Arizona republican., 1905-01-28

ity was putting the very unwieldly democratic majority into a hole in a quite successful manner and was in sidiously blocking legislation. MT. Wilson disclaimed any such purpose and asserted that it was the purpose of the republicans to assist their demo- cratic friends in the enactment of all useful legislation.
 A later conference was held when the council committee came forward with another proposition. It offered to concede one day and make the date of recOnvening February 3. This prOpO- sitiOn was reported to the house, and MT Bailey offered an amendment that the legislature remain in session today and then adjourn to February 6. That, he said. would waste no more working days than the council had offered to sacrifice and would give a vacation week with a Sunday at each end of it. That suggestion was taken to confer ence. but nothing was agreed upon. Finally it was decided to hold another meeting of the committee at 10 o'clock this morning. The legislature will meet again at II.
 It was charged yesterday by those 
 that the reason the friends of it are so determined is that they know that there is ready for them now a special car to convey them to the coast for an inspection Of the territorial institu- tions of Los Angeles county, the south westernmOst county of Arizona. The institutions which it is desired to in spect are the Angelus, the Van Nuys, the HOllenbeck Levy's and many Oth- CTS largely supported by voluntary tax on the inhabitants of this territory. The special car is also said to be equipped with a commissary which will greatly alleviate the hardships of a journey across the great American desert where what little water there is is 50 brackish that it is hardly fit for human use.
 on one account it would be regret table if anything should happen to pre- vent the visiting committees from go- ing out at all or if their time should be curtailed. There, for instance, is the large and indeteTminate committee whose duty it is to inspect the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. It is the pur- pose of this committee to embody in it's report any suggestions it may have to make regarding the advisability of
 
 and the need of deepening it in places so that it will have uniform depth of four and a half miles. The canyon has been allowed to fall into disrepair un- til it is becoming positively disreput- able in it's appearance. This commit tee is composed in large part, though not wholly, of the lady committee clerks including the contingent from CoChise. They have already procured their passes. and if anything should now. at this late day, intervene to pre- vent their using them, the last oppor- tunity for them to view and criticize that unsightly slit in the ground would probably be gone forever. -
 During the various meetings of the joint committee some business was transacted by both houses. MT. Kruger introduced a bill permitting county and territorial treasurers to deposit funds in banks on security equal to the amount deposited at a rate of 2 per cent per annum, calculated on daily balances. It was thought by some that the rate of interest proposed is too low. but there is to be taken into con sideration the furnishing Of the secur- ity. That might be done through a surety company, whose fee would amount to per cent. on the amount deposited. Another bill. for punishing those who commit fraud on hotel and inn keepers, was introduced. as was also a bill making it felony to make false or malicious statements regard ing title to property.
 , The Timmons bill permitting appI- cations for franchise for public utilities in municipalities to be voted on at spe- ciaI elections, was passed. So was a bill authorizing the payment of claims | against the Normal school fund.
 In the council President Hunt intro duced a bill similar to the house bill for the punishment of those who make false representations regarding title tc property. A bill authorizing Apache county to bond itself for $15,000 for the building of a new courthouse was passed under a suspension of the rules. MT Ruiz explained that the business of the courts had for years been conducted in an adobe structure which had originally cost $2,500. Not long ago there had been erected beside it a cut stone jail at a cost of $15,0OO and since then the courthouse was an eyesore, of which the people of Apache desired to get rid as soon as possible
 He added that very little of the money realized from the sale of the bonds would go out of the county, as most of the material for construction could he obtained at home