Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-12-18
Following is the full text of Secretary and Acting-C;overnor Gosper's annual report to the Secretary of the Interior:

5 OFFICE OF rHE EXECUTIVE, { |, PREsCoTT. Arizona, Oct. l2. 1881. . To the Hon. S. J. kirkwOOd. Secretary ! of the Interior. Washington. D. C.; . SIr-I have the honor to transmit
 herewith suggestions upon several sub jects to which, m my opinion, Congress should give some attention. I shall en-
 deavOr to transmit tn yOur office in a , few days matter touching upon the nat
 Ural resources of the Territory, etc. Very respectfully,
 JOIN q. GosPER- Acting ng-CfOveruor.
 LEGISLATIVE PER DIEM AND MILEAGE.
 First. That oi the per diem and mile
 age of members Oi the legislature: The present law of Congress allows four dol
 lars per day aud fifteen cents per mile
 to members o5 the legislature. In the
 light of the facts, these rates are too low.
 The cost Of hving iu this Territory is
 propOrtlOnately much higher than in the
 States and some ot the other Territories,
 and four dollars per day VIII scarcely
 meet the absolutely necessary expenses
 of the members during their temporary
 stay at the capital. The mileage re- ceived by the members Is less than the
 usual charges per rlile by the stage com
 pan ls. ard thr oniv railroad company
 we now have charges nearly as much lls
 Is allowed members for travelling ex.
 penses. IL would be more economical,
 in the end, to pay the members slX dol
 lars per du1. the old rate, iuasmuch as
 that price rould encourage a better
 class of men tI become candidates for legislative hou6rs. I have been closely
 connected. in an official manner, with
 two sessions of the legislature in this Territory, and speak from the book" when l say the moral and mental mate rial entering iUtO the makeup of the
 two bodies above alluded Co was of an inferior quality compared tO that which could have been selected under the ln- tiuence Uf a triliIuL increase Ut COmpeu- ! satiOn. The moe industrious and h. telliceBt class 5t citizens have not been willing to leave their homes anu bUsi- ness for the purpose oE serving the pub 1 lic TOT the assurance oi barely enough money Go cover theIr real and necessary | expenses. The low rate per diem has
 be n made the excuse by members quite a number O. times for entering utO | close combinations one with the other for the purpose Ot special legislation In the interest uf private individuals and l combinations. at the expense ot fine ' Territory. The 10th Assembly, ia sai- siOu January and February. 1872. ou its | closing days, passed bill by whici. each ' 0f its members were tO receive addI-
 tiOnal compensation from the treasury | of the Territory. The llth Assembly | also passed a similar ball during it's | closing days, iu March last. The bills
 were passed in the face of positive pro- | hibitOry law or Congress on the subject. The bill passed by the 10th leCslaturc was approved by tbC Governor. anal the | members drew their extra pay; the ball passed by the ilth legislature was vetoed | by She Governor, and It Va, passed by a | twO-thirds vote over his veto. The Au- ditOr .tcrEt0riaIL however. refused tO ! issue warrants to the members and off l cers, @ d ! believe the members and | officers have uGt yat drawn the extra amount thus appropriated. and "rob- ! ably will not be able to- ! am strongly of the opinion that an increase of pay per diem to members of the legislature would give us assurance ot wiser laws and more economy connected with leg islative and other matters. GOVERNOR TO DE ELECTED FROM CITIZENS
 OF THE TERRITORY.
 Second | would recommend ou the part of Congress the passage of a law allowing the Territories the privilege ef 1 electing their own Governors. The citi- ! zens of this Territory are generally intel- l llgent, wlde-awake gUdaEgreSsife. From l among their number could he selected | very competent and acceptable man, at | any time to assume the duties of the ! caifsC 'f tfiflrf1g;1!rlyc. vcry strong prelu- of distrust and uncertainty exists nj me i minds of our citizens in the case of men untried and stranger officials coming in- to their midst from abrO1d. Many ot them come principally for the purpose of enjoying the Eplors and euoiuments of the term of office for 5,lich they are appointed. and very naturaf& dOnot feel l the same deep concern for the public welfare they would f they were perma- nent residents and pr0perJy-hoiders m | the Territory. X law Of this And, alloy ! ing the citizens uf the Territory the priyI- | lege of electiug 'I0m their own numbers | their executive. would be hailed with ! proud satisfaction, and the best interests | of the public peace and prosperity en- | Lanced thereby.
 ADMISSION E,TO THE UNION.
 Third. All the Territories ought to be | permitted to avail themselves of the | privileges and blessings of sisterhOOd ! with the States now lu the grand Union. ! Under the influence ai thc great tide ot men and money now rushing into the hitherto isolated sections of the Pacific ! Coast country and the northern posses sions, the liIle i- not far distant when | all the sections of country now controlled by Congress in Territorial form of I Government will ls loudly knocking at the door of Congress to equal privileges with the great States oi uU- American Nation. Congress shou'l not lose sight | of the necessities rf those sections 0f our common country now so rapidly fill up with both class ui peaceful and ln- dustrioUs and go reckless and abandoned people.
 [ Fourth. After consul l-atian with lead ing lawyer. and with tle Judges them
 selves, 1 would most heartily recommend
 the passage of @ law allowing for this ! Territory u additional United States
 Judge.
 We have three United States Judges,
 each presiding over eFard-e district, the extent Of which Is very large. The increase of population and the general unsettled state Of afIair-, brings about
 good deal of litigation and much il- creased labor on the part oi the Judges But the greatest reason why perhaps a fourth judge should be provided for IS from the fact that the three judges sit ting as a Supreme Court considering
 cases appealed from some one of the three District Courts are each passing a
 second time ou @ case appealed from the lower court, according Co the districts | from which said case may be appealed. If there shall be four judges then when in session as a Supreme Court the judge from whose district an appealed case IS
 being tried, can retire. am informed that in enc of the Territories a fourth judge has been provided for by act of
 Congress.
 Our people would be generally pleased , to be favored with a similar law If such a one exists
 THE GOvERyAIEcT INDIAN POLICT. Fifth. With reference To the Indian . policy in the Territories: The citizens } ln this Territory are remarkably unanl- imOus in the opinion that the whole . question of their management should be l transferred co the military department. My observations iu this Territory con-
 vince me that the reservation OI which
 are placed the warlke tribes should be } under full control of the War Depart l. ment. The Indian whose warlIke spirit 8 has been thoroughly broken and who D from personal choice prefers to mIDgle - in peace with the whites, whether indi. 2 vidually, in tribes, 0r on reservations, in
 the very midst of settlements and civil.
 ization, could.iwith wisdom, be continued n under the control of peace pursuing cit a izens. The Indian problem in this Ter e ritory, in my opinion, be brought to q n safe and satisfactory solution until the
 warlike spirit of the more savage trlbe' d has been thoroughly broken. l have