he would present a bill to pre- serve the peace and protect settlers in Arizona.
 Notice was given of bills to be pre- sented by MT. Hunt, for compulsory school law, and by MT. Olney, to re- pead the law creating the board of im- commissioners
 E. J. Trippel, chief clerk, arrived from Tucson in the afternoon and took up his work.
 The committee on rules reported. adopting the rules of preceding coun- cils with slight changes.
 1'le house joint resolution creating committees to visit and report on tha condition of the territorial institutions was adopted and returned to the house. where It was passed as technically in the council. It is the policy of this session to get these com mlttees at work early, so that their re- ports may be received early enough to act upon
 The governor announced the ap- polntment of the following officers:
 William Herring, regent and chan cellor of the university; Charles F. AlnsWorth, attorney-general; Thomas w. Pemberton, treasurer; Geo. w. Vickers, territorial auditor; Joshua Miller, superintendent of insane asy- lum; Robert Brown, superintendent If territorial prison; Ira P. Smith, assist- mt superintendent of territorial pris- on; B. B. Gage, Walter Talbot and F. H. Parker, capitol grounds and bui d. ng commissioners; B. J. Bennitt, citizen member of the beard of con- .rol.
 At 2:30 o'clock today these nomina- .ions will be considered by the council n executive session.
 Illness prevented MT. Goldberg from yesterdays session.
 In the assembly the speaker, an- the following committees:
 Enrolled and engrcssed bills-Etz, Brown.
 Public accounts and expenditures. mus, Etz, Stevens
 Claims -Bartleson, linus, D-nau
 Memorials and petitions-J. Do1au Gonzales, PaTr. sf
 Federal relations Woods, Williams. Itz
 Agriculture = Arthur, Sandals, Pace.
 Library-Hale, Mo5re, Peterson.
 Messrs. Bartleson and linus weHe Idded to the live stock comm ttee.
 MT. Williams introduced bill No. 2. for printing 1000 copies of he governors message. MT. Sanders introduced a bill. approprfating $1O to w ach member cf the legislature and to ach chief clerk for postage. MT. \ dams presented a bill for a law of ;arniture, repeating the existing law. This bill was drawn by J. D. Bethune, justice Of the territory. IT.. Sanders postage stamp bill was aken up and passed, finally, it being low on t1rder Of first reading in the ouncil.
 On motion of MT. Evans, the judici- ry committee will be given clerk at salary of $5 per day.