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Arizona miner., 1867-10-12

TnE LAws.-Wc complete to-day the pub lication, by authority, of the Acts, Memorials, Joint and Concurrent Resolutions, etc, passed and adopted by the Fourth Legislature and signed by the Governor. The reader cannot fail to observe the miserable manner in which the Acts, etc, are punctuated, and their oc- casional defects of photography, as well as in other respects. It is proper for us to say, that in setting them up we strictly obeyed the instructions of the Secretary of the Ter ritory, which were, to follow copy in every particular. The Governor would have been justified in refusing to atiix his signature to laws so bunglingly prepared, and it is proba- ble that he would have returned some of them for re-englossment if there had been any hope that the second copy would be any better than the first.
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it was Republican that did the job. Now felt the Cutlery in this thrust, but to make the bCst of it 1 cried c GdSs-they had best wait--that that Republican was deep man, and that it was very likely that he knew what he was about, and when we come to know all, we would be glad he did it. Said l, if the too-sooners can aii, IT to buy the Capi- tal let them have it--you won't feel so bad if some one should come along and say,my good l" constit," this is your share of the dividend, and emphasize the words with SlOO0. The Dcms hushed, and all was still again.
 But congdentially, 1 don't feel so confident about the good turn of this business. l don't like my dreams. Our party is hurt. And, Mr. Editor, you may not believe it, but this very night, as Mir s. and I were swinging around the town, an object q expect from what l have read in books-an appaiition) appeared before us. It was just at dusk, when "tamc things frightful grow" s. seized my arm, and in choked voice that betrayed emo ton, gasped-it is adt-Hat-natural as life and fled from the spot. 1 stayed to get bet ter view of the apparition. q am not nerv- ous). It appeared about 5 feet 10 inches high not strongly bRit. From boots my eye fol lowed to head--it was not he-no, no-its head was that of Billy-Goat that has long perambulated our streets, but was this morn ing slain. His goatship's beard hung low on his breast-his eyes looked bleared-and around his neck was a knotted rope, and on his brow the words "they saw me, and took the pot, ,"-and a and two 00's just under
 l don't know what is coming of all this Strange But was speaking of the Capital question abit ago There has been and still is, good deal of ill feeling towards our Leg. islature for doing as they have done.
 Why our Representative in the lower House, the Honorable N. s. Lewis, or the Honorable gentleman from Pah-Ute should vote for it to go to Tucson, is question oi qltien sdbe. SIvAD.
 r. s. Since writing the above VIC have re- ceived the following items: At Union Pass about l o'clock yesterday, a Government train, Wm. Free in charge, was attacked by Indians-one mule killed and two others wounded The Indians fired from ambush only showing their scalps. By free use ol whip and lungs the teamsters soon got out oi range of their guns.
 Another train CD route for "Willows" in charge of Wagonmaster Price, soon after met Frees train, which was coming in from the Willows. Price continued on, and news came in late last night that two of his wag- ons had broken down near the place where Free was attacked. Wagons have gone out to help Price
 Night before last, the devils visited San Francisco district, sdone' no damage yet, are looking around, Poker Jim n says, waiting for soit snap. SIvAD.
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TIE CAPITAL QUESTION.
TIE FEELING IN MonAvE COUNTY.

