Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-02-11
Our speciai Cores pondens at phe nIx ofseourses on Freights and
 Fares and eenNr Subjects.

| r. Fares and eshOr Subjects. g PHEsIx, February 6.--[speciai cor. s respondence. Imaginative matters ar - commencing to warm up here at pres ? ent and the present session gives prom ise of being the most exciting of any oI 3 Arizonas legislatures. That an awak ening. accompanied by some alarm in regard to railroad interests has been caused Is apparent from the fact that
 representatives are here sll the way from New York to San Francisco.
 Some are here in the interest of
 roads already built, while others will
 try to promote Legislation favorable to
 the building of othe, roads. The
 freight and fares bill in Ehe house seems
 10 have been put to sleep, as nothing
 has been heard of it of lat-, but smother
 was introduced in the oouncil tc-day.
 by Herndon, of Yavapsi county. There
 are several members here who are con.
 scientious in their desire to see a fair
 and equitable fare and freight bill
 passed. They want one that will give
 relief to certain sections and at the
 same time one that will deal fairly by
 the railroads. They d., not favor q cinching bill. There gre also few other extremists who favor passing
 radical measure. Having some griev- ance or other against some particular
 railroad or against railroads in general, they "want 'em cinched.' They want
 the territory to avenge them of some fsncied or real grievance. Then, as is also we'll known, there are few of the
 Thigh morsp stripe of Legislators. They never open their mouths for the discussion of any measure or cast ayote
 for any bill excep on high moral grounds and with most intense desire to serve their constituents. They always have to feel the pulse of their constituents before taking part in any measure. This class of legislators are always open | to conviction the most convicting
 and convincing argument to them is q "ssck." It is sn old maxium, and as true to-day as when first evolved that you want to look out for these high moral fellows. The legislator who goes about his duties conScientiously trying to do the best he can for the territory and his constituents seldom has to claim his hon. esty of purpose. But to return from this Aggression. There are few mem bers also in the present legislature who believe that while trying to enact leg islation to secure the building of addi- tional railroads in the territory the time Is an inoportune one to place any re- strictions on those already built. This is the eexact situation so far a, fares and freights are concerned, and while I have not personally csnvassed all of the in- diyidual members on the subject, nor have been able to discover the exist ence of a sack yet, although such is zee no reason yet for chang. ing the prediction made in . former letter. that no freight and fare, bill will be passed st this session.
 There have been three sepa ate bills for exempting railroads from taxation which shal! hereafter be built, and in this matter there see us to be as much diversity of opinion among mem- bers as on that of fares and freights. Some favor an ad va,orem exemption. That IS that the term for which roads ! shall be exempt shall be in proportion o their cost. Others favt an out ana put exemption regardless of the cost of varying in time from five to [ wenty years. so that out Of this diversity a ,f ideas 1t is difficult to foreiell what the 6 esult will be. It is generally conceded hat some kind of bill granting exemp- & ion from taxation will pass, but it will ! D 'robably be difie 'ent from any yet intro luced. L.
 Testimony in the damage suit against a be Walnut Grove Water Storage Con- N any, which has been On trizl during he week, has closed and argument oi he case will probably occupy two or hrs days, SO that verdict will not be cached until Tuesday or Wednesday of n ext week. if at all Id
 Tomorrow is the day announced for a lt ecision by the supreme court in the elebrated case of w. Clay VI. The R lsnsas City mining company, and 1t is . igeily awaited by many here. MAX.
 Science overcsmss Deafness. Ia