Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-03-16

the State Government, and exempt, or
but partially tax the property ~ofanother,
your legislation will become oppressive
and obnoxious, and the State will de-
rive, perhaps, no revenue from the mea-
sure. 1t is a universal maxim Of politi-
cal economy that the citizens of a State
shall contribute equally according to
their means to Its support. | know no
just cause exempting Nevada from this
rule. Nor is there any good reason why
n individual should be made to bear
the burdens or pay the taxes justly due
from another. The absolute exemption
of the mines lin value the most con-
siderable interest in the State) from
taxation, renders the assessment levied
upon the limited taxable property,
necessarily onerous.
For this reason, and in order to re-
lieve the people, every article Of prop
erty, not exempt, should be made to
contribute its just and equable proper
ton to the support Of the State govern
meut. Under present laws, three-fourths
only of the property designated in the
Constitution as the "proceeds Of the
Mines" after deducting twenty dollars
per ton from the value thereof, is taxed
for State and county purposes, one dol
lar on each one hundred dollars valua-
ton, while all other property is taxed
at its full valuation-one dollar and
twenty-five cents on each one hundred
dollars valuation for State and Terrific
rial purposes alone. l do not hesitate
to say that the taxes levied by this law
are not uniform or equal, and that their
payment cannot be enforced by legal
process. Nor do l hesitate to express
the opinion that If the existing Revenue
Law be not amended so as to conform
to the requirement Of Article 10 of the
Constitution, nd property tax can or
will be collected for the current fiscal
year.
In view of these considerations, l
earnestly hope that some measure of
taxation, just to the people, equal and
uniform in its operation throughout the
State, win be devised by the instru-
mentality of which the necessary means
may be realized'to enable the State to
promptly meet the existing liabilities
and current expenses for the next two
years. IL. u. BLAsDEL,
Governor.
Mr., Dana introduced n bill to amend
the Revenue Act in accordance with the
Governors recommendation.
An attempt was made to dissolve the
Committee on Ways and Means, with
Dorsey (Democrat) as Chairman, but
failed-the Speaker stating that he
should re-appoint the same old Commit
tee.
The bill was referred by the House to
q select committee, to report at ii
o'clock tomorrow, composed Of MessrS.
Brown, Cary, Dana, Huse, Folsom,
Grimes, Jones, Koneman, Muuckton,
Stampley and Tenant.
senate.
In the Senate, Mr.. Sumner, chairman,
and the old Committee on Ways and
Means, was deposed by the Lieutenant
Governor, and Messrs. Haines, Doran,
Eastman, Nelson and Welty were ap-
pointed instead.
Test votes had on trivial matters show
a vote Of eight for and nine against the
proposed amendment to tax ores.
Mr.. Geller Dem has not yet arrived,
and Carpenter is in the Eastern States.
The Comstock lode is fully represent
ed in the Opposition. Their bill will
pass the House; the tug will be in the
Senate.
Appearances indicate that unless some
compromise is effected the entire limit
of twenty days will be occupied by the
Legislature uselessly.