Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-02-18
EDITORIAL NOTES.

EDITORIAL NOTES. A proposition has been made to di- vide the territory of New Mexico. Phenix will have "Barr el of Money soon. It will be the play of that name and not the real stuff. President Harrison and most of his cabinet will visit the Pacific Coost soon after the adjournment of congress. A determined effort seems to be in progress in New Mexico for the removal of the capital from Santa Fe to Albu- querque. In the English house of commons the bill to permit widower to marry his de ceased wife's sister, passed it's second reading.
 Since Sam Jones licked that may or in Texas he talks as if he would like to gointo the prize fighting fighting busi- ness
 General. Sherman died on Saturday last, after an illness of about one week. Deceased was a native of Ohio. aged 70 years.
 Speaker Cla,k, oithe assembly has put some pertinent questions to his leg islatiye colleagues on the exemption question.
 Senator Hughes bili appropriating money from she territorial treasury for the St Joseph's orphan home is. bad measure and should not pass.
 Grover Cleveland saysthat himself and Governor Hlll are now and always have been on thevery best of terms. This will be gratifying news to the country.
 The Herald is trying to outdo it's con- iemporaries by advocating twenty-five years exemption to railroads: Why not make the exemption perpstual'
 Solicitor W. C. Hazledine and Land Commissioner J. A. Williamson, of the Atlantic Pacific railroad, have asked the legislature to memorialize congress for survey of all the lands belonging to theIr grant in this territory.
 The way our contemporaries are rais- ing the limit for exemption from taxation of new railroads it will not be surprising to see some more enterprising sheet soon propose to the territory that it pay opeT- ating expenses for about fifty years.
 The brave Colonel Forsythe came out of the recent investigation with flying coIors, being praised by the secretary of war for his gallantry and bravery. The president and secretary plucked several feathers out of General Miles plume in their decision.
 Lieut. Clark reports that one of the kadians implicated in the killing of Chi quito Smith was Massay, who escaped from Geronimo's band at Springfield, Mo-, in 1881. while CD route to Mount Vernon Barracks, Alabama. and who made his::way on foot back to his native haunts in the Chiricahua mountains.
 Judge w. H. Stillwell. of Tombstone, is an applicant for the fourth judgeship of Arizona. Judge Stillwel is we'll quail flied for the position, being an able and honorable man, and good lawyer, but E. W. Wells seems to be the choice oi majority of the people as be is of the JoURNAL-MINER.
 The eleventh bill introduced in the legislative council was one providing foi the residence of the territoral auditor at the territorial capital It wentthrougt both houses as if greased for that special purpose. After it had passed the house a resolution was introduced in and passed by the council requesting the gov ernor ts veto It. Brilliant legislation, that.
 That seven-year school census bill of Councilman Zulick was tabled yestei- day at the request of its originator. This action was in respect to the statement made by Mir. Herndon, of Yavspai, that after examining the statutes of twenty six states and territories, he had been able to find but one that fixed the mini- mum school age as high as high as seven years.-Herald.
 Mohave county supervisors have con- promised last years railroad taxes on the basis of $5,ooo per mile valuation paid before. They want to get their money and take advantage of the bill now before the legislature legalizIng such compromises. It looks as if Yavapai county would not be able to get the ben eft of the legalizing act as supervisors here have refused to accept taxes on the basis offered by the company.
 Anent the free coinage of silver, the Two Republics of Mexico says: 'While all this battling about the white metal is going on abroad, Mexico is quietly taking the silver outof her mines and having it coined in her hints The producer or owner pays the cost of the coinage with little profit to the mint, and receives his dollars with the eagle and the old serpent clearly shown on them, and IS perfectly contented and happy, conscious that he is personally getting wealthy and the nations credit