Arizona republican., 1905-01-18

Agriculture chairman; Ber- nard, Nugent.
 Education Cutting, chairman: koemer, Bernard.
 Judiciary-Nugent, chairman; Ruiz, Looney, Rice, Bernard.
 County and County Boundaries Rice, chairman; Bark, Bernard, Nu- gent, Perry.
 Roads and Ferries-Looney, chair man; Perry, Roemer.
 Territorial Affairs-Looney, chair man; Downs, Cutting, Perry, Bernard.
 Ways and Means-Bernard, chair man: Nugent, Bark.
 Printing chairman; Rice. Roemer.
 Memorials and Petitions-Downs, chairman; Page, Bernard.
 Enrolling and Engrossing-Perry chairman; Nugent, Looney.
 Militia and Judicial and Indian Af- fairs-Ruiz, chairman; Rice, Downs.
 Mines and Mining-Rice, chairman; RoeIner, LoOney Page, Bernard.
 Corporations-Roem chairnan: Rice, Looney, Cutting, Page.
 The council then proceeded to wres- tie with the statehood question. The house memorial, printed in yesterdays Republican, had been referred to a committee, along with another mem orial offered by MT. Bark. The com mittee asked for time to consider the memorials before them, and a recess of fifteen minutes was taken. At the end of half an hour Chairman Rice re- ported that the committee had con- sidered the house memorial, the Bark memorial and the draft of a third, and had finally decided to refer the ques- f1,, .1 clerk read all three. It was taken for granted that the house memorial would not be accepted, and on motion of Mir. Roemer the Bark memorial was unanimously adopted as a substitute for the house memorial. Following is the text of the council substitute:
 Be it resolved that we note the proA posal embodied in the bill now pend ing before the senate of the United States to make one state of the terri tories of New Mexico and Arizona;
 We respectfully. but earnestly and emphatically, protest against the pro- posal. It is without precedent in American history. It threatens to fas- ten upon us government that is neither of, or by, or for the people of Arizona. It would be a government without the consent of the governed. IL traditions and subjects us to the domination Of another commonwealth of different traditions, customs and as- pirations. With no antipathy to the people of New Mexico, we protest against the proposed union; that in this expression we voice practically the unanimous sentiments of the peo- pie of this territory"
 Discussion ensued as to what sena- tors individually copies of the memor- ial should be sent. It was proposed that it be telegraphed to Senators Bailey and Bate both democrats. MT. Ruiz and other republican members pointed out that this course would be impolite, it being particularly unwise at this juncture to give the protest of the le- Eisiature any flavor of ;1artisaEslisl l,. Accordingly this paragraph was added to the memorial, and it was transmit ted to the house:
 Resolved, further That the text of this resolution, over the signatures Iof the president of the council and house be forthwith telegraphed to the presi- dent of the senate, to our delegate in congress, Senators Bate, Bailey, Bard, Foraker and Hon Marcus A. Smith"
 In the routine information which had been received from the house the council had been informed of the action of the other body in providing for the usual joint committees to visit and investigate the various territorial in stitutions. President Hunt announced that he wished to be guided by the pre- ferences of the members in making as signments to these junketing commit tees.
 Without further action of importance the council adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning. It is expected that for several days to come there will be but one session of the council each day from 10 o'clock until noon.
 THE HOUSE.
 The house concerned itself with pro- viding for the junketing committees and the payment of their expenses, and the apporttonment of seats at the pie counter.
 A joint resolution by Mir. Cobb was adopted, providing for the appointment of five committees to investigate ter ritorial institutions. Each committee is to be composed of three members of the house and two members of the council, and all are to report by Feb. l. MT. Cobb also introduced a bill ap- propriating $750 to pay the expenses of these committees.
 Most of the short session was taken up in a discussion of the places to be filled. Already the ice wagon had been run over Representative PickreITs pro- position to appoint only such clerks and attaches as were actually needed. MT. Pickrell's resolution provided for fourteen places, only-a resolution strictly in harmony with the Maricopa county republican platform, which de- nounced extravaganza and the multi