Arizona republican., 1891-02-12

values of taxable property will be greatly advanced, our products will find market, the lumber interests, the gold fields, the salt and copper mines now housing untold wealth will be utilized. Railroads are the great civil izers. 1 have been on the western coast since 1852 and have seen the great State of California advance 10 prominence from wilderness under its influence. With railroad facilities the mountain parks of Yavapai and CocuninO would be populated. Instead of q taxable valuation of $2S,00J, ,00J, as at present, we would have valuation of Sl50,- 100000. The population of our Territory would be, instead of CO., 900, as reported by our last census, Tn short time 500,000. l wish to place myself upon record before this commit tee as one favoring any legislation look ing to the advancement, growth and de- velopment of the Territory. The pro- visions of the bill do not ask that any thing should be given away, nor that any property we now have shall be re- leased from taxation, only that the cap. ital that may come in having for it's cer- tain result the increase of the values of everything in the Territory, shall be exempted for certain period. The time of this exemption amounts to less than the subsidy offered by the people of MariCopa for road. With an induce men. that will accomplish nothing we would be in just as bad fix as we are now in"
 MT. Parish supported the bill with fig ures and argument, illustrating the vast benefit that would accrue to the whole Territory with the railroads, and that it was the wisest policy to take action that would accomplish the end aimed at.
 Mir. heyne supported his amendment, holding that the fact that there were such great resources was sufficient ln- ducement in itself to. invite railroads and thought that ten years exemp- tion was sufficient to encourage immedi- ate action.
 Mir. Fisher supported the bill provid- ing for a twenty years exemption and explained the difficulties under which the north labored for want of railroad connection with the southern part of the Territory. It was the universal senti- ment than the Legislature should take some action that would reach what had been sought for thus far without success. The short line they had, had demon strated the benefits that would be de- rived from a more complete mode of de- velopment. Yavapai County had given bonds for a subsidy to induce the building of their road and had paid many hundreds of thousands of dollars interest but were satisfied that they were better able to afford it than to have done without the road.
 Mir. Hof favored the amendment.
 Mr. Clark spoke half hour. asserting that he was in favor ol any legislation that would advance the interests of the Territory and believed that the Salt River Valley was the Garden of Eden of the world. lie waXed pOelical and eloquent in description, but favored calm consideration of all questions effecting the future of the Territory.
 Mir. Parish spoke in reply, after which MT. Clark moved that the committee rise and report to the House a desire 70 sit again on Friday next, at ? o'clock. Carried.
 Upon resumption of the regular order of business by the House the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole made his report, which was adopted.
 The House took up the report of the Committee on Memorial No. 1, intro duced by Mir. Allen. and adopted the offered.
 House Bill No. 22, creating Circuit Courts, was, on motion oi MT, Chalmers, made special order of business for Saturday at o'clock.
 The amendment of the Council tu House Bill No. go was concurred in by unanimous vote.
 A message from the Council instructed the House that it had passed Council Bill No. :.
 Council Bill No. 37, relating to the ad- mission of attorneys to practice and providing that applicants shall be ad- mitted before the Supreme Court before being eligible to practice before any Dis triCt Court, was read first time and re- ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
 Council Bill No. %, reimbursing Gila County for certain revenue misapplied, read first time and referred to the Com mittee on Appropriations
 Council Bill No. 7, reducing the salary and prescribing the eligibility of candi- dates for AttOrney-General, read first time and referred to the Committee on Territorial Affairs.
 Notices of the meetings of various were read.
 Mr. Samaniego gave notice of the in troduction of bill and the House ad- iOurned.