Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-03-07

emption laws. House Bill 96. for the
encoura cement of the building of res
eIvoirs for the storage of water for the
purpose Of generating electric power
by exempting such plants from taxa
ton, was passed By a vote Of q to g.
The bill amending the laws with ref
erence to high school districts, was
passed. The object of the amendment
is to segregate the high schools entire
ly from the other public schools.
The following new bills were intro
duced: BY Mr. Bernard. relating TO
Insurance: by Mir. Wool. concerning
the management and control of the
insane asylum: by Mr.. Cowan. rela ting
to irrigation; by Mr.. Morrison. defining
the relations between employers and
employees: by Mr.. Rowe, fixing the
salaries of sheriffs in counties of the
first class al $3.50 year: by Mr. How
ell, providing fer the employment of
jailors by sheriffs: by Mr.. O'Connell,
relating to the employment of a public
printer by the Legislature: by Mr.. Parr.
providing for the location of collie
Siate institute and manual training
school at Winslow.
The most OF the time in a brief SEES
sion CT the council was taken up with
committee reports which included q
job lot of house bills. Several of them
were reported upon adversely. and two
of them, bills Nos. p and 10, were in
definitely postponed. Their fate was
made known to the house later in the
day. yet that body kept up the healt-
breaking work of preparing more
measures for the slaughter House
Bill 80 was to amend the law with ref
erence to the bounty on the scalps of
wild animals The intention in the
1rst place was to abolish the bounty
altogether. That was what the house
bill originally proposed, and similar
measure was Drought into the council
1he house bill WIS subsequently, re-
placed by substitute which took its
number and only modified the present
law without affording the relief sug-
Sested at late meeting of the repre-
sentatlves of the boards OF supervisors
of the territory. House Bill 20 was to
extend the power of justices of
the peace. allowing them "a
| foreciose liens and mortgages on per-
sonai property to the amount of 5000
OF the bills unfavorably reported by
the council committees were: House
Bill 60, authorizing holding of meetings
Of stockholders and directors of Arizo-
ma corporations outside the territory
council Bill II concerning the liability
of corporations Tor damages to thei:
employees: House Bills GS and g.
changing the statute of limitation il
damage suits. and House Bill -. au-
thorizing the appointment of deputy
count. officers not provided for by
The present law
President Ives was still confined tc
his home by illness and Mr.. Morehead
presided. Mr.. Morel2oad is afflicted with
nightmare, the woman suffrage bill
He is in constant fear that it is going
to be called up. AS soon as the regular
business was out OF the way he was il
hurry II adjourn. He entertained q
moticn for adjournment almost becore
ii vas offered. He decided that it ha6
carried without waiting for the nay
vote, and when Judge \ibbey desired
to appeal from the decision. Nj. More
head declared that there could De nc
appeal and fell. rather >than aroce from
his chair.
Both houses adjourned until Monday
1t may be said that the fright of Mr.
| Morchead is not groun0less. The adj
vocate; of equal suffrage never made
such vigorous campaign as they arc
waSilS now in the legislature They
| have forced out of the members friend.
" expressions which may be easily
taken for pledges. and they claim t.
| have a majority for the bill as soon a.
| it shall be reported.