Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-01-30
to a Freak of Demo cratic Councilmen, Cover nor Hughes is Com pelled to Read
 His Message
 Twice.

were appointed DY DOln houses ana the matter adjusted finally by leay- ing the number the same as fixed
 by the house and the compensation the same as proposed by the coun- cil. The house caucus created con sternation in the ranks of applicants that no clerk be employed except stenogrsphers and expert type
 writers as it is the intention of the
 members to make them earn their
 pay. Friction number two between
 che two houses later in the day
 when the house sent a concurrent
 resolution into the council asking
 for a joint session of the two bodies
 in the assembly room at ' o'clock
 to receive the governors message.
 Again the message came back that the council had refused to adopt the resolrticn. Mir. Hunt of Gila.
 who by the way is an old legislative
 master, arose and sarcastically sug-
 gested that a committee be ap
 pointed to wait upon the House of Lords and ascertain its pleasure
 in regard to receiving the message
 but without further plrleying the
 house adjourned and the governor
 was compelled to deliver his mes sage to each house separately. It was delivered to the council last night and to the house to-day.
 MT. Zulick an alleged politician
 from New Jersey was in the council at the time and 1t was given out on the street that the defeat of the
 resolution was due 10 him. The five republicans voted for tn 8 resolu- ton while the five democrats de
 feated its adoption by 70 ing against
 it. That it was intended as an
 aifront to Governor Hughes seems
 to be universally conceded, although
 the excuse given was that the
 alleged politician from New Jersey.
 who Is a candidate for the United
 States senate. thought that he saw
 in the resolution an intention oIi
 the part of the republicans to get the two houses together in joint session for the purpose of electing
 two republican senators. If there
 had been a single republican mem
 Der in either house with such a
 thought as that he would be in the insane asylum tonight instead of
 being permitted to monkey with the legislative buzz saw.
 The message IS quite lengthy and and comprehensive touching on al-
 most eveay question affecting the welfare of the territory but of course in some of it's points is sub
 feet to criticism. It compares we'll with governors messages generally though, as nochief executive is able to please all Among the recom- mendations made arc the appoint
 ment instead of election, of county assessors; recommends the semi annual payment of taxes, in June and December; recommends that the legislature make estimated ap- Propriation for conducting all pub lie institutions. and Co prohibit any greater expenditure than the amount appropriated; recommends plans by which the territorial prison can be made self sustaining; recommends the abolishment of the territorial boards of prson, insane asylum and reform school. and in lieu thereof the creation of a board of control. composed of territorial otiicersi re- commends the enlargement of the power of the superintendent of public instruction, requiring him to visit every county at least once a year anc audit the accounts of the county superintendent and county treasurer, aud the separation of the offices of the probate judge and the superintendent; recommends that the live stock sanitary con- to be reduced from five members to three, the stock interests to pay the expense of the commis. sion; recommends that grand larceny be defined to be the unlawful taking of property to the value of one hundred dollars or over; recom- mends that the powers of the rail road commission be enlarged; re- commends that a board of immigra- ton be created a member to be from each county; re the creation of the off oes of territorial irrigation engineer, architect, territorial quar- lutine and health officer, territorial ,et,-;,n o,r, m, .,as,nar ,F .,cr-so,l .ure, but without compen a i)n, and Nherc il is practical, made ex oiiicio 10 other territorial offices; urges a joint resolution to congress, to have ,he Carey bill giving one million acres amended, so that Arizona can avail herself of it's provisions, urges egislation to preserve her great sites, in perpetuity to the people of the territory; recommends he passage of joint resolution 10 congress on the following: To l the San Carlos coal fields l rom the White Mountain Indian to make liberal appro- 1riations for improvement of the | Colorado river; establishment of | nore Indian industrial schools in | he territory; allotment of lands Tn everalty to the Papagoes, Maricopa md Pima Indians; adopt measures O preserve the forests at head waters of our streams; refers to the earful ravages of the liquor traffic md calls upon the legislature to O solve the problem by appropriate egislation; recommends that dis rict judges be given jurisdiction or pardoning convicts in county ails; recommends a law for purity n elections; recommends that 'omen of Arizona be given their ight to the elective franchise; re- that the term of residence to become an elector be