, 1875-02-27

CAPITOL NEWS,

In 1874 under tho sy.tcto Of r,ri1t valuation fanda
Il i .5s ia y III. ~
tste, sas hnancial cI'' hal greatly reduced values,
~ IL: nssr rtHst'y r:r: s.,sa r. ,ss
Ts ~ s .s y.s u !, '.hs.ns L. II ;sn
Members Of tic Hoard, ltrte.c,stne nro,,rtr. =,
cqnalised by turn, amounting le,, M7rs one.nn,sb
one county Represented IN I'm D,sri, tb.. w. n.-
equalization In HI! reduced iy the state soara
u I'er tent and ~ el,a1itsd contributed but AZ r4r
nie to cnntr,ts t3s er e:nt to .,t ncrcast '' *a'
one county fenrestilscd In tho board VAS htscssek
n II. III sst,5s.3; psr +, ssnt eslov .1e e1ast,,ou
Seventh conR..ssional Di.rsc. naie 10 contribute
lia ,eE cent If tha gsnrrai increase.
unt county represeu:ri III tha Hoard Inst was ha-
a.cd t467G.ss3 or las per cent above he equ1lts..
reduced ~ i.r cent, aud. ~ equazei. contributed 60
lsr cent "a the R"ncral increake while tbs rropsliy
In thr Eleventh Congressional District WAS inado.5
:"h:sIl'usv III = 1sf cent 70 ths increase. .
sssl?792 or 81 per rent absve Tho equalization q!
taz eoa,rGaei III r'ssa esa rhis osan Is & caa
" eontribntst lsa rer cent o Tho incrcnhe.
than The counties In tle.n districts ths. repre-.
seu.c1 by members In tkr S!ate i larti.
Ihe Sint:eenth Cnn1res ttona bttsct-1y The Etatn
board e1iAllIatiol-~at made TO eustFhNte 70 lcr
rent the i;giceHh Dhttct, ~ Ftr cent: tbt Sty-
q t. sa re-, h"a cent .nt s.e+nsh n.tr"t,
Fonstt nth Dsr;c III rei cr1: ii. rhiresnt ill., Lp
.r!c l?9 PR cent; lie E,even, District. lll "r CENT
~ rss efu. s ls psoerty II sae fiss ssa
crease in 1874 over tlai Of l.72. '''' '@o>'"'
.nusf !s present revenue sy.te the Stale noato Of
~, s az 20 a, H. rrpeeay o. tlfoads
The forty-aye raiir,ais 4t rc,,.tcd to ,hn ,,,,,d
and Warehouse Communication. re;oss an !uyctstarnt
4jssH, which hax bcen snvsacd In lilo coa.tr1c.inn
and clplnc,: Of 9H nlt1"' Of main ii.e. and $3.50
so n .nr. H., " .ssa q 1aes ~ tnan
of Tiuojs o. ssy ysinatnn ~ ohom. IN M a., a,e III
Theae f:,n,u,,,irt rs,ort "n4rs.. ~ roI,,ts "a
''oper.t,g antl current expenses Of s3g370 ISL or
.lu PER cent net iuconle ou ahe whoid inrcatnau;
Ile stats H1srd Of Elua1lzlslnn-.hat found ~ muh
!ant WIN the ah'cnsment OF the property ef Cook
EoIHS X LIZ .a 'eeat sssas"-asseeSeo ta rfoffty
nr,o.r,r ,ntt ,xs ~, 1 -. t VII H. -. ns sd.us ~ ~
yaIu, In idiJ ,Icy ss,essM ths .sm. urorsr,x ~
si3J5e3e33.
nnrn,,y T.rAr7ox.
,,,.r..,.I',. ~ ~. nl"a" esoHsel taaa h"s
e'A' A'seao'e ID 'he o'a1a OF l.qnall23i1ou-ot tax-
alton Of property Of manufacturing and other
incornorstad conianca. ani then taxation of
tLe c1uitai ptocf which rcnrcao,,s .tst ,ro,,.t,,
w,], In ,;,o,.ha !. ,r,,ss..;as, "ar
s,.'.s.Nr -, ~ n.'e'I4'ea,' "'sn al us
P.o'es'a.'ous u aet''e 10 haVe all property tux
ed equally, the average legislator fsvurs nothing
more tuAN taxation OF GfEfTUGuy
which will rc,leye 1,s countv ,n1 mt ,ho h,rd,o
~, s.,,a,,oa,, H.. wa. H." ,...,,a ~"
~ "u'neooos e'se' WIEN 'ho aouose 'a1a'lon
contu'e7 @'u accomplished through tho capital
stock assessment cont.iysnco ls brought to his
points, aud liscorerB other ohstnclos iuuuu,sr.
able. As = last Feso1t, when there il noro
oshor, the Average legislator inssrts on
the casital stock assessment Tor the
sake Of taxing sho railroads; and, un,lsr s,s
constitutional provision as to equal taxation, lie
will te yo,,, ia order to tax railroad cspital stoc
all othar capital stock must be ,axod Tic pra..
tical result IL that tic capital stuck Of ,nap;.fac
er:y ,fsef taxed bears lar Ereaser sh.rs of u the
brlen in nroportyon to Tia inwnatai H." ...
| tho RAILROADS, Possibly the average fcgi.lator
! NAV bo brought 10 a renss of the fait3o.s al
taxing ail property alive, insto.d Of taxing nart
twice, in which cysnt tlloro will bs prospecs Of
reuent Of lie canfnI-hInck a.sessn,ent nror1s.
ions OF tho present Koyenuo law.
ME,n1rr's rtGCnEs
M to tho cxponss If tllo i:xoculive Office, which
| 1ue,Jt OF Republitau extrnyaya,,c,. nre M ri,
iows: During CIV. Yatos' alInptstrat,oi,. IL fonr
| Years. al5O. .Gj5l7: GOV, Oclesby'e. fnnr vn,rn
| al3i.Bol Gov. Talror's. hSJ. J.t;op: Gov i;eyeT.
cl,p ls ulD of tLo 70 l,,. m falipw RAJ, md out
Al y. nted In TuE +. IL. ~, eoErosponlerce Mar
t.tt's .lk3rcs did uu; r;, ;;,u figures NJ to to er.
gsnsos Of Tie Esosat:ye o!,eo under Gov.
based spon AZ c1an,j,a.iou by Tur Talnuar cor.
roypo,lout Of Mcrritt's tiru5es M sonI n thc
| ciafg5 deBk to hn road. and in cnnfIrmotl hr m
! exaujnat,on OF tbe harne tha 1nofn1,,w At thn
pyipdug-olllce, vle;e il " bs.uc nut IN tyno.
| idototals given by Merritt we're, If sll fanIs
rlard A. Tic di.ropaI OF tho Governor. and
whit l,c may haYo tuci,l,ira nudor that hand IL
nn easy to find ont. lie funds asncnded hv
otIcr al tho C;nrnrnor whi,I, ncl,ITo III thnt
nore hro as follows: Executive Mansion fund {ro-