The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-09-28
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
SALEM, Sept. 26, 1878

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Our w.makers are still at work,
and the clerks OF the various
committees have little more
than p.enty to do. Que hundred
lard six bills have been introdu :ed
in the House up to tie present
time, and there ATE yet mere to
follow. Surely, if one half OF
these become laws Oregon will be
governed too much.
You have doubtless learned of
the provisions of the bill intro
dnced by Representative Canp>
bell IN relation TO the proposed
division of Douglas county, and
it Is needless for me to speak tur-
ther upon the subject than to re-
mark that it will pass both Houses
OF the Legislature, aud become u
law, unless there is strong re-
monstrance against it from Doug.
las. The fact that the people do
not show All objection to its pass
sage will be taken as evidence
that they are in favor of it; aud
under these circumstances our
people should act as best SUITS
their wishes.
The most important bill to tax
payers yet introduced Is that OF
Senator George, OF Multnomah,
to .'provide for equal end uniform
taxation, aud tor the equal;zatlul,
OF State taxation among the sev.
eral counties of tie State" The
bill provides for the appointment
by the Governor of State Tux
g Commissioner. who shall assess,
for State purposes, ell property
not exempt by the law. The
Commissioner is to have a gener>
al supervision of tall assessments,
and instruct the assessors and
equalize all assessments made ac-
.cordlng to the strict cash value
of ali property. After the time
allowed for the hearing of cons
plants OF over valuations, and the
Commissioner has notified the
people of the various counties OF
the equalized aggregates of the
asaessabIe property IN each coun-
ty, the Secretary of State is re.
qu;red g in the first one of the Two
Intervening years between the
regular sessions of the Legislature
to apportion to cacn county its
proportion thereof of the aggre.
gate of aH appropriations made
Tor that year out of the general
fund during the ettire session of
the proceeding Legislature, ac
cording to the proportion which
the equalized assessment of each
county bears to equalized ASSESS
mem of all the counties in the ag-
gregate, and To notify the County
Cl.rk OF each county of the
amount apportioned, aud the
amount apportloned to each coun-
ny shall be deemed tax levied on
tue real and personal property
theron, which amount the county
shall pay to the State of Oregon
as taxes are now paid, and the tax
shall he applied cnly on the sep
arate specific appropriations of the
session ot the Legislature, and the
next Year he shall apportioh the
rem;ipit.g appropriate ms made by
the Legislature out OF tie general
fund for the second year, accord
my 10 the same provisions in ev>
I.ery respect as with the aPpr"prlae
iions OF the first year by the Leg
islature /; and in case of any ap-
preparations Of the general fund
made by any called session OF the
Legislature, in either of the two
years, the same shall also be ap-
portioned ct any time thereafter
according to the same provisions
aud with like force aud effect"
The purpose Of the bill is, as all
will see, to prevent the State from
adding to the indebtedness OF the
State, and for equal and jast tax>
.atlun. It can be said in connec
ton with this bill, that without
an Increase Of Indebtedness there
can be no Increase Of interest, ani
that It will have the effect, in the
end, to fnrbld uncalled for or ex>
perlmental appropriations, since
every member of the State will
more directly, with this bill part
OF the Statute, fee. that when he
votes 10 approprlate the public
moneys, be votes 'te increase bis