Daily national Democrat., 1860-05-02
The Third House.

"iO"u"J hiS", aiVeI Tue adlournment of
the bona fde legislature, the Third House
assembled. J. W. Coffroth ives elected
Speaker and presided with dignity worthy
of the occasion. The Standard saws.
After quiet was restored Il food of resolutions
were showered upon the Clerks desk bv the
pages who had been selected in accordance
with the follow wing resolution:
ReSo9ced, That three pages be appointed
by the Chair, whose weight shall not exceed
hve tuns each, and that they be paid $40 per
day Tor their services, to be paid from The
treasury OF the town pump.
From the mass of lily digested puns and
chaotic wit, we select the following. but bv
whom they were offered it is impossible to
say:
HesoSved, That an Indian is an Indian, the
legislature to the contrary notwithstanding
HeSofved, That the bulkhead is IA bulkhead
ard be hereafter known as dead head.
HCSotved, That the Kibbe Rangers be re
organized to protect the Go ernor on his con
templated visit to Sai. Francisco. and that
orders be given to protect him from any ele-
ramon no. warranted by the Constitution at
the hands OF any organization whatsoever.
HeSolred That all persons desiring the ser
wees OF the Hawks, of Hawks Hollow. to
ana IN Jay Hawking bill through be espe =
clally cautioned to ascertain which HawGins
they desire.
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate
eoncurring, That splits at faro be declared
unconstitutional.
Several times dming the session. messages
were received from the Governor vetoing
sundry bills
-, On motion, the regular file was taken up
Inc Aturas bill was passed unanimously. A
number OF local bills were passed, one of
which was to "Close the Golden Gate :" an
oIher, to build bulkhead on the river front
OF Sutterville. The Union resolutions of the
member from Ell Dorado were also passed.
After the reading of the resolutions, and
previous 10 the adjournment, the Honorable
speaker, MI. Coitroth, was presented with a
nia9hlneeht TIN watch, OF gigantic proper
tlons The Hon. Mr. Wilkins, in presenting
the watch, made an eloquent and appropriate
speech. The modest Speaker was deenlv af-
fected by this unexpected mark of honor and
esteem, and In broken tones, and with copious
tears he stammered out his thanks. The
whole Assembly was affected to tears, and
adjourned to get drink
LATER FROM ARIzoNA.-We gather the
following intelligence from the Arizonian of
April 18th:
Gov. Owings has appointed T. NJ. Turner
Esq, of Tubac, Paymaster to the Sd Regi.
ment' with the Rank of Major.
The Lieut.. Governor of Arizona. Yrpacio
Orrantia, is spoken of by the Arizonian as
follows: We omitted in last Weeks issue
mentioning the very able address of this gen
tIemnn, delivered to the Mexican population
of our city, after the adjournment of the Con
Convention. Daring the entire
speech, he was frequently interrupted with
ViUdS! fro'n his countrymen. Mr.. Orrantia
is a gentleman of noble appearance and fine
address and education, and will, no douht be
a popular officer, and confer honor to the
station which has been awarded him.
On the 9th inst, party of Indians, a few
miles from La Mesa, fired three arrows into
a boy, and would have killed him but for his
brave defense; they. however, shot lis mare.
which has since died. The same Indians IL
in number drove off twelve head of cattle
party immediately followed in pursuit and
recovered eight head, the remaining four
having been lanced. On the 10th, band of
the same Indians visited the town of La Me
SD, and made good their escape, driving off
twenty head of stock. a number of citizens
organized and followed the thieves, and it
is hoped may he successful in inhictng on
them the punishment they so justly deserve
An unusual number of depredltions have
been committed in the eastern portion of Ar
izona, since the departure to the Navajo
country, of portion of the command sta
toned at Fort Fillmore. It is feared that
the citizens of that section will be unable to
plant their lands as usual, and that if the In
dians continue to harass them, as they have
done for the past three or four months, they
will knock under and give up in despair.
At Tucson, an American named Philip Ba-
con, was shot twice by Mexican, but was
not badly wounded The Mexican made his
escape,