Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1907-01-30

the suspension. by the authority that is vested hy law with power to ill va. cancics, until proceedings can be had and conudcd nndcr the provisions of Title U of our Penal Code for the re. moval of civil officers.
 Rough Riders Monument Commission. In accordance with the provisions of Chapter lG of the Laws of the Twenty. third Legislative Assembly. appropri. ating sio,00O for the erection of Il monument at Prescott io ibc memory of Captain William O'Ncill and other citizens who gave their lives Co their country while in the service of the United States ns members of the fn nous regiment of Rough Ridcrs' in the Spanish War, 1 appointed Com mission to cxpcnd the money and con siruct the proposed monument.
 The commission is composed of lead ing citizens of Prescott who have given much lime and attention to their duties, without compensation. Added to the Territorial appropriation. pri vate donations in considerable sums have been made, and n crcditablc mon umcnt K in process of erection by an eminent artist. It is expected that the monument will he unveiled about the first day of the coming June, and it IS hoped that President Roosevelt and the other living comrades of the fallen Rough Riders will he present at the unveiling ceremonies. invite your attention Co the report of the Commits sion.
 The Attorney General.
 The legal department of the Terri. tory is steadily growing in importance During the pnst two years many suits of magnitude have been prosecuted or defended by the Attorney General on behalf of the people, and the services rendered by him have been of almost ines,imnblc value to the Territory. In addition to these active services, which have called him to nearly all sec tions of the Territory, the Attorney General has rendered numerous opin. ions ai ,ac request of Territorial and county officers, and the various branches of his duties have made heavy demands | upon his time. As the Territory grows this office is bound to become more and more valuable to the Territory, and the salary should bc more in Keeping | with the value of the scrviccs-al. though it is not to bc expected that the Territory will pay salary commcnsur. ate to the value of inc work performed. \t present the salary of the Attorney General K absurdly inadequate. | rec. ommcnd that you fix the salary of that onicc at S2.5OO per year, with a proper allowance for printing briefs and for | travelling cNpcnscs The lnck of such contingent appropriation has fire. qnensly put the Territory to great dis. advantage in litigation.
 | The report also reviews the Con. gressionnl legislation and other Fed. cral action affecting the Territory; it recommends n bill asscnting to the act of Congress appropriating &5,00O year for agricultural experiment stations; the receipts from forest reserves are enumerated and acknowledgment made of invitations to cxpositions; chapters are respectively devoted to the various Territorial institutions, describing their condition and cost of administration, as well as comments upon the National Guard, the bank deposits of public funds, and a report upon the Territorial Fair, with n statement of pardons and paroles. This part of the message is principally statistical and has hereto fore been published.
 The message closes with rccommen. dation that the Board of Control be authorized to have printed the depart
 mental reports in order that they may be available for the information of the
 Legislature when it assemblies.