Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-20
Maverick Morris Has Budget of Bills He Will Introduce at Phoenix Among Which One Provides for Arizona
 Pioneers Home.
From Thursdays Dailyo


 sric laws of Arizona, the members O Ya,apai county's contingency to tn, territorial legislative assembly wer rounded mp yesterday by the Journal Miner Each law.maker had a nun Der of pct measures he is going {, drive through the house and counci and he knows just why they should gt tbrougn without grcasing. If the dele ga,ion gets down to Phoenix with it, consignment of bills without payin, e,cess baggage, then someone vii have worked a "frank' overtime.
 Mike Burns was the first high brow roped and thrown.
 "The passage of a direct primary law providing for the nomination of all elective officers by the people, th, creation of a railroad commission and the repeal of the present ranger law abolisning the rangers, is, in my opin ion, ,he mst important legislation that will come before this legislature for consideration. This was the state menl made yesterday by NJ. q. Burns member of the council from this coun. ty 10 Journal Miner representative
 "l also heartily favor the amend ment. 10 the present probate laws as Sc, forth by Probate Judge Hicks in his address to the Northern Arizona Bar Association as it appears in this mornings Journal Miner" ne said.
 Another very impor.an. question that will come up for consideration is bill drafted by County Physician R. \. Looney and the board of supervis. ors. This provides that the board of supervisors shall have the right to ap. point superintendent of the poor farms of the several counties of the territory, who snail conduct these in. sti,uiions at the expense of the coun- ty, instead of the present contract system. I look for this bill 10 be in. troduced early in the session. l heart. 'ly favor its passage.
 ''l favor some changes in the pres. ent assessment laws suggested by the different assessors in the territory. County Assessor Campbell is in favor of 'he changes have in mind but these changes are under consideration now and have not assumed definite shape go that any discussion of the details at this time would be prema- turc '
 George D. Morris, the youngest member elected to the twenty.ffth leg islative assembly and among the youngest members ever elected 10 . leg stature in the territory, strongly fav- ors the establishment of home for aged pioneers of the territory in Pres colt He intends. as soon as the legis lature IS organized, to introduce bill for The establishment of such home here.
 Some recognition should be given to the brave men who assisted in mak ing the civilization of today possible Tn Arizona," Assemblyman Morris de e!aTed last night to Journal lMinei representative.
 "As soon as the legislature is or ganiaed intend to introduce bI' creating such n nome and making it' location here. am in favor of tho territory acquiring good tract oi land for the home. v
 Discussing his proposed bill further he said: "The bill will introduce will differ from tho Doran bill, whict passed both houses last year and wal pocket vetoed by the governor. II Will provide tnat none but those ove' bO years old who have resided in tho territory twenty-five years will be en titled to admission. Provision will b' made for those who desire to enter no, 's me wards of the territory Dy th' payment of reasonable fee. Should funds be not available out of the gen eral fund of the territory, the bill VII provide for the cost and maintenance or the home by general tax levy similar 10 other territorial institutions The bill will also provide that tho home will be under the management oi superintendent appointed by th' governor, who shall be subject to th' hoard of control. was very mucl impressed with the necessity of suci an institution when visited the coun " hospital this afternoon where sev eral indigent pioneers who have dom much for the development of the ter fiiory are now confined.