Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-02-02
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Organization of the House
 Completed.
Council Refuses. to Go into Joint Ses- sion to Hear the Governors
 Message.
Herald-Jan. P.
COUNCIL.

COUNCIL.
 President Doran called the Counci to order at 10:l5 and the clerk calle the roll.
 The minutes of yesterday were rea' and approved.
 to inform the House that the Councl was already for business had no report.
 Dunlap of Graham from comm tte' to notify the Governor of the organiza tion of the Couacil reported that the! had performed their duty and the Gov ernor was ready to deliver his annua message to the legislature in join session when informed that they were ready to hear 1t.
 On motion of Edwards a committee of four on standing rules were appoint ed as folloWe:
 Edwards of Gila, Davis of Pinal, Lake of Mohave and MT. President
 The council was called to order to re- ceive House Concurrent Resolution No. f to meet the goverJor ID joint session at : o'clock this evening that being he hour at which the governor had in- 1 formed the committee that he would be prepared to address the Legislature. On motion the council re, used to con- cur in House Concurrent Resolution | No. i.
 THE HOUSE. Called to order at 10:45. Roll called and quorum present.
 On mot:on of Wright ef Cochise, it RoaiIad tO -ucrl- pnnar rnl..s Of the seventeenth Legislature. House concurrent resolutions No. -Resolved by the house, the council concurring, that committee of three on the pat of the house be ap- pointed on rules and order of business governing the house and to act jointly with like commIttee of the council on joint rules.
 N. By the house the council con- curing, that committee Of three be appointed on the part of the house to jnin a like committee from the council to inform the governor that both houses of this legislature have perfected a permanent organization and are ready for business.
 Wildmar offered resolution that smoking be prohibited while ladies are pItecut. ALnCbOCb " itho bCboN was in session. Amendment accepted and ssed. The speaker warned all to observe the rule.
 4 resolution fixing salaries of em ployees of the legislature was read. The rules suspended to its second aLd third reading and passed to final pas sage. Carried by vote of 2l ayes, one nay. Skinner voting no Hull and Browp absent.
 Joint Concurrent Resolution No on ruies and order of business returned and not concurred in by the council.
 Joint Concurrent Resolution No for the appointment of committee of three to notify the governor was re turned from the council concurred in. For the House the Speaker appoint d Meesrs Wright, Gaddis and Peterson.
 A message from the council announc ad that Concurrent Resolution No had been concurred ID.
 Message from the council announced as members on the joint committee to wait on the governor are: Messrs, Davis Lake. and Edwards.
 House committees to wait on Cover nor report that the governor will be ready to be received by the house and council in joint sess. on at any time after 7p.m.
 Moore introduced house coucurren; resolution to adopt the report and tlx he hour for receiving the governor and nearing the message read. Carried Seven o'clock was the hour fixed.
 Message received frem the council that the House Concurrent Resolution No 4 was non concurred in. This br iught several members to their feet who seemed astonished and seemingly at loss as to what to do. No reason was assigned by the council for the non con- currence. Hunt of Giia however, sug ges' .d that a committee of two be ap- pointed to "wait on the House of Lords and find out their pleasure" There was tlnge of sarcasm iD his voice as he said "House of Lords"
 Hinton thereupon moved to adjourn to 9 o'clock tomorrow but some one ob jected and 10 o'clock was substituted therefor The vote was unanimous.
 COUNCILMAN. B.
 The council was called to ord last evening at o'clock by President Do rRp.
 The lobby was we'll filled with both ladies and gentlemen who had gathered to hear the governors message. After roll call the committee to whom was referred House Joint Resolution No. l, reported the resolution with amendments. On motion the report | was adopted, the amendments adopted and the resolution as amended was read I third time and placed upon It's tiusl passage and passed unanimously. The | resolution as amended provides for the | appointment of an assistant chief clerk, l n assistant enrolling and expressing clerk. one journal clerk and three con- mlttee clerks for each house at sslary of S5 per day.
 On motion of Dunlap of Graham a committee consisting of Dunlap and Scott were appointed to escort Governor | Hughes to the council for the purpose of delivering his message | The committee returned with the Gov erhor, the council rising until Pre- ldent Doran had introduced the governor and the governor proceeded to deliver his message, of which the following is 8 | synopsis:
 | Recommends the apo ptment instead oi election, of County Ass5 ssOTs; recon mends the s,mi-hnnuai pay ments oi xes, in June and Deaem Der; re e5om- men6s thaC the legislature make estI mated appronr ations for conducting al pu bile institutions, and 70 prohibit any greater expenditure than the amount .pproprmteo; recommends plans by wlich the Territorial priscn can bt m~de self sust iuipg; recommends tbC abolishmenJ of the Territorial Boards O. P iseD, Insane Asylum, and Ref f)rn School, and m lieu thereof the creation If Board of Control, composed O