Arizona republican., 1909-02-24
THE COUNCIL SESSION.
It Was Given Up Exclusively to the
 Transacton of Business.

There was a stir of expectancy in the council chamber. There was an apprehension that the Graham county war was about to open, and, one, after another, the new bills were read by the clerk, but, at the end of the list, there appeared none setting off the new county of Lincoln Nor was there anything else in the short morning ses- ] sion to break the dull monotony of the routine, unless. perhaps. it may have been. MT, Meedins bill transferring the insurance fees from the office of the secretary to the territorial treasury through the office of the auditor and, as MT. Weedin explained, to carry out the failed purpose of the Cowan act of six years ago.
 Other bills were as follows:
 By Mir Hunt defining the meanings of the words banks" and trust com pany," and to prevent a misleading use of either; also to prevent a private bank from setting itself out as a banking company.
 By MT. Finley. a bill providing pun ishnent for an attempt to egade the payment of fares on railroad trains.
 By MT Finley, a bill relating to the sale of intoxicating liquors on railroad trains, permitting such sale on the granting of license at s2O0 d year.
 The following bills were passed:
 MT. Goodrich's bill, providing for the protection of purchasers. endorsees and others who unwittingly assume possession of or responsibility for forged instruments.
 MT. Hampton.s bill amending the law regulating the admission on cer- tfficates of practicing foreign attor- neys by reducing the previous practice from six years to three years.
 MT Goodrich's bill for the protection of stockholders in mining companies by restricting the power of directors.
 Substitute for council bill 2S. author izing corporations whose properties lie outside the territory to maintain of fees within the territory, and invest ing the corporations with ether pow CTS, for instance, permitting railroad companies to acquire other lines or to purchase the stock of other lines. The bill passed by a vote of 10 to l, MT. O'Neill voting against it on the ground that 1t authorized a violation of the Sherman antitrust law.
 MT. Suffers bill providing that jus tices of the peace may act as police iudges in incorporated towns whose ordinances have made no provision Tor such municipal magistrates. The bill protects counties against fees in pro ceeding in such police courts.
 MT. Bailey's bill, abolishing the party vignettes from election ballots, was passed bv a party vote.
 The Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session of the coun- cil opened with another thrush or bills. One by MT. Norton requires street cars in cities of more than 5000 population to be equipped with air brakes and to have each a motor man and a conductor. A failure to comply with the provisions is to be a misdemeanor, punishable by a 1lne of from $25 to $500 for each offense-
 MT. O'Neill introduced a bill pro- yiding for a system of interchange able mileage within the territory. IL is to be non-descriptive and trans ferable and is to be sold at the rate' of three cents for 1000 mile tickets and two and a half cents for 5000 mile tickets.
 Among the bills passed were the 
 Substitute for house bill No. l2, providing bounties on wild animals in the house by MT Woolf. The substitute fixes the bounties on lobo wolves, lions, pumas and partners at s10; on lynx, skunks and wildcats at s1 and on coyotes at s2: raccoons. 25 cents. All these bounties must be paid and super visors may allow a bounty or i've cents on jack rabbits and gophers
 The bill authorizing Mohave coun-
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