Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-24
THE CAPITOL.
Still WrangIing in Chaos-Possibility Of an
 Organization Tomorrow.
respond sncsofCuIzES.

Organization Tomorrow.
 Rsgu lar Correspond sucsofCuIzES.
 Prescott, Jan. l6, 1885.
 This mornings session of the House
 opened with tacit understanding that
 permanent organization would be
 reached, and it closed this afternoon
 with no record of progress upon the
 journal Eight separate ballots were
 cast Tor speake. without change in re-
 suit. making a total of seventeen, and
 the only noticeable change was in the de-
 gree of vearines- displayed by the mem-
 bers ana mutual expression oI disgust
 at the stubbornness of the opposing fac
 tons. At one iuncturs the proceedings
 were interrupted by q resolution irtTo- duced by Gen. II. c. Rollins. which, alter citing the law that neither house ct the Legislature shall. without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days" stated that the dead lock ln both houses was eageude ing spirit ot contention and hostility among Tue members unfavOraLle Co wIsc legis- latlon, making 1t doubtful if much good can co.Se to the Territory from a legis- IatuTe as lnharmOneOus in Its spirit and Tn It's acts, and giving t1 the Council the coDcent of the House to adjourn sine ule. lhIs resolution provoked some considerable discussion and the Hon. Samuel Purdy called Hon. 5. M Frank In to the speakers chair and took the floor and attacked IL n most vigorous terms. The resolution was indefinitely postponed.
 The Council still sits ID mute session, apd its wise men consume more cigars than their slm per diem allowances warrant. There are six uncOmpromis- ing Democrats in the Council and SIX equally firm Republicans, and neither will yield one point. The Democrats demand Hs their share of the poodle three important committees and the election of Hon. c. c. Stephens as pres ident instead of Hon. F. K. Aims worth, the nominee of the caucus. Thoy fear the sharp aud ciinchiDg debate o' NIT. StepheLs upon the floor and want to get him out of the way, but he does not care to accept the honor of presid- l ing officer, well knowing his greater usefulness m the body of the council | There must eventually come a compro- mise of this kind if that body intends | to devote its talents at all toward the l work its members were sent here t1 per form.
 It Is possible that tomorrow may | bring about a change Of front m the | House, even If the Council still main- | tains it's present mulish propansi;ies, | ls a caucus of the Republicans | tonight has been called aud som final determination will be made, bu just what 1t will be cannot now be fore ,ast.
 It must look to the people of Arizona. and to all who take any interest in iis legislative affairs, that a mistake had | been made in sending the legislators to Prescott instead of sending them to Stockton. There IS nothing of parti- 'an nature to be gained in the organiza- ion, and they we c rtainly not elected To fight and scramble over the plltry spells the session awards to the hungry members of the third house." and for ,ne your correspondent feels it a duty hat he owes to the people tO rise supe- -inr to the dirty entanglement. if 70 other way out IS opened to morrow. and lecide the matter even though a Demo .rat is thereby placed m the speaker's ,hair. or course, tins action may bring Ipon him some unpleasant reproaCh rom radical partisanF. but he feels that be welfare of the territory is paramount Q all other considerations, and in such went he will not hesitate to do that which he considers right But the morrow will tell it's own tale.