Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-11-27

! Of any fears. He would be satisfied with
! II 1t should be thought the best method
Mr.. Davis of st. Albans, favored the pr.
position as submitted by the committee a
oeing nearer to equality. Railroad pre-
| perty Is state property, and should not b
taxed Tor the benefit of any localities, bu
directly for the benefit of the State. II
could see no constitutional objection t
the proposition of the committee, as
taxes all that class of property equall
and alike There never was any question
OF constitution allty. when the Who'll
OF our railroad property was left out of tn,
list; now 1t We fix an equal specific tax W,
gain 81 much and no question of cOnstitu
tionality can be raised. Railroad propert,
Is State property, and not in any sense, ol
any part OF It, local. as we cannot sell, OF
take out, any one mile irUn Il rUad without
inIury 10 the whole road The buildings
also, Ire part of the road. and necessary
Tor Its complete working. lie preferred til,
pan OF the committee 10 that proposed by
Mr. Cook, and pointed out the inequality
OF the taxation under the system proposed
by Mr.. Cook claiming that the specific tax
was just to all the towns of the State. We
must be just to the railroads. and not put
upon them burdens they are not able 10
bear The roads must derive revenue enough
from some source to pay their running ex.
penses and pay their taxes Ii we impose
taxes heavier than they are able to pay
under their present rates for passenger and
freight tariffs, they must increase their
rates to meet the increased burdens he
very much preferred the specific tax as
/ proposed by the committee, as being more
Just and equitable to the roads and better
/ for the State.
AFTERNOON.
Reports From committee on education.
ln favor of II. -. relating to the duties of
| principals OF Graded and Union Schools :;
with proposals of amendment, providing
that Graded and Union Schools may hold
evenlns schools; and that the principal. Of
such schools may have power t. grant
licenses t. ali subordinate teachers in their
schools. The amendments were agreed 70,
and bill read third time and passed
Res0lUtiOa-By Mr.. Grout of Newport.
providing Tor meeting Of House at O'Clock
IN the moining, and for evening sessions,
tor the remainder of the session. which was
adopted.
Unfinished Jus'ness-H. Il. to assess and
tax the real estate Of railroads in tnis State
was again taken up as unfinished business
Mr.. Batchelder Of Arlington, WIS in favor
OF taxing the railroads. but he would not
tax them by a specific tax, hut a other
property in the Statels taxed While towns.
a. such. did not in the earlier history Of
railroads tax themselves 70 balld - roads.
individuals DID help t. build the ruads and
bad lost all they paid into them. In later
years, the towns through which railroads
pass have taxed themselves heavily To build
them; and now II We are t. tax the roads
those towns which have paid - heavily to
build them. should, in degree, be benefited
by such taxation. lie believed in letting
the railroad property in town be taxed
ike other property, and not make any dis
tInctlOn a. u railroad property
Mr.. McFadden OF Wells. fully concurrei
in the views Of Mr. Bltchelder. and pre-
ferred that railroads should be taxed like
other property, II We are 70 tax them, ami
he was IN favor Of the amendment a pro-
posed by Mr.. Cook ol Meud1n
Mr. Davenport OF Wilmington. aid that
It seems that We have a law T. tax railroads;
but 1t does not apply until the road, paid
a certain amount OF income Ii then, We
are to reach the road for taxation, We must
enact some new law, and the question l.,
what shall We do? lie did not ike the
proposition of the committee, % impose a
fixed tax OF $50 per mile, a there wa-
Inability that the roads would contest the
tax and try t. crawl out OF il. lie pre-
ierred 10 leave the matter in the hands OF
the listers Of the several towns q be 81 in
the list Ike other property, and compel the
roads 10 pay taxes like all other property.
Mr. GOOdell OF Brandon, demanded the
previous question which was seconded.
The question then recurrei on the afop-
tlon oi the amendment pTop1sed oy Nr.
Oook oi Minl'h' TO the aiHendn'A, pro-
p9seu uy tne co-HA A-ttee' anu II W. l1?P-
ed-Yeas 81 nays "J lae question lAeh
recarred IN tRe adoption OF the amenlnen'
a. thu7 anienled.
