Arizona republican., 1907-02-27

the attention Of Mr.. Coleman for sew
eral years. It is comprehensive
measure providing all the machinery
for the creation of the districts. the
requirement by them of reservoirs. ca
nails and bitches by purchase by the
| issuance of bonds and for the gov
eminent Of such districts once they
have been formed The same bill was
yesterday introduced by Mr.. O'Neill.
THE COUNCIL SESSION.
The council had a rather busy day
Of it with routine and committee bus
mess. The one thing that consumed
more time than any other was the
dental board bill In the afternoon
most Of the dentists Of the city were
clOseted with the committee and soon
after they had emerged with their
faces wTeathed in smiles. the commit
tee reported. recommending that the
bill do not pass. 1t was laid on the
table.
The new bills were: BY Mr.. Lock-
EFT making appropriation for the nor
thern normal school 1t appropriates
in q lump sum $4,000. and provides
for a tax levy of four cents on each
one hundred dollars Of valuation. rails
ing altogether about $4,000.
BY Judge Blakely. a bill amending
the local option law so that a district
may be formed by a majority vote in
stead of by a two-thirds vote.
BY Judge Blakely in relation to evil
dence I'm cases on appeal
BY Mr.. O'Neill for the formation of
irrigation districts.
BY Mr.. Cleaveland. a bill concerning
sales of goods. This bill is one Of the
products Of the committee on uniform
laws OF the American Bar association.
By Mr.. Mcintyre. a bill amending
the present law for the destruction of
wild animals. The bill puts it into
the hands of boards of supervisors of
the various counties to fix the boun-
ties. but they can in no case exceed
a maximum fixed in the bill which in
all cases is the same as that provided
in the existing law.
BY Mr. Doran to prevent the desc
Grafton Of the American flag. The bill
not only covers all the previous pre-
cautions for the protection of the flag
from indignity but prohibits the use
Of it as a decoration on saloons and
bawdy houses. 1t also contains pro-
vision against such incidents as that
at Globe last summer. when a group
Of foreigners insulted the national en-
blem
Mr.. Hampton's house bill amending
the law so that the foster parents of
the Clifton orphans may legally
adopt them was passed. as was also
the house bill reimbursing the terri
torial fair commissioners for an eX-
penditure of $4,000 in making improve
ments at the territorial fair grounds
in the absence of any fund for that
purpose. This bill was passed under
a suspension of the rule as it had
been in the house the day before.
breaking all records of recent years
for speed.
Council bill 80 providing that in
cases Of arrests for disturbance n the
peace the fees Of constables shall be
limited to $25 a month was indef-
initelv postponed as was a bill Of the
same source. Thus has come to
naught all the legislation proposed by
the representatives of this county to
bring about a greater economy in the
precinct offices.
The bill for the repeal Of the i'm
migration commissioner law was also
indefinitely postponed. This bill had
been inadvertently passed and the
next Gay it was reconsidered and since
then has been in the hands Of a com
mittee In the meantime the council
was assailed by a long petition in pro-
test against the repeal Of the law. The
signers were residents Of this county.
the only county affected by the law.