Arizona republican., 1899-01-19

me legislature Is making c0mmend- able progress with : it's preliminary work, and indicates that it will get down to genuine law making by next week. MT. Goldberg, in the council yesterday, presented joint resolution, which was adopted by both houses, directing that a committee of two from the council and three from the assem- bly be appointed to investigate the offices Of the territorial auditor and treasurer. This does not infer that the affairs of either office have gone wrong On the contrary, the investigation is invited by both officers. in the hope of securing legislation needful to the conduct of the departments. The sys- tenn of bookkeeping has been such that the accounts in the two departments cannot be readily checked, one against the other. The services of an expert are needed to inaugurate a system of accounting whereby harmony in book keeping may result. The Investigating committee is constituted in Goldberg and Carpenter from the council, and Williams Bartleson and Woods from the assembly.
 President Goldwat9r announced the following committees in the council, the member first named being chair man:
 Military and Indian affairs Carpen ter. Goldberg, Murphy.
 Mines and mining Murphy, War ner, Hunt.
 Corporations Goldberg, Hunt. Car penter, Udall. Finley.
 Ways and means-Wolff, Wright. Bunch.
 Printing, Hunt Carpenter, Wolff
 Memorials and petitions Wright. Buuch Goldberg
 Enrolled and engtossed bills-Finley, Udall, Bunch
 Education Olney, Wolff, Wright.
 Judiciary Bunch, Murphy, Wright, Hunt Olney.
 Counties and county boundaries Goldberg, Finley, Wright, UdaH, Mur- phy.
 Claims Bunch, Warner, Olney.
 Federal relations Wolff, Hunt. Warner.
 Agriculture Udall olney. wolff.
 Roads and ferries- Warner. Finley, Olney.
 Territorial affairs Murphy. Cold berg, Carpenter.
 The live stock association, in a com invited the legislature to attend it's meeting in Denver, January 24. The invitation was read by the clerk of the assembly and MT. Adams moved that the invitation be accepted. This brought on a discussion as to what was meant by accepting the in vitation. MessrS. Adams, Stevens, San derS and Benham drought the legisla- ture should adjourn and go to Denver in a body. MT. Sanders believed there would be a feeling of relief throughout the territory if the legisla ture would leave Arizona for awhile MT. Pace suggested that the legislature was not created for the purpose of travelling over thc country attending cOnven- tiOns It looked for moment as if the assembly was going to Colorado and leave the council to make laws, but the enthusiastic eXcurSiOniStS were persuaded to thank the Denver folks fer their kindness, and the individuals Of the assembly will use their judg- ment about attending the convention. 1 While the motion prevailed that the l invitation be accepted" which would ! mean that the assembly intended to go ] to Denver in a body, the record will show that the invitation was received i and fled.
 Speaker Ashurst tcOk the floor and !! suggested that if the usual committees are to be created for the purpose oH the territorial institutions, l they should be formed soon and make l IneIr VlSlJS WItnIn the next two weeks ! He considered this necessary, for in ! the past tn zee committees had report | ed so la,e il the session that no action i could be had on their recommends lions. and the S750 usually expended | on these investigations was practically wasted.
 The speaker announced the following committees. The member named first n each committee is chairman:
 Live stOck-Benham, DOnau, EtZ, ousch, Peterson.
 Appropriations Gray, Bartleson, Pace, Sanders, Scot.
 Ways and means Pace, Sanders, ousch, Peterson, linus
 Counties and county boundaries = Moore, PusGh, Stevens, Wood, Parr.
 Public buildings and grounds Parr Moore, Benham, Brown, Gray.
 Territorial affairs Doan, Adams, Hale, Gonzales, Evans.
 Mines and mining Sanders, Wood, Dean, linus, BartlesOn.
 The printing and judiciary commit ees wsre announced yesterday, making i line ncx formed and thirteen yet to i ppoint- Mike Gray, the oldest man in the as-