Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-27
Legislative Notes.

l hOb hehfO o wv oeoetAhoe Ae' a The bill providing tax of 3 cent
 on the S1O0 for the payment of in
 debtedness standing against the capi
 tol building and for the care and main
 tenance of the building and grounds
 for 1901 and 1902 was taken up in it.
 order, and an amendment to thre,
 cents on the S1OO agreed to.
 An attempt to pass the Goldman re
 lief bill under suspension of the rule:
 failed.
 A hitch having occurred over the
 question as to which is the proper
 place for appropriation bills to orig
 mate, a concurrent resolution wa:
 adopted for the appointment of com mittee of conference of three from the house and two from the council tC
 consider the subject of the origin oi
 appropriation bills.
 , Claypool of Gila has introduced a
 bill to amend paragraph 2657, Title
 LVI, Chapter 4, of the revised stat utes of Arizona, 1887. in substance as follows: The chairmen of the several
 boards of supervisors of the territory
 shall constitute and bethe territorial
 board of equalization.
 The penitentiary improvement bill,
 which carries with it an appropriation,
 having originated in the council, on reconsideration it was defeated in the
 house, and another bill for the same purpose was introduced in the house. The new bill cut the appropriation down from 4 cents to 3, and it was rushed through both houses under a suspension of the rules and was ready for the governors signature within an hour or so of its introduction.
 The joint committee appointed to determine in which house appropri ation bills should originate, submitted its report, designating the assembly as the proper place, and rule to that effect was introduced.
 The mine inspector bill was read third time in council and was referred to committee on appropriation.
 The section of the code relating to the practice of medicine was passed by the council.
 The house amendment to the coun- cil railroad tax exemption bill, reduc- ing the period of exemption from fif- teen to ten years, was adopted and the bill passed as amended passed with out opposition.
 Ivy introduced a bill to regulate the sale and manufacture of oleomarger- inc, etc, in the territory.
 The bullion tax bill came up in committee of the whole in the house for consideration and was thoroughly discussed, after which a motion that it be recommended for indefinite post ponement was carried by vote of 20 to 4, the Maricopa delegation being alone in its support.
 Bernard has introduced, in the house, a bill to secure to minority | stock holders in corporations power to | elect representative in the member ship of boards of directors and among the officers to conduct the business affairs of the corporation.
 The house passed the following bills: The Charles Goldman relief bill; the bill to regulate primary cleo tions; bill to regulate fees of consta- bles and deputy sheriffs; to provide funds fer additional buildings for the university; the Charles D. Poston re- lief bill.
 The council investigating commit tee holds daily sessions to investigate the subject of printing official reports.
 The code which has been under consideration in each house separate ly has been doctored up and amend ed in each house, and confusion be- ing in sight on account of it, con current resolution was adopted in the house providing that the chairman of each committee in the house and coun- cil, and the speaker of the house and the president of the council consti- ute a conference committee to take up the matter of the code bills, and determine the further course to be pursued concerning them.
 The Frank Meador relief bill was reported from committee without 
 The council also passed the Poston relief bill with two negative votes.
 In the council on Saturday a joint resolution was unanimously adopted the employment of an ac- countant, at a salary of Sl0 per day to assist the committee to investigate the offices of the board of control and auditor.
 In the house Barker introduced a fish and game bill and requested that it be considered in connection with the bill already introduced on fish and game and game warden.
 The speaker introduced a bill to repeal c. B. f, which had passed the legislature and been signed by the { governor, in relation to the payment of 
 Campbell introduced a bill for the exemption of electric light plants and electrical appliances from taxation.
 Houston introduced bill to make liable in case of accident resulting in death of employees; read first and second times, and referred to the committee on corporations.
 A communication was received from Kimball of Graham county asking and providing the term of the repeal of all stutes in the book of statutes of 1SS7-the penal code, and acts of the legislature of the territory of Arizona prior to the third Monday of January, 1901 the repeal to take effect on the first day of September, 1901.
 St Charles announced that the Ga zette and Enterprise had requested him to withdraw the bill for printing the journals and asked consent of house to do so and same was granted by vote.
 The judiciary committee reported the penal code bill ready for the print CT. Kimball moved the rules be sus- pended, the penal code considered en- grossed and read third time;' after discussion the motion was withdrawn. | It was then moved that the bill be re- ferred to the committee on enrolled | and engrossed bills. Mir. Barkley ex- plained that the two houses of the l legislalature had agreed to get bills ready for the printer. On further dis