The copper era., 1909-02-25
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS

In the council bills were introduced by Morgan, to amend the tax law on transient herds so that it shall in- clude cattle.
 A bill by O'Nein requires the es- tablishment of switchboards for rural users under penalty of fine.
 By Goodrich, fixing salaring of court reporters with little change from the present law.
 By St. Chares, authorizing Mohave county to issue s3O,O bonds to build a court house already authorized.
 By Finley, to allow cities to build sidewalks orR petition of majority of abutting property owners.
 The Goodrich insurance bill making compulsory investment in Arizona securities only received four votes in committee and will not pass.
 By the decisive vote of twenty to three, Bourne, Hightower and Roberts voting against the Duffy bill, to prevent gambling in clubs al d public places, etc., introduced wei t through under suspension of ru es and is now in the hands of the coun- cil. Bailey's primary election bill passed the house twenty to one, Hightower voting against the bill abolishing party vignettes, passed by strict party vote.
 O'Neill scored Mark Smith for bis telegram to Finley against railroad legislation and admitted holding a secret caucus. He opposed those who wanted to keep faith with the railroads and promised another hear ing on present propositions.
 Governor Kibbey signed both the Pace bill amending the local option law and the Duffy bling bill. which prevents gambling in all pub lie places, clubs, etc.
 The Pace amendment to the local option law passed the council by 7. to ). The vote was: Yeas-Breen, Day, Goodrich, Morgrn, O'Neill, St. Charles, Hunt. Nays-Burns, Finley, Hampton, Norton. Weedin.
 The council passed the following bills: Bray, appropriating s5)O for reimbursing John Robinson and Geo. Mauk for indexing the journals of the twenty-fourth assembly; Weedin, relating to eight hour law for hoist ing engineers and furnace men: Sut- ter, providing for the use of type writers in recording instruments; Burns, for the protection of power transmission lines; Webb's memorial, asking congress to make an appro- priation to dredge the Colorado river: Norris memorial, which is against the cession of any land across the Colorado to Nevada.
 Goodrich introduced a woman's suffrage bill, giving women the same voting privilege as men.
 The following bills passed the house:
 DeSouza's bill giving juvenile courts the power to find homes for children
 Webb's bill providing that section and quarter-section monuments be permanent after three years.
 By Bailey, relating to the omission of bar examinations, eliminating three years study under lawyers.
 By Sutter, to repeal the statue un- der which one-half the money for e. taining federal prisoners goes to sheriff, and providing that it shall go to the county.
 By Mccormick, two bills granting supervisors additional clerks neces- sary.
 Bills relating to the creation of city police courts with exclusive jurisdiction and for discretionary ap- pointment of immigration commis- sions in all counties were passed. The Morris memorial against the ef- fort before congress for annexation of portion of Arizona and North Colorado to Utah will be passed.
 Bailey's bill providing for the exc cution of criminals at the territorial prison instead of at county jails
 The substitute for house bill No. 40, by Sutter, reltaing to the fees Of clerks in district courts and their deputies. It provides that the fees received by clerks in counties of the first-class shall not exceed S2400 per annum; in second-class counties, $500 per annum; third-class, $12OO: fourth, fifth and sixth, 5000. Clerks shall be paid semi-annually, January and July.
 Goodrich's council bill, relating to condemnation proceedings in eminent domain.
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