Arizona silver belt., 1879-01-31

lis heavily mortgaeed. and the mort gage thereon held by parties residing m foreign States and countries. that 1 the mortgage So held is upon the said property in entirety, and the opinion of your committee 1t would be iIn- possible to appropriate tothe diferept counties, cities and districts within this territory, the share of such mort i gage security belonging to each, or to determine whether or not such se- eurity has not been already taxed in i foreign States or countries, and that the further opinion Of yonr commit tee. the bill would operate in it's legal and technical effect in an almost to- tai exemption of railroads within this territory from taxation
 ]. H. 3EHAN, Chairman.
 Mr. Mead, chairman of committee on enrolling and expressing bills, made the following report
 HoUsE or REPRESENTATIVES. ! PREscOTT, 4. T., Jan. 20, 1879.
 Mr. Speaker-Your committee on enrolling and expressing bills. ask leave to report that they have examin- ed and compared house bill, No. 80, entitled an act to amend section 24, chapter 51. compiled laws, A. T. :" and find the same correct.
 " K. MEADE, Chairman.
 The following message was re- ceived from the council
 COUEcIL CHAMBER, !
 Jan. 90, 1879.
 Mir. Speaker-I am instructed to inform you that the council has pass ed house bin, No. 4, entitled, an act to change the name of Clay Beau fort to Welford Chapman Birdwell.
 HINsoN THoMAs, Chief Clerk.
 Mr. Speaker-Your committee on judiciary, to whom was referred house bill, No. [, an act concerning mines and mining claims. report they have considered the same, and beg leave to report 1t back to the house without recommendation.
 THOMAS FIToH, Chairman.
 Mr. SpeakeT-Your committee on judiciary to whom was referred honse bill, No. 10. tsn act to provide for the punishment of larceny in certain
  cases, report that they have consider ed the same. and beg leave to report it back to she house, without recon mendation.
 TH0s. FfTCH, Chairman.
 Dir. SpeakeT-Your committee on iudiclarY to whom was referred house bill, No. 12, ian act separating the the office of county assessor from the office of sheriff and collector, re- port that they have considered the same, find no legal objection thereto and report 1t back to Fhe house. with. 8 recommendation that It be referred to committee on ways and means.
 THos. FITcH, Chairman.
 Alr. Speedy, chairman of special committee from Pima county dsiega- ton, to whom was referred house bull, No. 9, made the following re- port
 Mr. Speaker-Your special com mittee to whom pas referred house bin, No. 3 .an act authorizing and directing the board of school trustees of school district, No. i, Pima coun- ty, to erect a school building and for other purposes, have had the same under consideration. and respectfully report the same back, with a recon mendation that it pass.
 Jas. SPEEDY, Chairman. On motion of Mr. Fitch, house bill, No 12 was referred to cOmnlit- tee on ways and means.
 On motion of 8fr. Alsap, house bill, No. z, vas made the special or der of the day fer 10:S0 o'clock to- morrow.
 House bill No. 10, read a third time and ordered engrossed.
 House bIl No. g, read third time and ordered eBgrosssd.
 House hill No. 5, read third time and on motion referred to judiciary committee
 House bill No. g, was read 3 first time.
 On motion rules suspended and House oil No. 22, read second time by it's title, and referred to the on mines and mining
 House bill No. q was read first time.
 House bill No. % was read $ first tune.
 On motion of Mir. Alsap, rules suspended, house bill No. 19, read a secowi tune by title, and referred to Iudlcliry committees.
 Oa moton rules suspended anu