The weekly Arizona miner., 1879-08-22
A TEMPEST IN A TEAPOT

The Yuma Sentinel seems 10 have fallen into bAd hands: surely the ths editor must be away, or this hot weather is affecting his brain.
 It is not reasonable that an honest man in his senses, should jump to the c"nclu- sion, at once, that a palpable and easily made, mistake must necessarily have been pcrpetrsted intentionally. Some writer in that paper of the 18th inst, if sane, cer- tainIy manifests disposition that calls for regeneration. That mistake was made m the office of the Secretary in furnishing copy to the printer for the statutes of 1879 is true, as the fact that Sec. 10 of the School law as printed in the statutes does not agree with the original on file in the office, is suf- fcient evidence, without appealing with such flourish of trumpets to the Journals of the Legislature for proof. Neither was it necessary to serve papers on the Snperin- tendcnt of Pubic Instruction to restrain him from taking advantage of the mistake, when that officer had already taken the pre- caution to mail corrected copies of the law to the County Superintendents; and the Board of Equalization, of which he sa mem. ber. had already made an apportionment Of School money on the basis of the new law
 Had the writer in the Sentinel been dis nosed to deal fairiy with tho Secretary, he would certainly have given him credit for having too much sense to suppose that he could create law, and impose it upon peo- n,e as genuine, when that people are so much interested as are those of Yuma and Pima in having the apportionmento of money made upon the basis of children in each coun,r. rsther than the number of those ,,,;,,, s,,end school. The fact is that Secre- ,.rv Gosper. who is absent from town, look ;ng after bis cattle, knows nothing, as yet, of there having been a mlstske made, and when his attention IS called to if VIC have na doubt but that he will take immediate measures to have it corrected, not that any officer of the Territory is likely to make II an excuse for shirking duty which inc Legislature prescribed, but in order that the statutes slsaIl be absolutely correct and reliable.
 The insinuatien that there vas colusio9 between Gosper and Beach to deffaud the poor people of Yuma and Pima is too con tcmptable to require answer. NIT. Beach IS in San Francisco and, of course, is not ap- prised of the error in the statutes, but like Mr. Gosper, supposes them to be entirely correct.
 The absolute truth of the matter is that ,ha new school law was printed for the usC Inf the Legislators, befnre it was passed, and that afterwards Sec. 10 was amended, and iu furnishing copy for the printer. tho law as printed, was used to save clerical labo' ia transcribing from the original on file without thinking of the amendments, and in this way the mistake occurred, and n this way the salary of County Superinten- dents was left at Sl00 year when it should read $250. But, as before remarked. MessFs Gosper and Beach are both absent. mis- take has been made, the Sentinel writer taking A very ill =aatured, unfair and illiher- al view of the nistteF. has charged that it Is an attempt to defraud. ConadSpt that DC such intention existed or exists, VIC hast written thus much. and leave the matter un til the return of the parties more immedi- atcIy interested in setting themselves right before the public and refuting the scntiDel'' charges.
 Since the above has been m type Secre- tary Gosper has returned to town, and or being informed of the mistake that has Uc- cured in toe published school law, express. cd deep regret, and. as We anticipated. de. cla.ed hislE;ention to correct if st once. which he will do, and that efectually, Sa that our friends at Yuma may quiet their fears.
 Gosper regrets tine mistakc more than they do, though they Rsy n%ke tho mos' noise about H.