Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-02-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
COUNCIL

MORNING SEssION-COuncli called to order at 10 o'clock by President Doran.
 H J R No 2, providing for 8 commit tee of investigation of Territorial in- stituti1ns and officials calling for three members from tLe council and five fsom the house, was read. Dunlap offered an amendment that the committee consist ,,f two members from the council and three from the house. Amendment lost.
 special order for two o'clock this after noUI.
 CB No7, Doran, creating board of controi for territorial institution. Made il special order for tomorrow
 C B No 12. Davis, relating to fees and costs in Justices courts. On mohon aid on table.
 CB No 2l, Nugent, amending the game laws, blil passed unanimously.
 c B No 26, Scott, University of Ari- zona, passed unanimously.
 CJ K No5, Packard, appointing a committee Of two from the c uncll and ihree from the house to investigate the :ha-ges of dishonesty made against Secretary Bruce oy the Arizona Daily 5 ar in its issue of Feb. 5th, in regard to the letting of territorial printing; read first time.
 A message was received from the governor returning c B No l, which makes it felony to change, alter or re- move any oil after It has been reported % the legislature without hls approval and giving h reasons for refusing to sign It, that it Nas defective.
 On motion the question of the passage of 0 B No 1, was made specsal order for tomorrow at II o'clock.
 CJ R No 6, curing the ter itorial treasurer to deliver to Wm. Christy the bonds funded by him as territorial treasurer m 1893 for the territory when the said Wm Chrlsty shall pay to the territorial treasury tha sum of Sl6, .eS amount of such bonds rules suspended and resolution considered read first tim. Rules further suspended. Reso- iutiou read second time by title and re- ferred to judiciary committee.
 Ou motion council stood adjourned to ten o'clock tomorrow morning.
 HOUSE.
 Called to order by the speaker at II a.
 CB No 16, an act passed relating to Ihe university was announced as mes- sage from the council.
 Also that the council had passed c s No 14 an act relating to the burial of dead animals and that the governor had approved c J R No1 also that the council had passed E No 2l. MT. Barnes presented a petition of cit izens asking e cation county of Navajo of A pache county; rea0 and referred to committee on petitions and memorials, etc.
 MT Crosby presented petition of citi- zens of Apache against creation of county of Navajo; same action. Mr Bernard presented petition Of citi- zens of Pima county against creation Of the county of Papago: read, same action.
 Mir Finley presented petition of citi- zens of P ma county against creation of the county of Papago; same action, H J R No 4, introduced by Finley, Whereas the Arizona Daily Star Of Tucson, in its issue of Feb. 9th, 1895, did charge Hon. c. Nj. Bruce, Secretary | of Arizona, in connection with the lett ing of printing of the territory, and whereas said c. M Bruce has respect | fully demanded an investigation Of said | charge at the hands of the legislature; | now therefore be it resolved by the l council and house of representatives of | the 8th legislature assembly of the ter ritory of Arizona that joint committee l consisting of two on the part of the 1 council aud three on the part of the | house, be appointed, with full power to inves igate and report their respective | houses at as earlr dav s possib e the truth or fasity of said charge and the | true status of all matters pretaining to | the public printing The committee has | power to send for persons and papers and to make thorough investigation. Said Bruce is to have the right in persn or by attorney tn be present at all of the si tIDgs of said committee while evi dence is heinz taken etc.
 The following is the obnoxious ar ticle:
 "There are some xery ugly rupors in circc' 'ation questioning the integrity of 70. M. Bruce and his connection with some printing business. ThIs is to be regretted as it IS we'll known that Mr. Brucei- one of the trio of officials who have been posing for the last year af