Arizona republican., 1905-03-10

other the majority report was adopted. MT. Anderson then moved that the bill be indefinitely postponed. The house was not quite ready however to admin iSter the finishing stroke and finally the bill was sent back to the judiciary committee by vote of 12 to Il. In the various votes some of the mem bers did so much switching that it was difficult to get a line on their senti- ments but the opinion prevails that at the last moment the majority will not support the bill.
 Several bills were introduced and most of them were passed under a sus- pension of the rules. One by MT. Bail ey was for the protection of oriental Chinese, and Japanese pheasants for period of five yeaYs. MT. Bailey eX- pIained that there are now none but that in the event of the passage of the bill great deal of capital will be in- vested in the Introduction into the ter ritory.
 A bill introduced by MT. PomerOy fer the relief of the Crittenton home was unanimously passed under a sus
 pension of the rules. It appropriates for the home $2,400 in two years to be paid to the treasurer of the insti- tuition in installments of $100 a month. Hc Di4A oASfNVp AOt NAAC construction of a territorial bridge across the Gila at Florence was passed. Final action was taken on the bill providing for the working of Yuma convicts on the public highways. That had been amended so that the convicts could be employed on dikes and levees and on Cave Creek wherever it men aces the capitol of Arizona" MT Strong of Cochise desired to further
 amend the bill allowing the convicts to be employed on subways. MT. Strong
 said that he had desired to introduce the amendment the day before but he could not get the floor for the lawyers
 who were al the time occupying 1t to ! the exclusion of honest citizens. His
 amendment was allowed under a sus- ] pension of the rules. Mir. Strong ex- i plained that there was at Bisbee the 1 only subway in the territory. As 1 amended the bill was passed. The bill prohibiting persons who had 1 been convicted of the crime of em- | bezzlement from holding office in the l territory or participating in anyway in ] the enjoyment of public funds was de- 1 feated. The bill authorizing boards of | supervisors to take steps for the pro- l tection of public property against flood ] waters was passed. So was the bill
 
 l districts and fixing the salaries of | clerks in districts having an average ! attendance of more than 750 at $25 a month. Other bills which were passed
 were one by MT. Timmons providing | for the feeding of prisoners in county | jails and another providing for uni l form sets of books in offices of county recorders.
 THE COUNCIL.
 There was a brief morning session ! of the council the afternoon being de- ] voted to committee work Mr- Der ! nard introduced a circuit court bill.
 the provisions of 1t being the same as : those of MT. Bailey's bill in the house. i The house bill amending the military i code was passed by the unanimous vote of the council. This bill gives the national guard of the territory the most liberal treatment it has ever en- l joyed. The unanimity with which the 1 bill was allowed to 20 through was highly gratifying to Adjutant General i LeavelL MT. Krueger's fence bill was 1 passed with slight amendment. The | council also passed MT. Pomeroy's bill | for the suppression of foul brood
 among bees. Mir Webb's territorial 1 fair bill was brought up. It developed no opposition but it was thought best to i hold it until the appropriate measures i could be grouped together so that the | legislature could get an idea of the expenditures which are being author | iZed.
 MT. PickrelI's bill repeating the law
 of four years ago in relation to irriga-
 ton enterprises was passed. That
 bill went through both houses without l opposition for that law however useful
 it has been has served it's purpose.