HARDYvuLT, Oct. 2, 1857.
 In accordance with public notice, given by posting notices, signed by many citizens, the people of Hardyyille and vicinity assem- bled on "Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, 1867, at the Colorado Hotel for the purpose of eX- pressing their views upon the action Of MT. N. s. Lewis. member of the Legislature from Mohave county, in casting his vote in favor oi the removal of the Capital of the Territory from Prescott to Tucson,
 The meeting was called to order by the election of MT. A. C. Haskell, Chairman.
 On motion. James F. Bull was chosen Sec retay.
 Hon. A. E. Davis being loudly called for came forward and addressed the meeting He thoroughly denounced Mir. Lewis course and urged in an eloquent manner the nec"5' sity of condemning his action in such man ner as to warn all future public servants of what they might expect if they betrayed the trust imposed in them.
 On motion committee of three was ap- pointed by the Chair, consisting of Messrs. Bull, Davis and Moreland, tO draft articles condemnatory of the course pursued by NIT. Lewis in casting his vote contrary to the wishes of the people on the Capital question.
 On motion the meeting adjourned for five minutes in order to give the Committee time to report.
 The time having expired the meeting was again called to order, and the Committee made the following report:
 WHEREAS, N. s. Lewis, of Mohave county, Representative in the Fourth Legislature of the Territory of Arizona, has, contrary to the wishes and expectations of his constituency, ,,otad tn ra,novo tho ('arifal nf tha Torri from Prescott to Tucson, be it
 ResolUed, That he has s.ultified himself and proven recreant to the trust reposed in him, and that be it further
 Resolged, That we feel confident that he knew the wish and desire of his constituents to be, that the Capital should be located at Prescott and not at Tncson, and so believing we are of the opinion that other considera- tions than the welfare of the people were brought to,bear to induce him to violate his trust, and therefore we hereby express our unqualified condemnation of his act
 On motion of Mir. E. II. Smith, the report of the Committee was accepted and the Com mittee discharged.
 On motion of Mr. Allmindinger, the pre-. amble and resolutions as reported by the Committed were unanimously adopted
 Mir Martin V. Davis moved that a commit tee of three be chosen to construct the efligy of N. S. Lewis and suspend the same in front of Hardy's store, together with appropriate notices. Carried unanimously.
 On motion Messrs. Martin V. Davis, John Frink, and D. c. Moreland were placed ir nomination and duly elected as said Com mittee.
 Hon A. E. Davis moved that copy of the resolutions and proceedings of the meeting be sent to the ARIZONA MINER for publica ton. Carried unanimously.
 On motion the meeting adjourned sine die
 A. c. HASKELL, President.
 JAMES P. BULL, Secretary.
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QUESTION OF PRIVILEGE.


 I" si'e Hoose, OH Ino 4ta inst, Mr. Cook of
 Yavapai arose and said:
 MT. Speaker-As my priyelege. I ask that the following reasons be entered on the four nals in explanation of my vote on the passage of House bill No. 32.
 4 special committee of five appointed bv the House to examine into the financial af fairs of the Territory, reported to the House the following facts;
 That Coles Bashford held the office of At torney General in violation of the organic act, which says: 1" No member of the Legis- latiye Assembly shall hold or be appointed to any office which shall have been created. or the salary or emoluments of which shall have been increased while he was member. du. ring the term for which he was elected. and for one year after the expiration of such term" That the said Coles Bashford was n member of the Legislative Assembly at the tune of hls appointment, and was by the plain letter of the law prohibited from hold ing said office of Attorney General.
 And the committee further reported. that thc Governor and Secretary were an ille0al foard of auditors-prohibited from acting as alch by the organic act, which says: 9No ierson holding commission or appointment '-ider the United States exceDt Post Masters. i'i be a member or the Ler liiye 1 1sssr' .yi or shaii hold any oflcc 44s.r Che gov 2ment Of said Territory
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ACTS APPROVED.
FOURTH LEGIsLATURE.

The following is list of all Acts, Memo rials, Resolutions, etc, of the Fourth Legis- lature, approved by the Governor since our last issue
 An act to amend chapter eleven, Howell Code, of proceedings in criminal cases.
 An act amendatory of an act entitled an act amendatory of chapter six, Howell Code, approved December 30, 1865.
 An act creating the office of Public Ad- ministrator, and providing for the govern ment of the same.
 Memorial asking an increase in the pay of members and officers of the Legislative As. sembly of the Territory.
 Memorial asking the Secretary of the Trea- sury to allow certain expenses incurred by the Territory.
 Memorial asking that Quartermasters at the several military posts in Arizona be auth orized to purchase certain supplies in open market. An act to amend an act entitled, An act amendatory of chapter XIV Howell Code, Of the Legislature, approved November 2. 1866
 Joint Resolution authorizing a settlement with William s. Oury. Petition to Major W. R. Price. An act defining the time for the qualifica- tion of officers elected at any general election in the Territory, and legalizing the acts of certain officers.
 An act providing for certain necessary Ter ritoria! expenses
 An act repeating section r, chapter II, Howell Code, of the Legislature.
 Memorial asking the construction of mill tary roads and appropriations for the same and for the construction of wells.
 An act authorizing the construction of wells on desert roads, and exempting the same from taxation by the Territory.
 An act concerning the Territorial indebt- edDess. An act concerning common schools.
 An act to repeal an act to provide for the segregation of mining claims, approved Mo- vember 5, 1866.
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VITO On Monday last His Excellency Governor Mccormick sent to the House n
 Dessage vetoing two bills which originated in that branch of the Legislature; one. " An Act requiring the Territorial Treasurer to give the Treisurers of the several counties a certain aotice," on the sufficient ground that ils provisions were in conflict with those of another Act which he had just approved :. the other, an Act changing the time of hold ing the cencral election from June to Sen ssfslses, on the ground that, "as the term of the present members of the House tone year) will expire in June next, there will be an in terval of three months in which the House R'.ii rot be in existence. While it is not i,s,,..,stsiie..s . ssys the Governor, "(although possible, owing to pending negotiations for the extension of our southern border lines. and for other reasons) that q spe-i-' session sftNo erislature will bs required during the ensaipg year, it is evidently the intent of the Organic Act, as well as of the Code. that no sgeh int@val shall at any time occur" etc. In regard to the veto of the latter bill, there gre ..,-.ay people in this section who fail to see it though His Excellency's spectacles While they know that our Government is anxious io acquire the Mexican States of So- nora and .Abaja California, they are utterly unaware 5i any pending negotiations for the extsnsion If our southern border lines, or off she nature of the "other reasons , to which | Ifs Excellency alludes, which may require a speciM session of the Legislature between Tnao snd september of next year. Indeed, .oas srr ill-natured enough to assert, that lc dena. of the bill for the removal of the gapifal ar the veto of the election bill were lsp.rsl the self-saIne motive, and that .oth acD ld reference to somebody's proba-
 stH sy for Delegate to Congress. For ir- rnrf vs say nothing; but "we will see
 wy all sce.p
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MEMORIAL.

