Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-02-22
LEGISLATIVE NEWS.
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. HoCsE- , Tuesday, Feb. l4.-The bill re- . quiTing vaccination was reported favorabiy by the judiciary commit tee.
 Bills were introduced by
 Benham, changing penalties for cattle stealing.
 Doan, repeating the loan commis- , sion and fuEding law. Scott, providing for taxing mines. [ The council bill limiting terms of territorial officers, was read third time and placed on fnanl pass age and passed by vote of g ayes, absent
 Wednesday, Feb. l5.-A resolu- ton by Adams that smoking be al lowed during sessions for the better working of his mental machinery" was voted down by 2l to 8.
 Ordered that the debate on this resolution be e1Punged from the re- cords.
 Investigating committees were given ten days further time to re- port.
 House Dill 79, to prohibit gamb- ling, was introduced by Scott, re- ferred to the committee on eduea- ton and 300 copies ordered printed.
 Scott introduced two petitions asking Tor relief against gambling, one signed by zoo and the other by 500 citizens.
 A r,ass..,.. vv.s raoa,vs.1 frou, tba governor, recommending action to- ward a territorial display aI the Paris exposition.
 Mr. Stevens introduced a resolu- | ton of respect tO the memory of Capt W. O. O'NsIll. and tending sympathy to his sorroging family. An amendment was made by Mir. Moore, making the resolution in- clude all Arizona volunteers and as amended the resolution was adopted Petition was presented by Mir. Parr asking the passage of the oil making a normal school of the re- form school building at Flagstaff. Bills were introduced by
 Brown 10 encourage the raising of carnaigre and the manufacture of hide and leather products.
 Benham, providing for the voting of electors only in the precincts claimed as their residence. Papago county bill was placed ou final passage and lost by the follow ing vote:
 Ayes-Donsu, Hale, Moore, Ste7 ems, Mir. Speaker-5.
 Nays Arthur, Bartleson, Benham, Brown, Donau, Etz, Evans. Con- gales, Gray, Pace, Parr, Peterson, Pusch, Sanders, Scott, Woods, Will liams-l7.
 Absent-Adams. Imus-2
 Thursday, Feb. l7.-Bills were in- troduced by
 Williams, by request, authorizing the territorial auditor and territorial ] treasurer to purchase the necessary 1 furniture for their offices.
 Williams, providing for a fiscal ! year and printing of reports of terri l torisl officers.
 Scott, to close saloons on Sunday. l
 The council compulsory school bill | passed by a vote of g to l.
 Council bill, providing for regis tration in incorporated cities, was passed by vote of 20 to 3.
 The apportionment bill was in- definitely postponed by the follow ing vote:
 Aye-Arthur, Bartlesou, Benham, Doah, Oonsu, Eiz, Gonzales. Gray. i Hale, linus, Parr, Pusch, Stevens, Wood-I4
 Nay-Adams. Brown, Evans. Moore Mir. SpeakeT-5.
 Absent-5.
 Bills were introduced by
 Peterson, by request, providing 1 for payment of clerks of district and l high school boards.
 Pusch, by request, to prohibit | certain animals with mutilated | brands from running at large.
 Moore, providing for the granting and regulation of franchises ia in- corporated cities.
 Adams gave notice of the intro 1 duction of an spportionment bill st an early date.
 The bill providing for exemption from taxation of reservoirs was lost by the following vote:
 Ayes-Arthur, Brown, Doan, Con- gales, linus, Parr, Peterson, Pusch, Scott, Woods, Williams-I1.
 Nays-Adams, Bsrtleson, Banham, DOnau, Etz. Evans, Gray, Hale, Moore, Pace, Sanders, Stevens-l2
 The house bill providing for the transfer of special funds to general fund, was read third time, placed on final passage and passed by a vote of 2l to ?
 Friday, Feb. 17.-Bills were intro duced by
 Williams, relating to maintenance of territorial prison.
 Ky Williams, to reimburse auditor for clerk hire for 1S97-9S.
 Williams, for improvements to in- sane asylum.
 Scott, for a case for the Rough Riders flag Peterson gave notice of the intro duction of bill to provide for pay ment for damages done by stock in 20 fence districts. A reconsideration of the bill for . exempting water storage reservoirs . from taxation was had and the bill passed by the following vote: Ayes-Arthur, Bartleson, Benham, , Brown, Doan, Donau. Etz, Gonzales, ! Gray, Hale, linus, Pace, Peterson, Pusch, >cott, Stevens, Woods, Will Iiams. MT. Speaker-l9.
 Nsys-Adams, Evans, Moore, Sand srs-4. C The following bills were intro 1uced by T Hale, to establish bureau Of ed T lcation. t Brown, to provide for an irrIga- ton commission to confer with con- { yress in regard to water storage, i Ashurst, to provide means for c finishing and furnishing the capitol. ' Bill fixing rates for assaying at 2 he University was passed. q The compulsory vaccination bill [ by the JOURNAL MINER | was passed with only four dissenting i 7otes. a Etz. bill providing salaries for [ -ourth, fifth and sixth class counties J vas passed by a vote of Is to :. V The bill providing for the easy re- t nOvsl of county seats by a majority P -o.a instead Of a fwOt thirds vote a