The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1895-01-26
What Our Lawmakers Are
Doing I'm the Capital City.
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. %, 1895 .

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EDITOR ARIZONA SENTINEL
The session has opened and the old City
Hall ten days ago. desolate and lonely now
teens with life and activity. Everything
pertaining to the Legislative quarters has
been newly fitted up and upon every step as
you ascend the stairs your eye is greeted
with the sight of an elegant cuspidore for
the benefit of expectorating lawmakers
Every law-maker has an entire new outfit
among which is an elegant pearl handled
knife
Mike Nugent has cut his finger already
four times with his newest acquisition.
Dave Field is alarmed and solicitious for
that Senator's life and has begged him to
make him a present of it.. Up to date
Mike has withstood the Establishment of
Seven Fields. 49,
Harry Carpenter, like Chinese fireworks.
burst into blaze of glory when least expected.
Harry was dark horse, but the way he got
over the ground when once started would
give pointers to bran new bolt of creased
lightning and drive the speediest road
runner to speedy and untimely end. At
present he graces the Speakers chair with
an air particularly his own and the way he
hurls the music of his voice and Roberts
manual at the heads of these devoted mem
bers who incur his wrath at some breach of
order, would dumfound his fellow towns
men, and cause them to stand in open
mouthed, silent awe, wondering if this
august parsonage was their genial Harry.
"Mr. Martinez" has reached the delicious
height Of his ambition, i. e. Waterman of the
Council. Mike kept this astute parsonage
safely hidden under a thimble until his
election was safely secured, when he was
marched up the corridor to take the oath
which was at last accomplished in spite Of
the fact that the President had to put on
his glasses to locate the afiant. "Mr.
MARTINEZ" if not a terror to sneak thieves
and other dangerous criminal classes CT
Phoenix, is brilliant success in standing off
female applicants for clerkships, thereby
bringing down upon his head the benedic-
tions of the various members Of the Council.
Nugent it is needless to say is looking
well and hearty and is investigating the
network of legislature wires preparatory for
action.
Dave Field has been elected President of
the Third House, i. e., the lobby, by &C.
clamation and incidentally also the lucera-
tive position of committee. clerk,
He holds blank check signed by the
Chinese Minister, forwarded to him by
Hon. Geo. NJ. Thurlow, which be intends
to use to advantage and upon which the
legislators have cast hungry eye;
Frank Wightman will return shortly to
Yuma. He has lately acquired beautiful
watch charm worn by many in this. metro
polls and which strangely resembles in
shape and appearance, a barrel.
A great gloom permeates the air in leg
islative circles through the absence of Sam
Purdy, and many old veterans shake their
heads and mournfully predict that lecis,
lature without Sam win surely be an object
of divine wrath and ghsstly failure.
Billy Dunno, brother Of your Jack Dunno
has:just had an addition to the family. / e. !
q nine pound girl. Upon notification of
this event rendered Billy my congratula-
tiOns, vhereupon we went on a beautiful /
jag, the only thing tempering our Joy being
the thought of how much jagier this is a |
new word of my own invention) we could
have got if it had only been boy 49,. |
The legislature has not yet got down to
work, but seems determined to do good |
work morally and intellectually. However
As no bills have yet appeared which call for
The administration of the 'long green" we
cannot tell as to the depth Of this virtuous
coat
However, will write more anon.
CORRESPONDENT.