Weekly journal-miner., 1915-02-03

ulllNl NOllolAlNl dllOAl III NOlilllllllNS V the whole that it be re-referred tt the finance committee with instruc tions to draw a general bill includ ing all classes of property. The mo ton was lost by the same vote
 Gavel From First Capital.
 A. A. Johns, for the Yavapai dele gation, presented Speaker Brook with a handsome gavel made iron the door sill of the first territoria capitol in Prescott where the frs legislature met and where much O the states early and thrilling politi cal history was made The speaker responded and hoped that mighty superstructure would be builded up. on the firm foundation laid by tho pioneers.
 Petitions relative to the proposed amendments to the game laws were received and filed.
 A communication from the gover- nor announced that the chief execu- tive had signed the tax extension bill which extends the time for the pay ment of 1914 taxes until April next and remits penalties accruing. The governor said that he regretted the emergency clause and hoped that il would not establish precedent. This is the first measure of the session ex- ccpt the legislative appropriation bill to be extended into a completed law
 Senate bills Nos. 5 and 10 which have passed the upper house were received and advanced to second reading. No. 5 relates to the keep ing of public records and No. 10 to the nomination. of city officers other than the mayor and council in cities not under special charter. The act virtually extends the commission form to all cities except Phoenix, Tucson and Prescott which have charters of their own.
 House bills AS to 50 inclusive were read the second time by number and title and referred to committees.
 The senate bill hopper was empty this morning but the house sprout- ed two.
 No. 51 offered by s. F. Lanford, (Greenlee) amends Section 2401 of the revised statutes and provides that boards Of supervisors shall meet at their respective county seats on the first Monday in June next pre- ceding a general election for state and county officials and divide their several counties into three super visorial districts as nearly equal as possible in area, considering popula- ton and assessed valuation. Such re- districting is to be. voted upon by the qualified electors and taxpayers not less than two weeks nor more than thirty days after such action. Should the redistricting plan be ap- proved by a majority vote the county shall thereafter elect supervisors from such districts. The bill, it will be seen, does away with the "at large" elections of supervisors and practically applies the ward system to county affairs, giving each district its own representative on the county board.
 No. g is the offer of James L. Edwards (Yuma) and seeks to amend civil code paragraphs relating to fees to be charged and collected by cer- tain county officials. The principle change is in providing flat charge of fifteen cents per hundred words for certified copies and providing that the sheriff's fee shall be twen- ty-hvc cents for each $1OO collect ed on executions instead of the slid ing scale ROW in use.
 House Afternoon Session.
 The speaker ruled that the attempt to call the mine tax bill from com mittec and get it before the house would require unanimous consent. There being objection, the motion went over until Monday.
 Senate bill No. Y, known as the state fair emergency deficiency bill, and carrying an appropriation of $2l- GOO, passed its third reading, and now goes to the governor for his signature. The measure provides $19,308 to meet deficit and $1,692 for current expenses until the end of the current fiscal year, June 30.
 The house adjourned at lis until 10 o'clock on Monday.