Arizona miner., 1867-09-21
LEGISLATIVE DoGNGs.

The Legislative Assembly is now imtiy at work. During the prcsontweck quite a num- Der of important measures have been iniro- duccd in both Houses. and have already passed one or the other
 We note few of the more important The House has adopted a Memorial to the L. $. Congress (which. from It, importance. will dcabtcss be adopted by the Council by a like unanimous vote) asking that authority be given the Governor to raise regiment of volunteer troop, for protection against the hostile Indians < request SO iut and rea- sonallc should not be denied but judging from the past wc indulge in hut faint hope of success. Yctil is only what has been done for other Territories which are in no worse condition than Arizona i- and hos been for the past four ygars.
 A preamble and resolutions. asking that Arizona be removed from under the command of Breyct Major General Mcdowell. and made separate Department. hss also passed the House hy 9 vote of twelve Co three.
 This measure provoked considerable dis cussion. notwithstanding the unanimous agreement of an the delegations as to its im- portaucc Tn reality. the measure itself was not opposed, but the difference arose as to the manner in which tLc request should bc made; and those who yoied against the pas sage ot the preamble and resolutions did so, as we arc informed, not because of anything in the resolutions particularly. but on account of the objectionable manner in which the basis of the request vas set forth iu the pre- amblc. We feel warruuted in saying. that a.s r.. 0 q f. -f.-. gret that in SO doing, they were compelled to seemingly vote against resolution expres- siye of confidence in the Commander of the { District of Prescott. General Gregg. Public sentiment hercabout. seems to be with the majority; but we know that the opposers of ! the measure were acLuatcd by the best posi- ble motives. Time will tell who were right and who were wrong.
 The House Select Committee appointed Ca inquire into the financial condition of thC Territory. have submitted very elaborate report. As it tT-a,. of matters not hcret0ior, generally understood gre commend it as wJr thy the examination 9i tue public.
 The Council La, passed liil for the pun ishment of yagrauts and other suspicious per sons. Such law may Joe applicable to tho lower country, bordering upon Mexico, but we fail tO sec the necessity of such law when applied Go Central Arizona.
 The same body has also pa=se all Aci, pro viding for the hiring out of conyicts by th
 Shorids of tho several counties, which shoul,
 be entitled " An Act providing for a genera jail delivery" as it provides that sherii
 may hire out a convict to any person apply
 ing, and the person go hiung is responsibl , for the saie-keeping of tie criminal; but m penalty is attached in case of the escape O such criminal So. to effect the liberation O a dangerous character, you have only to hir
 him out, and he will soon take French lcavD and be ready for another depreciation
 We call attention to the excellent report 0
 the Chairman of the Council Committee oi Military and Indian Ailairs-ilon. D. II l, Stickncy Of Pima. l. is elaborate and truth
 ful, aud in the language of former repre-
 sentative ti0m Yuma 'kigeIs the ground Strange as f. may appear, we observe tha
 about the usual number of amendments an ! proposed 10 tho Howell Code, that peercs , document which cost the Territory some si, , thousand dollars in gold bonds.
 The question of the location of the C8pito
 has not yet been brought to the suduce-i ? may be for the reason that the Inemhers tal.
 the very sensible view that the time has no ' yet arrived when a judicious location can b l made.