Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-04-05
ON The MARKET.
For SaIe--A Territorial
Capital
------ in4
At the Remarkably Low
Sum Of $4,000.
The Santa Cruz County Mea-
sure Hanging Fire.
An Anaesthetlc is Administered to
House Bill No. 1877 With
Fatal consequences.

DIR. Wright OF Cochise county and
Mr.. Hunt OF CHA are regarded IS the
chief practical jokers OF the house.
The eentl, men fiequenily get down to
active legislative work and at all times
reflect credit upon the judgement oil
their constituents, hut even In tn cir
soberest moods their colleagues eye
them with suspicion and ask with the
parrot, whose anxiety concerning the
next move OF a miechievous boy who
had just exploded charge Of powder
beneath his cage found expression in
the mournful, but solicitous remark,
81 wonder what the devil he'll do
next"
DIR. Wright yesterday offered the ter
ritorial capital for sale for $4,000 pro.
vided he. can get it, il not he will
take less. in which respect the house bill
introduced by the doctor Is similar
20 the conditions OF the sale and
transfer OF old man Deffenbsugh's dog.
Old man Deffenbaugh whom the writer
knew IN central OHIO some years ago
decided to emigrate to Indiana and ac-
eordingly sold himself out OF land and
chattels. In the hurry and excitement
which attended the public vendue the
dog had been overlooked. The next
morning he directed son, a boy about
sixteen years OF age TO take the dog to
. neighbor who had once expressed
some admiration for him and sell
him. "Vot shall l ask Mr.. Colt.
rider fur Carlo, fader." After some
deiiberation, MIR. Defenb augh replied !;
"Vell, you may ask him tollar und q
haluf, und toll him il he don't gil dot
be may hat him fur seienty.tife cents"
The instructions were carried out lit
orally and the dog was sold for75 cents.
DR.. wright's bill is divided into seven
sections, not counting the repeating and
emergency clauses. The terms and
conditions OF the sale are explained.
The governor, secretary and auditor are
appointed a. commission to carry to
carry out the terms and receive bids
and are required TO give bond for the
faithful performance OF their duties.
The commission is empowered inithe
event of sale OF the capital to permit
the present site TO revert 10 the original
owners. In case no $50, 900 bids are re-
ceived within elk months after the sale
IL LEGALITY agreed upon that feature IL
declared off and the bidder which will
give ten acres OF ground desirably To-
Gated and The highest cash price for
building will be considered.
The commission can receive no pro-
posal until after June from any out.
side bidder thus giving the city in
which the merchantable article is at
present located the first "whack" at 1t.
House bill No. 1877, by Mr.. Field, to
amend act 81 of the sixteenth iegisla-
tire reducing the power OF the governor
in the matter OF making removals from
office, was laid on the table until April
~, at which time the members OF the
house will have gone to the uttermost
parts OF the territory. Why this mode
OF putting the bill to death was adopted
has not been explained but after all it
was superGuous.
The fact that act 65 OF the sixteenth
legislature had affec.ually repealed the
act against which house bill No. l37 was
directed appears to have been over
looked in the rush and excitement OF
law making.