Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1886-03-24
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EpTJR JOURNAL MINER-St. Pat.
 rick's Day n the morning and l in the
 Capital Guy of a grea: Nation. instead
 of at the capital city of Arizona, where l
 souaoed the praises of Ireland at the city hail with Gov. Tritle. Judge French , and all the other big guns one year ago
 ,o-n.sh:. Congress did not adjourn Tn
 honor of the grea, day as was first in tended, be ause so many deaths have occurred in the 49th Congress that too many adjournments make things monot- onous. Since l have been here and inspected the work of several members of Congress, Arlzona's delegate included, wonder how a member ever gets through with anything or that Congress as body ever accomplishes anything.
 For a member to do any service requires the aid of at least two clerks and a rt ustabou.; the clerks to answer letters and the rous;about to gather up seeds, trees, shrubs, books, etc, to send to the thousand and one of each members con- sti,uency ,ha, wish to be supplied with a book treating On fhe latest method of growing seal skin sacks. buck skin nit tens, and who want seeds of the red As,rakan apple or the As,ragalus Caryo- oarpus; they want 10 know when to plant ramy and when i, can be sold, or when 10 gather elder berries; when 10 chop elders; how to raise Australian prunes or nectarines, CT to get seeds of the Ice land moss or the Egyptian pyramids. All expect answers and that Uncle Sam's store house contains everything that Is necessary to supply their wants.
 have met your delegate Col Bean. Sometimes he wishes he were dead. He looks thin and careworn, but he keeps rustling. Congress will not get down to solid work u,til near the close of the session, then there will be night sessions; the committees will be Tn session early and late; letters 10 constituents will be brief and curt, and finally, when the long session Of the 4o.h Congress Is ended, It will be found lha, l, has passed the usual armber of bills and done as much for the country as any of It's prede. cessors.
 The county court bills of the four counties ID Arizona, passed by the l3th Legislative Assembly, has attracted some at,en,r here and the disposition seems 10 he Tn congress not to do anything abou, II for the reason that II Is in the courts and the legal question involved wiil be settled there.
 Col Bean Is the best worker in con- sress, l am told, that Arizona has had for long time, but one session IS hardly enough to enable man to become sui- ficiently familiar with matters to accom- plish much, and l am of the opinion that congressman, whether republican or democratic in politics, should not be changed too often. It IS not the most desirable place in the United States to reside in and the annoyances congress man IS subjected 10 IS almost enough to drive one crazy, One Of them died, or was found dead, n his room at Will lard's hotel yesterday morning. It was Hahn of Louisiana. IL was said that he ruptured blood vessel, but my opinion IS that he was worried to death for he was a frail man and would probably rather die than sand the racket
 1 still have hopes of the railroad. l received telegram from Mir. Bullock yesterday in reply 10 one sent asking him about It. He said "Railroad all right: wil start In TWO weeks" shall go over and see him next week. l am here lobbying blil through 10 increase the pay oi the members oi ,he leglsla- ture and back piy for the last one. A good many people tell me they hope II Is The last one do m. know what they mean, as am raIely given 10 joking, an also working for an appropriation to dig wells on tEc deserts and dam the canyons ID ihe m uniains. II that Has sayampa canyo oH WIS damned properlyit woudn', be damn, d so much, and my d2m(n)sd placer no, l mean iHe dam above my tlaoer enable me to think ot ihe damcd thing more complA- gently, anG il might be worked. mean no profanity. l; would shock me 10 nave any one believe that for once would l use II. believe that he doctrine of eternal punishnnen, covers multitude of SITS.
 Washington weather in March IS msrcey weather. The wind, though not So s'rons as m Ariz"na has that delioaie dudIsh touch peculiar to the country down thar whar |, skips gently, though firmly around co,ner and quietly but foroibly l.frs the hat from the head of old age and blushing beauty. ard regardless l ct age, sex or previous ccnjIrion of serv- itude, huris fire particles Of dust in the 1 eyes cf man, beas, or darkey The sun shines all the time though, and every ] body says 'now pleasant il IS, but they lie and they know II, but delude themselves like Hassayampa prospec,or when he selects an average sample of ore to get assayed.
 think I vi il close this letter, Brother Martin. Tell the folks l am happy and I hope they are and when l ride into Prescott nex, July on the cow-catcher of a locomotive on the P. & A. C. R R,
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