Arizona republican., 1901-03-12
THE COUNCIL.

The day was distinguished in the council by blow at the tobacco traf- fic by MT. Perkins, who introduced a bill to prevent the sale of cigarettes in the territory under such weighty penalty that the boldest dealer would not run the risk. The bill is aimed at not only the cigarette evil, but also at the very form of tn evil, cigarette pa- pers The subject was referred to the committee Of the whole.
 Mr Perkins had previously intro- duced a blll to regulate the use and sale of dynamite and other explosives.
 Mir Burns introduced eouncil bill 120 for the regulation of assessments of real estate for purposes of taxation.
 The house amendments to the bill relating to the practice of medicine were agreed to, but those made to the council live stock bill were not con- cured in and conference was ar- ranged.
 House bill 49, relating to counties and county boundaries, was passed The council discovered defects in the code bill juries and jurors. passed on Saturday and transmitted to the house. A resolution was adopted ask ing for it's return.
 House bill 15I. to authorize Pima county to transefer money from one fund to another, was brought in Dr. Ford moved to table it. Mir Finley wanted to know what in the name of evil he wanted to do that for. It was a purely local bill. Everybody in Pima county wanted it and it could make no earthly difference to anybody outside The doctor said that was his system of revenge. A Pima man had caused the tabling of council bill "A in the house. Everybody in Phoenix wanted that and it could make no earthly diff ference to anybody in Pima county or anywhere else.
 He insisted cn his motion, but it was lost and the bill was passed.
 House bill v. to control the letting of contracts on public buildings; house bill 97. appropriating money for im- provements in the capitol building, or rather for furnishing the capitol build- ing; house bill 136. title negotiable instruments. and house bill 155, for glv ing publicity to the acts of municipal boards, were passed.
 In a brief afternoon session the St Louis exhibit bill, was taken up in the whole committee. A favorable report on 1t was moved by Mir. Ives. but Dr. Ford proposed two amendments. The bill authorizes the issuance of s30.0nn thirty-year per cent boncs and pro vides for the immediate appointment t.. n receive S5 a day for the time actually employed and also to be paid for their expenses. The doctor said 1t was a pe- culiarity of the Arizona commissioner that he would keep employed as long as there was any money in sight. If the appointments were made now two years in advance of the exposition the proceeds Of the bonds would be we'll ex- hausted by per diem and expenses by the time the exposition would be called to order. He would, therefore, amend the bill to defer the appointments for at least one year. MT. Ives agreed tn this amendment.
 The other one suggested by Dr. Ford was to reduce the time of the bonds toz twenty years and thus save about S15.00O in in- terest. Regarding this amendment MT Ives was nlct sure of it's propriety The greatest advantage from the pro- posed expenditure would be derived by posterity and he would therefore but the burden of payment as fur into tn" future as possible.
 The subject had not been disposeG of when the council adjourned.