Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-02-04
OUR S0L0NS.
What They are Doing In and
 Out of the Legislature

PHENIx, January 2S.-lSpecial cor respondence.l - Phenix is all aglow with excitement over what promises to be the greatest society event in its his tory-the Governors ball, which takes place tomorrow evening. Legislators pause in their lawmaking duties in con- temptation of the occasion. Attorneys lay aside their briefs as they ponder over the anticipated pleasure in store for them. Strangers are already srriv- ing from sTucson and other southern towns to attend it, but there has been no apprecisble addition to the contin- gent from northern Arizona yet ou account of it. The committee reports the sale of over 600 tickets, the price be- ing $6 each from which the amount that will be derived from it can be readily computed. It win be swell affair and no mistake, and from the amount of Mum's extra dry, and other extra wet goods which have been ordered, the "swell" part of it promises to last for a day or two after the ball closes.
 But to turn from the ball 10 the leg islature. As indicated in former letter, there Is already atendency in the ranks of the democracy to break away from the dictates of Zulick, Parish & Co. The great selfconstituted leaders of the party are after the scalp of Attorney General Churchill. Neither they or any one else thinks that Mir. Churchill will be retained in the office longer than the present session of the legisla- ture, as the general impression here is that Governor Irwin will appoint an entirely new set of officers for the ter ritory It is also said that MT. Chur- chill would not accept the position again if tendsred him, as his extensive private practice occupies all of his time and pays him much better than the small salary received from the terri tory. it being Of no infrequent occur renee for him to receive fee in q single case equal to the entire years salary as attorney general. But to return from this Aggression. Znlick believes that Churchill will retire from the office of attorney general within less than two months, and the only way to get at his scalp, in retaliation for his action in getting the Zulick appointees of two years ago bounced from office, IS to abolish the office at once, Churchill and all. Several of the more level headed, broad gauge democrats ill the legislature take a different view, and are in favor of retaining the office. Accordingly, yesterday, when the bill was reported adversely by Mir. Hern. don, of the judiciary committee, and when little later in the council the same gentleman proposed an amend ment to Farish's pet measure, of hsv- ing the commissioner of immigration summarily snuffed out of office in ten days, by extending the time to sixty days, it created commotion in the Znlick camp and was the occasion for announcing an old-.ime democratic caucus for last nig 1t. We'll, the caucus was held, and it lasted until midnight, and from the stray bits Of conversation overheard on the streets and m the saloons sitter it closed last night, as well as today, itis generally understood that its proceedings were not marked with that degree of harmony and unity which the psalmist so beautifully DOT trays in the l33d psalm. The questions considered by the caucus were the abolishing of the office of attorney general, the appointment of the inves- tigating committee provided for in council joint resolution No. l. sn6 the time that the commissioners of immi- grafton shall turn over the effects of | his office.
 The governor has approved the reso-
 lution providing for the appointment cf | a committee to investigate territorial
 affairs, and ss predi ted in former
 letter, Zulick is using all the "infioo-
 ence" at his command to get the chair
 manship of the respective committees
 Of the two houses for himself and Far
 ish. Being the author of the reso!u-
 tion, parliamentary usage would natu-
 rally suggest him as it's chairman. But
 many of the democratic members do
 not want him, and President Hughes
 IS said 10 be of this opinion also.
 Whether last nights caucus agreed on
 any one for the chammanship of this
 committee cannot b. learned, but it IS
 generally understood that MT. Hughes
 will leave the appointment to the seIec'
 ton of & caucus.
 Messrs. Herndon and Baldwin are
 kept pretty busy attending to legisla- tive duties and to looking after cases
 before the supreme. court, now in
 session here.
 Supreme court will adjourn in few days, the most of the business before 1t
 having been disposed of or postponed to adjourned terms, which will be held
 during the summer, one Of which will probably be in Prescott in June.
 It is rumored here that Representa-
 tive Mott, of Yavapai, does not intend to put in appearance during the session
 and that his absence reported to have
 been caused by the illness of hIs wife,
 is without foundation. MAX. | The First step.