[2] The previous session of the legislature had authorized creation of a committee "to revise the laws and eliminate therefrom all crude, improper and contradictory matter and also to insert such new provisions as they may deem necessary and proper.
[4] The US$130,000 previously authorized for construction of a territorial capital building had proved insufficient with $5,744 in unfunded costs left unpaid.
This allowed mine owners to reap large profits while paying relatively small tax bills.
This would allow the territory's indigenous population, with the possible exception of the Navajo, to become self-sufficient farmers and no longer need assistance from Federal agencies.
[11] The proposed legal code revision authorized by the previous session was accepted and enacted into law with only minor modifications.
[11] The session authorized organization of the Arizona Rangers with the new police force allowed to have one captain, one sergeant, and twelve privates.
Other appropriations included US$3000 for the Pioneer Historical Society to replace the funds that were misappropriated by Fred G. Hughes and a $1,500/year stipend for the territorial governor in addition to his normal salary.