Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-21
THE CAPITOL.
An Elected, Appointed and Confirmed Territorial Oficer-set Right on the RecOrd-Grand Jury to be Abolished Arizona wants a Seaport Woman
 Suffrage Bill Favorably Re
Dorted.


 norted.
 H"gular Correspoaienc, Of the CITIZEN
 PRESCOTT, Feb. If, 1885.
 This has been busy day iD Legisls- tive circles. Yesterday the Council re- ceived a message from the Governor covering a disputed pcint ss to the legality of the election of Territorial officers, and accompanied the message with the nomination of Hou. R. l.. Long for Superintendent of Public h. strdctiDn: NIT. Long was elected by a handsome majority, and to cover any possible defect ID the law he was given the additional security of a formal ap- pointment, which the Council ratified in executive session to-day. That body then gave its attention to the bill to prevent the introduction of cattle from infected districts, which measure 1t fn- ally passed
 Tue entire session of the House to-day was absorbed in a very few measures, hut they brought forth extended and en- tertaining debate. Immediately after yesterdays minutes were read, Mir. Ris- ley took the floor and moved s reconsid- era,ion of the vote by which House Concurrent Resolution No. 9. was in. definitely postponed. Tbs resolution was simply complimentary to Governor Iritle and asked that he be retained in office until the expiration of hIs commis- sion Whicn will be about a year hence. Mr. Risiey stated that be had voted again [ the 'rt solution, as he had against all siml ar mrasurts, from principle He did not believe in such wholesale administration CT taffy. As bis action had been cJnstrued us personal hostility to the Govern IT, whom he admired and respected. he wished to place himself right on the record. A reconsideration was strongly opposed by Wardwell, Rug sleS, Purdy and others, upon party SiOunds, and, although the motion car rled, an attempt to commit the unfOr- tuuate document to a committee for modification Of its terms fail |. and uD- on finHl vote the resolution was lost by tie.
 An exhaustive opinion was then read, from Attorney General Churchill, re- garding the power of a Territorial legis- lature te abolish grand iuries. Alter citing many authorities upon the subject ue decilei that it could be constitution ally done. The opiaiOn is a very long one and will be printed m pamphlet form, for distribution. A bill was sub s-q5 ently introduced prov iding for trials by information aud leaving the grand j-ry subject tc the discretion and order oi The court This bill meets with great fasor and II will pass.
 Geo. W. Brown introduced memorial 10 congress praying for the purchase of a portion of northwest m Sonora and alta hing it to Arizona for seaport ad- vantsgts Tue lines design ted begin at the point where the llI,h meridian IntCrsects the present boundary line nra- Nugales; tLe. e running south on salI mer dian to the 30.h parallel of north latitude: thence West on sad par allel to tue center of tue gulf of Califor- uia, and thence EnrtEeEly through the center of the gult and tue Colorado river tO the northern boundary line of Lower California. This memorial met with such ready appreciation that the uivs were suspended, 1t was read the second and thIrd time snd passed by s unanimous vote
 The special order for the afternoon was Wsrdwell's woman suffrage bill. The House was crowded with people, amOr tnem a great many ladies. Gen. Wardwell opened the debate and ear uestly advocated the measure. He was ably cOnded by Col. Ruggles and op- DO. el by NIT Purdy ID very pretty and Hreumrntative speech. Gen. R llIus tLel took the floor and commanded the ClO r attention of the House during his clear and able advocacy of the bill. He was followed by Mir. $. M. Franklin. who mada a very fiue argument m favor of the ladies, and then Judge Porter captivated every one by a most beauti- ful and touching speech. CsptHIn Wat klns. of GIla, was also very -nthusisstic Tn his advocacy of the cause, and NIT. Aram logically opposed it. The flights of rhetoric, fancy. poetry and-well, call ii erudition, If you wIll-that was bpm- bardsd st the enemies of the bill, would dwarf the most elaborate pyroiechnical display into utter insignIticance, and win, The roll was called upon a motion to report the bill favorsbly from the Committee of the Whole to the House, there were thirteen rousing ayes to eleven very feeble nays. Members of the Council are already committing to memory choice operations from Burns, Moore and otbrr poets, in admiration of woman, m anticipation of a regular field day of fun snd and talk when the bill reaches that body. If 1t passes the House on Monday it ia thought 1t will meet but httle opposition in the Coun cil, and it is already hinten that the Governor will experience great pleasure ID attaching his signature to the act.
 B.