, 1875-08-27

n t.,la amendment hut witch We no hnend-
ne1tt Il "A a frnrciesH arfrn1a9t without fnf&hnRt
NUT do what W. tul .,u to dn lefrre;" IF that
iour amendment ia All amendment, T. IA trsir; hut
4 IL nhrntts""n. Il. AMI. =, lasaf eiz'n'' ~e aFa
Snw. atr. Chairman. hare Etrcn ynu my Views OF
Iii iii ."w. have sSe's sa - ys .rr VIII
r'n,tn h,rry and eonstnt after voting aye on tho
s.1rEutipn.
Mn. wn1rsEr's SPEECH.
lie wAB followed by Whitney, who said that he
moved the adoption of tho resolution. Though
l:s introduction uhuer ordinary circumstances
would bc strange proceeding, II might 10
neglected to du It's duty. Su:h VAS iii. tho ca-c.
Tho COMMITTEE wna bouust to do l,r duty. lho
lay ought to be cleAr IN ANY gwen caar, but tho
uue In question occa~foneti different sic"a. It
settle tho doubts Of thu Committee stat tho
resolution was introduced. III tho Hlnca oi
many ti,o opinion OF tho Attofncy.tfcneral did
not .niect tho case.. Tho Revenue law, AZ con-
triyed and enforced. had ta>ed all companies
organized purely fur convenience largely IL e1"
cets OF what they really owncI-tonlr nnea WHICH
ehouId have tho fostering care Of tho state.
These con,tanica eetlt their grievances hetorc
the Legislature, and they passed Tue la" referred
Of tho amendment, aid followed 1t III al!
jts etaErs ill It became law.
He showed that tho amendment Of March 20. by
hing '.or forpr!niny Or f"r ,pabIis|'t's news,
Iapers a,,d lroedng OF etoc,t," WAS 3 significant
TACT iii tho hYtoly ot tho bill. md indicating
what lilo Legislature meant to do Irlic, this
Board must aFhcss capital stock but tic LcBih|a-
turcs Eny certain companies enumerated npuse
Ellall 10 asscsecI NJ individuals. that IN, TO
assessed Oil tauSihlo property. II Individuals
haze no property which this Hoard cali ar~csa,
then this Board cannt1t nsross Tho corporations
III question. Individuals CARRYING on printing,
publishing nowe epn1,ora nnu breeding Rtt,ei nrn
ssstrnrd IN tnpSibIe properly only, ro then.
u1st theee corporations who carry III s.1sll buai-
ncrs ie a.reesrl on the pano footing exactlv. It
l. Hau thin IN uot fair construction ut tho law,
and tho Attorney tunolA! enyB It il unly M e,n-
,IasiB OF whal tho law tncaua. II ~. tiod rave
tho STATIC from the effect VI the cmnlas1s, Doos
nny QUO suppose this was tho uurIoso If senator
Waite, who camo from district crying III.
as ainst thu injustice ot tho 1tovenuo law II II
ms tho en'llIasis llo wantcI, Why .lht
ho not include NIL corporations. Tho
object Of tho amendment Was to release orr
blrdeucd manufacturers. and 10 do il tho pint
ing. publishing, hnl hrecd1ns-Htock intcresth
wefo unlirtel tu secure Tie passage uf this bill.
Thls wa. tho iuleul.un af tho Legislature, nl,l
whnt tho intention of tho Legislature vas f,lr-
nishcb tho fn1r construction to rnt uuoi tho law.
Mr.. Whitney. ut Tho clSse lnid hls reslrttA To
tho last Legislature, i'll which Ao sad II
oue-fourtl of what had been said Of
them wcre true, thoy wore tho Norss
set Of lshmneliscs ever assembled this tilo
Of Arabs. a!nl their Assembly loft a fnul
nlQG Ou lhlt NAlllG Ql tAlh HtRlH, WHICH HURIl
take y0ntH to vino ont, Yet. for tho rnH.ago OF
tllA little amendment, ls forEayo them all, utid
they ha.i his Thanks.
Mn tUSTEn
opposed tho adoption OF tho resolution. To
st1tnd thnt thu Board had tnIicn tho opinion Of
tho Attorney tieuerai on tllo question. aud
quoted that part Of tho opinion euug to stluw
tsint tho Legislative enactment did mt 70 to tho
extoDt OF oxcmptinE tho cor1oratons roterrel to.
Mr. Hunter agreed fully with tito ornion of
tho Attorney General, aud could there
foro SEQ no reason for tho passage
Of tho resolution. This amendment IN tlu,ulT
proylBo, intended to oxctuue nonn possible tnis-
interp. etation 1t was thought that tIlo property
OF theBe corporations had boon aHseesed higher
than individuals, mud this prosiBo WAS to rnt Al,
end 10 such discrimination. Such il otteu tho
uhe OF legislative proyito. These corporations
hro to have the aaio advantages ns inIiydunlA
10 lar aB tho amount at their prppottr III con-
en-r,al nnt Ia wna viI1inp IN recniye tto au,r
..n.t;ors ~ thc Tnci.istnro cn,i nnnlg ,ho,,,
a. a,a.", ~. u -; ~, . ~ 1rp.s eue'
" tnteo pt.3a'!o"n ~ .ue .non' nueaA' .antl-
9ef. ~ IL EMU IL WIS not ttle oeBseh ot the
Legislature to exempt thts elaes OF corptFattonA.
1t lookn as though sucll "as tho intention, ftoln
cStraneuus testimony, but the stntnta LAS no
words wnch viii carry Euch Intention: This
RESOLUTION seeks to cithe uh with thts Legislative
authority. "hlcb no etihcttneht o1 the l1eElhih-