The Weekly Arizonian., 1870-03-19
CONGRESS ON ARIzONA.


 gross published in the Washington Dafy
 Globe of Fsbrugry + ssas follows, regarding
 affairs ia Arizona :-
 1 MT CulIom, from ihe co nittee on the Ter
 ritories, reported back, with the recommeuda-
 ton that it do pass the bill [H. R. No S66)
 to confirm the spportion nent and anend
 certain laws of ,he Territory of Arizona. The bill declares the apportionment of mem
 bers ofthe Legislature of Arizona elected and I convened i'll the years 1866, 1867, and 1868 to be legal aad valid under the organic act IL pro viGes that general election shall be held upon the Tuesday after the first Monday of Nsvem- Der in the year 1870 and the Governor shall order such election by proclaim ation 10 be issled not less than two months previous to said day. In this proclamation ne shall declare thu number of mem ber5 of each branch 0f the Legislature te which each coun shall be eH- titled, and il the census to he taken in 1870 shall not have been com 9!eted at the time of the issue of said proclamation then the appor.- tionment shall be made in accordance wlth the best in!crmatioa to he ebtait ed
 The term ofall officers elected by the people 1 and now holding oihc7 shall expire on the 3lst l of December, a1d the tenn of office of their | successors shall commence ou the lst day of January l87l
 The persons elected 10 the next Legislature shall meet at the capital on the second Wei nGsday iA January
 The Governor is empowered to 6Il by ap- all vacancies in townshiF, county Or district offices until the 3lst Of December 1870 l, And may until such tune, remove any officer whose removal will, in his judgment, pso- note the public int est.
 Justices of the peace shall have no iurisdic- ion in ma;ters apgertaining 10 'i;es or bound Iriss ofIands if the same be in dispute.
 Upon tke bill being read Mr. Cox inquire f egarding the necessity for the first part of the | . rlL respecting the interference by Congress 'ith regard to t e apporiionnent of members h f the Legislature.
 Ar Culom. will explain the facts The u legislature of Arizona Territory passed law mich authorized ths Governor of the Territory u 3 make an app ortinnmemt. Ii has since been ecided by one of the judges there that the Iovernor had no authority 10 make the appor- and the result is that all the laws assed by the Leyisaiure of lhe erri;ory and le tenures ot all the officers in the Territory re in doubt. As regards he officers it is T. latter ot dsnbt whether they have any Ieg> o anding or not, It is equally matter of doubr r. neither any law of ,hs !errilory passed after le aPportionment vas madeis valid or nor. 1d whether the Leg a;ure is legal body os n' Ot. tto Mr Cox now asked whc her the question be ls ever been before the courts of the Terri co Ty. .ef Mr. CulIom. stated to the gentleman that ,S Q le of the judges has had ths ca2e before him vi Id has decided against tue validity of the ap. 'rtionment made by the Govorner and thatl akes 1t necessary that some action should be Id here.
 Mir. Cox have no objection to the o.l. Ar. Culom. now call the previous oues~ ID.
 The previous question was seconded and the D; \ question ordered ard under tue opera. ~ ID thereof the bill was ordered 10 be eu. To ossed and read third lime; and being en- OGsed, it was accordingly read third time NC q passed. ha. Mir. Cuiiom moved to reconsider the vcts by pra ieh the bill was passed and also moved ter It the motion to recoosider be laid on the ant ,le, tar, tbe latter motion was agreed to. of
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