Asking an increase "a he pdy of de M.1
 and OGcers cf he Legislatirs Ass,,,Iia' II,.'F" To the Senate and House of Represen,,,;. of the United States, in Congress ,su.s s...N bled eu Your memorialsts the Legislative ... bly of the Territory of Arizona resnso,sS .S' respresent, That Whereas the Orp,nc % ~. the Territory provides that the nav no, G of the members of the first and subssoas'1a. sa Legislative Assemblies shall be tbroo Jana JtSIu' during their attendance at their session .s ,h..a of, and the officers of the said LerislaiiSa s AZ semblies are allowed a like compens,,a' And Whereas on account of the diss~aaA danger and expense of travel, and the A ns.,' sarily high price of living while i, ', tendance upon the sessions of the Ieo;s,,". Assembly Amounting to more than ,1,.. dollars per day) and Whereas it is m,p;t..s' unjust that such a compensation sbonN ' laid at so low q rate, subjecting the menL.' | and officers in attendance upon the sessioD.J the Legislative Assembly to necesaS, heavy expense over and above their p.v I, the General Government: Therefore v,.. memorialists would respectfully ask % y%o. Honorable Body to so amend the Orrapi. ,t as to allow SIX dollars per diem for each r.r. Der and officer in attendance on all s1b~. quent sessions of the Legislative AsseubEs of this Territory, and to allow double a. present rates of mileage to said memberJ the Legislative Assemblies.
 Resolced by the Council and House ofR.A resentatives of the Territory of Arizona ,h,, our Delegate in Congress, Hon. Coles BsA. ford, be and he is hereby requested to pv | honorable means to bring the subject to ey i favorable consideration of Congress. Apis it further resolved that the Secretary ds Territory be requested to transmit cwf the foregoing memorial and resolutions to Delegate in Congress.
 OLIVER LINDSEY,
 Speaker of the House of Represeniativs
 OCTAVlUS D. GASS President of the Cound | | Approved October ,, 1867.
 RICHARD c. MCCORMICK
 A true copy of the original on file in office.
 JAMES P. T. GARTER, Secretary of the TerriiOr
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ten statement containing full cyLi,,, -. accounts of their respective offices iot . oi 'he immediately after the converting of ,aa inu shall lature transmit copy of said sts,o's if tne Legis- the House of Representatives. '"ieht to SEC. il. All warrants issued b, n torial Auditor on and after the fiIoo me ierri. of August A. D. 1867 shall be ,iSi'h no;S U, day their regular order, according to their Uy Unly in of date. prlony SEC. 12. All Acts and parts of Ao. flicting with the provisions of tb;, s Con hereby repealed. Ac' are SEC. l3. This Act shall take efrac, in force from and after the first dsn ana bs cember A. D. 1867. VI De- Speaker of the House of Represen,,.,
 OCTAVIUS D. GASr1
 President of the CoD0,a Approved October 6, 1867. 0u'cu
 RICHARD c. McCORMrcv
 A true copy of the original on es office. JAMES P. T. CARTE" ny
 Secretary of the Terri;as,.
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Then in violation of law Coles Bashiord held the office of Attorney General, and was not entitled to pay as such. His claims for services as Attorney General, were passed up on and allowed by an illegal board of Audit ors, Chc being one of said boardD; and Ter ritorial bonds and warrants were issued to him to the amount of six thousand four hun dred and ninety-seven l9-1OO dollars under a law prepared especially to pay said claim and others of a similar nature.
 Having been one of said committed and knowing the facts reported to be true, l could not vote for the law funding said bonds and warrants, thereby taking the money col ected from the people for honest and legiti. mate purposes, to pay as believe, an unjust and illegal claim, born in corruption and fraud. k. J. COOK.
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Treasurer of Arizona.

