Bisbee daily review., 1909-01-19
TERRITORIAL AND COUNTY NEWS

to insure his election as president.
 Mir DeSouza being for Webb and MT. Woolf for himself Cochise will give Sutter the three votes of that county and Mir. Pace will have his vote and that of his colleague from Graham.
 Mir. Mccormack of Gila and NIT. Bourne of Pinal who reached the city today have for the past twenty-four hourse been the bone of contention. but tonight neither have announced q preference. It is generally conced- ed that no settlement of the situation will be reached until the first caucus |of the Democratic members-elect
 which has been called by Mir. Bailey Of Cocaise county for Sunday morn ing.
 Of proposed legislation there svvtas to be no end. Every member thus far interviewed agrees that some bill will be passed for a direct primas and a new ballot some favoring the Nebraska law. others thei Massss0u- sets and still others the Texas and Colorado laws.
 Compulsory investment of earnH4ss of insurance companies in Arizona se- cGrities, freight and fare bills. a rail- road commission. measure to reduce the fee for grazing on public domain 25c, a number of bills affecting mu- inequalities are proposed for the SV.i sideration of the assembly. Nor a.S the liquor interests to be overlooked, one bill having the backing of the Ari- zona contingent of the National Anti Saloon League to be introduced by a Marieopa county member redGeiEs the required vote for prohibition IA o1a. twothirds to bare majority.
 According to Selim Nicholson, Deni- ocratic national committeeman iO
 Arizona, retrenchment in the mattei Of operating expenses of the several territorial institutions will be given 1 serious consideration by the Demo cratic members of the coming session. By this 1t must not be understoUu
 that needed improvements will be u-- ried or that necessities will be with held, but following a careful investi- gation bills will be drawn which when enacted into laws will make luxuries for inmates and berths of ease ana 1. comfort for officials created by a sc- ries of Republican administratiors since the Franklin administration a
 tbng of the past
 Frank DeSouza of M2rlceRa county
 here three Democrats aud one hvisu., lieaa were electd and who by his suppOrt of Mir Nbb for speaker hsz .
 made it possible for the supporters of that gentleman 10 claim a majority
 Of the votes of his county, doubts 1T
 the direct primary law will be enacted without a fight. Regarding what the
 outlook of the session is Mir. DeSeuza today said: An almost entirely new election law, railroad commission elected by the people and the passing lines by the people and the passing Of several measures along economieal lines will be the big features. Amend Inents to existing local option laws will also cut much figure. At flisl l thought there would he little OppO- sition to the direct primary or the railroad commission. but it aas deyel- oped only within the past few days that both these measures may find active opposition. I intend to support
 both Of them to the best Of my a0Il- | lityp
 Fred Sutter of f-Iiisbee. a lawyer by profession. will be the father or q huber Of bills affecting incorporated cities The wholesale arrest of petty offenders by county peace officers and the attendant expense to the tax payers of a county is responsible for che measure having for it's object
 the creation of city police courts. pre- sided over by a salaTied judge the entire fines to go to the nuniclPaESy- i"HOu can put me down in the coi1uIn [ with the names of those who want ] to see very little legislation at the ap-
 preaching session" was the way MT.
 Sutter put it to a number of listeners
 in the lobby Of the Adams Hotel this
 afternoon. Not that there is not
 much which might be accomplished
 that would result in possible good,
 but in my opinion with our chances Tor statehood as bright as they seem
 We would be very foolish in making
 untried laws for the short tine -S
 !naining before a constitution is to
 be adopted Aside from a bill creat-
 ing Q city police court for Bisbee and
 other cities which desire to avail
 themselves og the provisions of the
 law and a bill making it possible for
 some official to give a title deed for
 lots in a patented townsite not sold
 within the now required ninety days.
 ] shall offer but little legislation. The
 last named measure is needed at
 Tombstone where there are probably
 q thousand lots in Tombstone canyon
 which would be available for building
 purposes if the law at present on the books designated some method for
 their sale after tle prescribed time
 Of ninety days has elapsed
 J. F. Bourne of Pinal county aErDs,s,