Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-02-21
Mir Heyns moved that the commit


 lending the original bill.
 He sad, in addressing the committe'
 "We bsve asked the legislature 70 CT
 courage the construction of railroad
 The development of our valleys reseul
 ces and tba rssCu u -ces of ore of the rict
 est sections of the world, in the north
 ern part of the territory, depend dpo
 1t The people have lonf sought il
 The great benefit that must derive iror
 she development of the resources vi
 extend to Hil of the territory. The val
 ues Of taxable property will be grea:l
 tdVhnced, our products will find mar
 he', the lumber interests, the gold fields
 the s"it spd copper mines now bcueini
 uosolj wealth sill be utilized hsv
 been oo the western coast of Oslifurui
 hdvaIcs to prominesce from wildernes uoder ise iDiiunos. With railroad fsci
 llties tine mountain parks of Yavaps
 =n3 ocorino would be populated. Iu
 e:.1'i If a taxable vsulasiou of SS,0O0,
 UO0, ss present we would nave a Val
 La,.'n Uf Sl50,000,0O0 Tine popula
 t.on of oar territory wont: be, InstesC
 of 50 O00, as reported by our last Cen
 ue in a short time 500,00O. I wish tc
 YlBc myself upon record before thi' m,nI;lee as ope fhvoring any legisla tl"n i"oaiug to the advancement, Rruwtt ss'd v'i 'pnieut of the territory. The provis.,.l, .o the bill do not ask that any thing should be gwen sway, noI that ary property we now have shall b, rele"s.d from tsxa'ion, only that the l capi:ci ti.us may Come in having for it's cei tnl'i result the increase of the values of ey- I, thing in ths territory, sball he exempted for certain period. The tine ot this exemption amounts to less iban tue subsidy off rad bv the people of 1hr:copa for a road. With an in duc"men' .hst will accomplish nothip9 ws would be just as bad fixed as We ere now in.'
 M. Parish supported the bill with a uras snd argument, illustrating the Faat benefit tha. would accrue to ths whole territory with the railroads, and tat it ~as the wisest policy tr take action that would accomplish the end aimed st
 MT Heyen supported his amendment, holding ths. tbe fact that there were such great resources wss sufficient iD- ducemens in iself to invite railroads and thaf B ten years exemption wss suf- h,ieGt to encourage immediate action.
 Mr Fisher supported the bill provid ing for twenty years exemption and sx- plained the difficulties under which the Lorth l.bored for want Of railroad con- nection with the southern part of the territory. It wss the universal serti- meEt thHt the legislature should fake gome action that would reach what had been sought for thus far without success. The short line they had had dsmonstr t. ed the beneit that would be derived nOI7-ooHeIese n4oGeol aeveicp- meLs 1svapa<County had given bonds for subsidy % induce the building of their road and had paid many hundred of thousands of dollars interes. but satis fled th | thsy were better able to afford 1t to than have doLe without the road.
 Mir. Hoff favored the amendment.
 Mir. Clark spoke half hour, assert Ing that he was in favor of any iegis- lat,on thst would advance the interest of the territory and believed that the Salt River Valley was the Garden of E len of the world. He wsxed poesicsl and ele- quent in discription, but favored s calm of sll questions .ffecting the future of tEe serrito,y. Mr. Parish spoke in reply, after which Mir Clark movsed that the committee rise and reprot to the house desire sit sgain on Friday next, at 2 o'clock. Carried.
 Upon resumption of the regular or Ter of business by the house the chair man of the committee of the whole made hIs report. which wac adopted.
 House bill No p, creating circuit 'ouris, was, on motion Mr Chalmers, made special order of business for 5 ,turday at 9 o'clock. The amendment of the council to louse bill No. 29, was concurred ID by B unanimous vote.
 A mt ssate from thecourcil instruct | d the house that it had passed courcil l ill Nc. 2. Council bill No. 37, relating to tbe dmission of attorneys to practice and rovidiDg that applicants shall be sd- 'itted before the supreme court before eing eligible % practice before any dis rict court. wss read first time and refer ed to the judiciary committee.
 Council bill No. z, was read third time s amended by committee. It changes he salary of attorney general to $l.000 yel.r, and stipulates that the appoiptee hail have been resident of territory pr at least one year. Carried by the blowing vote. Ayes-Dorsn, Frank, ierndon, Peter, Simpson, Thurmond. 'ickers. Hug ghss- &. Noes-BaldwiD, ;r.dy, Denis. Zulick-4.
 Council biIl No. 46, introduced by Mir. Iuiick. fixing the age of school children -ss reported from the committee on ed cstion iavorably. Mr. Herndon mov. | ,ss indefinite postponement, believing 'e nininum age of fixed by the bill } be as least ons year tOo late. Mir. uiick argned thas seven years was the Rst age vbiua children should be ssnt , eo!.ool. The motion to inGefiE,tely ostpone was lost and bill went to third ,adipg. Oounoil bill No. 36, protecting the orticulsnrsl interest. of the territory, ent to thir: reading
 HoIse blil No 27, to exempt water ;orage reservoirs and irrigating csDsls, { HIS re6d third time and made special or l er f,r P. n. today. C"unciI bill No. 22, was reported from ou ways aud means with Em- | ldmente, liking ,h- prics of the revised f atues at s irstead of S2, as in ,he or ,insl. The amendment. was adopted, i'll ordered epgrossed and to a third ; adipg. Mir. Hughes introduced Council Bill l O. 51, 10 suthorizs incorporated cities,