Mohave County miner., 1885-03-22
The Thirteenth Legislstass.

The Thirteeath Legislstase.
tbs Thirtesnth session Of the Leg
islstuse Of AYizons has snde 1 inglos
iously. n We may jadgs from the
expression Of the press. throughout
the Territory, those who compos~a II
have utterly failed IN tba perform
ans Of the duties for which they
wsrs elected, they have disappointed
the msssss, and have lsf' - the 70
suH Of their efforts general feeling
Of dissatisfaction.
This body. like other ordissry as-
grsgssions OF men, had, among ,ts
constituent slemsuts, men Of lrssrn
ing, ability snd integrity, who lid
their best 10 subservs the pubic
good Others who brought to their
positions honesty Of intention and
plain practical sense, who exertAd
what force they possessed TO promote
the general welfare q the country.
These men deserve our gratitude.
They are known to their constituents
and they should not, nor will they.
be borne down bsassth the svslsnche
Of publie indigussion which 10 clos
ing down upon this Legislature ~ .
body. Bot thst thoss Of the clsss
sxculDatsl were not in the majority
10 evident from the result referred to;
because. notwithstanding the general
proclivity Of tbs American public 10
decry its legislative assemblies, had
honesty sna sbihty DONNA ted in
tbsir deliberations and scts, the hon
est intelligence Of the people at large
would recognize the hot- md We
would not find this universal repro
baGiop. .-..
In some sections OF the country
the people are assembling 10 mass
meetings sndsavor,ng to devise sous
means OF sverting the calsuaities
which thsy spprebsnd will result to
thsm from the gong into operation
Of the obnoxious laws referred 10.
II IL bs true that the majority Of the
people are svsrss TO Submission 70
these laws; and II. 10 the face Of this
opposition, they become operative,
We will present the anomaly Of self
governing people governed BY laws
which We did not make, bnt which
wsrs msds for, and arb itrarily i'm
posed upon us against our desire and
contrary to our direction.
II IL, however. within the poxer Of
the masses 10 prevent any Law Of the
last session from gong into opera
ton. There are certain Limitations
to the sntbosity OF orr Territorial
Legislature imposed by lay. snd the
facttbst heretofore there hiss bsen 10
necessity Tor calling these Restrictions
into effect, has led almost to their
disregard, but they ex,st, and the
public can. IL it will, Gvsi! itself oi
them in this it's hour Of need.
Sectaon7 2 Of the Organic Act Of
New Mexico, made by Congress our
organic lax, in defining the poser Of
the legislature. says: That the leg
islativs powsr Of the Territory shall
extend TO all nshtful subjects Of ley.
islation, consistent With the Constitn.
ton Of the United States. sud tbs
provisions Of this Acts" but. in ths
same section We End this provision,
aAll the lsvs passsd by the Lsg,sls'
tive Assembly and Governor shall bs
submitted TO the Congress Of fhs
United States. and II disspproved
shaIl b nall and void"
Admitting then that the ssvsrsl
laws passed we're upon ''rightiul sab
jscts Of lsgislstion," and that tbs
irst clause Of the section referred te
docs not spply. the seeoud clsuss Il
still plsiuly IN effect.
None Of the acts of the last session
have either bssn actually or By pro
sumpt,on Of Law submitted to Con
gress, snd upon strict application
Of the rule NO aotions will prevail Il
establish such submission, nor cor
they b 20 submitted until the mex
Congress shall be in session; and. .,
Q consequence Il this, none Of th'
said scts can, strictly speaking. BE-
come Laws ust,l 20 submitted. Ths
organic act supposes q concurrence
Of the will OF Congress, an endorse
moot by the nation Of the scts Of it,
ward. Its approval expressed BY si
lsnes, its disspprovsl By . voiced
disssot. We cannot say that ws viii
put Law into operation upon tbs
theory thst II shall b binding unit
10 can submit il 10 Congress, snt
xh.x a r~,v than - disanurovad