Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-06
IN THE LEGISLATURE.
A Light Days Business is the Proceed
 ings for Mnnday.

one half of mining fees was reportec favorably by the committee.
 A resolution allowing the speake to appoint committee of three to ex anime clerks and assign them to sta tions for which they are best fitted was passed and the speaker appointed Geer, Wood and Barkley.
 The janitor was allowed S200 pel day as per resolution passed.
 Barker introduced a bill relating tC National Guard and it was read ir full; read second time by title and re ferred to the committee on militia and military affairs.
 In the council the following bills were introduced: z.
 In regards to escheats.
 In relation to elections.
 To regulate the exercise of the right of eminent domain.
 Providing for the seizure and sale of estray animals.
 Relating to evidence.
 Relating to sales for taxes, etc.
 In relation to fences.
 Relative to fire companies.
 Regulating fees and salaries oi county officers.
 All the above bills were referred to the judiciary committee.
 When Peterson introduced his bull lion tax bill in the house on Wednes. day morning it looked as though the thing would be smothered to death before it could get its eyes open. St Charles motion to indefinitely post pone seemed likely under the impulse of the moment to carry. A member of the twentieth assembly, who is also a member of the present house, how ever, who had seen that operation twice performed two years ago, came to the rescue of the bill and gave it a show for its life by moving to ad journ. The latter motion prevailed.
 On reconvening at ? p.m., Dr. Noon of Santa Cruz, who was eager to gel the pesky thing out of the way, asked that the bill be taken up for consider eration. The speaker decided that il would come up under the appropriate order of unfinished business.
 Later along in the session Dr. Noon again bent on its destruction, once ,...>,.D n o@+oal-oI ,3 ,.-;th o ,,,1t;o, tc in definitely postpone. The ma jority ot the members did not take the doctor: view of the matter and defeated the motion, and it was read second time and was referred to the committee or mines and mining.
 Mir. Campbell introduced a bill reg ulating the hours of men working un derground in mines and for other classes of employment, making eight hours days work, except in case ol emergency. It was read twice and sent to mines and mining.
 Barkley introduced a bill asking fol S25,000 for the state historical society
 The normal school wants dormi- tory and a bill providing for two cent levy for that purpose, together with five cent levy for theN school itself, was introduced.
 The house adopted the council statehood memorial, so it will be duly forwarded to Washington. A resolu- tion for the purchase of type writers which the council had already passed was passed by the house.
 In the council, under suspension to increase the membership of certain President Ives appointed the following:
 Warner and Perkins on committed on counties and county boundaries, and Shannon and Finley on commit tee on territorial affairs.
 A resolution was introduced that the secretary of the territory be au- thorized to employ stationery clerk at the expense of the territory, to be paid s per day, for the purpose of keeping the stationery of the legisla ture and supplying the members as required. Claypool moved to amend so that the appointment be made by the president of the council and the was adopted and the res olution passed with the understanding that the person who should be chosen postmaster for the legislature should also discharge the duties of stationery clerk.
 When this resolution reached the house it was defeated by vote of 12 nays to II ayes, one member absent.
 President Ives of the council ap- pointed Ford and Perkins as a com mittee on dedication of the capitol, and March f was suggested as the date for its dedication.
 Keane St. Charles is the author of a bill introduced on Thursday which provides for recorders in fifth and sixth class counties in addition to their. salaries to receive one half of the fees from mining locations.
 Houston gave notice of the intro of bill to create the office of territorial mine inspector.
 After considerable discussion the council resolution providing for sta tionery, clerk defeated ion Thurs day, reconsidered and passed on Fri day.
 A bill to regulate primary elections and providing for the holding of all primaries on the same day and at the same hour, the time to be selected by the various boards of supervisors, and registration before voting at a primary, went to second reading and was referred to the committee on elections.
 Barker gave notice of a bill to ap- point a fish and game warden and for the protection of song birds.
 A bill to provide for damages sus tained by employees, was read the sec ond time and was referred to the com mittee on mines and mining.
 Houston gave notice of a bill to re- peal bounties for the destruction of wild animals.
 A bill for the relief Althee Modesti, which appropriates S337.S7, was in troduced.
 In the council Andrews introduced a bill making an appropriation of Sl0, 900 for the Captain O'Neill monument to be erected at Prescott.
 He also introduced a bill making provision for assignments for the ben eft of creditors.
 A resolution was passed providing that the report of the code commission be received and that the judiciary of the two houses act jointly in separating the code report into its constituent parts and appor 4. |. 4 4 L