Arizona republican., 1905-03-14

of appointment of a resident agent within a specified time the auditor may declare the corporation to be non-ex- istent. It was shown that there are 5000 corporations in the territory and that each of them should file such ap- pointment with fee of $3. Compar- atively few do so and there Is nothing in the law making it necessary for them to do so. MT. Wilson and Judge Neville opposed the bill on the ground of uncOnstitutionalityi in that the audi tor is empowered to disincorporate That is a power which can be exercised only by court. It was cOntended on the other hand that the action Of the bill was automatic; that the corpora tion really disincorpOrates itself by failure to file appointment
 THE INSANE ASYLUM.
 MT. Wilson of the special committee appointed to inspect the territorial hos pital for the insane cubmitted his re- port in which he severely criticised the management of the institution. He said that the inmates were badly treat ed and poorly kept. They were he said herded together in a gloomy corridor to which the rays of the sun could not penetrate. The conditions about the institution were described as extreme ly unsanitary. Nothing, the report said seemed to have been done for the com fort of the inmates, the appointments of whose quarters were in striking con traSt to the comfort and even luXUr- iousness of the abodes of tlSe employees and officials. The report of the council members of the committee had however strongly commended the management of the institution.
 The bill redistricting the territory for judicial purposes was before the house for passage but it was allowed to go over temporarily. The members were not sure that they had power to establish the districts. They had un- derstood that the bill creating the new district had put the matter of district ing into the hands of the judges. They had not been definitely informed whether this was a permanent ar engagement or whether the judges were merely empowered to divide the ler- ritory into five districts at time when the legislature did not happen to be iii session.
 There was also developed consider able opposition to the proposed plan of redistricting.
 After some debate the house passed the council bill prohibiting women from lOlJerlnS aEOuU saloons. The bill had however been amended so that the law should not apply to hotels and restau- rants. MT. Barker wanted to further amend it so that it should also pro- hibit men as well as women from Ioi- tering in saloons. The exemption of restaurants from the provisions of the bill it is predicted will enable one to obtain the succulent sandwich in all most any saloon in the territory whose proprietor cares for the patronage of women.
 NEW BILLS.
 Several new bills were introduced in to the house in the course of the day. One of the most important is one ere atfng the office of insurance commis- sioner. The bill provides that he shall inspect the operations of insurance ! companies doing business in the terri i tory. the expenses to be paid by com panies. There are certain fees to be | collected and these the commissioner may retain to the amount of S3 coo the | balance to be turned into the territorial ! treasury. It is also provided that com ! panies must invest one fifth of the ! mess in the securities of the territory The closing business of the house | was the adoption of a concurrent reso- lution by MT. Bailey deploring the | death Of the late Senator Bate of Ten