Weekly Phoenix herald., 1885-02-19

memorial. w ardwell also oppose
 it but spoke highly Of the Governor
 Watkins also spoke against the me
 morial and could not consistent
 support it, but complinented Gov Tritle in the highest terms, but sai'
 be thought the resolution ill advised Porter supported the resolution in
 brilliant speech; he moved it's ref erence to the Judiciary. First mo tion to refer to the committee ol memorials was lost by strict part. vote, Ruggles voting with the Dem ocrats. Resolution vas lost by { vote of 12 to 12, Ruggles with the Democrats. This matter gave ris, to much feeling, and has been tht only question to draw party lines Risely received general contention from Republicans for voting agains the memorial yesterday.
 After the transaction of other un' important business the House ad- 1ourned until Monday.
 COUNCIL.
 Council met after recess and took up Stewards bill to prevent the i'm. portation of deseased cattle.
 Female suffrage bill did not come up.
 The asylum bill is still with the committee.
 Browns memorial to purchase a strip of Sonora to obtain a seaport for Arizona passed.
 Porter introduced a bill to estab- a university at Tucson and was told by Franklin that Pima would tell Maricopa when she wanted bills introduced for her.
 IN DEEP MOURNING.
 LONDON, Feb. 13-All the morning papers are bordered with black as a token of grief which is universally felt over Gordon's fate. Some pa- pers confine the mourning emblem to the editorial page, but ln most of them the column rules are reversed on all the pages. The News says Ine age oI chivalry has beer revived again in Gordon's history, and the whole world thrills with passionate grief at this Christian warriors death. The Standard alone refuses to believe in Gordon's death and clings to the shadow of hope that he may be prisoner or may have made his escape toward the south.
 THE INAUGURATION.
 NEW YORK, Feb. 13-A Washing ton special says of the inauguration preparations: Some idea may be had of the Pension Building, where the biggest inaugural ball ever given in this country will be held on the 4th of March, may be gotten from the fact that St. Peters at Rome only holds about 54,000 persons, while the Pension Building holds about 59,000 Decorations will be made of the most expensive maternal. New York contractors have insured deco rations for $5O,0OO The balconies will be hung with dark red velvet bespangled with gold. Each of the IA pillars will be hung with silk flags, whi.e beneath the balconies will be a shleld embroidered with the coais-of-arms of the different States and Territories ard hung with silk flags. The President will enter the room by a door draped with crimson silk curtains. The entrances are really carriage ways. SO their size may be imagined. Special 10 tn HERALD.l
 COUNCIL.
 PRESCOTT, Feb. 16-The Council met at Il a. m, Presideat Ainsworth in the chair.
 The bill to prevent judicial officers from holding co partnerships in the practice of law during incum bency of office passed.
 The memorial asking Congress to purchase a strip of Sonora to secure for Arizona an outlet 10 the Pacific was referred to the Committee on Memorials
 The House met at the usual hour Speaker Rollins presiding.
 Brown introduced 8 bill authors zing loan on the faith and credit of Maricopa and Yavapai counties for building certain wagon roads. This is the Tonte Basin road.
 Franklin introduced bill for the payment of expenses to the New Orleans Exposition.
 Aram introduced a bill to prevent fraudulent insurance.
 Porter introduced bill to provide for wagon road from Mcdowell to Tonto Basin.
 Purdy introduced bill providing for vacancies in the office of Probate Judge.
 Wardwell's female sufferagc bill was placed on it's final rassage and was lost by a vote of 15 to 9. The bill was debated in committee of the whole Saturday afternoon and brought forth the greatest display of spreadeeagle rhetoric yet heard in ihe session. Rollins, Watkins, Franklin and Wardwell were in favor of the bill, and Purdy, Porter and Aram against it. The bill never had any chance of passage, but it