Weekly journal-miner., 1909-01-20

animals. A bounty should he p,,ced on skunks. These pestiferous pest, nave caused the death of more human beings that all other wild animals in the territory in the last few year. The wild eat bounty of S5 should be reduced to $l at most and yood bounty placed op the scalps and hide. Of the Mephisis Americana.
 "A revision of the game laws is al. so proposed, which heartily favor sportsmen and hunters urge that all aunters should be required 10 Lay an annual license of sl, which should he paid into the treasury of the fish and game commission. the same as the SlO license fee of non. resident hunters now Is. This will create fund for the payment of fish and game wardens throughout the territory. I favor a provision in the law making constables Of all precincts cx-onicio game ward. ems. This proposed bill is now in its embryonic state. Provision will be made in its allowing farmers and land owners 10 shoot game on their prem ises without the payment of the re quired license. I would cut down the present duration of the deer season to H days, leaving the opening date as 1t is for the southern part of the ter. riiory and setting il back month later for the northern part of the ter. ritory. Of course there must he some dividing line between the southern and northern part of the territory.
 "My support will go to the enact. ment of direct primary law, similar to Inc primary laws of Mississippi and other states that have proven sue. cess. l believe that all elective offic. CTS should he nominated by the peo- pie. In connection with this, I be. lieve there should be a cnange in the present form of ballot at general elec- tions. In my opinion the names of all candidates for each office on a ballot for each office should be arranged al alphabetically instead of under the par. ty vognettes as is now the law.
 "I favor the abolition of the Ari- zona rangers. This force was original ly intended for the protection of the border line of Arizona. The protec- ton of the border is a national affair and should be done by the United States government, rather than at the expense of the territory.
 "I am n good roads enthusiast. l shall do, all in my power to advance legislation looking to the building of n road from some point in southern Arl' zona to the Grand Canyon and through the principal towns and cities. Such n road would attract thousands Of tourists annually to the territory. It would prove one of the greatest means of advertising the immense possibili- ties of its mineral and agricultural re- sources. l believe the surveying and construction of such road as well as it's maintenance should be under the direction of the county surveyor as ex.o,icio superintendent and the boards of supervisors of the counties through which it will pass.
 "My visit to the county hospital and poor farm this afternoon impress ed me that the board of supervisors oi ina counties in the territory should be empowered to employ superintendent' of the hospitals and poor farms there bv abolishng the present contract sys' fem for the care of the indigent and poor"
 Assemblyman $. Hall, in common with his colleagues Burns and Morris fayors the abolition of the present contract system in the conduct Of the county hospital and poor farm. He IS radically in favor of giving the board of supervisors power to appoint su nerintendent for the institution, who shall conduct it under the direction oi tho hoard and at the expense of the county.
 "It is shame that the care and mairtcnepc. of the county indigeni and poor should be let under contract ,o inc lowest bidder, as it is now" he said. "I am in favor of abolishing Il opd with this end in view will intro a,,ee the bill drafted by County Pay sician Looney and the board of super visors early in the session. It should he made a law before the first Of Feb