Arizona republican., 1905-03-02

is nothing to be levied upon, he shall dismiss the writ and notify the gar nishee or the person whose property has been attached.
 By Mir. Anderson, an act providing that abstracts or certificates of title prepared from the records of the re- corder's office by a person or corpora tion equipped for the work may be introduced in courts as prima facie evidence and shall have the same ef- feet as if certified by the recorder. Persons or firms engaged in the ab- stract business desirous of availing themselves of the provisions of this | act must execute a bond in the sum of S5, 900 for the indemnification Of per sons injured by defective abstracts or certificates.
 By MT. Webb, an act for the sum- mary administration of estates. This relates to estates in which only com munity property is to be administrat- ed upon and provides for many short cuts to the end and also the saving of much of the expense of ordinary administration.
 By MT. Neville, for the protection of territorial and public property. It proposes an appropriation of $15,O0O for the building of a dyke to turn away the waters of Cave Creek from the capitol building. In this connec- tion, Mir. Kruger introduced bill em- towering boards of supervisors to take steps to protect property from flood waters.
 By MT. Stanford, an act to amend the charter of the city of Phoenix in so far as 1t relates to the appoint ment of a city attorney by the com mon council. The bill proposes that I the office shall be made elective, for a period of two years and fixes the sal | ary at $500 year.
 | By MT. Taught, an act to amend paragraphs of the revised statutes protection of sheep. It places a tax | of ten cents a head on all sheep brought into the territory for the pur- ,. pose of grazing or feeding but does not apply to sheep in transit. The money derived by the operation of this act is to go into the school fund.
 | By MT. Heating. an act appropriat- 1 ing $19,OO0 for the construction. of 8 bridge over the Gila at Florence. This is generally regarded as an opportune ! time for the beginning of legislation to | this end.
 II By MT. Anderson, a bill for the re- ' lief of Jean Allison and w. L. Pinney II fish and game commissioners for re- II imbursement for money expended by them in the course of their official duties.
 By Mir Neville, an act amending the law with reference to the taking of de- positions of witnesses.
 In the afternoon several measures
 were brought in from the council. Among them was the house bill pro-
 viding payment for the services of | physicians acting as witnesses at the trials of insane persons. The bill orig
 finally allowed pay at $10 a day. The | council amended the bill reducing the compensation to s5 day and passed the bill. The amendment was con- cured in. Another house bill was
 brought back amended and passed. That is the act for the taxing of dogs
 within a mile of unincorporated towns
 having a voting population of 300. The council amended this by chang ing the figures 300 to 200 The house regarded this as an improvement on the bill and concurred e
 The council substitute for the house bill relating to the compensation of deputy assessors was received and ac- tion on it was deferred. The question was raised as to the power of the house to substitute for a house bill. Other bills from the council were re- ferred.
 I1OuSe spl4A -NO- II DdSScQ lnS nOuSG- This bill amends paragraph 2732 of the . revised statutes which exempts from attachment the last thirty days wages 5 of the head of a family. It provides that the wages may be seized for debts contracted for the necessaries of life within sixty days. The judiciary com mittee reported the bill recommending that it do not pass. MT. Neal, the au-
 thor of the bill moved an amendment to the report of the com
 mittee striking out the word 'not" A
 debate on the merits of the bill ensu-
 ed, MT. Neal contending it was in the
 interest of the work:ngman and would
 enable him to obtain needed credit
 which he could not otherwise procure.
 The amendment was adopted and the
 bill having been put on it's third read : ing was passed.
 House bill No. 11S investing cities
 with additional powers was passed.
 The additional power relates to super
 vision over building and establish
 ment of fire limits and the character
 of the buildings therein.
 MT. Gardiner is the author of a cou-
 pie of bills in the committee on terri
 torial affairs. One of them relates to
 the handling of railroad trains. He
 said that the bill has the support of
 the railroad companies and also of the
 railroad employees. Its provisions are
 really no more than the terms Of an
 agreement already existing which they
 desire to have put into the form of a
 law. He said that Chairman Timmons
 of tho committee who Is i'll had in- formed him that he would consent to
 the withdrawal of the bill inasmuch | as it might be several days before he l would be able to attend to his legis- lative duties He therefore asked that | the bill be recalled from the committee and sent to the Judiciary committee