▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁Control ▁of ▁federal ▁school ▁lands ▁needed ▁to ▁fund ▁education ▁within ▁the ▁territory ▁were ▁a ▁secondary ▁benefit ▁of ▁state hood . ▁ ▁The ▁need ▁for ▁re app ort ion ment ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁and ▁John ▁Wes ley ▁Pow ell ' s ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁Grand ▁C any on ▁were ▁also ▁covered . ▁ ▁Rel ocation ▁of ▁capit ol ▁The ▁first ▁issue ▁de alt ▁with ▁by ▁the ▁session ▁was ▁a ▁proposal ▁for ▁the ▁re location ▁of ▁the ▁territorial ▁capit ol . ▁ ▁A ▁bill ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁territorial ▁capital ▁was ▁passed ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁by ▁a ▁vote ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁on ▁a ▁ 9 ▁to ▁ 2 ▁vote . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁Act ▁No . ▁ 1 , ▁signed ▁by ▁Governor ▁Z ul ick ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 6 , ▁moved ▁the ▁capit ol ▁to ▁Phoenix ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Following ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁to ▁re loc ate ▁the ▁capit ol ▁to ▁Phoenix , ▁the ▁session ▁susp ended ▁and ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁began ▁the ▁move ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁seat ▁of ▁government . ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁using ▁stage co aches ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁trip ▁via ▁the ▁direct ▁route , ▁the ▁deleg ates ▁instead ▁chose ▁to ▁util ize ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁P ull man ▁cars ▁rout ed ▁through ▁Los ▁Angeles ; ▁the ▁lux ur ious ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ▁was ▁chosen ▁in ▁large ▁part