Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1894-05-16

repairing of public buildings, ETC., which
amounts to about $i5, 600 per year upon the
most con ervative ana economical basis. 10
meet this certain and inevitable deficit in the
revenues, the Territory has been compelled to
issue warrants since December 3lst, 1890, and Is
still continuing SO to do, and each and all OF
said warrants are utterly and absolutely void
although all of them have been issued and used
and are being issued and used solely tor the
purpose OF paying the necessary crrrent eX-
penses OF the government. The remedy Tor the
future lies with the Territorial Legislature
which must either increase the maximum lin
itation on the rate OF assessment which can be
levied Tor the purpose OF raising revenue Tor the
general fund. or, provide for the raising of the
necessary funds herewith to maintain the Ter
ritorial prison By special tax, which is within
It's power to do.
The present administration took Office on the
last day of the last meeting of the legislature,
when it was too late to suggest these rem edles,
or to make any provision for raising OF the rev
euue tn meet the ce tain dehcit, which it was
apparent must arise, and 70 pa!
territory from issuing valid warrants or other
evidences of Indebtedness We recommend
that the bill under consideration be reported
favorably by your committee, as its sole pur-
pose is to validate the Indebtedness necessarily
created by the present administration, and also
that created to meet current and necessary ex-
penses by the preceding administration since
Dec mber 81. $780, as well as all indebtedness
that must unavoidably be C eated for the ne
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| ment of the territory until December 81 1895
The latter date is fixed rs a proper limitation
| for the reason that the territorial Legislature
| does not meet again until February 1895, and
| the board of equalization does not levy assess
| ments for territorial purposes until August OF
said year, and taxes SO levied are not collected
until December of the same year. The proper
| legislation TO remedy the evils mentioned can
be had in February 1895, and the money raised
| thereby will reach the territorial treasury by
December of said year, and thus enable the
territory on and after January l, 1896, to dc
/ business on cash basis, as required by the
provisions of said Harrison act.
| Respectfully submitted,
! The committee on the judiciary OF the
house have assured Secretary Bruce and
Attorney General Henev that they ex-
pect no serious opposition to the pas
sage of the bill when it is called up in
the house, and that it will undoub btedly
pass that body. As soon as this take;
place the bill will be presented to the
senate. Delegate Smith, who has as
sisted the secretary and the attorney
general in the matter OF the presenta
tion of the bill, has promised to see to
this, and if he finds their presence nee.
esssary in connection with the passage
OF the bill through the senate will duly
notify them, and they will both return
to Washington later on to render hin
the necessary assistance. The territory
is to be congratulated on the steps thai
have been taken by Secretary Bruce anG
Attorney General Heney to get the
finances OF the territory on more sat
isfactory basis, and as these efforts have
been made at great pecuniary sacrifice
to themselves, much credit is due then
for their good work.