Arizona republican., 1909-02-03
WEDNESDAY

of any official for whom he had been bondsman. The passage of this bill concluded the business of the council which soon afterward adjourned The Houses Prompt Action. The bill and the interest was quickly transferred to the houseshere, it was
 surmised that something would-be do-
 ing right off the bat. As soon as the
 message and the bill had been received
 from the council a motion to suspend
 the rules and at once commit the bill was passed by strictly party votel as
 follows: Ayes, Bailey, Bourne, De-
 Souza, Duffy. Hall. Hightower, Hog
 wood, Merrill, Morris, Mccormick
 Pace, Peterson, Roberts, Sutter. Tobey, Woolf, the speaker-17. Nays, Bray, Coalter. Doan, Gibbons. Moore, Reed, Shaw.
 The bill was sent to the committee on counties and county boundaries and ten minutes later the committee re- ported favorably this bill and the bill for the abolition of the rangers.
 The report was adopted by a party vote and the bills went over until to- day. when undoubtedly both will be passed. The house adjourned until o'clock this afternoon. The council will meet again at the same hour
 The Forenoon.
 Beyond the report on the bill repeal ing the act creating the office of pub lie examiner nothing was accomplished in the morning session of the council. The session in the house was also brief Three bills were introduced One by MT Bourne arranges for changes in the text books It provides that books must remain in use for six years; that changes shall occur only in the months of May and June and that they shall then be ordered by majority of the county school superin- tendents and that there shall be a publication of a notice of change for ninety days. Bids shall be received not more than thirty days after the expiration of the publication.
 MT. Sutter brought in a bill fixing the compensation of deputy assessors in first class counties. In counties having an assessed valuation of s6.- 000, 900 there may be employed one deputy for not more than four months | in the year; in counties of a valuation | of $6,5OO. 900 there may be two more | deputies for longer period. In coun- | ties whose valuation is $7,500, 900 or | more there may be chief deputy at | l salary of not more than $500 a year | and other deputies whose salaries shall | not exceed s120O But a limit of s3OOO | Is placed on the total salaries that may be allowed deputies in any one year
 A bill was introduced by Mir Mer- | Till establishing county scholarships in | the University of Arizona. Each coun- l ty may establish yearly. one scholar ship of $50 for the support of one one | student at the university the money to | be paid to the president of the institu- l ton out of the general fund. These | scholarships are to be awarded as a | result of competitive examinations, the l to have graduated from | the four year course of a high school ] within the county But if there is no | high school in any county, the contest ant must have completed an equivalent | course in some other school.
 The committee on corporations re- ported .favorably on house bill 8. amending the law relating to the bond ing of railroad corporations This bill merely authorizes the issuing of bonds in the denomination of S1OO in- stead of $500. The bill was then or tered engrossed and to a third reading.