Arizona republican., 1899-02-17
Assembly Kills Bill EXempti6S
 Storage Reservoirs.
A BLOW TO ADVANCEMENT
Motion for Reconsideration to Come Up TodaY-BiII to Increase Saloon Tax Sent Back 10 Committee. UdaII Introduces Measure Creaf- ing Supervisors Board of Water Commissioners.

MT. linus house bill 43, to encourage the construction of storage reservoirs by
 eXempting such property from taxation
 for fifteen years. was defeated on final
 passage in the house yesterday, but
 the vote will be reconsidered today,
 when the bill will probably pass In
 the view of many members this was
 the most important measure yet acted
 upon. It was only defeated because
 some of the members were carried
 off their feet by the savage onslaught
 Of the members from Yavapai county
 On the roll call MT. Adams of Yavapaf voted against the bill. He said he came from county where the railroads paid no taxes, and if he should vote to exempt another corporation from taxation, his constituents would meet him on the border when he went home and send him back. He would not vote to ex- empt any corporation from taxation.
 Mir. Benham said that for once he would vote with MT. Adams. He be- lieved corporations should pay taxes
 MT. Peterson believed nothing could advance the real interests of the ter ritory more than the building of res ervoirs and the development of water for irrigation. The permanent settle ments of the territory are to be found in the agricultural valleys, and every oI canal adds to the permanent wealth of the territory. The bill failed to pass by vote of Il ayes to 12 nays.
 Those voting aye were: Arthur, Brown, Doan, Gonzales, linus, Parr, Peterson, Pusch, Scott, Woods, will Hams. Those voting nay were: Adams, Bartleson, Benham, Donau, Etz, Evans, Gray, Hale, Moore, Pace, Sanders, Stevens; MT Ashurst absent
 The bill was killed during the morn ing session. During the after neon session Mir Benham gave notice that he would move to reconsider the vote by which the bill was defeated. He will make this motion today, with the intention of voting for the bill should the vote of yesterday be reconsidered.
 MT Donau's house bill AZ, amending the law of mortgages, passed the house.
 Mir Moore's house bill 31, to protect trade marks and labels, passed the house.
 MT. Doan's house bill 38, transferring to the general fund ali unexpended ap- for special purposes now iii the treasury, passed the house. Mr. Doan explained that there Is about SEQ, 900 of special funds in the treasury that should be made available for general expenses.
 In committee of the whole the house considered MT. Etz's house bill 54, fixing the compensation of county Its provisions were favor ably considered until section 4 was reached, which provides as follows:
 ''In addition to the power nClw con ferred upon the boards of supervisors of the several counties of this te.ri- tory, said board shall have the fol- lowing powers: To license for pur- pose of regulation and revenue all and every kind of business not prohibited by law and transacted and carried on in their respective counties; to fix the rate of license for the collection of the same. The board may provide that any such license shall cease upon the nOn-payment of such tax, and any person, firm or corporation transact ng or carrying on such business with put such license, whenever so pre- scribed, is guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of the above section shall not apply to any business for which a license is now prescribed, or which may hsTeafte" be prescribed by aw."
 Speaker Ashurst pointed out the danger of conferring such extraordi- nary powers upon the board, and de- dared it unconstitutional.
 MT. Adams saw nothing dangerous n the pawers given the supervisors. Mr. Benham said this section was cop ed from the California law, which the supreme court of that state had up- leld Mr. Ashurst replied that the supreme court of California had held uch law to be unconstitutional As neither gentleman advanced anything n support of his statement, the mem- ,ers were left to decide which is the est guesser.
 The committee refused to send the ill to the judiciary committee and rec it's passage by vote Of F