Arizona citizen., 1876-10-14
(CIRCULAR-) To the People of the Territory of Arizona,
(cIRCULAR-)

1.-TWO YEARS AGO WHILE SOLICIT didate for Delegate to Congress, made the following promises:
 "If elected, l will to the best Of my abili | ty, serve the interests Of the whole Terri tory and its people, without regard to party prejudice, and will devote all my energies are best calculated to advance the general good.
 !" Among the measures which deem i'm portant, are an increase Of mail facilltle: throughout the Territory.
 "I will favor appropriations for public roads and public buildings, and artesiar
 wells.
 1T will attend to all private claims O citizens of the Territory and will favor all laws that will equally foster the interests Of the whole Territory and tend 10 promote the development of It's Mineral, Agrlcul' tural and Commercial resources.
 "I will also favor the General Govern ment making appointments to ofhce III the Territory as much as possible rom
 among its ciIiZens."
 Asa proofOf my endeavorS to iulhll those promises and as an earnest of what will try to do in the future, if reelected, re spectfully call your attention to the fol lowing schedule of bills to which nave devoted myself with mora or less success thinking they, were for the advantage o the whole Territory, and ask you at the same time to bear in mind the peculiar lcomposition Of the late Congress, which seemed more intent upon making Presl dents than to attend to the wants and ne icessitles Of Territories. Among the bills introduced and which are now passed or pending, are the follow ing:
 4 Bill to make Arizona collection dis ltrict Of duties and imports. A Bill, W hich has passed and become c law, removing the absolute veto power o the Governor of the Territory.
 A Bill to appropriate s25,OOO 10 build g lpenitentiary in the Territory or Arizona This bill was reported upon favorably by the committee for Sl5,0OO, and is now pend ing. \ Bill approprlating S2OOOO to be expend ed under direction of the Secretary Of War
 for the improvement of navigation on the Colorado river, from it's mouth to Fort Mo have.
 A Bill authorizing the Secretary Of War to turn over to the Interior Department certain military reservations in the Terri tory of Arizona, and which is pending.
 A Bill, which is now pending, appropri ating S2i93.66 to be paid to eight different persons in full compensation for land and improvements taken from them for the Camp Lowell military reservation.
 A Bill, which passed and became a law .appropriating S5O000 for the subsistence o
 
 moval Of the Chirlcahua Indians to San Carlos Agency.
 X Bill appropriating s2O000 to construct
 military roads from Camp Mcdowell tC san Carlos, via Camp Reno, and from Camp Goodwin to Camp Apache; the mo ney tO be expended and work done under direction of the Secretary of War, and is now pending.
 A Bill to compensate Charles A. Luke for property taken from him in the eXten sion Of the military reservation at CamI
 MOhave, by military order Of date Aug
 ust l6, lS69, and which Is now pending. X Bill in which l am interested and which l promoted. to grant public lands Co the Territories of Dakota, Montana, ATT zona, Idaho and Wyoming for the use and support Of q University in each o said Territories, and which is now pend ing
 The following postal routes had insert ed in the regular bill establishing routes and al last accounts they were with others pending:
 From Prescott, Yavapal county, to Phe- mix, MaricOpa county, via Black Canyon and Agua Fria-
 From Tucson via Sierra Colorado, to Orc Blanco.
 From Aubrey, via Planet, McCracken Mine and Greenwood, to Cerbat- From Florence to new Camp Grant, via iStOuemau, the Pinal mountains and San Carlos.
 From PheniX, Maricupa county, via mouth of Black Canyon and Antelope Springs, connecting al Agua Fria valley with the Prescott and Albuquerque tri' week ly mail line.
 IT reelected shall consider it justin cation Of my course so far, and a call fol renewed efforts ou my part To deserve the iconhdence placed in me by the people ~ | I now, as a candidate for re-electiOnNS Delegate to Congress, most respectfully invite you one and all to my support. II. 5. STEVENS. Tucson, October il. 23w