Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-06-24


pository at TucsOn-PrOspecti
Defeat of the Indian Transfer Bill
la the Senate-MaiI Routes Rail
road Matters.
From an Occasional Correspondent.l
WASHINGTON, May 81, 1876.
EDITOR CITIZEN Since my last
several matters Of interest have trans
.pired. a few Of which | here note.
J. Z. HOyt has been nominated a:
Secretary OF your Territory. No doubt
he will prove acceptable to Your PEG
pie as he is well spoken OF, although
ne is unknown 10 your Delegate, Mr.
Stevens.
The legislative, executive and judi
Icial appropriation bill, which passed
the House about ten days ago, has
been examined and reported on by the
Senate committee on appropriations,
with almost all the House amendments
to the existing bill stricken out. This
is the bill in which the salaries of the
Judges in the Territories was reduced,
ana several offices in the Territories
abolished, contrary 10 the wishes and
protests of several Delegates. Your
/ Delegate fought mantully % retain the
Original appropriations but was defeat
led. The Senate, however, after con-
tsultaiion with many of the Delegates
from the Territories, has restored all
the appropriations that were cut out
by the House, and as the bill now
stands before the Senate, the apprOprla-
iicns for the offices in your Territory
are as follows: For the Governor,
$1,000: for the Chief Justice and each
of the Associate Justices, $4,000; for
the Secretary Of the Territory, $500;
for expenses of the Legislature and
other expenses OF the Territory, S25,-
900. instead of $50, 600, IL the House
had it; for the Surveyor General, $4,000,
and for clerks in his Office, $1,000
These two items were stricken out en-
tirely by the House committee, but
restored by your Delegate, who did all
in his power to get the usual appro-
priations. Al the Territories were
served alike in this particular. The
United States Depository at Tucson
was stricken out by the House, but has
been restored by the Senate, with So
90 salary, besides the salary "a post
master, for which your Delegate de
serves all the credit.
The Indian Bureau bill that passed
the House, will no doubt be defeated
in the Senate, as the committee on D.
preparations has restored all the
IL
House, such as the salary for the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, and for
all his clerks and SubOrdinateS. and
have stricken out all in reference 10
the Indian Bureau transfer, which de
feats it.
From appearances the House is
going to pass bill TO enable New
Mexico to become one of the States
y majority and minority report have
been made on the subject. eight for,
and three opposed to the measure.
1t Is impossible to tell what may be
done after The Presidential nominations
are made, but from present appearances
there Is every probability of a dead
lock, between the TWO houses, on all
bills. This will neces-
state called session Of Congress, or
at least will cause a very lengthy reg
ular session. The proposition to adj :
jOurn on the 18th of June was only
put out as "a feelcr. 10 see the temper
and disposition of the House The
bills ! spoke Of in my last letter are in
a state of fOrwardncss in the commit
Ices, and no doubt will be passed be
fore adjournment
There has been mail-rOute adver-
Used from old Camp Goodwin to Win
gate 10y Camp Apache and Little Colo
ado, and no doubt Il service will be
put on soon. There are three or four
additional miIl-routeS to be established
N your Territory, OF which | will adj
Use you more fully on my next. They
we're inserted in the bill. AT the sug-
gestiOn of Mr. Stevens, which Will be
on shortly by the committee
vino have this matter in charge.
The committee on Pacific railroads.
IF the Senate, has reported bills to
eCure the government interests in the /
Jnion and Central Pacific, but as there
: such Il determined fight going on here
between those interested in the Texas
Pacific and those interested in the Cen
raj Pacific, it is doubtful if any thing
will be accomplished towards securing
he ends above spoken Of.
The bill to issue $20,0O0,000 in silver
DIN, to supply the wants of fractional
currency, has been defeated in the Z
louise, but it will be brought up again
n another form before the end of the
esSion.
The proposition to impose a tax of
hree cents per pound on coffee, and
iltccn cents per pound on tea. as re-
commended by the ways and means
and by which it is expect h
d "a revenue of $20,0O0.00O viii be
will meet with a strenuous 5
opposition, and if it passes the House
will, | think, be defeated in the Senate.
There are several items, of interest I
% your people, which will give YOU {
n my next. ARIZONA
y Young man wrote to a paper ask
NJ the editor if it would be advisable