Year: 1877

| uepredatlOns or OUTLAWS Nho hh fCda ! past lowered near inc border to commit crime and then escape across the hne into | Mexico for security. A decided and severe policy is the only one that will keep this class of criminals in check and this l

 have adopted and endeayored to carry out.

 The Legislature has, each session,

 placed at my disposal s2,00o to be used

 for rewards in arresting and punish ! ing criminals I have never found 1t

 necessary to use the full amount so placed

 but the increase of business and consequent

 increased transmission of money through

 ihe mails and by express companies will nat

 urally attract the cupidity of highway rob

 bers to this Territory from other sections and deem it prudent precaution to in- crease the appropriation set apart for re- wards. If the money is not needed 1t will not be used and if needed it cannot be ap- propriated to B better purpose. l am de sirous if these fends undertake to ply their neiarious vocation in Arizona that they shall learn that those who for years brayed a savage war with the Apache will be found equal to the contest and ready with firm unrelenting hand to put down a worse scourge to the human race. The Apaches were wild men without education or opportunities and therefore deserving of sympathy, but these highwaymen have had the advantages of Christian education and association and the same energy they dis play To obtain the property of others if de voted to legitimate pursuits would enable them to lead honorable and respectable lives. While pursuing the vacations of theft and robbery they are scourge to civilization, disgrace to humanity and should be swept from the face of the earth as remorselessly as the most ferocious wild beast I would recommend that highway robbery be made a capital offense punishable with death

 WAGON ROADS, TELEGRAPH AND MAIL

 ROUTES.

 Next to the importance of railroads for the advancement of new country are good wagon roads for the easy and cheap convey ance of supplies and products of the country, the transmission of thought with the speed of lightning and con venient mail facilities from one to every portion of the Territory There is large north of the Gila river containing an i'm mense mining field, extensive agricultural resources and large forests of various kinds of timber; wagon roads and better mail facilities are essential to the propensity of this section and would greatly advance the whole | Territory Mohave county is also much in need of better mail facilities The larger portion of that rich and growing country has no mail communication and to transmit | letters from there to the Capital usually re- quires as much time as to communicate with l New York City The rapidly increasing | business requires daily mail on the two great east and west thoroughfares to wit: | From Messilla or the terminus of the | Southern Pacific Railroad and from AL | burquerque to Los Angeles, I would ear nestly recommend that you ask Congress | for aid to build necessary wagon roads and | for increased mail service. The military tel | egraph has been found of great benefit in fa- | .ilitating Military operations and the trans lction of business for the people The 1 ow rates established for sending dispatches | las enabled all classes to use the line and | confirms the fact that cheap telegraphy so 1 increases the business that the owners of ! he telegraph are better compensated than by charging high tariff.

 THE TERRITORIAL LIBRATY.

 There are at the present timr in the Ter 1 ritorial Library 1000 volumes of law books, 1 300 volumes of statutes, 100 volumes of patent office reports, 800 volumes of Reports md 300 volumes of miscellaneous books, | making total of 22o0 volumes estimated | 70 be worth S.2o0 Considering the age of he Territory the library is very creditable to l f. We receive from some ot the States. | -eports of the supreme courts in exchange 1 or our statutes. ahile many others will duly 1 in kind belive it would be the | most economical method of obtaining the l reports of the Supreme courts from the several states and Territories to authorize md provide for the publication of the de- ,isions of the Supreme court of this Terri iory.

 TRADING LEGISLATION.

 l desire to call your earnest attention to he pernicious practice of legislation based ipon combination or trading, whereby a cer- ain number of members agree to pass an let providing they receive as compensation he passage of another act. By this sys- em laws are liable to be enacted injurious O the general welfare that never would be under other circumstances. \ measure of real merit for the general benefit will safely rest upon its own basis while a doubtful injurious measure can only ,e passed through by this system of bad practice. and such legislation coming to my will lead me to doubt the pro 'riety of the passage of laws enacted in his manner. s

 REPORT OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL.

 Your attention is directed to the report f the Adjutant General whose suggestions n the main, cordially endorse. As stated T said report the arms heretofore received nd issued were distributed among the peo- le for their protection, and seven years