Salt River herald., 1879-01-08
FROM PRESCOTT.
A Batch of Int testing Items
 From the Capital.
COUNCIL.

ldSt COuuCll- Cdilctl tue nouSc lO OIucI On motion of MT. Hughes, MT. c c. Bean was elected temporary chair man.
 Hinson Thomas was elected tempo rary chief clerk
 The committee on credentials were Messrs. Hughes and Wells.
 The members of the council were sworn in by Chief Justice French.
 The rules governing the last legis- lature were adopted.
 The council then adjourned until Tuesday morning
 ASSEMBLY,.
 The assembly convened at 12 o'clock T. J. Drum, clerk of the last house, called order.
 On motion of MT. Fay, MT. Fitch was elected temporary chairman, and on motion of Mir. Speedy, B.A. Fickas, of Yuma, was elected temporary chief clerk.
 The chair app ointed Messrs. Fay, Purdy and Buffam a committee on credentials.
 The committee reported absent two members from Pima, Mcssrs. Leitch and Vail.
 The chair appointed MeSsrs. Stew art and Rumburg comm ittee to wait upon Chief Justice French, and re- quest his presence to administer the oath to members.
 MT Purdy nominated Nr. Stewart, of Pima county, for speaker of the house, and no other nominations be- ing made, Mr. Stewart received the entire vote of the assembly.
 The oath WAS administered to Speaker Stewart by the assistant sec retary of the territory, and he took the chair after thanking the assembly for the honor conferred.
 A motion by Mr Fitch, to proceed to the election of officers of the house, was rejected by q vote Of s to :, and on motion the house adjourned. COUNCIL
 The council convened at 10 o'clock. Mir. Thomas, of Pinal, nominated Mr Hughes for president, and he was unanimously elected, and took his scat after thanking the council for the honor.
 On motion of Mr. Head. Hinson Thomas was elected chief clerk.
 On motion Of Mr. Thomas, of Pi- nal, J. E. Mcdowell was elected ser geant-atarms.
 On motion of MT. Wells, Hattie Sinkle was elected expressing clerk On motion of Mr. Thomas, T. Me Carty was elected watchman, and Sterling Wood was elected page.
 On motion of Mr. Gray, MT. Osborn was elected assistant clerk.
 On motion, Thomas Henry was elected dOorkeepcr
 Judge French then administered the oath to President Hughes and all the officers.
 The chief clerk was instructed to inform the house that the council was organized and ready for business. A message from the house, stating that it was organized and ready for business, was received.
 The regular hour of meeting of the council was fixed at 10, A. NJ.
 Messrs. Head. Thomas and Vel come were appointed committee to prepare rules for the government of the council.
 Adjourned until tomorrow.
 ASSEMBLY,.
 The house assembled at 10 A. M. B. \. Fickas was elected chief clerk, C. M. Marshall assistant clerk, $. ". Carpenter sergeant at-arms, Padiilo and ThibOdo pages, Thomas Stcen as sistant sergeantat-arms. John E. Brown dOOrkeeper, Mattie Tucker en- rolling clerk, Miss Parker assistant enrolling clerk, and John E. Brown watchman.
 The officers elect were sworn in by the secretary of the territory,
 On motion of NIT. Hamilton, the house adjourned until tomorrow at II o'clock, in order to give the mcm- bers an opportunity to attend the funeral of the late Sheriff Bowers, which takes place this afternoon at , o'clock.
 The governors message wIll be pre- scntei tomorrow.
 Mcssrs. Leitch and Vail, of Pima, are still absent,
 SUPREME COURT.
 PRESCOTT, January 7.-The supreme court convened this morning. The callendar was called and a few cases set for hearing.
 The case of the territory vs. Will liam Partridge k now being argued. The calendar iS small. - 3Iurat MaSterSon rc.urns to prac tlce In the supreme court.
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