Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-01-27

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protect game; authorizing boards Of
supervisors to appoint, road superinten
dents: for the caring Of ind gent
I children by counties of the first class
other than by contract; and the cut
Ting down Of the time Of the admins.
tration on deceased persons property
from year to three months.
In the council bill six was intro.
duccd by Burns aud provides for the
establishment Of county poor farms
with a superintendent at 1925 a month
and attaches at not more than s7j.
Councilman Hunt introduced bill
prohibiting bucket shops in Arizona
and the dealing in stocks on future
delivery. Hunt also introduced bill
providing for cash bonds 10y county
officials which may be drawn upon for
any shortage.
The legislative council was in SEES
| sion only an hour before adjournment
for the joint session with the house
for the reception Of the massage Of
Governor Kibbey Tuesday That hour
was to be devoted to memorial exer
| ciscs but the committee TO which tho
matter had been entrusted desired
more time for the preparations of the
resolutions.
President Hunt announced the
| standing committee and the work of
legislation, which usually starts first
in the house, was unexpectedly begun
in tne council by the introduction of
three bills by Mr.. Wccdin Of Pinal.
Mr.. O'Neill introduced bill for
the protection of the fruit industry of
| this territory. This bill sets forth the
recommendations of the Orange Grow.
ers association, for the inspection of
fruit and trees brought into the ter.
ritory.
There was an agreement that all
bills should go directly to the printer
before their reference to committees.
1t was also arranged that 200 copies
should be printed unless another mum.
Der should be designated. 1t was later
proposed to reduce this number to $50,
but that matter was nnally left with
the printing committee.
\ committee which had been ap.
pointed to confer with one from the
assembly with reference 90 an hour for
converting in the morning, had not
been able to report and the council
took an adjournment until two o'clock
today.
The following are the standing com.
mittecs announced by the president:
Military and Indians-Breen, Day
Morgan.
Mines and Mining-Goodrich, Burns,
| Weedin, Hampton, st. Charles.
Corporations Norton. Finley, Nor.
gan, O'Neill, Burns.
Ways and Means eedin, Day,
Finley.
Federal Relations-w Finley,
Brecn.
Printing-st. Charles, o'Neill, Wee.
din. Brecn. Finley.
Territorial Affairs Morgan, Burns.
Day, Weedin, Norton.
Memorials and Petitions-B Burns. st.
Charles, Morgan.
Enrolling and Engrossing IIamp-
ton, Weedn, Breen.
Education-M Morgan, Hampton, Good
rich.
Judiciary-o'Neill, Hampton, Good.
rich, Morgan, Burns.
Counties and County Boundaries
Burns, st. Charles, Norton, Goodrich,
Finley.
Clams-Day, Norton, st. Charles.
Agriculture Hampton, O'Neill,
Norton.
Roads and Ferries Finley, Morgan,
81. Charles.
Rules-St. Charles, O'Neill, Breen.
The district irrigation bill which
was introduced into the council at
tnis session of the legislature by Hon.
Thomas +. Weedin of Pinal county, is
one Of the most important measures to
be considered. A similar enactment
passed both houses at the last session,
but went through the council at very
late moment, too late, in fact, for the
governor to sign it,
Since two years ago Mr.. Weedin has
been revising and reconstructing the
bill. He has submitted it TO the best
irrigation lawyers in Colorado. In
that state a law very similar is in OPP
Grafton and most Of the irrigation pro-
jccts have been undertaken under its
provisions.
In framing ais bill Mr.. Weedin be.
lieves that he has embodied all the
vital points found in the Colorado
measure, together with such changes
as would be incorporated in amend
ments which have been suggested by