Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-31
THE CAPITOL.
Beth Houses Organized and Ready for Business.-COI. Ruggles the Cham plOn of the Press--House
 Committees

Business.-COI. RuGgles the Cham
 pIon of the Press--House
 Committees
 Regular Correspondence of the Cr,IzEy
 PRESCOTT, Jan. 22, 1885.
 The Council fully organized this morn ing. A. F. Fay was elected chief clerk, D. s. White, journal clerk; Pat Hamilton, sergeant-at-arms, and Johnny Dobbs, doorkeeper. After notifying the Govern, or that the council had organized, both houses adjourned until tomorrow. when the Governors message will be read.
 The House has got down to good working order and notice has been giv- en of the introduction of many bills, among which IS one by Judge Porter for the removal of the penitentlary to Tue SOD, the establishment of an insane asy- lum in Salt Riye1valley, aId for a rail- road from Phenl1 to the 5. P. k. R, and other subjects of legislation. Other members have given notices of bills of varions import, mention of which will be made when they come up for consid- ,ratlon.
 The joint resolution for the supply Of newspapers for members was the ex- citing feature to-day. Mir. Frarklin wanted to cut down the nHmber to ten for each member, and advanced IS argu- nent that ''it papers could not live with out snch aid the, had letter suspend" a remark that Was certainly Hs senseless us 1t was indiscreet. MT. Rislsy also op- posed voting more than ten copies, and several Democrats followed in the wake Of snch an iniudiciOus determination 1t this juncture Col Levi Ruggles arose and paid most glowing compliment to the press as an educator, and highly comphmented the newspapers of the territory. He spoke at length of their great value to the Territory and showed himself to be q man of progress and thoughtful Ideas. Judge Porter also spoke in favor of voting fifty papers to each member and thought 1t poor econo- my to curtail expenditures for so useful a purpose. The ten-cCples amendment was voted down and another amend ment for thirty papers prevailed.
 There IS great deal of uneRsiness among the expectant attaches of both Houses. The House committees have been announced and the committees appointed to sel,c ct those entitled to clerks have not found places for all the aspirants. The inspired word must have had the present session of the Arizona Legislature In its mind, when it traced the sentence, Many are called, but few are chosen" Each committee chair man Is besieged with candidates for clerkships and every enc of them seems 10 have claims for the position that can. not be ignored. Indeed, they seem to imply that the members of the Legs lature. being but servants of the peo. pie, are in need of just such masters as they arrogate unto themselves to be. Those, however, who have received what Pete kitchen claims to have obtained beyond tue zona fibre, are loud in their denunciatiOn of everything in and around the beautiful City of the Hills, particularly the Legislature and the persons who "downed" them.
 For the benefit oi those who take an interest m legislative affairs the follow ing list of the House committees IS given:
 Rules-Luther Martin, Geo. W. Brown, Robt. Cornell.
 Elections-Geo. ". Brown, Houck, Armstrong, Martin, Nash.
 Ways and Means-Nichols, Franklin, Hunter. Ruggles, Nash.
 AppTOpriatIOns-R Risley, Ruggles, Per e, Wardwell, linus.
 Education-ArmstrOng Robbins, Ris- ley.
 Judiciary-Porter, Franklin. Aram Rlsley, Purdy.
 Claims Franklin, Nash, J. A. Brown.
 Military and Indian Affairs-Wari- | well, Ruggles, Watkins. Roads and Ferries-Hunter, Nash, | J. 4. Brown. Enrolled and Engrossed Bills-Aram, BraGnen, Robbins. Prinung--Geo. W. Brown, Risley, | Aram, Wardwell.
 Corporations-Purjy, Sias, Aram, Nichols. Porter.
 Memorials and Petitions-Ruggles, Houck.
 Mines-Sias, Percy, Robbins, Frame, Nash.
 Counties and County Boundaries Nash, Watkins, Sias, Aram, Risley.
 Federal Relatlons-Percy, Martin, Pnrdy.
 Agriculture-Imus, Hunter, Houck.
 Futile Buildings and Grounds-Wat- kinS, BranDen, CoaneiL.
 Territorial Library Porter, Watkins. Franklin.
 Irrigation Houck, Armstrong, Por- ter, Ruggies, J A Brown.
 Public Expenditures and Accounts - Frame, Franklin, Robbins, Nash, Ilouck. Territorial Aifairs-Watkins, Cornell, J. A. Brown. Public Morals-Brannen, Franklin. Ruggles. B