Arizona republican., 1909-02-21
CLEARING THE DECKS
The Council Worked Off a Mass of
 Business


 The council session was a. business one devoted to the clearing of the a rush. Before tackling the clerk s desk a letter from a delegation of Yuma dentists was read protesting against any modification of the rig ors of the dentistry law.
 MT. O'Neill sent in a consignment of bills on a variety of topics as follows: making the negligence of noXious weeds, such as Johnson grass, cockleburrs and sunflowers within irrigated districts a misde- meanor punishable by a fine of from $25 to $500.
 Making trespass by individual or corporation a misdemeanor punish able by a fine of from S5 to $500.
 Declaring it a misdemeanor to pluck or pull feathers from an os- trich without the consent of the owner. The punishment is a fine of from $50 to $500.
 A bill to prohibit poultry from invading the premises of neighbOrs. A violation is a misdemeanor to be punished by a fine of from s5 to s25. The offended owner may kill all such offending fowls without risk of prosecution.
 Beside the foregoing proposed ad- ditions to the penal code, Mir. O'Neill introduced a bill repeating a section of the fence law of the twenty third legislature and, also a bill i'm posing upon the territorial treasurer certain duties belonging to the gov ernor or the acting governor, to be performed by the treasurer in their absence.
 This bill followed the later action of the council in passing the bill to abolish the office of assistant sec retary.
 MT. Morgan introduced a bill in relation to suits for damage by em- ployes on account of injuries result ing from the negligence of fellow em- ployes The bill provides that even the contributory negligence of the injured employe shall not be a bar to the action, though 1t may be con- sidered by the jury in fixing the amount of damages.
 Then came MT. Weedin's bill pro- viding for the segregation of cities and towns in local option elections. That is, it merely provides for such elections in cities and towns. This bill was referred to the ways and means committee of which the intro ducer is chairman.
 NIT. Finley gave notice of the in troduction of a bill to locate the ter ritorial fair grounds near Tempe.
 Bills Passed
 The following bills were passed:
 Mir. Bray's house bill for the relief of John Robinson and George A. Mauk, chief clerks respectively of the assembly and the council of the twenty-fourth legislature, appropriat- ing s25O each for their services in preparing the journals of their houses for publication. Items covering these services were included in the last general appropriation bill, but they were disallowed by the territorial auditor on the ground that they were not authorized by the existing law.
 MT. Weedin's bill establishing an eight hour day for hoisting engineers and furnacemen employed about mines.
 MT. Sutter's house bill allowing the use of typewriters in making records in county recorders offices.
 MT. Weedin's bill abOlishing the office of assistant secretary. This bill was passed by a vote of to 5. President Hunt voting with the re- publicans. MT. Hunt previous to the ballot reiterated his objections to the bill setting forth the need of such an ofe;oa or itc ao11ivaIent and moving an amendment by which the duties of this office relating to the signing of papers in the absence of the gov ernor and the secretary should de- volve upon some other officer.
 Messrs. Weedin and O'Neill said that another bill covering this matter would be introduced later but they objected to the amendment.
 MT. Burns bill for the protection of lines for the transmission of elec- tricity was passed.
 Also, MT. Hunts anti-bucket shop bill.
 Morris memorial praying for fixed regulations for the forest reserves was adopted.
 De Souza's railway commission bill which had just been brought over from the house was read the second time under a suspension of the rules and referred to the committee on judiciary.
 All other bills received from the house were similarly advanced under
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