Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-03-04
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PACIFIC COAST


 Attorney of the Atchisoa < Topeka. At
 lantic d Pacific and Southern Pacific
 of Arizona, assisted by Hereford, made
 an argument m the Coubeil chamber
 yesterday, occupying two hours Tn an
 exhaustive legal and statistical srgu-
 meDt against the Freight and Fares bill,
 which showed it most conclusively to be
 not only most unjust to the companies : he represented, but unjust to tine inno- cent stockholders abroad. He claimed
 under the organic acts of the Legisla-
 ture of 1877 and 1878, citing sections 9,
 F, 15, r., IS, and B of said acts, the
 roads having compiled with said acts by
 filing with the Secretary Of the TerritO- " the resolutions as required by section
 g, that there was valid contract which
 cannot be changed or impaired by leg
 islation unless assenied to by all parties
 interested. He also cited opinions of
 Judges Sawyer, Dimon, Field, Justices Clifford and Bradley of the Supreme
 Cour; of the United States, which says
 that subsequent legislation, altering or
 modifying the provisions of such char ter. where there is no reservation Is
 wholly unauthorized and prejudicial to the rights of the corporators and cannot
 be impaired or modified or its benefits
 diminished any more than any other
 contract for grant of property or real
 estate. He showed by certified state
 mens from the auditors books for the | Southern Pacific company for the last six months that the Company expended for labor, S330,lJ9.73; improvements, 35,O93.S3; extraordinary expenses caused by floods, etc. S343, 44956; taxes, SS9,97G. Total, S1,29S67912. That the total receipts for freights and passen- gers in the Territory for the last six months was S93,627.95; leaving of ex- l penditures au excess over the receipts of Sl,20j,0j1.I7. He showed that tue bill under consideration, fl enacted, would compel the company to carry freight from Tucson to Benson for less than it would cost to handle the freight. Mr. Luttrell closed with an earnest ap- peal for liberal legislation for the devel- opment of the Territory. He showed also that the company was carrying freight for much less than the law al- lowed. In closing he gave descrip- ton of the country through which he passed coming to Prescott, describing the cataracts and cascades; the deep canyons over which the railroad passed. He became truly eloquent and by his ar gument and eloquence convinced many present that the bill should not pass.
 Hereford then followed with an able, forcible and eloquent appeal for liberal legislation and far dealing. He favored more railroads for the development of the Territory which alone would bring prosperity to the country. The result of rhe arguments is that the hill IS dead | in the Council.
 PREscoTT, March I.-Council-The i committee to investigate the books and l offices of the Territorial officers here. re- ported all correct.
 Lemon gave notice of the introduction | of 6 bill to build 8 railroad from Mari copa to Phenix.
 Hughes bill creating new charter for Tucson City.
 The Governor sent to the Council the name of Clark as auditor and Butler as Territorial treasurer. The bill creating a commissioner oi immigration was amended SD as to give tue Governor tue power and passed.
 The House bill allowing the Arizona Narrow Gauge railroad to build a broad gauge, passed.
 The militia bill was under discussion, amended and finally the Committee of the Whole recommended that it pass as amended.
 The Coehlse county hospital bill was laid on the table.
 The Corporation committee reported back the bill to fix fares and freights recommending that it be indefinitely 
 Aainswor:h introduced a bill regulat- ing the practice Of medicine and sur gery.
 Bolen introduced bill to aid and en- courage the building Of railroads in Ari- zona.
 The Council have Bolan's apportion- nent bill under discussion and consid- erable debate is going on.
 The Freights and Fares biii was in ( definitely postponed.
 IIouse-Graves introduced bill to l the Globe water works to Is- , ,ue bonds of thirty thousand dollars.
 Darlington introduced joint rrsolu- c ioD authorizing the Governor to con- ract for the care of the insane at Stock ! on for six dollars per week each. for the d lext two years. I A bill was introduced to fix the boundary of Yavapai and Mohave conn., | ies. a Ellis introduced bill to construct a t wagon road from Prescott to Big Bug, ia Lynx CEeek.
 Clifford introduced bill to extend the D ime for assessing the property in Pima t oun.y. Referred to tbe Yavapai dele ation. E Anderson introduced bill authoriz- ng Piral to issue bonds of four |, housand dollars to build school house q a district number three. \ The bill to create the office of attorney il eneral was tabled. a The bill imposing a Territorial tax of e ne dollar, passed. f; As amended by the Council the im- le iigration blll received a tie vote.
 PRESCOTT, March 2-Council-The il to provide payment of the funded indebtedness of the Territory passed. u Lemon gave notice of a memorial to al ongress to give the Territory certain A Wells introduced a bill to increase ", e revenue of She Territory and amend su school lands than the lGth and 36 tn e ctions. W BOlan introduced an act amending ction l, chapter Compiled Laws. 10 ction ?, chapter 49, Compiled Laws. pI be Governor vetoed the bill re-enact- nj Acts of the Eleventh Legislature. n, Franklin introduced bill to authorize pache county to issue bonds to build oI H. IT