Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-21


President Harrison today returned
10 the House. without his approval,
the bill % authorize the Board OF
Supervisors Of MariCs;n County,
Arizona, 10 issue county bonds al
the rate u 5000 per mile ia aii OF
the construction OF a certain rail
road. He says:
The hill seems 10 have passed Ia,
House under n misaVlrehcu>iuu OF
it, true scope and effect. In the re-
port q! the committee on Territories
il is said that 10y the terms OF the
hill the county receives bonus In
payment Of the money proposed "a
Ice advanced. In fact, the Till does
not provide for a loan, 10 he secured
10y bonds. but for "A subscription OF
stock. How far this mistake may
have affected the iassage oC IN.
ill, Of course, cannot bee known.
The hill does not submit
the question Of granting aid
10 a vote Of the people Of the
county. or confer diTec. authority
upon tine supervisors To issue bonds.
IL Is said, however, that in April.
1859, an election was held 90 obtain
the views of the people on the
question. II does not appear from
any paper submitted who were the
managers Of the sD-Callei election.
what notice, ifauy, WAS given. what
qualifications on the parts Of the
voters were insisted upon, IL any. or
in what form the question was re-
presented. Thee was no law rrp-
viGing for this election. 1t WIS
wholly involuntary. The election.
Of course, was under the manage
ment Of those who favored the SUN
Sidy and was conducted without
any legal restraints - 10 voting or
have asked for a
Of the vote 10y precincts
and have been given what purp8ris
- be the vote at Twelve Points.
The total affirmative vote given
vas 1875 and the negative 1874, but
Il the affirmative vote i54S were ut
PhWnix and lSS at town very
near Phoenix. II there were no
,theT
OBJECTIONS To TIE ELL,
should deem this alone sufficient
hat no proposition j. made for sub
to a vote Of tie people, at an
Election, after due notice and under
ne sanction Of law. the question
whether this subscription shall lie
ma Re.
But again the bill proposes to sus-
lend tor this case the provision Of
he act Of July 80, 1866, f0rbidding
cOrporatiUns subscribing
o stock or leaning credit to other
Also fUrbiddiug a
corporation from creltiuga debt in
'xcess Of ( per cent Of tine taxable
property At the last assessment. This
aw was intended 20 give the people
4 the Territories that protection
gainst oppressive municipal debts
which was secured 10 the people Of
most Of the States by constitutional
imitation. The wisdom Of this
egislatiOn is not cOntcndci hy the
lAlAAA0 VI AAaR UNI hAA AAEN tAsAlili
hat circumstances are 50 peculiar
: to justify an exception. | DO not
hink 50. Only n belief that the
unit Is inflexibie will promote care
nd economy in administration.
County is one q great elI-
ent, and this great area is 10 be
lxed to construct a road which can
n the nature of things Ice OF aiyant-
ge to bat a fraction Of it. There is
% unity Of advantage. 1t may
cry well be that the section Of
hese lands along the line Of road,
specially town lots in Phoenix,
'0uld have an added value much
reater than the increased burden
imposed, bat it is equally clear that
luch property in the country will
receive no appreciate benefits.
The existing bonded Indebtedness
{ Naricnps County j. S272. 010. and