Arizona republican., 1903-02-15
Little James
. (How Senator Quay Is Converting tn Appropriation Bills Into Public
 Carriers.)

l ast my Paw what a Propr.asiun Bill was. He sez. sez he. James. it's a Lode of Legislatif Pork gen'raily an about as hevvy a Lode as can be pulled COlvenyunt. Tn Congressmans keeps pitchin' things onto it like it was D i Lode of Hay, till some one says: Hole on, tn Vehickle is about to give away
 My Paw sez that's what tin Seniers in Washington is afeard of now about I tn Post Offs Propriashun bill. Sentei- Quay he had q Bill which was callai tn Homnibus Staithood Bill which ne was anXchus at it should reach tn enc; Of it's Journey before tn 4th of March, an fer six weeks he cuddent git it t0 move none. Senter Quay sez to nisseIf. sez he: Tn trubble with this here HOmnibus StaithCod oil is at t ain't got no Wheels. It don't seem to he malin' no Hedway tall. I don't kno,v what I'll ever dc. 1 looks like l wUG- dent get in in time with ArizOny. New Mexico an Oklahomy"
 Senter Cuay stopped pushin' at tn StaithCod Bill an straitened up to eis his Breth an wipe tn Onnest Swet fun off'n his Eye Browse. SudGentiy he stepped an fassened his Gaze onto something at he seen in tn Distants grate iook Of joy Lited up his fac, dryin' up tn Swet Hello" he ex- claimed. We been Saved. If there don't come percescnun of them Pro priasllun Bills. I'm Cote. They got Supplies fer tn Guvermert an they got to go through, but they can't get past this here Inkubus of a Homnious Bill ats rite in tn middle of tn Rode m goin' to get lift presently. 1 ex- pect they'll want to role tn HCmniDus Bill to wun side of tn Highway, but l won't allow that. It'd be harder fer ne to git started up agin, an besides l don't like to travel in anybody-s Dust. I'm agoin' to Lode this here Homnibus Bill upon wun Of them was- gins or est tn Percesshunn come to i student Stand still Les see. there $ tn ASgerculcherl Bill, tn Sundry Civic Bill an tn Post Offs Bill an. som- otherns. I guess I'll take tn Post Offs Bill. That ain't sich a Hevvy Lode as tn otherns an it's Got q Date at has to be kep''
 When tn Percesshun come Up he got tn drivers of tn Post Ouis Bill to help him on with his lode. an Senter Bever- age who thinks at he's Responsible to tn Guverment if anything goes Kong, come a runnin'.
 My Gawd." he cried. That Homni- bus Bill cant never ride there.
 It cant ride nowheres elst,'' Replize Senter Quay; this is the most Com fertable place I could find fer it. Ali tn other Waggins is overloGed. 2n- this wun is strong an the Wneeis seenS to be we'll Greeced'
 Senter Beverage sez at it ain't neces- sary fer tn Homnibus Bill CO ride no,- where's. He sez: You mus under stand at this Percesshun of Pronria- shun Bills ain't no line of Public Car riers. These Vehicles is tn privI1 property Of me an tn United Staita. We're runnin' this line jist fer cur own Bizness. We don't want you to git your Frate mixed up with cur goods
 This ain't tn first time" sez Ssnter Quay, at I've seen Miscellaneous Frate mixed up with tn Propriashun Bills an tn Lode didn't Brake down. neither. Besides, your Pardner. tn United Staits has a intrust in this here Lode- It's jCb lot of new Staits ats been billed to him to be delivered by tn 4th Of March
 Then Senter Quay he turned to tn Driver an he sez, sez he: ''G'wan
 LITTLE JAMES.