Arizona silver belt., 1895-02-02
TRRRITORIAL sErRRNCmMRNT.

A private letter from Phoenix, dated January 27, intimates that the Marico, pA delegation in the Eighteenth L.egis- lstive Assembly, is demanding every, thing in sight, As usual, the whole Territory is expected to boom the cap ital city, inAate real estate values and iruckle to the vanity of the PhoniciAns. The biennial sessions of the Legisla- ture are regarded by Maricopans ss B goose, afording them the opportunity to pluck the feathers.
 Notwithstanding tho liberal appro- priations made heretofore in aid of the Normal School, S45. 1000 is asked this term. And for what ? To educate teachers, when the majority of the teachers in Arizona are the imported article, coming and staying through the few months that each school dis trict can afford to maintain them, and then folding their tsnts like the Arabs and silently stealing away. Within re- cent years, one of these itinerant teach CTS in Gila county objected to paying a poll tax, and did so only when the Sherlff threatened to attach his trunk, and he actually decamped without pay ing the road tax.
 Should the appropriation of S45, 900 be granted, this would make S70, 900 appropriated for this school building, Would it not have increased the stand ing of the University of Arizona, if the education and training of teachers, of which the Normal school is the object, had been made course at the Uniyer. sity under the name of pedagogy ? Every benefit thus attained at the Nor nal school could have been supplied by the University, and at far less expense. Columbia College, sf New York City, has long had such course in charge of Prof Butler, enc of the foremost edu. eators in this country.
 There should be something done to Amalgamste these two institutions, the University and the Normal school, if the interests of the Territory, instead of Maricopa county, are regarded. In any event, nonresident pupils should be charged more than the nominal sum of $l per month, which is the present charge.
 A Reform school was established at Flagstaff by the last legislature. Con tracts, we are advised, have already been let to the amount of SIG, ,OOO. At present tho Territory is in no need of such an institution. When children pass beyond the control of their par sRts, our penal institutions, the peni tentiary End the iAiIs, afford ample fs- cilities for their correction. Flagstaff is the proper location for the Insane Asylum. It is altogether likely that the contracts already let for the cree ton of Reform school could be so modified and altered to change the plans from A penal school to an asylum for the insane upon the village system, st Flagstaff.
 Marioopa has already made 8 de- mand of S2O,0OO for the maintenancs snd rebuilding of the Insane Asylum. If retrsnchment is the object of the present lawmakers, we have pointed out way for thsm to save this S2O, 900 and still take adequate care of the un- fortunate demsnted
 Perhaps the most monstrous propo- sition to come before the legislature Is the ons preached by prominent citi. zen of Phoenix, that 5000 be appro- priated for the building of lsvee be- tween Phoenix and Tempe. Such a bill is fathered by those who have only their own interests at heart and who do not realize that in the event of the passage of such an act, in all probabili- ty the warrants drawn for the payment of such a scheme, would be illegal.
 Appropriations are made 80 easily to secure funds to carry them into ef- feet is q more serious matter. In our present financial straits, the Territorial fathers should weigh carefully every appropriation bill coming before them. Economy, with regard to efficiency should be their motto,