Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-02-06
AT THE CAPITAL CITY.
The Legislative SolOns Com mencing to Show Their Hands.-Reform Meas ures Introduced in
 the House.
Railroad, Real Estate, Per. sonal and Other Gossip Relating to Prescott
 People.

People.
 PHENIx, Jan. 29.- Editorial Cor respondence. -Legislators are com. mencing to show their hands, and, from the bills introduced during the past two days. Among the first bills introduced in the house this morning was one by MT. Skinner prohibiting the sale of cigarettes m the territory. Following close on the heels of this one was another one by Mir. Marshall. providing for local option in the territoey. A number of amendments were offered to the school law, and, l am told, that several more are to follow. The result of this will probably be the drafting of practically new law.
 Mir. Wildman introduced bill to- day providing for levying tax of 3-5 of mill on the dollar to pro- vide fund for improving the nor nal school at Tempe. It is also currently reported that the Mari copa delegation will ask for ap- propriations for the capital grounds and other purposes.
 Mir. Wildman also introduced 3 bill providing for purity of electicas. Among the provisions are the pro hibition of treating to influence voters; a heavy penalty for intimi- dating voters at an election; it pro hibits betting on election under heavy penalty in addition to dis franchising those betting; it mi. tates the California law in provid' ing for candidates filing list oI expenditures during the campaign,
 Mir. Moore introduced bill pro viding for the education of the deaf dumb and blind in the territory providing for their education in an institution in some adjacent state or territory at the least possible ex- pense and at an expense not to ex ceed $500 per year per capita and al an aggregate expense of not over $S.000 annually.
 The council passed its first bill this morning and sent it to the house. It provides heavy penalty for the stealing of any bill or reso. lution during the session. The bill may seem to be rather astrange one to be introduced and passed by a legislative body, aud would seem to indicate that each individual mem Der looked with a reasonable amount of suspicion upon his neighbor, ol | that the utmost confidence was not placed in the citizens of Phenix and employees of the legislature. In, necessity for the passage of the bil is said to have arisen from the ex- perience of the last legislature when it is claimed that a number oI bills disappeared mysteriously witt suspicion attaching to several per sons for having them spirited away. Be that as 1t may, the coun cil has passed the bill and it had it' first reading in the house to-day and will probably pass that body also.
 The opening of communication between here and Prescott has re suited in the arrival of small army of Yavapai's favorite and PoPulaI sons.
 District Attorney R. E. Morriso, is looking after number of case. in the supreme court, as IS also l W. Johnston.
 Col. J. F. Wilson is also here or supreme court business and during his spare moments has got in on thu incipient real estate boom by pur' chasing a few choice lots.
 S.M. Cullom is acting in the ca pacity of private secretary to JohI $. Jones.
 President F. NJ. Murphy, Genera Manager G. W. Vaughn, Assistant Engineer W. A. Drake and Con tractor H. Lantry, of the $. F..P. q P. railroad, have been here for sev- eral days on railroad business.
 Banker R. c. Woodruff and Cap italist R. N. Fredericks arrived las night, but their mission has no been sscertained.
 Louis St. James is hobnobbinl with some of the old-timers of Pres colt. but who have moved awal from there. Among his more par ticulsr friends iB Jim" Finley, member of the lower house iron Pima county, one of the early set tiers in Prescott. as square man a can be found anywhere and 8 mar who is popular wherever known.
 Phenicians are waiting with batec breath for the completion of tho ~north and south" railroad, as it |; universally called here, and are ar ranging for a big celebration a: soon as completed.
 Redewill, the irrepressible piano l man. has charge of the arrangement: for the celebration and will overlook ! no feature looking to make 1t a com plete success.
 Track laying was resumed yester day for the first time since the recent storms and it is expected tc have the track laid to the Agua Fris within a few days. Grading will be completed January 31, to the end of the old grade formerly made from Phenix and already the grad ing force has been greatly reduced | After February l, only one camp will be continued to dress up and repair the old grade and to do the grading in the Phenix yards. It is not expected that any through train can reach Phenix before March l.
 J. C. NJ.