The herald., 1897-03-02

cumstance that the governor was given
vote OF thanks by the house Tor MS
promptness In telegraphing the me-
mortal.
FRAUDULENT. FORGED BONDS.
The legislatures protest against the
Oakes Murphy congressional act cou,
tains some very terssly worueu anu
plainly written statements. Two u
its sections read:
TT legalizes all bonds, warrants afh
other evidences of Indebtedness, TERRI
torial. county and municipal, wnetner
fraudulent or not, and compels the fund-
irg commission to fund them into nifty
year Ave per cent territorial konds rms
would make good warrants anu ponus
of Yavapai and Pima counties, agErs-
eating s550,000, that have been declares
Illegal by the supreme court OF the
United States, and nearly bankrupt
those counties; 1t would compel the
payment of nearly s50,Oc0 of forget war
rants in Apache county This BIZ adas
nearly $500, 900 to our territorial IN
debtedness, in the interest of ring OF
spectators and schemers by which
neither the counties nor the territory
have ever benefited to the extent OF
single dollar
"In the name OF justice and honest
government we protest against TINS at
tempt at wholesale spoilation and plum
der. and ask that this bold attsmp tc
transfer two per cent of our tax
able property to private pockets, meet
at your hands the defeat it merits.
While speaking of Mr. Murphy, de-
sire to record the fact-unimportant but
possibly interesting-that had rot
heard OF his candidacy for gubernator-
ial horors until the other day when ne
franked telegraph of perhaps nun
~ ho TnSRnD nQnerg
declaring that he was not candiuate.
Since then have heard several Republi-
cans remark that Mr.. Murphy stood
good show of being Arizona's next ex-
ecutive.
But there are others.
One of the bright young men who rep
resents Cochise county in the assembly
has covered himself all over with glory
by introducing a measure which really
does fill a long felt want. This Is notn-
ing less than q bold stroke at the con-
tributory emoluments of the capitalls-
tic Ethiopian who comands the IN
terral destinies of Pullman's wheeled
hotels, and incidentally at Uncle George
himself. There are many long ieit
wants" satisfied by the bill. but the pest
is the one that makes tipping or the re-
ceiying or the asking of tips by any en-
p,oye of the sleeping car misdemeanor.
IJpper berths must be closed when not
ir use. and when in use shall be rented
for half the price of lower bertns. Inc
charges for the latter must not exceed
81 so for the first 100 miles anu one
fourth of cent for each succee ding miie.
Safes must be provided for the vaiu
ables of the passengers. Single seats
must be sold for one-fourth of 4 cent a
mile. The company must pay 'ine OF
$500 for the infraction of these reguia~
tions. and when the "potah" projects his
sable paw the fine is So III THIS Dill De-
comes a law even men OF mo1erate
means may ride in Pullman cars. There
is, however, an ''if'' to the case.
THE UTAH COMMISSIONERS.
Last evening the Utah commissioners
-Messrs. Lund and Woolley-had their
first hearing by the Joint commi..ess'
They were very courteously receiVeu'
and they stated their errand in a very
peighborly and friendly fashion. Mr.
Lund said that Utah did not come a-peg-
ging. but merely offered an equitaple
Settlement for difficult problem. which
was, how to give proper protection TO
the taxpayers who inhabit tnat strip
of Arizona which lies between the south
ern boundary line of Utah and the
northern side of the Grand Canyon of
the Colorado For 200 miles up ana
down the river only bird can cross 1t.
and while the tax-gatherer of Coconimo
county must travel 100 or SEQ miles 10
assess the meager property OF the SIM
gle settlement of twenty famiiies at
Fredonia. the justice Of the peace never
gets across and the strip is the rem
devious for the lawless. The one way
to settle this difficulty. the commission
ers contend, is to wipe out the arbi-
trary and imaginary line that separates
Utah and Arizona and substitute in its
plnce the natural barrier. which would
form a boundary line a mile deep
In exchange for this strip of terri
tory Utah offers firarcial considera-
tons and a somewhat smaller slice OF
land lying south of the San Juan river
ard north of the Navajo reservation.
Utah asks that the governor of Ari-
zona be empowered to select a commits
s,lorer to act IL conjunction with COM
missioner appointed by the governor OF
the Mormon state; that these two shall
select third commissioner. The three
commissioners are to arrange an equita-
bic basis OF settlement. Meanwhile. the
Arizona legislature is asked to join the
legislature of Utah In memorializing
cor eress for the cession of the terri
tory to Utah.
The ground was covered pretty thor
oughly in comnlittee. but no decision
was arrived at. and the matter VIII be
taken up again next week.
TWO POPULISTIC MEASURES.
Two Populist measures have been in
troGucsd in the house by IlSenberry OF
Gia. The first of these Is the well known
initiative ard referendum. providing
that upon petition of a certain percent
age of electors, any desired measure
may be submitted to a. popular vote,
ard also that all eractments OF the
legislature may be finally tried and
Judged at the ballot box. This Is the
Swiss canton system, and doubtless
good thing, but It bears upon It's race
the stamp of more expense, and 1t VIII
scarcely survive the committee-cer-
tainiy not the house.
The other bill was suggested by the
labor troubles at Globe last year, and
provides for a board of arbitration ap-
pointed by the governor, under certain
restrictions. which shall have power to
settle all labor disputes. AS there
eeems to be but little or no expense at
tached to the enactment Of this measure,
it stands better show.
So far the legislature has made pref
ty good record for economy. The only
appropriation bills that have passed
have been for the maintenance or the
ceveral territorial educational and char
liable institutions, and in each case
these appropriations have been no more
than the bare necessities demanded,
There is still the capitol building
measure to be settled in the council, pu!
after the death Of the prison removal
and the circuit court bills this one stanos
- ....- .tovr II te q nerenuial bill to