Arizona citizen., 1877-02-03

state that they have had the same un- der consideration, and ask leave to re- port the Bill back and recommend its passage, with the following amend ments:
 1: Amend eleventh subdivision of section 3, by striking out all after the word provided" where it first occurs in said subdivision, and inserting the following: "That it shall be unlaw- ful for said corporation to charge more than ten cents per mile for each pas senger and 15 cents per mile for each ton, by weight or measurement, of freight transported on its roads; pro vided further, that in no case shall said corporation be required to receive less than 9 cents for any one lot off freight for any distance.
 ?: Amend the fourteenth subdivi- sion of section 3, by inserting after the word have" in line two, the follow ing: Power to mortgage its corporate property and franchise within the Ter ritory; and strike out section 5 and in sert in tbe place thereof the following Section 5: To aid and encourage said corporation in the construct on of said Railroads and Telegraphs, all the prop erty of every kind and description which may at any time belong to said corporation, shall be exempt from taxa ton of every kind and description un- Ii l such time as sad railroads shall be connected with other railroads so as to form continuous lines of railroad across the continent; provided. such exemption shall not continue for more than six years from the passage Of this act.
 F. Fl. GOODWIN, Chairman
 Of Committee LEVI RUGGLEs, Member of Committee
 TUCsoN, January 27, 1877. Mir. President: The undersigned, one of your Committee on Territorial Affairs, to whom was referred H. B. No. 8, An act to secure the construc- ton and operation of certain Railroad and Telegraph Lines, and to provide for other matters relating thereto, begs leave to make the following minority report:
 believe the amendments placed up- on the Bill by the House are correct, and would offer the following amend ment: That lines and 10, Of page 6, be amended to read as follows: After the word at," in line Sits full va lue thereof when said appraisment is made:"
 All of which is respectfully sub mltted.
 GEO. D. KENDALL.
 COUNCIL CHAMBER,
 January 27, 1877. Mir. President; Your Special Com mittee consisting of the delegation from Pinal county, to whom was refer red c. B. No 9, An act to establish the salaries of certain officers of the Coun- ty of Pinal, respectfully report that the Bill as it passed the Council fixed the compensation of certain officers of Pinal county, and was amended in the House so as to establish the sala- l ries of the District Attorneys in Pinal and Mohave counties at 5000 per an- nun, without fees The delegation from the county of PInal in the Coun- cil and House are desirous that the salary of the District Attorney of that county shall be as fixed in the Bill which passed the Council, while the member from the county of Mohave is desirous that the salary of the District Attorney of that county shall be as fix ed by the House amendments. Your committee is therefore of the opinion that the end to be attained, as desired by the delegations from Pinal and Mohave counties, will be most speedily reached by the Council re- fusing to concur in or adopt the House. amendments, and then ask that com mittee of conference be appointed with instructions to draft new Bill embody- ing the wants of the two delegations
 LEVI RUGGLEs,
 Special Commmittee
 HALL OF REFRESHMENTS, TUcsoN. ARIZONA, January 26, 1877. Mir. President: The House has pass ed H. B. No. 3S, An act to divorce Bar nabe Palm from the bonds of matri- mony heretofore existing with LibradaI Palm. Also H. B. No, 47, an Act to permanently locate the county seat Of Mohave county.
 Also c. B. No. 6, an Act to amend chapter II, Compiled Laws, Of Pro ceedings in Criminal Cases.
 Also H. B. No. 43, an Act 10 divorceI James Huff from the bonds of matrl- mony heretofore existing with lilly Huff. ANDREW CRoNLY, chief clerk.
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 TUcsoN, Arizona, January 26, 1877. Hon. King S. Woolsey, President of the Council: have this day approved and signed