Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-02-18
THE CAPITAL.
Very Personal Mention-The suPerinsend- ent ofschooi- -Tucsons school Bin-Oth- CT matters.

narrow yauge railroad pro!ec-, and says
 that Tucson is not Pima county. He has overlooked the fact that suca a road will add many hundreds ot thousands ] to the value of taxable property of the county, or the benefits that will accrue
 incident to the opening up of the coal
 fields and tLe supply of coke To the
 mine owners of the south. lt tne road, , perchsnce, would make @ terminus at
 Line City instead ot Tucson. there Is no r knowing but the geuiiemau's views
 Inlght be somewhat modified. lie does
 not favor corporations. nor mJnCpolies, and they will not receIve his support or
 Iatiusuce iE any contingency.
 In the consideration Of the "ironclai" ? oath, Mir. Snyder explained his position . Tn voting for the amendment by re-
 latiug au auecGOte. A boy Ras
 very sick, presumably with the small
 pOx, and the paternal sire, solIcitous ci
 his welfare in this world and possibly
 beyond, sad, ''Leke, cant you pray a lttle2 it won't do you any harm If you
 get well, and if you die ;t might be a
 d--d good thing. The Democrats generally, and some Republicans voted
 against tho amendment. believing the
 present oath sufficiently practical and
 binding.
 The question of the Superintendent
 of Public Instruction being an elective
 office has beel. decided m the negative.
 Yet Gov. Tritle recognizes the fact that
 MT. Horton received majority of the
 votes cast for that position, and allows
 the matter to rest in statu quo. The
 question was brought up iu order to ! settle It. There Las been much c0uteu-
 tion that the Governor has DO power to
 appoint where the office was created by 1 the executive. The office of Superiu-
 tendent of Schools Was created by Gov. l Stafford.
 The manner iu which MIt Horton has gone to work wlll result m giving as ! some good school laws, aud not tle least important among them is au ! amendment tO the present law ailowu. ! county SuperInteudeuts Co issue school
 warrants without beng held account ! able. This has been etlectuaily re- medied.
 The new school bill introduced by iir | Wicks, provides for the erection of a | school building m Tucson Co cost S3u,- | WO and glyes the trustees power tl sell | school property or lease as they may ! think best. Ii are now someSIJuHU | in the school d, which, added To the | S.O,OOO will L-Ae a SiJ,UuJ building. ] The city would do a wise and commend l able act to give Co the district the south end of Military plaza m exchange for the haif block it now owns near tho ar- tesiah well. A large building would be a fine ornament Co the city, located on the Plaza. It would be a healthy ana secluded place land not iuc0uvenieut for pupils. There Is DO reason why Tucson should not pOss ass the best schools m the Territory; she has the means and l material with which to do 1t.
 Many complaints are made of the | Prescott postmaster, especially by both | houses of the Legislature. The people | here say that he sOuld not be retained l In the office, yet they put up with him simply because no one cares to go tO the ! trouble 70 Ou5t him. I will relate a lit- tie incident. He held a letter of mine 1 for SIX cents postage. 1 rendered him stamps to that amount. but he refusea them, saying It was not according Go law, etc. | then gave money and he gave me stamps m return, for change. l took them with an uucracioUs -d-u lt. The second time be did not put stamps on me, as ] absolutely refused So receive them, but demanded money in their stead, which he reluctantly psid.
 General Crook Is looking physically well, but a little more aged than when m Tucson several years ago. He is a- unassuming as ever, and dresses as lu ordinary citizen, and It uuacguaiI ted with hlm you would take him for au Arizona merchant or newspaper man.
 HFrf 1-H old timers, will pay Tucson a visit after the adjournment Of tine present session of the Legislature. Hakuows of several Fl Dorados hidden away in the Sapta CatalIuas and Santa Ritas. which h. will open and flood the world with silver 1 and gold. Air. Franklin has proven himself a useful and industrious mem Der Of the Legislature.
 The female Suffrage bill has been before the Council and afforded a topic C Of no small amusement for the , members. Hon. Pete Boian. always a gallant champion of the fIlrl sex, IS a strong advocate ot tue measure. IL promises to pass the Coun- { cil and become a law. Dimity suffrage in a wild frontier Territory like Ar!zoIa. would surprIse the average east J 8rn cousin who thinks the acme it perfection iu social and political s lie lies within short radius r ot hIs own pretty person. PsrEaus If the bll becomes law, .t v-ll stimulate the immigration or the far D Sex, and our next census will faIltl show , sucn prepOuderauce of urloved and men. Who knows but Susan Anthony or Dr. Mary Walker may q become resident of our Territory and ispIre Go congressional horrors uuder.the .- lew order or thIug-2 Blessed woman 7. As pants tne hart for cooling streams O her heart bubbles for the pants of Q mirage. In the House the Hon. J. H. V 'aWcett wlii champion the suffrage bill. te IS a good Teasuuer and thorough ! and will squeeze the -' Jill through eysn though he has Go put l' orseis on It. d
 The Speaker of the House, Hon. rIr. .; Rowe has proven himself on able and presiding officer, and r1u- lande the esteem and respect a- all pI members.
 The committee ou .he Judiciary has +. lenty to do, and @ great burden falls . pon tEsm. Hon. Move Wirksis Chair 'h lan, and .s aided materi ,lIy hy the Hon. oI udge Anderson, whose plain and gr5c cal common sense and intricate know en- 'dge Of toe law leave little uucou-iI- red that will promote ,Le welfare of thc eopie of the Territory. With his party t1 e carries more weight than any other ra lemher Of the House
 Among the prospective bills I ma, F iention bullion tax bril and measure ,r the removal Of the Capital. As pa either measure has been cauysssei leir rale VII be verv uncertain. I.EN- II