Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-02-28
THE CAPITOL.
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 Important Railroad


 Important Railroad
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 Regular Correspondenc' of the CIrrzFS
 PRESCOTT, Feb. Is. 1885.
 As the session progresses, and the in dlVldual members become relieved of the great weight of responsibility through the introduction uf the special measures with which they were charged, the more deliberative does the Legisla- ture become. Indeed. it has now become a custom, when long bill is under con- sideration, to have the clerk read it .-for information" while two-thIrds of tbe members stroll down town for brac,nO mp. There is one member in the House who always insists upon the rend. ing of every bill, and when that is uc. comphshed 1t IS not unusual fcr hin to ask what the purport of tbe bill is. You see, geat minds are often so slow in grasplag broad Ideas, and when they are not always retained. Yet the careful consldrraiit n given tO each measure k Il gnarauty ot tie most wholesome legi ia ton.
 To-day the Coulcii Was involved in The absorbing prOb!en Of speci,l taxa. ton of Chinese ltuniries, but the mat ter was to- crude for any lcrislatiap upon the subject, and tl.e bill was r.. committed for appropriate amendments. Is 1t at all to be,woudered at tnat the intricate legislation upon fIe ghts and fares seems lusuTncunfabl bls when the heathen wash houses baiil- the best ef forts of tine sol1ns?
 HavIrg TecS.Fed m-ny cJmmuuic, \. tous regarIIng the ''btrUed wire fence olI, 1t may not be ont of place 10 state here that, although notice has been given of the introduction of such a bill. yet the bill itself is not known in leeis- iatIve journals. 1T it Is ever introduced It will not meet with the approval ot the Pima delegation.
 The segregation of tle assessor and tax cOllt ctOr from the duties of the Sheriff meets with SD many conflicting opinions that one Is almost ready 10 give the matter up as useless legislation. It IS possible that a bull will pass creating the Cfice of county Ess essor, but your correspondent IS of the opinion that if the Sheriff Is retained as assessor and tue collection of taxes assigned the Treasurer, without further compeusa- tiJn, the question would be solved. Two or three attempts at the formulation of a bill to meet this question nave failed aud up to this tune no measure of economy in county administration has been introduced. The bill abolishing the grand jury Is the most important of any in this direction, and il IS a bill that will meet with universal appreciation. It WAS drawn up by II. 5. Li-hthizsr, and 1t IS practically faultless. The Judge b S, by the way, helped ut many of the embryo statesmen, by his legal lore and versatile talents, and if the bill passes for a revision of the statutes It would not be surprising to his friends tO see him appointed g member of the commission.
 The usury bill passed the House to- day by vote of + to Ga better show Ing than yesterdays vote. 4 lively op- position was brought to bear on the measure by the Shylocks of Prescott, but they only increased the feeliug in opposition to their wishes.
 The railroad compaLy organized to build road from Phenix to Maricopa. nave their plans organized to continue their road on to QuIiota, and thence across to Calabasas This company Is a very strong one and will not stop short of fulfillment of their present plans. If they proceed and girdle of raIl Is laid a ound Tucson, its people may gs we'll bId good bye to hope for all time. IT the people are at Ell wire they will not ,uly get the Calabssas road to Tucson, but begin work On the narrow gauge road, and get 1t so far along that the Phenix and Maricora company will con sider that their advan'aG- lies Tn R con uection with 1t. Phenix itself wants such road, and Florence Is vItaliy in- teTested ln 1t, and ss it is the most nat ural route for a road. OUT people should compel its constructor. R.