Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-01-24
THE CAPITOL.
Effscted-Deadlock Continues in the Council.
Regular Correspondence of the CT IzES.
 PRESCOTT. Jan. 15. 1885.

the Council.
 Regular Correspondence of the CT IzES.
 PRESCOTT, Jan. b, 1885.
 The deadlock On the temporary organ iZation of tbe House was broken this morning. When that body was called to order, Hor. W. F. Nichols, of Co., clIise. tine Republican nominee, arose and said:
 "Mr. Speaker: I arise to withdraw my name before this House as a candi- date for temporary Speaker. I do this through a desire to promote harmony and an early permanent organlzation, which desire is concurred in by the members who have nominated and voted for me. IL might not be inopportune at this time to tender my thanks to those who have supported me for the honor. l therefore now move that the Hon. Samuel Puidy, of Yuma, be elect ei temporary Speaker of this House by exclamation"
 This generous action upon the part of Mr. Nichols produced the utmost good feeling and harmony, and the deadlock that seemed so formidable on yesterday was broken by 1t upon the eleventh bal lot
 Morris Goldwater. of Prescott, was elected temporary Chief Clerk, but upon being informed that Mir. Goldwater was confined to his bed by sudden illness, the House elected G. W. Ingalls,, of MaricOpa, to that position.
 4 committee of four consisting of E. W. Risley, S. NJ. Franklin, J. A. Brown and George w. Brown were appointed OD credentials, and their report was accepted. Messrs. DeForest Porter, D. | K. Wardwell and 5. M. Franklin were | app ,inted a committee to- wait upon | Chief Justice Sumner Howard, and re- | quest him to administer the oath of office to the members. Judge Howard | soon atterward appeared and performed | tEat duty and was tendered a vote of | thanks, after which the House adjourned l until ?. m.
 The afternoon session lasted an hour and half. during which time nine bal lots were taken for Speaker, resulting in iis between Gen. II. C.. Rollins and Levi Ruggles.
 A motion was made that a temporary chaplain be appointed for the benefit Cf the ungO1ly members, and 1t was carried. Gen.W ardwell nominated Bishop Sharpe of the Mormon church. for that position, and 5. M. Franklin seconded the mo tiOu, winch was carried amid great s...sT | tO effect permanent organ izatiOn today took an adjournment un- til Friday gt 10 q. m.
 The Council Is still m a dead lock on temporary organization, and during both sessions to-day they sat ike Quakers at a meeting, awaiting for tbe spirit to move them. The spirit never came, although each member carries 8 and they have adjourned un- tIl II o'clock to-mOrrow.
 The people of Prescott are doing every possible thing in their power to make ths sOiOurn of the strangers pleasant one, and this one feature is factor in retaining the capital here. Their hospitality is n good example for our own people to prof. by.
 The many members of the Third House are growing impatient at the long delay m organizing the Legisla- ture, and m some instances their grass" has grown so short that they wear look Oi deep anxiety and are fearful of what fate may have in store for them. The crop of their pickings promises to be short one also, and many of them will meet with deep and expensive dis 
 J. F. Fitzgerald, of the Clifton Clar- ion. arrived here this morning, and NJ. W. Stewart IS also here, looking after the interests of Sierra Bonita county, but if much more time is lost in organ izing there will be little for him or any one else interested m special legislation to attend e. B.