Arizona citizen., 1875-01-09

berg, Samuel Purdy, jr, R. B. Kelly; from MOhave: $ w Wood; from Pima: Drachman, John Montgomery, M Grli- fin, Geo II Stevens, Alfonso Hickman, J. NJ isnas. Messrs Head anu heiIy Wei, ap- pointed committee to wait upon Chef Jus tice Dunne and request him to admln ster oath to members. They soon returned with the Chief Justice who performed the duty. MT. Oury was temporary Speaker, and s, w. Carpenter temporary clerk. J. T. Alsap was unanimously elected speak CT, and took the required oath admins tered by Chief Justice Dunne. Andrew Cronly was elected chief clerk and 5. w. Carpenter assistant clerk-hoth hr unani- nous vote by same vote, Joseph Phy was elected Sergeant-at-armS, Robert Plum- ridge doOr-keeper Ygnacio Ortiz was gOmery, who voted for Antonio Van As tiae. Henry Clifford was elected watch man; C. w. Culver expressing clerk; C. Il. Naylor enrolling clerk-all three uuani- mOusly. Chief Justice Dunne then ad- ministered the oath to all officers just elected. Adjourned to 10 A. M. tomorrow.
 SECOND DAY. January 5.-Met as per adjournment All present. Clerk was ordered to advise council of complete or ganizatiOn of the house. By resolution, Chief Justice Dunne was thanked for ad- miniStering oath to members and attaches and clerk ordered to transmit copy of res olution to the Chief Justice. Rules of the seventh house of representatives tempo rarily adopted, and subsequently, adopted as permanent Cnes for this session. Five hundred rOll-calls were ordered printed. By concurrent resolution, Messrs. Kelly and Stevens were appointed on part of the house to advise the Governor of complete organization of Sth legislative assembly, and it's readiness 10 receive any commit nicatiOnS from him. MeSSrS Kelly, Oury and O'Neil were appointed to report per manent rules for the house, and subse- quently reported those of seventh session, which were adopted. Mir Purdy moved election of chaplain, and was seconded by Mir. O'Neil. Molten lost by Ayes :- Brooke, Drachman, Elias, Goldberg, Grif- fin, O'NeIl, Purdy. Hickman, Stevrns-9.
 NayS-BaShford, Head. Kelly, MOeller, Montgomery, Oury, Richards, Wood, MT Speaker-9. Adjourned.
 THIRD DAY. January 6.-Met as per ad- jOurnment. All present. MT. Kelly re- ported duty of committee 10 wait on Gov ernOr performed, and that the Governor would be pleased to meet both Houses in joint convention at II A. M. Resolution to ask the Secretary of tine Territory 10 pur chase $l0 worth of postage stamps for each member, was amended so as to direct the Clerk to get S7 worth of stamps, and five copies each of THE CITIZEN, Miner and Sentinel, for each member and the clerks of the House, and was thus adopted. Messrs. Head and Oury were appointed on committee to prepare joint rules for gov ernment of both houses, and afterwards reported those of preceding session, and they were adopted. By resolution, the fol- lowing persons were invited to seats within the bar of the joint convention Hon. H. $. Stevens, the Judges of the Supreme and Probate Courts, Bishop Salpointe and the several ministers now in the city, all commissioned officers Of the Army, all officers of the US. Government, the Mayor of this town, and their ladies. After the usual formal preliminary action, both branches met in joint convention, and Iip A I Gnf nr6 appeared and delivered his message. I'm mediately thereafter the House resumed session. All present. Clerk was ordered to have printed 100 copies of standing rules of the house. The Speaker then announc- ed the appointment of the following stand ing committees
 Ways and Means - Head, BaShfOrd, Wood, Goldberg, Drachman.
 JudiciaTy-Oury, Richards, Purdy.
 Education-WOOd, Kelly, Moeller.
 CIaimS-Griffin, Brooke, Stevens,
 Military and Indian Affairs Pnrdy, Hickman, O'Neil.
 Roads and Ferries-Brooke, Elias, Kelly.
 Enrolled and EngroSSed BillS-kelly, Wood, Moeller.
 Printing-Moeller, Drachman, Stevens.
 rporalions-Rickman, Elias, O'Neil.
 Memorials and PetitiOnS-G. II. Stevens, Head, Montgomery.
 Mines-Richards, Wood, Hickman.
 Couhties-Montgomer Bashford, Gold berg.
 Federal Relations - BaShfOrd, Brooke, Purdy.
 Agriculture-O'Neil, Montgomery, Grif- fin.
 Public Lands, Public Buildings and Ter ritorial Library-GOldberg, Oury, Richards.
 Elections-Drachman, Brooke, Griffin.
 One hundred copies of the committees. as announced, were ordered printed. Ad- jOurned.
 FOURTH DAY, January 2. Met as per adjournment. All present. Mir. Purdy offered a resolution to the effect that judiciary committee inquire into the necessity and eXpediency of the revision and codification of the laws, and report by bill if found advisable, Adopted. Mr. Goldberg induced a bill to amend an act relating to artesian wells, and one by MT. Montgomery to legitimate Edward Simon Berthold, which was afterwards read first and second times and referred to Pima delegation. MT. Oury offered concurrent resolution that finance and judiciary com TOiftppC Df tho nOunoi1 and ways and