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Show and twenty-four representatives, at $4 a day, the president and speaker, each, to receive $6. 1878-79: Act of Jesuits. 834 Browne, annulling J. Ross, the act of the legislature Adventures in the Apache incorporating Country: the Society ‘‘The rebellion broke out in April, 1861. The Butterfield Overland Mail line was stopped at the same time, in view of the dangers that threatened it; and an act of congress was passed changing the route. During the month of July the only federal troops in the Territory shamefully and without cause abandoned it, and marched from Fort Breckindidge and Fort Buchanan to Cook’s Springs, when they heard the Texan rebels were coming. Without waiting to ascertain the number or prepare for any defense, they burned all their wagons, spiked their cannon, L uog "c ‘019410 uog °z "U014BO “G SBUIONY, : ae eUun'y geek ¢ G “e ‘ydesor 5 ¢€ So 1871-72: Bill to enable land claimants to test the validity of their claims, referred to senate committee. Act to pay the salary of the secretary as superintendent of public buildings to June 1872, but repealing the act of 1868 which gave that salary. Act granting right-of-way to the New Mexico Gulf Railroad. _1872-73: Act for completing the military road from Santa Fé to Taos. Bill to survey private land grants at government expense referred to the house committee. Bill to donate ten sections of land for finding water in the desert, tabled. Bills to extend the time of voting on the state constitution and to create a new land district referred to a committee. 1873-74: Bill for a state constitution passed by the house and referred by the senate. Act creating a new land district. 1874-75: Bill for a state constitution passed by the senate with amendments. 1876: Bill for a state, passed by the senate, and referred by the house. 1876-77: House bill to pay Indian depredation claims, tabled. 1877: Bill to attach Grant county to Arizona, referred to house committee. 1877-78: Bill to annul the act of the legislature incorporating the Society of Jesuits, passed by the senate, and referred by the house. Bill for the relief of mounted volunteers, passed by the senate, and referred by the house. 1878: Act providing that the legislature shall not exceed twelve councilmen ooD — gw x + ( J convention OD © ™M fe a) © ‘q AdAITT A yu he was never admitted to a seat in congress. was held at Tucson, in which several well known citizens of the place were concerned. J. Ross Browne,*** in his valuable work, Adven- “UOSSNG10,7 though oruojuy Attempts to organize a territorial government for that portion of New Mexico now included within the limits of Arizona were made in Mr. Gwyn, of congress as early as 1857. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA California, introduced a bill in the senate to organize the territory of Arizona; but there were jealousies on the railroad question, which resulted in the defeat of the bill. Mr. Green, of Missouri, in 1860, introduced a bill to provide ‘‘temporary government for the Territory of Arizuma,’’ which also failed. Various other attempts were made, none of which was successful. During the year last named, a movement began at Mesilla, New Mexico, to make a separate territory. Under it Sylvester Mowry, well known as an army officer and owner of the Mowry mine, in the Patagonia mountains, was chosen delegate, °T HISTORY ‘F MEXICAN L NEW < OF uog FACTS OIpd LEADING ‘S ouvlievyy 408 5 = @ M M |
