▁due ▁to ▁the ▁rail road ' s ▁practice ▁of ▁providing ▁free ▁passes ▁to ▁the ▁legisl ators ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁avoid ▁laws ▁unf avor able ▁to ▁their ▁interests . ▁ ▁Territ orial ▁Secretary ▁James ▁A . ▁Bay ard ▁was ▁in ▁turn ▁left ▁with ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁pack ing ▁and ▁transport ing ▁the ▁session ' s ▁furn iture , ▁records , ▁and ▁supplies . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁furn iture ▁arrived ▁at ▁the ▁new ▁capit ol ▁it ▁had ▁been ▁dam aged ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁useless ness ▁on ▁the ▁rough ▁roads ▁between ▁Pres c ott ▁and ▁Phoenix . ▁ ▁The ▁session ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁don ations ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁capit ol ' s ▁citizens . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁journey , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁recon ven ed ▁on ▁February ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁Other ▁legisl ation ▁Once ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁got ▁back ▁to ▁business ▁they ▁passed ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁measures . ▁ ▁One ▁that ▁attract ed ▁significant ▁notice ▁was ▁a ▁law , ▁based ▁upon ▁a ▁similar ▁New ▁Mexico ▁stat ute , ▁that ▁established ▁the ▁death ▁penalty ▁for ▁train ▁rob ber y . ▁ ▁Other ▁laws ▁prohib ited ▁carrying ▁of ▁dead ly ▁weapons ▁inside ▁town ▁limits ▁and ▁requiring ▁liter acy ▁in ▁English ▁for ▁territorial ▁office ▁hold ers . ▁ ▁Other ▁actions ▁taken ▁by ▁the ▁session ▁were ▁transfer ring ▁the ▁northern ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁T onto ▁Bas in ▁from ▁Y av ap ai ▁to ▁G ila ▁county ▁and ▁establish ing ▁a ▁$ 3 0 0 0 ▁subs id y ▁encourag