Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-16
ARIZONA TAX
 ON ORPHANS
Amendment to Constitution Is Proposed Making Ex- emption of Tax on
 Orphan Children
HUNT ON AUTO TRIP

NEWS BUREAU BISBEE REVIEW, ROOM POS. N B. A. BUILDING, PAoENIX. Ariz.. Jan. 14.-when the framers of the constitution drew the art'eIe on public debt. revenne and taxation, they failed to include in the section relating to exemptions, orphan children and as a result there .s a movement on foot which meets with the approval of the state tax commission to propose an amendment of the constitution making such cor rection.
 T can think Of no class of property better entitled to exemption from tax ation than tine property Of an or phan child" said sfr. Miller. chairman ol the state tax commission. while discussing this incident recently. Exemption was made by the framers of the constitution of the property Of widows from taxation, providing they are residents of this state and then to the amount of 8 ,0C000, where the total assessment of such widow Goes net exceed S2.000.00. 1 think d similar provision should be written in- to the constitution effecting orphan children and while ] shall not person ally prepare such 9 bill as chairman of the tax commission l shall be pleased to support such legislation.
 IL is known that such a bill propOs- ing aE amendment to the state con stitution will be proposed in the state senate at an early date after the ses- sion is convened.
 Arizona yesterday received a check for SSe.@sS.73 from the Forestry Blu ieau of the Department of Horticulture, which sum is equal to 25 per cent of the collections made by the federal government for special uses of the forest reserve located in this state for grazing purposes. X large per cent of the states receipts from this source are turned into the school fund.
 The surveyor general has begun the removal Of his office to the new federal building iH Phoenix and will have finally quilted the state capito, by the end of this week The moving tine came at a dull period in the af- fairs of this office, although each day there is some transaction in the office indicative of the existing min ine activity throughout the state. Yesterday an order for a survey was made at the request of the Arizona Alpha Mining company for five claims located in the W'ail;,pai district of Mo have county. and a survey was ap- prcyed for the Copper Queen com pany of five claims in the Old Hat Mining district of Pima county.
 Governor Hunt leaves Thursday of this week for Tucson with the Phoe- nix Automopile party and plans prior to his return to Phoenix. to make a visit to Globe. Through arrangements made possible by the governor. the autoists will Thursday at noon have dinner within the walls of the state prison and then continue their trfp to the Old Pueblo in the afternoon.
 The general hearing before the Cor poration commission which has been called for the purpose Of taking tes- timony on railroad freight rates. class distance. which lad been set for Jan. uary zlst has now been continued until February 4th Prior 10 this tirae. t IS probable an informal hearing will be held between representatives of Ihe railroads and the corporation commission. This hearing is one of the most important yet proposed by| the corporation commission and in the mind of Commissioner Jones, who had much to do in the preparation of the order for the hearing Will mean much in the way of results to ship pers and consumers.