Arizona miner., 1867-10-05

nor, Secretary and other Territorial officers
 arrived at or near the site of the present
 town of Prescott. This being g central loca-
 tion, and promising well for a lively mining
 town, it was soon decided to lay off and estab-
 fish the town, and, further to temporarily
 locate here the seat of government of Arizona. The Legislative Assembly met n September Pima county was well represented and, If l
 mistake not, the honor is due to the learned
 representatives from Pima of patching up the great and wonderful Howell Code. The orig inators had the name of being familiar with
 railroad matters, consequently tue Code was
 adopted without question. The two branches
 also proceeded 10 enact some laws-and some
 laws they did not enact. They granted sew
 eral valuable franchises, and transacted other
 important business, under tbe direction Of
 the learned Legislators whose authority was
 then recognized.
 In December 1865 tine Legislature again
 convened. Al this session but two members
 appeared from Pima county--One member Of
 ttIc Council and one member of the House
 At the first meeting cf the Council the mem
 bef from Pima TesjgHed, .csving barely
 quorum in that body. His excuse for resign
 ing was, that Pima county did not wish io be
 represented The member of the House from
 Pima however. consented :D act and assist in
 paiching up the Howell Code and enacting
 some important laws. provided that all or \
 majority of the members would consent to let
 the Capital question alone and make no per mancnt location then. The fact was, Pima
 county was not fairly represented, as the
 census had not been fairly taken--so it was alleged. "A tribe Of Indians had been discov- cred somewbeFe in the southwestern part of tbe county, that Lad not been represented ;
 but prior to the next election q census would be taken and they could be fairly represent ed, and thus great advantage would Ice cained) 1hese points were all fully dis 1. cussed by the msmbcrs elect from Iayapai county, snd facts noted by members from the D nver counties. On the adjournment Of the Legislature, all member, present agreed that
 iAe Major had f1ily represented Pina cognty h October 1866, the Legislature again [ convened, but again Pima was not fully rep , sentcd, and the members from that county who ansBcrnd to their names were not firm, but sholg. HoweTer, al present seemed will D ling Co 70 fo work, and Aelp patch up the Code. and iry to make something out of it, if 2 possible Bot when tbe Capital question came up Pima came forward and resigned ? and 90 the question rested, 10 be renewed Rt [ this. tbc thiFd and last timc. la the Fourth ! Legi.laiurc AS thc meDbcrs gathered ID on ] the irst yf September we saw ths point Co he , made fJr ch2mpague was ordered al around, ard s!! tsSs 6 SF5ak.
 On looking around. We sec a full dclegat;on |. fyum Pima. wt zee them a .ise set of usen
 VIC cnnvrrSc wifh them wc ind them posted e 0n al tue ucws Of the day. and finally learn 'tiai they are old poiiticians, and 1; Ss not dif
 hcsilt ts dis>a.e= zh=t :assy neat; s,y ~ isAs
 e drnk Soon VIC see them cut one sids
 with the river members, and by their gesture
 they must be is earnest, as.4 taking gpoi
 some izpastsr; sahjrr;.
 The member from Yavapai applied 70 ih' f river delegation fer the support fhcy had for sBeTiy received. but were shaken of with aI
 indirect answer and left to gUoss hoN th' vote wouid 70 oH thc Capital question. A s for fke Pima deieEntius. it was now oF never s q. by the last census they did Boi count a, 2 many ss they expected, whle th~ othei
 ccunfie. Lad ilcFcASei and claimed one ol
 ,heir members ef flee l~-r- Hc-s=-, s-sA7as4
 the pn-pect is nos that iu aacthsr year Pima 2 will lQte at least one member fron each Ii0usc therefore without tue capital they
 could not think of returning Tbcy are well 2 supplied with convcy ancss. and offer Go con- vvy ihe Territorial arcliyes to TGcsya free of } charge.
 As soon ss thc vois CD the Capital hill iu tbc Counal on saturday wns announced. the
 members from Pima began Co figure up their
 cxpcnses to .ee hoW they st1ed Thc Hes:ss
 === -tiii - =zssi0zi. aud am told that the rgsuit ol tbe voie in fhs Council completely bxisEgsd matters then pending In the Hogse.
 wairh ad 1urpea to give the Tursoners a
 chance Co rr5osce over their victory Their
 Grst brcas vas for the Governors, to urge him Co sign the hiH st ouce but learn thAt 2 Ills Exee.iency did not seem pleased witA the ] demand, as be bad not been consoltcd in the Q matter, and found fault with the hayty man b urr in which the ihing had been burned { through. So the matter rests for fartbcl b consideration.
 D l, cannot bc charged that ;lts delegation b from Yavapai county have acted with any un i. fairness in 'his matter, they. with the mem | ter of the Council from MohAve and the meth f ter of the H1u-s from Yuma could have used }. tie same argument as did the meFnbers iron r Pima st the two former sessions thaf l. }. S ben iho question came ap they could hsT.
 resigned, leaving either Hogse Withogi quo run, and tbus defeated the inAl passage O e ihe bill. But instead 0f resoTting to s=>l I- questionable means t0 secure their end, thel e opr1sed tlse bail in q legitimate and psriia C menisry manner; oAered substitute, Whicl - certainly fair and should have been Ac
 lceBtable. having the lecs.te. @s :he G=;ss:= l to vote of the people At fhe next genera F election; and finally accepted deie.; Fz;hei f than abandon the poet of duty.
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