Arizona republican., 1912-03-05

Mohave. W. D. Moore for Gila. and Dan Mcfarland for Cochise
 Orders were entered directing the former chief justice. the associate Judges, and clerks of the district courts of the territory of Arizona to deliver to the United States marshal all records pertaining to United States business. The marshal. in his turn will deliver these records into the pos session of the clerk of the circuit court. All funds in the hands of the several clerks having to do with United States cases are also ordered to be turned over to the clerk of the court
 An order was made transferring cases from the old territorial courts to the Circuit court as provided in the enabling act. the pertinent sections being set forth in the record of the proceedings.
 United States Attorney Morrison then moved the admission to prac- tice before the United States Circuit court for the district of Arizona the former chief justice of the territory Hon Edward Kent. and former Gov ernor Richard F. Sloan
 Judge Kent. on behalf of the bar of the state of Arizona addressed him. self to the court Judge Kent said
 May it please your honor: l wish to extend to your honor on behalf of the bar of this state a most cordial welcome and to express our appreci- alton of the honor you have done us in coming here to open this court"
 United States Attorney Morrison spoke as follows:
 'On behalf of the bar of Arizona and the people generally l desire to supplement Judge Rents remarks, and to congratulate the people of Arizona upon the fact that such a distinguished jurist as yourself has come here to es- tabliSh the District court of the United States for the district of Arizona We take it as a high compliment that one so well-known to the legal fraternity and the country has been designated by the president of the United States to come to our new state and assist us in the organization of the court
 Judge Kent moved the admission of former Governor Joseph H. Kibbey former Chief Justice A. c. Baker. for mer Associate Justice F.. w. Lewis and L. H. Chalmers.
 Judge Sloan moved the admission of former United .otates Attorney J. L. B. Alexander, and Thomas Armstrong Jr
 Judge Kibbey moved the admission of Walter Bennett. George J. Stone man, and Joseph F.. Morrison.
 Then followed the admission of about forty attorneys including the attorney general of the state, T. c. Norris, ot Prescott. practically all of the local bar. and several visiting lawyers
 In concluding the morning session Judge Morrow addressed himself to an attentive audience. His remarks were happily phrased. sketching the history of the court. some Of which surprised even the best informed of his hearers; he described Arizona as a new and beautiful state" and concluded amid d burst of applause which completed shattered the usual decorum of d court of justice.
 
 row. this court which has just beer organized is one of the oldest fed eral courts in the United States II really antidates the supreme court of the United States. It had its origin prior to the constitution oi the United States. under the articles of confederation formed in 171S. The court has also had d very interesting history. It's history is the history oi this country, and anyone who will take the trouble to critically eX- anime some of it's experiences and conflicts will find incidents that will be as stimulating to patriotic thought as the history of either of the other two branches of the government. It is true that under the articles of confederation the court was not sup posed to be clothed with more power or authority than either the legisla- tive or executive branches of the gov ernment. They were weak and mo- toriously inefficient but not so with the district court. on one occasion it came in conflict with the state of Pennsylvania That state was dis posed to question the authority of this court as it was organized under the articles of confederation. But the judge of that court insisted that its orders should be enforced and defied the opposition of the state of Penn