Arizona citizen., 1876-10-21
CcIRcULAR)
To the People of the Territory oi
 Arizona.

TWO YEARS AGO WHILE SOLICIT.
 ing the suffrages Of the people as a caa- dIdate for Delegate to Congress, made the following promises;
 "IC elected, l will to the best Of my abili. tv. serve the interests Of the whole Terri tory and it's people, without regard to party ureiudice, and will devote all my energies to the promotion of those measures that gre best calculated to advance the general good.
 % Among the measures which deem i'm. roriant. are an increase Of mail facilities throughout the Territory.
 II will favor appropriations for public roads and public buildings, and artesian wells
 II will attend to all private claims oi citizens Of the Territory and will favor all laws that will equally foster the interests Of the whole Territory and tend to promote The development Of It's Mineral, Agricul- tural and Commercial resources.
 30 I will also favor the General Govern rnent making appointments to office tn the Territory as much as possible from among it's citizens"
 Asa proOfof my endeavOrs to fulfIl those promises and as an earnest of what will trv Go do in the future, 1T reelected. I re- spectf1liy call your attention 10 the fol- lowing schedule Of bills 10 which have devoted myself with mora or less success thinking they were for the advantage Oi the whole Territory, and ask yOu 2t the same uJue 10 bear in mind the peculiar com imposition Of the late Congress, V hicb seemed more intent upon making PresI. dents than tO attend tO the wants and ne cessities Of Territories.
 Among the bills introduced and which are now passed or pending, are the follow ing;
 Bill to make Arizona a collection dis trfct Of duties and im ports.
 \ Bill, . hich has passed and become a law, removing the absolute veto power Oi lna (rDVprnOr uf rhe Territory
 4 Bill To appropriate s25,e00 to build a penitentiary in the Territory Of Arizona. This bill was reported upon fsvoraoly by the committee for Sl5,OUO, and ls nOV pend ing.
 A Bill sppropriating saOOO0 to be expend- ed under direction Of the Secretary Of " Sr, for the improvement Of navigation on the Colorado river, from it's mouth 10 Fort Mo- have.
 A Bill authorizing the Secretary Of War 10 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, spprOpri- sting s2iS3-56 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 S51.OOJ for the su OSisteDce Of the Indians in Arizona, and for the re- mOvai Of the ChtricShuG Indians To san Carlos Agency.
 Bill apprOpriating s2O, ,G00 to construct military roads from Camp McDOTell tO San Carlos. via Camp Reno, and from Camp Good Ein tO Camp Apache; the mo- ney Co be expended and work done under direction 0f the Secretary Of War, and Is now pending.
 4 Bill To com pensste Charles 4. Luke for property taken from him in the eXten- sion Of the military reservation al Cam p MOhave, by d military order of date Aug Cef i6 lSi9 and which iS QoLg bending.
 A Bill ID which I am interested and which I promoted. 10 grant pu bile lands tO the Territories Of Dakota, Montana, Ari- zona, Idaho and Wyoming for the use and support of 8 University in each or said Territories, and which is now pend ing.
 The following postal routes had insert ed il the regular bill establishing routes, and al last accounts they were with others pending:
 From Prescott, Yavapsi county, to Phe- nix, MsricOpa county. via Black Canyon and AguS Fria.
 From Tucson via Sierra Colorado, t0 Orc BlaDcO.
 From Aubrey, via Planet, NcCracken Mine and Green wood, to Cerbat-
 From Florence tO new Camp Grant, via StOuemaD, the Pi1aI mountains and San Carlos
 From Phenlx, MaricOpa county, via mouth Of Black Canyon and Antelope Springs, connecting at Agua Fria valley with the Prescott and Albuquerque tri- weekly mail line.
 IT reelected shall consider it a justih- cation Of my course SO far, and call for renewed efforts on my part tO deserve the confidence placed in me by the people.
 ! now, as a candidate for re-electi as Delegate tO CuOgress, most respectfully invite you one and all Co my support.
 Tucson, October IL 2-8w.