Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-14
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 Regular Correspondent of the Citizen.
 PRESCOTT, Feb. 8, 1885.
 The House has reached the huudredth bill of the session and the amount of aggregate wisdom contained in them would make King Solomon weep cbror- ide Of sodium tears Of envy could he but scan them, and yet Solomon, Tn all his glory was not arrayed like an Arizona legislator. Notwithstanding the yolu ma ot business already before the I.erisIa. lure, every measure IS thoroughly scan- ned crd fully understood by all tbe members before It passes to A final yote The Insane Asylum bill is among tbe most Important measures yet trough: up. A good majority favor the bill. but want to make haste slowly in consider ing It, o"lng to the great expenditures or public money involved. It is tboucht that the land to be donated by Maricopa county will soon make the asylnm neSrly, ]! not quite self sustaining After few minor amendments have been made the hiil will pass the House and w'll scarcely meet with serious objec. tons in the Council.
 The bill creating tho office of Commis. missioner of Immigration was argued iu committee ot the whole yesterday. and IS yet to he fully considered before reaching a vote. l. is a neritori ,us hill blll and II will pass the house b. fan majority. l. Is generally needed thai | Hon. Pat. Hamilton Is to be the h nef clary of the ofiicc to be created. and tl,i. knowledge has brought all his euemIe, lnio open oppositlon 10 the bill. It # whispered that the Council will kill 1; without any mercy. Quien Sabe.
 The election law will receive some badly needed amendments. 4 PIma county member has already introduced bills looking to c mDlete remodelinl of the existing laws, which, if they pass will greatly purify the ballot and give the political ire-pullers and election manlpulators an opportunity to turn their peculiar talents into other and more honorable channels These biil. will be printed III day or two, when copies will be sent the CITIZEN.
 A large proportion of the members are earnest ln the.r labOrs to produce good laws aud they scientiously op2ose every measure that, in thelr judgment is not wise. Among them, including the entire PiEla delegation of course, may be mentioned the llons. J. A. Brann [ of Yavapai, ". C. Watkins of Gala Judge Sias of Graham, Sam Purdy oi Yuma, Judge Nichols f Cochise, D. K Wa dwell of Cochise, l.. Ruggles oi Plnal, J. \. Armstrong of MaricOpa, J | A. Robbins and Robt. COnnell of Yava | pal. These are some If the prominent ! gentlemen of integrity, while there are many others equally earnest but les conspicuous.
 An excursiOn to the New Orleans Ex position k talked of; and it may take more definite shape during the next week. The idea is, that tho members of the legislature, together with quite a party of Prescott people take a special taain from Ash ForE and visit New Orleans, remaining ther, ten days. It IS thought very cheap rate. can be secured and an enjoyable triI afforded many who would otherwise no attend. The members participating Ii the excursion will not ask mileage homt by way of New Orleans
 A cold wave has just reached Prescott and the southern sO!Ourners are shiveriDi in their overcoats and mentally resolv ing that future legislators shall not b subjected to such severe penalties O greatness; that the time of the session must be changed. or the capital move. to the southwards. E.