Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-26
|. z. GRAND JURY.
The Memorable Thirteenth WhlteWash-
 ed with Mud.

To Hon. John c. Shields, Chief Justice Territory of Arizona, Third Judicial s District.
 The U. s. Grand Jury impannened
 for the November term of 1885, of this
 court, respectfully beg leave to submit this their final report:
 At the commencement of our session
 our U. $. Attorney had not arrived and little preparation had been made in the cases to come before us. Witnesses had to be summoned from long distances and in many cases uncertain witnesses. Our District is very large, these and other reasons have caused our work to progress very slowly and greatly prolonged our session.
 We have examined fourteen ( IA cases brought before us and with the following results, viz:
 We have found indictments in two (2) cases for murder; in four (4) cases for giving or selling whiskey to Indians; in one CD case for grand larceny per petrated on an Indian Reservation.
 We have ignored complaints in two CD cases, for giving or selling whiskey to Indians; in two (2) cases for violation of revenue laws; in one I case for lle- gal cohabitstion; in one CD case for grand larcency and in one l case for assault.
 All of which have been from time to time duly reported and returned to you. Furthermore, in obedience to instruc- tions of this honorable court, given to us at the-commsocement of our session, we have te limited extent, investigated the Acts of the Thirteenth Legislative As- sembly for Arizona Territory. On this subject of investigation the conclusions to which we have arrived are based upon the sworn testimony of twenty-One wit nesses who have appeared before us.
 We find that there WAS appropriated by this Legislature for the item of print ing alone, the sum of nineteen thousand nine hundred and sixtY-seven SIS, ,967) dollars, all of which amount is in excess ol amount prescribed by U. $. Statutes applying to the subject and does not include printing for which the general government provided payment.
 Copy of the U. $. Statute herewith appended
 Section 1887, Page 332:
 "Heresiter no expense for printing exceeding four thousand dollars, includ- ing printing Laws, Journals, Bills, and necessary printing of the same nature, shall be incurred for any session of the Legislature of any of the Territories" Section 1888:
 No Legislative Assembly of Terri tory shall, in any instance or under any pretext, exceed the amount appropriated by Congress for its annual expenses"
 We find that for the printing referred to much greater prices were allowed and paid than would be allowed and paid by private business individuals.
 This point is fully attested by mem Uers or printing committees and printers performing the service. This difference in the prices paid for printing and the actual cest of doing it being so great as to allow surplus given Tn part at least to those having positions and influence sufficient to materially influence the di- rection of printing cont cts.
  above was practically useless. We es- pecisll lily refer to printing of Legislative Journals in daily newspapers, bills and reports of little or no importance.
 We further note that the sum of three thousand and ssventy-si1 eighty one hundreths (S3076 80 100) dollars was expended for Territorial newspapers for the benifit of members, that these news papers were to a great extent both uss- less and unused, disposed of for waste paper or thrown away.
 A noticeable feature brought out in the investigation of the foregoing sub jects was rather suggestive statements of contractors and employees that they repeatedly loaned various sums of mon- ey to members and attaches of the legis- lsture, neither receiving nor expecting to receive payment. In such cases the money was invsribly loaned and not given. We leave it to the public whom if concerns 10 draw its own conclusions.
 At the commencement of the session of the 18th Legislative Assembly of our Territory there were appointed or elected by the delegates, fiity-one clerks, four pages and two janitors. This number only pertains to number of clerks, &c., in excess of number prescribed by U. $. Statute, a copy of which is here apPen- ded.
 Section 1861, page 321 Revised Statutes of United States, 2d Edition of 1878:
 "The subordinate officers of each branch of every Legislative Assembly shall consist of one Chief Clerk, who shall receive a compensation of eight dollars per day, and one Assistant Clerk one Enrolling Clerk, one Expressing Clerk one Sergeant-st-Arms, one Door Keeper, one Messenger and one watch man, who shall each receive e compen- satiOn of five dollars per day during the sessions, and no charge for a greater number of officers and attendants or any larger per diem shall be allowed or paid by the United States to any Territory
 There was appropriated and paid for these eXcesses clerks the sum of twenty three thousand and seven hundred 1928, 700) dollars. From tue testimony of a number of these clerks, coroborated by the further testimony of members, we find that very little actual work was done, and for the reason that the work did not exist. In many instances clerks testified that they expended little or no time in committee rooms or in the discharge of committee duty. Several never reported except to sign the Pay Roll for payment of their fictitious services. Ths clerks alluded to received from s360 to Sj40 apiece, and all evidence clearly shows that the greater part of them were alto gether useless, for any public good. On the other hand, We find by comparison that their number exceeded maRyfold the number employed by the Legisla- ures of States with fifty times our popu- lation. We believe the number of clerks for our legislative assemblies might, without great inconvenience or injury, be limited to the number prescribed by law, thereby saving to the Territory so vast sum as for this purpose cur 18th Legislatsre has illegally, recklessly and