SEC. 4. No bonds or warrants other than thos, specified by the aforesaid numbers shall be paid or redeemed by the Territorial Treasur. CT, except such as are herein, or shall hereaf ter be provided for by law.
 SEC. ,. From the date when this Act shall take effect, the salaries of the Territorial Auditor, and the Territorial Treasurer. shall be for each, six hundred and fifty dollars Der annum, and no other compensation shall be allowed. The salary of the District Attor- ney, for the District in which the Capital may be, shall be one hundred dollars per annum. Tor services as Attorney General, and no fur ther compensation shall be allowed him as Attorney General, other than the fees pre- scribed by law. f'0 SEC 0. The Auditor shall audit, and the Treasurer shall pay the salaries allowed in tbe previous section, and also all just charges bv the several counties for the keeping of Terri torial prisoners.
 SEC. T. The Auditor shall not audit nor snail the Treasurer pay, any demands on the territorial Treasury other than those author. izeu oy laws enacted by the Fourth and sue ceeding Legislative Assemblies of the Terri tory of Arizona.
 SEC. $. The Territorial Treasurer shall draw bis warrants quarterly on the several Souhty ireasurers for all moneys that may be que hlm as Treasurer, Pr0oiicd, That from the date when this Act shall take effect. all meneys due the Territory, from whatever source derived, shall be paid in United States legal currency. SEC. 2. When the Treasurer shall have on iI nahd the amount of five hundred dollars more man Is sufficient to pay all sums authorized I9 De paid by the provisions of this Act. he 'hall give notice by advertising that he will purchase bonds. issued, (and not at that time tue, under the authority of this Act. and 'hail accept the lowest bid or bids, for said ponds to the amosnt of funds in the Treasury
 SEC. 10. The Auditor and Treasaror shall Ae'i ae'ise- = the Governor arnualIy. --f+ o' than twenty days before thc am mI iee'1ng of ihc Territorial ..slatufe. awat.
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FAIR PLAY.

EDITOR MIsER.-It is a melancholy phase of human nature, that when men fail in ac- complaining desired object, whether that object be the qualification of their own polit- ical ambition, or the success of some scheme which they, in their wisdom, deem indispen- sable to the prosperity of particular section Of country in which they are immediately in terested; that such men, forgetful of the claims of fcandor and fair dealing, which should characterize all good men, forgetful of truth, justice and magnanimity at once hurl their anathemas at those who, from any cause have stood in the way of the realization of their darling wishes.
 These reflections are suggested by reading communication in the weekly MrNRE of the 5th instant, in which the writer takes Gov ernor Mccormick severely to task. for not ye- toing the bill locating the Capital at Tue son.
 What a pity it is that the Governor did not take the advice of the writer of that arti- cle. and veto said bill What a great pity if IS that the 6oyern0r uared 70 exercise ms own convictions of right in the matter.
 The writer of this was strongly opposed to the location of the Capital at Tucson. believ, ing that said location would be detrimental to the best interests of the Territory, and be labored hard in trying to convince the Gov ernor that it was his duty to veto said bill But because the Governor could not see if in that light, because he dared to sign said bill l do not conceive it to be my duty to hurl wholesale Snathemas at his devoted head or to insinuate that he was influenced hv i'm. proper motives. Such course is not mao Hot just. I am not the apolo- giist of the Governor, or his defender. He is | abundantly able to defend himself But in all candor, think the Governor deserves bet | ter things of this people than the article above alluded to would seem to indicate. 1t IS fact well known, and acknowledged 5y all impartial and unprejudiced men. that ever since Governor Mccormick has been connected with the government of Arizona le has been most ardent and indefatigabIe I1 lis efforts to promote the welfare and D, s. 'erity of the whole Territory. The vissio,n f his general course has been acknow eslrs,l y all honest and thinking men. Ths ak jt Ii -e 'rN"nee with reason, justice or ys. .r. init} W tae orst of lnotires s,,o 6, plto'i 3im for signing said Jii
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COMMUNICATIONS.
LETTER FROM HARDYvILLE.
coRREsroxDENcE OF THE MINER
HARDYvILLE, Oct. i, 1867.

