Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-01-25
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS <!
Our Law Makers are Organized and are Ready for Business.--The Governors Message
 Received.
Forecasts of Some of the Legislation Proposed for the Session.--Com- mittee Appointed to Hear the
 House Contests.

Phenix, Ariz., Jan. I7.-(Special Correspondence.) The Legislature has been organized and is now ready for work. At today's session a joint resolution was passed by both houses providing for sixteen additional clerks at salaries of S per day each, to be paid by the territory. These are in addition to the clerks provided for and paid by the general govern ment. The resolution was intro duced in the house by Adams of Jerome and passed with only five dissenting votes, one of them being Moore of Yavapai. In the council it slid through without a dissenting vote.
 The legislature is composed of a fine looking body of men, and fl ap- pearances count il should make a good record. Nearly all the mem bers are men in the prime of life. Col. Mike Gray of COchise county, who has served in three previous ! legislatures, is the oldest man in the house, and upon him devolved the duty of calling that body to order, as it's senior member. Wni. linus of Mohave, who has one previous ses- sion to his record IS second in point of seniority to Col Gray. In the council Judge J. Nj. Murphy ranks as senior member iu pOiDt of age, while in point of service J. H. Car penter of Yuma, and G. W. P. Hunt of Gila, are a tie with Mir. President Goldwater of Yavspsi, and Dr. Wright of Pinal, second in rank, each of them having two previous legislatures to their record. The little tilt between YaYspai's two members was after all a harmless affair. being a simple demonstr tion of suddenly developed anger over a trivial affair of which both parties are said to be heartily ashamed now. The interference of friends pre- vented it from being a more serious affair, as for the time being the blood of both parties was considerably heated aOove normal.
 Among the outcroPpings of the legislative vein which are visible now may be mentioned freight and fare bill, for which Senator Gold berg of Phenix, it IS sad. will stand sponsor. The ever recurreDt bullion tax bill will also be in evidence. It is claimed that if such a bill cannot be enacted into a law, whereby the rich mining corporations can be taxed, on the output of their bull lion, a revenue can at least be se- cured from it at every meeting of the legislature.
 in regard to prison removal, but l have been unable to trace lt up to any reliable source.
 | have also been told that Mir. AL len, of Jerome, Is here in the interest of a new county, which Is sought to be made by a division of Havapai county, with Jerome as the county seat. This is rumor given for what it is worth, as not being acquainted with the gentleman, 1 have had no opportunity to verify the rumor, or to secure a denial of it. Another rumcr Is to the effect that this county division talk is gotten up by outsiders, by those who are op- posed to prison removal, and that It will only be sprung in case of pris- on removal bill being introduced, and will be used ofensively aud de fensively in connection with such a measure.
 Prison removal opponents are quoting Prescott citizens and a Prescott paper as being opposed to prison removal. The older members express the opinion that neither prison removal nor county division of Ysvapai county will be brought up during the session.
 The old time county division fight in Pima county. though it is said is pretty sure to bob up serenely at the present session, as it has at a num- Der of those in the past.
 Both branches of the legislature met in joint session this afternoon to listen to the reading of the gover- nor's message. The document vas read by Governor Murphy and was a very able message. He made some very pertinent recommendations Tor action by the legislature. The mes sage received warm commendation from the more conservative element among the democrats.
 The introduction of bills will be commenced tomorrow.
 An effort was made to have the opening hour of the house fixed for 1 o'clock each day, but it was voted down and 10 o'clock has been fixed as the hour for opening.
 Speaker Ashurst announced two committees this afternoon as fol- lows:
 Judiciary-Evans, Doane, Hale and Gray.
 Printing-Evans, Parr, Wood, Etz and Donan.
 The announcement of the latter created some surprise, as the chair man Is a miner by occupation, and there is not a printer on the com mittee. It was generally surpassed that Adams, of Yavapai would be chairman of this committee.
 A committee was appointed today to listen to the case of the three con tested seats from Maricopa county. If the expression of opinion which one hears from members in the ho- tel Hobbies count for anything, this contest will be quickly disposed of, as the general opinion seems to be that there are no grounds whatever l for contest. MAX. Will Soon Come Marching Nome. The men comprising Col. Me