Arizona republican., 1895-01-23

effect that the compensation OF the
three committee clerks in each house
be $5 day each, and that ianitor and
doorkeeper be appointed for each house.
This was referred to the committee
upon that resolution. Rev. G. l.. Pear
son was appointed and sworn in as CHIP
lain.
At the evening session of the council
a large mum Der OF lady and gentleman
auditors were present. Messrs. Scott,
Kemp and Packard, the committee to
which was referred house resolution
No. l, regarding the appointment of
clerks and the fixing OF their compensa-
ton, reported as follows: That one as
sistant enrolling and engrossing clerk
and three committee clerks be allowed
to each house and that the compensa-
ton of each be IS day. The report
was accepted unanimously and the
committee discharged.
Gov. L. G. Hughes was then escorted
to the chair of the president. His
message comprised forty-five pages of
typewriter matter. Once or twice in
the course of its reading and loudly at
it's close was the governor warmly ap-
plauded by the audience.
Only brief outline embracing its
more salient features is herewith pre-
sented.
The message is an exhaustive
document covering wide range
of subjects. He makes strong
appeal for economy and retrenchment
in the public service, by abolishing all
unnecessary offices. and consolidating
others. 1t urges a just valuation
OF property on assessment roll and
the taxation of every property in
terest, personal, real and mixed, except
public property.
1t recommends the appointment of in
stead of the election of assessors, that
they may not be ansWerable to the tax
payer for their office.
Recommends the semi-annual pay
ment of taxes, in June and Decem Der,
and recommends sthat the legislature
make estimated appropriations for con-
ducting all public institutions, and to
prohibit any greater expenditure than
the amount appropriated. Dwe.ls at
length upon the prison and retrench-
ments during the last two years. Rec
ommends plans by which it can be
made wholly or self-sustaining.
Recommends the abolishment of the
territorial boards of prison, insane asy-
lum and reform school. and in lieu
thereof the creation of board OF con-
troll composed of territorial officers, who
are required to give their entire time to
public service. The adoption of this
recommendation will save the territory
$4,000 annually.
On public education, it recommends
the enlargement of the power of the su-
perintendent of public instruction, re-
quiring him to visit every county at
least once year and audit the accounts
of the county superintendent and
county treasurer and the segregation of
the Offices of the probate judge and
county uperintendent and many other
recomm mendations.
Recommends that the livestock sani-
tary commission be reduced from five
mem bers to three, the stock interests to
pay the expense of the commission.
| And recommends that grand larceny be
defined to be the unlawful taking of
property to the value of one hundred
! dollars or over.
Recommends that railroad commits
sion powers be enlarged or abolished.
Recommends board of immigration
| be created, member TO be appointed
from each county. Recommends the
creation of the offices of territorial irri
CATION engineer, territorial architect,
territorial quarantine and health off
GER, territorial historian, commissioner
of agriculture, but without compensa
ton, and where it is practical made ex.
officio to other territorial offices.
On arid lands, urges a Joint resolu-
tion to congress, to have the Carey bill
giving one million acres amended, SC
that Arizona can avail herself of its
provisions.
Urges legislation to preserve her great
reservoir sites, in perpetuity to the peo'
pie of the territory. And suggests a
law requiring irrigation companies to
supply water sold or paid for, or to re-
i'm burse the purchaser thereof.
Recommends joint resolution to con-
gress authorizing the territory to lease
and tax school lands.
Calls attention to a NUM- Der of laws
for the protection of the people, and
conservation of good morals, which are
practically ignored.
Recommends the passage of joint
resolution to congress, on the following
to segregate the San Carlos coal fields
from the White Mountain Indian reser,
vation; to make liberal appropriations
for improvement Of the Colorado river
establishment of more Indian indus.
trial schools in the territory; allotment
of lands in severalty to the Papagoes
Maricopa and Pima Indians; tc
adopt measures to preserve the for
ests at head waters of our streams,
as measure of protection against both
flood and water famine.
1t calls attention to the fact that the
character aud scope of legislative action
may be taken by the people of the