The border vidette., 1907-01-26
LAWMAKERS BUSY.
A. J. DOTan, President of Council and
 N. E. Bailey Speaker of House.

have been busy this week organiz- ing and otherwise preparing for a strenuous session.
 Colonel A. J. Doran of Yavapai county is President of the Council and Hon. N E. Bailey of Cochise is Speaker of the House George A. Mauk, of Phoenix, secretary of the Republican Territorial Central Com mittee, secured the Chief Clerk ship in the Council, which is con- trolled by the Republicans. John Robinson, of Prescott, a Democrat, gets the clerkship plum in the House. James Ward of Navajo county, is assistant chief clerk in the Council; Miss Clara Belle Blakely, enrolling and expressing clerk; Captain Polhamus of Yuma, watchman, and John Bilby of Thatcher, ergeant-at-arms, Mrs. T. A. Jobs. of Phoenix, will, it is said be journal clerk in the Council.
 In the House, the following ap- pointments have been recommend ed by the committee:
 G. D. Barkley of Globe, sergeant at arms: Hattie Oliver of Yavapai, journal clerk; Nellie Trott of Mari copa, enrolling and expressing clerk; Neri Osborn, Jr., of Marfco- pa, messenger; Albert Miller of Maricopa, watchman. Other ap- poinments will be made later.
 Already a number of bills have been introduced into both branches of the Legislature. One regulating railroad fare in the territory. Three affecting the offices of justices of the peace and constables. One proposing an increase of the salaries of chief clerks in the recorders of fees in counties of the first class from $75 to $lOO month. In the Council MT. O'Neil introduced bill for the suppression of gambl ing. Mir. Hunt of Gila county also introduced a bill for the same purpose. Mir. O'Neill presented bill to prohibit women from loiter- fng about saloons. MT. Hunt also introduced a similar bill. MT. Hunt introduced another bill to increase the territorial license for saloons and dramshops to $25O quarter. Another bill by MT. Hunt proposes fee of $3 a day for all jurors and mileage at 20 cents one way.
 MT. Crenshaw introduced, a house joint resolution providing that the following positions should be created; the salaries to be paid out of the territorial funds: One assistant chief clerk, $6 a day; one assistant enrolling and expressing clerk, $5; one journal clerk, $5; one assistant door keeper, $5; one judiciary committee clerk, $5; one bill clerk, $5, one speakers clerk, six committee clerks for the uses of day.
 The provision for the council is the same as that for the house ex- cept that instead Of six committee clerks at large, there are only four. THE COMMITTEES
 The following legislative com mittees were announced by Presi- dent Doran of the council:
 On federal relations, Mcintyre, O'Neill and Scott.
 Agriculture, Lockett. Roemer and Scott.
 Roads and ferries. Weedin, Hogue and Scott.
 Territorial affairs, Scott, O'Neill, Mcintyre, Cleaveland and Roemer
 Education, Blakely, Weedin and Hogue.
 Judiciary, Cleaveland, O,Neill, Blakely, Dickerman and Hunt.
 Counties and county boundaries, Mcintyre, Roemer, Cleaveland Hunt and Dickerman.
 Claims, Hunt, Scott and Hogue.
 Ways and Means, Mcintyre, o. Neill and Lockett.
 Printing, Hogue, Weedin and Mcintyre.
 Memorials and petitions, O'Neill Mcintyre and Dickerman.
 Enrolled and engrossed bills, Dickerman, Weedin and Scott.
 Militia and Indian affairs, Roemer, Lockett and Scott.
 Mines and mining, Cleaveland, Weedin. Blakeley, Roemer and Me Intyre.
 Corporations, Dickerman, Roemer, Lockett, Hogue and Scott
 Rules, Blakely, Hunt and Dicker- man.
 Rules, the speaker, Williams and Guild.
 PriptiDo Williams WhitesideS