Arizona republican., 1903-02-17

tive in counties of the first second and third classes was passed. The bill had been amended so that it would not be- come operative until 1906.
 MT. O'ConnelFs bill prohibiting county officers except sheriffs from absenting themselves from the terri tory for more than sixty days and for no period without the consent of the supervisors was brought up for third reading when typographical errCr was discovered. It was recommitted for correction.
 In the afternoon the bill amending the high school law was taken up. Du; was subsequently referred back to the committee on education for correction l provides that there shall be an eiec- ton on the last Saturday of March of three trustees in each high school dis trict, one for one year, one for two years and one for three. The terms of the t-uctees-elcc shall be determined by lot. The terms of ali trustees now holding office shall expire on the last Saturday of March. No trustee or any other school district shall be eligible to election to the office of high school trustee. No superintendent, principal or teacher in any other school may occupy a similar position in any higl school.
 Mir. Woolf's bill amending the law with respect to blind. deaf and dumb 1 pupils was brought up and re-referred. The present law directs boards of edu- ca tion to ascertain the number of those afflicted under the age Of twenty-one years. The amendment raises the agc to twenty-four.
 1 The next proceeding proved again that the house is not parsimonious. House bill 15 reducing the salaries Of certain officers in counties of tn: fourth, fifth and sixth classes had been brought in with two reports, the ma jority unfaVOrable. It fixes the salaries of tieasurers and district attorneys at ! $1, ,0G0 and makes the recorder eX-ohicio ! clerk of the board of supervisors ai a i salary of $1,GO0. These salaries were to | be full compensation of all services. 1 The bill also repealed that part of the ] law which puts the counties of these i classes at any expense for assistants or deputies to any of these officers. | MT. Morrison, without raising 1t as q question, remarked that there had al- ready been some discussion regarding g ] the power of the legislature to change i the fees or salary of an office during | the term of the incumbent. MT Con Zales replied that while he favored the bill he thought that it ought to Ne amended so that it would take effect at the close of the terms of the incunI- bents. MT. Whiteside was opposed tc 1 the bill for the reason that the salaries now received by the officers aimed at were not reasonably large and thai 1 there was no sentiment in his county ! in favor of their reduction. MT St i Charles said that he lived in county of one of those classes and he had heard no clamOr for reduction. Mir Parr added his testimony to that of the previous speakers and said that If the bill should become a law his count! i would be put to the expense of specia
 election, for all the officers described II the bill would resign.
 This discussion took place In tne whole committee and it was resolved tC report the bill unfavorably. It was done, when the committee rose and the report was adopted. A motion to in
 definitely postpone was carried by {;
 vote of IS to 6. Of the six member.
 who opposed the motion only one, Mir
 Gonzales, lives in a county of tht
 fourth, fifth or sixth class.
 Housebill No. 22, by Mir Collins. was
 passed. It gives the fish and gam( commissioners authority t0 post notices ion private property at the request of the owner forbdding persons from entering
 for the purpose of hunting or fishing
 A violation of the notice is q misde meanOr punishable by a fine to OC
 turned into a fund for carrying out tnt
 purposes of the commission. The owne
 of the property himself may post tn.
 notice which shall have the same effec
 as if posted by the commissioners. ant
 he is authorized to make arrests for l.:
 violation.
 MT. Ingalls, bill providing that II counties of the first class having al
 assessed valuation of $3, 500,00C distric
 attorneys with the consent of the SUI
 pervisors may employ an assistant q
 a salary of s1 200, was unfavcrably re
 ported. On the motion of Mir. Ingal1 the measure was indefinitely postponed