HARDYvILLE, Oct. i, 1867.
 EDITOR ARIZONA MINER :-Determined to keep you posted on the movements of the Ar my of the Colorado, hasten to pen the items caught from a courier from the front to-day. He reports that Major Clendenins and Lieutenant Traverse's divisions formed juno tion in Sacromento Valley yesterday, and will move forward as far as Beale's station to-day. But little rain has fallen in the Wallapai range this Summer, consequently springs that last year gave out gurgling streams arc now nearly dry. This fact will seriously embar- rass the movements of our troops, and prevent that free and independent system of scouting proposed, by which it was expected to rout " Lo out of his most secret bowers.
 Lieutenant Wells, with his command. is supposed to be in the vicinity of the Wauba Yuma District, which is south of Beale's. No fighting yet. It is thought that the enemy will retreat to the last ditch. If Colonel Price ever gets chance to move on their works, material for chignons will be apt to be greatly reduced in price.
 Roads fine, and troops spelling for fight
 SIvAD. P. S.-Mr. Ballard, mail agent, starts for California ato-morrow-proposes returning i'm mediately.
 Barge Colorado, Captain Wilburn, left here yesterday for Fl Dorado Canon.
 l am again assured by James Ferry that his guest, NIT, White, the Big Canon voyager distinctly declares that, all reports to the con trary notwithstanding, he did not obtain better prospect. in all his prospecting. than one and a-half cents to the pan, and that all other reports are incorrect. MT. White is at q loss to know how he should have been so misunderstood. It is due to the public that the 25-cents to the-pan report be contradict ed. SIvAD.
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HARpYyILLE. Oct 4 lsG7

hAhDfFlLLE, Oct. 4, lSbI.
 EDITOR MIsER.-Trouble always comes in heap, is an old family saying in our family (think it originated with us~don't knowi Just as we had commenced to lift our heads bowed low in humiliation and sorrow for fine sad calamity that had oyertaken our sister State, California, and for the streak of bad luck that some of our Republican brothers have struck, in having their :" pap'' cut off (to say nothing of the illustration of certain schemes and dreams of fat appointments that before election they were fondly hugging) But that is not the worst of it at all (t6is is inter-los, Mir. Ed, I, he that writes to ye. as one of the faithful, counted muchlv on lunch ing on MT. Gorham's loaves and fishes. But as l read Tn new work the other day. I am diynlging (thatis, l am getting off my story ]. say, or was saying, just as we were getting slightly over our lick, we were again stricken down, dlsconstructed, and confounded-in iact, entirely dislOdged from oar hasis-bv receiving the news that in isv inUInent in momer. madness, we had been sepre- oaeeu-torn up by the roots, and transDlant- ed from the centre of the circumference ofour Territory; that the Capital had. in truth been located either on, or just over the line oi Sonora. The intelligence bursted upon ms like clap of thunder on country school. mousse at noon time. An awful stiffness hung over Hardyville for about nine hours and then ensued scene that would require very melancholy pen, and very black ink to ,,oetyv Says Brown, how can go to Toosoon to at- tend that suit have in the Supreme Court NeHly 1t IS impossible for me, says Jones. to travel one thousand miles to have that axe ground at the next Legislature. But, says Snobs, you will have to go-we will elect you. No, neighbor Snobs, can't afford it. besides, my health is poor and the agne there would kill me - Spoons must go; he has plenty of" kale." No, no, says Spoons-you ant be so unjust as to send me off on such ong tedious journey. And so it went, qd- qt1nitun-mingled with curses, groans and 'ries of lost-thirty fifth parallel, R. R-d- 1 overland mail, Capital, etc. etc.-until finally | ir. Zero, very cool man, proposed that Ee buy it back again ns.t yeir which ad very quietlng effect wan slne .,e Il Jared that the PiBias nor pauaeocs aoaf Ter want scgng g4foa ri nta
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