MISCELLANEOUS.

Althought the session is limited to sixty days, I believe you can complete the work before you in less time if every member will do his duty, and the various committees will push the bills committed to their care; in this the presiding officers can do much by keeping close watch on the respective committees and urging the prompt report of bills. It is a matter common to legislative bodies, and more especially to Territorial legislatures, that more work is accomplished during the last two weeks of the session than in the previous six. The result is

that much of the work is not as well and as carefully considered as it should be. The Executive is not given that time to which he is entitled for a careful examination of bills passed before signing them; therefore, I would urge that you push your work from the very opening of the session, so that undue haste on the closing day of the session may be avoided. This much you owe to yourselves as well as to those you represent.

Tendering you my earnest and diligent co-operation in your legislative duties, let us unite in asking Divine light and wisdom that we may pursue the plain path of duty in our efforts to promote the general welfare of the Territory.

LOUIS C. HUGHES,

Governor.

Mr. Hunt of Gila County introduced Concurrent Resolution No. 5, as follows: Be it

Resolved, By the Hcuse. the Council concurring, that one thousand copies of the Governor's Message be printed.

Motion made by Mr. Herrick and seconded by Mr. Greenlaw that the above resolution be adopted.

Motion was adopted.

The following report was presented by the committee appointed to confer with a similar committee from the Council in reference to Joint Resolution No. 1:

Mr. Speaker-We, the undersigned Conference Committee on H. J. R: No. 1, beg leave to report as follows:

That the Council recedes from its amendment, changing the salary of the committee clerks from four dollars to five dollars, and that the House accepts the amendment of the Council employing one assistant Enrolling and Engrossing

Clerk at five dollars per day, and recommend the adoption of

the report.

A. E. HINTON,
Jos. FISH,

M. W. BERNARD,

J. B. SCOTT,

E. J. EDWARDS,
HENRY E. Kemp.

On motion the report was adopted by a unanimous vote.

On motion of Mr. Skinner the House stood adjourned until 10 A. M. Thursday, January 24th, 1895.

J. C. MARTIN,

Acting Chief Clerk.

J. H. CARPENTER,

Speaker.

House of Representatives,

Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of Arizona,
PHOENIX, Arizona, January, 24, 1895.

House met pursuant to adjournment.

Mr. Speaker in the Chair.

Roll call showed Mr. Hull of Yavapai County absent.
Prayer by the Chaplain.

Minutes of the previous day's session read and approved.
The Committee on mileage submitted the following report:
PHOENIX, January 24, 1895,

Mr. Speaker-Your Special Committee on Mileage, beg leave to report the members of this House entitled to mileage as follows:

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the report of the Conference Committee on H. J. R. No. 1 was passed, was made by Mr. Herrick and carried.

Roll call was ordered on the adoption or H. J. R. No. I as amended and it was adopted by the following vote:

Ayes-Messrs. Baker, Barnes, Bernard, Brown, Chenoweth, Crosby, Cummings, Finley, Fish, Gaddis, Greenlaw, Herrick, Hinton, Hunt, Marshall, Martin, Moore, Petersen, Samaniego, Skinner, Wildman, Wright, Mr. Speaker-23.

Absent-Mr. Hull.

The following message was received from the Council:

Mr. Speaker-I am directed by the Council to inform the House that it has passed C. J. R. No. 1.

CHAS. F. HOFF,
Chief Clerk.

Mr. Speaker-I am directed by the Council to inform the House that it has passed C. J. R. No. 2.

CHAS. F. HOFF.

Chief Clerk.

On motion of Mr. Marshall a temporary Engrossing and Enrolling Committee was appointed as follows:

Messrs Marshall, Hunt, and Chenoweth.

C. J. R. Nos. 1 and 2 were read first time, on motion of Mr. Wright the rules were suspended and C. J. R. No. I was read second time by title.

On motion of Mr. Wright the rules were further suspended and C. J. R. No. I was read third time by title and placed on final passage, and passed by the following vote:

Ayes-Messrs. Baker, Barnes, Bernard, Brown, Chenoweth, Crosby, Cummings, Fish, Gaddis, Greenlaw, Herrick, Hinton, Hunt, Marshall, Martin, Moore, Petersen, Samaniego, Skinner, Wildman, Wright, Mr. Speaker-22.

Excused-Mr. Finley-1.

Absent-Mr. Hull-1.

On motion of Mr. Wildman the rules were suspended and C. J. R. No. 2 read second time by title.

On motion of Mr. Marshall the rules were further suspended and C. J. R. No. 2 was read third time by title and placed on its final passage and passed by the following vote:

Ayes-Messrs. Baker, Barnes, Bernard, Brown, Chenoweth, Crosby, Cummings, Fish, Gaddis, Greenlaw, Herrick, Hinton, Hunt, Marshall, Martin, Moore, Petersen, Samaniego, Skinner, Wildman, Wright, Mr. Speaker-22.

Excused-Mr. Finley -1.

Absent-Mr. Hull-1.

House Memorial No. 2, advocating Statehood, for Arizona, was introduced by Mr. Wildman and on motion by Mr. Herrick was adopted by a unanimous vote.

HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 2.

To the Honorable the Senate and House of Representatives in Congress Assembled:

Your Memorialists, the Eighteenth Legislative Assembly of the Terrftory of Arizona, now in session, respectively beg leave to represent to your Honorable bodies:

That Arizona has been in Territorial vassalage for nearly thirty years; that it has the wealth, the population, and that population the intelligence requisite to self-government; that the people of the Territory without regard to political affilia

tions are in favor of early admission to Statehood, and your Memorialists, earnestly pray that Arizon be speedily admitted to the Statehood of States.

Mr. Barnes of the Committee on Rules, submitted a partial report as follow:

PHOENIX, January 24, 1895.

Mr. Speaker-Your Committee on Rules and Order of Busi ness, beg leave to report partially, as follows:

That Rule 47 of the Seventeenth Legislative Assembly, relative to standing committees be adopted by this House. WILL. C. BARNES.

Chairman,

On motion of Mr. Wright the report was adopted as read. Mr. Marshall of the Special Committee on Enrolled and Engrossed bills presented the following report:

Mr. Speaker-Your Committee on Enrolled and Engrossed Bills beg leave to report that they have examined H. J. R. No. I and find same properly enroiled and now in the hands of the Governor.

J. A. MARSHALL,
Chairman.

On motion the House stood at recess until 2 P. M.

House reconvened at 2 P. M.

Mr. Speaker in the Chair.

Roll call showed all present except Messrs. Wright and Hull absent.

Mr. Wright entered and took his seat.

The following message was received from the Governor:

To the Honorable the House of Representatives-I have the honor to inform you that I have signed and approved H. J. R. No. 1, providing for extra clerk hire.

L. C. HUGHES,
Governor,

On motion the House proceeded to the election of an Assistant Chief Clerk, a Journal Clerk, and Assistant Enrolling and Engrossing Clerk and three Committee Clerks.