Af. ilfle OF O's'Ie'oh, moved % auien'i
'ue ''-i0r NJ III ~ s.''A'A7 VI' tHt soC'nt
sec,ion ""'ci iYiiS no roiu-o'i anu anu .'@cA @
snali oe a'71''ed ~ ..'s iis'1's VI any e'~n ~
VI CITY az Na.ua'i'u eAcseuius S-'VVV
,o' e'eIS n'.'o ol .i' NAM l'-e Vi '''' '-A
III uu'u 'o" ID VI T"J -.4I-...;.
-Hf' Co'@ u H-uu'u' oPPoS.d .u9 '~no'l''i ~
20 s'iAe ou' 1iil IL IL va re- 80 SH'uit
propose - hlneuu .le Seo.'ul "J uA'us '"I
'alHs'lnn Ia, d,n az u'' ~ e2ceeu Sioo'' '''s'7Hu
VI Vu".
Hf Law Vi q AlOAu>' 'I'usu- -1e
roau- c0u'4 hIt slaHi any sITH eu'i ii'I
assessment a. pFopo>s4 oy NJ OooA' II
We Impose >uca burdens We may lessen 'ne
accom- m9da''on ah1r1ed u the puo-ie oy
tue foaur' a. lney cam ~ u7 opeIa'eu a.
ios'' tae'e VIII oe 10 uHl'2i my III VIC
listing Vi 'Ie roid ~ 'ns listers % 'Ag
various town. some ll>'inS i n'-l' anu
others io"' aod - tAe tiAA'''n VIII 'e
1he4a4" e nil.
NJ. LAuu o. -44'-1=i' SAiA H.'I-e
ou' 'uis sc'll'u suS., l,., na'o -" 't''
assesses soout S@1'VJV'V'' o' p'oPs,,y d.
rae 'Ha' iA f'-'d oH's @"olS SiO''oy
iu0''ln7' ii- was oFi'''0'- 81 '''' ''''
VI ,aA.,ioH' --,
M -HIuSoA ot Ntlcas''el' 49, "i.u
the gentleman irom -hlhaoh' 'H'l tue .'s,olS
are eapaoie ot listing tue proper y "".
there l. . De ne" cIa.' oi P'vPeitS Fu'
10 toe ils'' anu We -AoHIi no.. la''e w '--'
III Suei oonl1''ou "'-'-'l. -,
10 endangeF us success 81 'ic P'5'oH'
so,,iuh ol ,'s>ia.eIc'
Mr. hide OF CAS'Isto9' "a7 n7' '.''-e-
Gus a90Ht me'hoI7 anu N-iuS I1 on''
wanted 70 GET az 'ue 'o>s ul1'''Ns va "a
ton lie asked unanimous consent 90 WIN
draw his proposal ol amendment
Mr.. Cook oi hendoh, ,theh hio'eu u, >-il3'
out the "or1 tioo ana insert the "oil ''it III
section second making tue IhaAl'iul" ''i'"A
ton $40 OOO Instead Oi - VuV'
Mr.. DAVIS OF D. AioaaS, p9Po-iI TIE
amendment. lie sAla We oetteF :" s.o"'
ana not make the uuraeh7 100 "'a'' ior 'h-
roads TO bear.
Mr.. Cook ot Mendon. ASKED ana hau ieaVe
to withdraw bis amendment and Substitute
the WORD jlce IN place oi tae "oIu i"C'
MT Nrout OF barton. s"iu1 thi7 eHor'
to tax raiirtads Was very mdch IKE
the effort 10 tax pfuperS, Lheso Fdhfo4u,
are dependent On the pub.ie ioF suPP1tt'ahu
1t we TAX them, they Will bo compelled 10
get 1t back from the people,and most iiAe'y
more with Ii. We better take 'he Hrs' JUG
ment OF the gentleman IRON Mehdon' ana
valuation at 81 QUO per nile, anu ho' IalSs
1t to 5000. Ii Is an experiment ana we
better wait and see how 1t worAs-
Mr. pueli OIL NIuuAe'o~n' oppo,su '',e
propoSi'ion pos 10 lncIease tuo ,a4u@..on ~
% wv ii0 was i" iA'o' u
sun M pI,r D.. t.ro-od ,b.
N'. DaI .i .no,onie" o' bo'i',.'n'
Suui ., - wv q. oi'iS .-.,,''-,', -,
roaIr W anu .ne sH<niins r'opei,S f,roroftbe