The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-12

/ Mr.. 1OBB. No air There are suits brought
bat there never viii be Judgments rendered.
+ Mr.. CHAPMAN. l. The Auditor claiming
under the -, JO asseSsmcnty
MIR. COBB. IL l. claiming under the origin
al assessment, under the law Of lNj2, S4,bOo,-
/ 900, Ills position, or the position Of his law
yer. l.. thai the law Of 1853 j. uncon -titutiona.
aud the company i liable under the law Of
49,
Mr.. NILES understood, and supposed IL un-
questionably true. that the assessment of the
four million and a half against this poverty
stricken Railroad. was ON account Of runOu-
statement made a. a basis by the President Of
this road. who gave in for assessment the cost
Of the road. which all will agree was palpibly
unjust.
Mr. BRADLEY. The amount of the mort
gage debt II this road i 81 .s00.oO0, and the ac
cumulated interest on that debt i Sl,OsG, 000.
Mr.. CULLEN. IL is very poor, indeed.
Laughter
Mr.. Wight. II We pass this bill rs il
now stands. will il not Jet all other roads out
Of their taxes.
Mr.. COBB. No, sir. Tbi, bills particular
IL guarded with reference 10 that point To
talk about losing millions Of dollars 10y this bill
u all nonsense. ~ i untrue. ns gentlemen
will see from the reading of the bill. We ask
n matter II even handed Justice that tins
bill shall be- passed. aud that this burden upon
a railroad - miles long. running the entire
length Of our state. shall be- removed.
ON motion 10y Mr.. COBB the amendment
was laid on the table by yeas 3l. nays 10.
The report Of the Committee was then con-
Cured in
Mr. WRIGHT. The first section of the bill
provides for M appraiscment on the first Mon
day in April. 1866, and then II provides In the
ilnh section that the Commissioner of such
railroad company can appeal To- the State
Board Of Equalization; which does not meet
till 1859. Then ii an appeal i taken. it would
have To lac over till the meeting of the State
Board. Thi, is question that ought 10 be
looked into
Mr.. COBB. There l. provision i'm the bill
which requires them 10 pay their delinquent
tax before they can appeal.
Mr.. NILES apOlogized for using strong
an expression ~ he did I'm TIE heat of debate
on saturday. when he said that this bill was
- perfect a. the wit Of man could make it:
and he proceeded 10 point out several clerical
and typographical errors.
ON motion 10y Mr.. COBB the Committee
amendments were considered ~ cngrOssed.
Mr.. DOWNEY. III il be true. a suggested
by the senator from Jasper. Mr.. right that
railroads can take an appeal, aud thereby suS-
pend the apprai>cmcnt IF railroad property
until the meeting of the state Board ia 1869
that would be- a serious objection 10 the bill.
The state would not be authorized to 70 on and
collect upon an apprtiscment. when there
might be an appeal pending. Unless this can
he corrected. he could not vote for the bill.
Mr. hORD. If the special school tax, town
ship tax. road tax. and the school tax are not
to be considered state taxes, ~ he understood
this bill, they could not be collected under it,
IL seems i'm legislation heretofore there has
been distinction made between state taxes
and school taxes. aud there ought 10 be some
provision made in this hill 10 cover this partl-
cular class Of taxes. lie moved to amend 10y
inserting appropriately these words: " All
taxes assessed by state County. or Township
authority" 20 that there shall be no question
as L. the construction.
Mr.. CULLEN had prepared an amendment
which would obyate the difficulty suggested
10y the senators from Jasper Mr.. Wright and
from Ohio Mr. DOwncy;l viz: add apprOpi-
ately in section this: provided the right of
appeal shall not apply 10 assessments made in
the year lS'i6.'
Mr.. NILES had written an amendment
reading thus: = Provided no such appeal
shall lie I'LL the second appraisement under
this act shall have been nude There had
occurred 20 him another difficulty. IL VIII De
remembered that this hill prepared by
different persOns-Only the Sth section was
written wholly by himself ami Ibis will ac-
count perhaps for a want Of conference: and IL
ju>tidcs the apology he made for hi strong
expression Of the other day. in which he really
had reference 10 the basis Of the bill. Section
:. provides that cities and incorporated towns
shall tax railroads the >ame rate per mile as
the valuation l. fer city and town taxation.
Looking AT that IN connection with the fact Of
their being subject 10 township taxes. school,
road and special school taxes. which probably
ought IL be provided for distinctly; he sug-
-'~AtN " A'tA'A tAittt Ntttf iifA 4tati 10 QpNfit
taxation.
Mr.. VAN BUSKIRk moved to rccommit the
bin and proposed amendment, 10 the same
committee.
Mr. BENNETT demanded the previous
question.
& The demand wa~ seconded by the senate,
AMI. under it. operation
The motion 10 rccommit was rejected upon A
division affirmative II. negative not counted
farther than IL.
Mr. EER hal 81
>trcnuou>ly - amy one on the floor, hut a.
there appears 10 hc a disposition 10 pass il. he
appealed 10 Senators Directing 10 the ameUd-
ment- proposed 70 Withdraw their opposition
and LIT the bill De- perfected.
Mr.. CA>ON. though favorable 20 the bill.
opposed this NAY Of bringing in amendments
on the third reading Il a bill. ana would pre-
Ter the House shall take the responsibility Of
adding these necessary provisions.
The lill was then read the third time and
passed the senate 10y yeas 81. nays l.. with an
amendment II title.
COUNTY si,,TS.
Mr. BROWN. Of Wells. moved 10 take up
the Relocation II county seals bill, III. r. 20
Nr. ENGLISH hoped the hill would not he
ithtnup. Perhaps not a senator On the floor
J., Interested in IL but himself Ii i called
general iill hut In reality j. intended 10 change
the county seat 81 lark county. Ne had writ
In home Tor instructions with ngard a. this
niatttr- and Wa> waiting impatiently for di-
recii"n> - that be- misht know hat course 10
pursue on The >ulleet. Tie desired that the
D should taAe it, proper course IA did not
Want The hill fercvl uuuu thc senate. IL i, a
Local ltill entirely and luterfef.s with no >ena-
ter district hut his own.
ilr. BROW y replied that other portions ~
the state were interested the bill le>iies the
district Il The senator from >,otf. Mr. Eng
li-h. lle simply d->ir,l the bin READ by title
fT III qurpoSe 4 referring N 10 \ corsni tee.
q. Mr.. INC iI>li Again ES-sstei the motion in
Few remarks
The motion was rejected.
EFvogr> FROM COMMITTEES.
NJ. RICHMOND from the Committee on
euutN -nd Township Business. returned the
Ill., H. l. l2f. amending section "a If the at
regulating The f,.- Il oihceT>. ttc.. APPROVED
Masca :. lc.Al. recommending IT, passage
NF. NAN Bt >hlith. from tlic Committee
ou Education. returned The Till. H. H. 80 %
lega.izc The sale az certain school landS ana 4 aka
county. re-. ,mmending its passage. -
Thee bills We're passed - the third reading
NFw PROPOSITIONS.
Mr.. Il LIEN introduced "A bHl :. No. 3os
for An Act repealitg sections = 10 - inclusive
II An Act for the incorporation Of Insurance
tomPaEi' :. defining thor powers and descrit-
ihG thcir futieS. en-. Hrlu-,N al Marrh l.. l>J@
L. provide for the winding up of the business
81 Mutual Fire Insurance Companies organ.
i<ed under sald act, and providing the time
Milhh which the same shall BE- done. which
Wa read the first time