Weekly journal-miner., 1915-01-27

its interests by foreclosure. All Ian
 mortgage bonds shall be exempt fror
 taxation Interest on mortgages an
 bonds shall be fixed by the corpora
 ton commission.
 H. B. No. 20. An act to enabl
 courts of record to fix the time fo
 trial of civil cases; regulating tn
 manner ill which parties intereste, , therein may claim or waive right tt
 jury trial; to provide for payment o
 additional fees to. clerks of courts II
 cases to be tried by a jury.
 | H. B. No. 21. An act to enable
 poor and indigent persons to prose
 cute and defend actions in court;
 without payment of advance fees. Un
 der this proposed law any court oi
 original jurisdiction may have the right to remit advance fees upon af fidavit or examination that the appli- cant is in indigent circumstances and has meritorious cause.
 H. B. No. P. An act to authorize the transfer of the appropriation pro- vided for the purchase of a work en- titled "The North American Indian" and transferring the amount appro- priated therefor to the Arizona his torian for use in connection with the duties imposed on his office.
 H. B. No. g. An act relating to the fees of county officers, amend ing Par. 3234, title Is, revised statut- es of Arizona.
 H. B. No. 24 An act providing that witnesses in civil case be paid s per day while in attendance and for the time consumed in travelling from his home and return, with a mileage allowance of twenty cents per mile one way. When witnesses come from beyond the county limits the fee and mileage shall be allowed as soon as witness enters the county.
 If H. B. No. g becomes law it will make immediately available for the use of the state historian in the pursuit of his duties in compiling val uable statistics for the forthcoming history the sum of $30O0.
 In the senate this afternoon Mrs. Munds (YavapaD introduced senate bill No. 24, providing for the abol- ishing of the school census. Senator McMillan (PinaD introduced senate bill No. 25 to amend section 127, ti- tie 16 of the penal code relating to the dismissal of actions.
 A communication was received from the Douglas chamber of com merce and mines endorsing the sen ate bill providing for mothers and old age pensions and curing the defects in the constitutional amendment.
 PHOENIX, Jan. 21.-The assault on the State Fair and the speech by Senator Goldwater attacking former Governor Zulick were the prominent features of today's session of the leg islature. Bills were introduced in the senate and house as follows:
 House bill No. "A, introduced by McClain (Maricopa) provides for the creating and establishing of city courts in cities containing a popula- ton of 4000 or more and providing for the procedure therein. The courts thus established are to take the place and be in lieu of any police court now established in such cities.
 House bill No. 26 introduced by Farrell Santa Cruz) authorizes the boards of supervisors in the several counties in the state to create road districts of the several voting pre- cincts and to appoint road overseers and supervisors liable for failure to keep public roads in good repair.
 House bill No. 27, introduced by (Pima) rcpeals the en- ire school census system. An emer- yency is declared to exist and the act shall bc in full force from and after it's passage and approval. This bill is l complement to senate bill intro luced by Senator Munds.
 House bill No. 28, introduced by he same member, provides for the making and enforcing of special as ;essments and special taxes for local in cities. This bill, which is of great length, provides for Ill local improvements and that the same shall be paid for by either spe- ;ial assessments or general tax levy pr both in the discretion of the coun- ,il.
 House bill No g, introduced by Proctor (Navajo) provides for the abolition of the board of control and 10 create in its stead board of pub lie welfare with powers of super vision and inspection of public bodies 10 carry on investigations, to pro-, vide for a revision of the buSiness1 md accounting systems of the state,