Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-03-27
Legislative Notes.

Dr. Moons initiative and referen- dunn bill was referred to the judiciary committee in the house.
 The bill providing for a territorial exhibit at the St. Louis exposition was up for consideration in the house, con siderable opposition being manifested towards it, and it was finally referred to the judiciary committee.
 The governor reported his ap- proval of the following house bills:
 Providing for the maintenance or ganization and discipline of a territo- rial militia; game and fish; forceable entry and detainer; mandamus; con veyances: supreme court reports; at- fidavits; negotiable instruments.
 The bill providing for the publica- tion of the code by the territorial sec retary was reported back from the council amended and a conference committee consisting of Bernard, Geer and Houston was appointed on the part of the house.
 The bill in reference to indictments in cases of larceny of live stoc k read twice; on motion read third time and put on final passage and passed. Ayes 2li nays l, absent 7.
 The water storage reservoir bill passed the council. It appropriates about S30,0OO.
 The O'Neill monument bill was amended in the house by cutting the appropriation down from Sl0J000 to S5,000, and then passed by that body. In the council it was referred to the committee of the whole, having been reported without recommendation. The vote in the house on this bill stood 12 ales; II nays, absent.
 A poll tax law was introduced in the house restoring the old method of making employers agents for the col lection of the tax. Dr. Geer objected. The bill was advocated by Mir. Kim ball, who said its passage was essen tial to the good of the schools. A fail ure to pass it would reduce the school fund of his county by more than S7,OO0. The bill was referred to the committee on education and returned later, accompanied by two reports. The majority report was adopted and the bill was passed.
 The appropriation bill carries S. 300, for clerk hire, as against S6,O6C | for the twentieth legislative assembly
 The Republican iii its report of the legislative proceedings says: ''The council distinguished itself yes terday by adopting a constitu tion for the state of Arizona in little less than a minute by the clock aftel it once got started, and broke all rec ords in constitution making. Dr Ford opposed the action with more than his usual vigor and sarcasm, but the constitutional committee had the document on it's hands and wanted tC dispose of it. The document was moi even read. Perhaps not three of the councilmen had ever read it. It wa: adopted by a constitutional conven tion over twelve years ago at an out lay of S30,000. The statement wa: made that it was still in very good re pair, though it had been found advis able to take a section out of it whicl declared that silver should be lega tender in the state of Arizona. Tn, bill reducing the minimum,penalty fo carrying concealed weapons from S5C to s was passed, as was also a bil just introduced by Dr. Claypool, de fining the duties of court reporters.
 Tomorrow, Thursday, March 2l, vii be the last day of the legislative ses sion.
 The council has passed, unanimous ly, bill to recover money when file gal warrants have been drawn. Tn, { bill is a substitute for the councill bil vetoed by the governor and is in tended to meet the objections to tha bill. The bill was also passed by tn house.
 , A bill was introduced to compel al life insurance companies to depOsi . S50,0OO as a gurantee and to pay $50, annual license,