Arizona republican., 1905-03-15
A BARE NEW WORK.
A Publication to be Authorized hy the
 Ienisiature

A Replication to be Authorized hy the Legislature.
 Hook collectors who prize puhlica- YtiOns because of their rarity should hasten to btain copies of The reports Of the territorial Officials-the books printed under authority and direction of the printing committee of the Tuen- : ty-third legislature It developed yes terday, according to people who have excellent means of Knowing. thai the edition of these reports is limited to , two hundred and fifty copies. T. bI- , bhophiles make the expected scramble for these rare volumes there will not be copies enough for even the members of the legislature The Arizona public ] for whose benefit and eulightenmenr ! It has been supposed the books vrer, printed, will have to remain in Isnor- ance of the information colIated and presented with such care by the board of control, the superintendent Of th.. territorial prison. the superintendent og the asylum. the territorial treasurer. the territorial auditor. the adiutaut general. and so forth and so forth Still, the Arizona public should nat complain It is let in for a high prt- vilege-the privilege of paying the freight. It is understood that the ap- propriation bill will contain a modest item of S2.0O0 for the expense Of print ing these reports.
 It is obvious from an examfnafior, or the precious volumes, that the printers responsible for the output will not have occasion to complain that the legisla- ture has been ungenerous with the public funds. The total number os pages is 337- That is. the volume con taining the reports O< the auditor. the treasurer, and the loan commission has 197 pages; the volume containing the report of the board of control. the asy- lum, the territorial prison and the fn- dustrial school. 94 pages: the national guard, II pages; the live stock sani- tary board, and Arizona rangers. s8 pages.
 For this aggregate of s37 pages. a price of one dollar and fifty cents a page, or five hundred and five dollars and fifty cents for an edition or one thousand copies would yield a profit or at least 25 per cent. Hence. it is clear that the payment of S2.0OO for an edI- tion of 250 copies will represent a nics. little profit of somewhat more than SL50O. Graft. say you, gentle readerf Nay, nay Legislative expenses ts the proper term.
 Some weeks ago. when. in response to The Republicans protest. the legis- lature sealed the price for this printing from $4,4O0 to S2,OOO, the information was given out by the interested part les that all graft had been eliminated Taxpayers who insist that the terri tory has been grafted to the extent ot s1,50O should bear in mind that ft Is always legitimate to pay Legislative expenses"
 It was also represented. early in the session. that the legislature had deter mined to pay the evening Enterprise five hundred dollars for publishing lts news of the Legislative proceedings twenty-four hours after the proceed ings" had proceeded-five hundred and no more
 But yesterday it was given out from an authoritative quarter that the ~En- terprise" would receive 25 cents an inch for printing cold storage news of what the legislature had done Twenty five cents an inch for some thousands of columns pasted end on end will. 1t is believed. lead the Enterprise tO change its mind about the statesman ship of the member from COchise who happens to be the chairman of the printing committee-it may even lead the evening paper to take a more char itable view of the COchise gentelman's bill ito enfranchise Sonora"
 THE RESTORATION OF 4 BILL
 The council yesterday took action on
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