, 1879-03-14
TAX EXEMPTION.
Till NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY CASE

WASHINGTON, D. e., Marcli 1A-Cousiler T.
Wt!lett, County Attorney, Is hero with Attorney
ucneral Edsals to nrgnc tic case Uf the stats
against the Northwestern University. Tht
argument will pruoatly bo made Tomorrow,
Writ Dexter untl Senator a1ntt Carpenter appca.
ns counsel for tue UnIyerslty. The briefs III tly
casc have been tled, For The people It Is icl.
that the Federal Court has no jurlsdctton; tslat
tlIu writ Of error should bc dismissed, at,l tic
position Of tho stats Supreme Court, tlut undct
the Constitution Of 1913 tho General
Assembly could not exempt from taxatiun the
property Ut colleges not necessary for school
purposes must bo maintained. Tile State
has passed. no subsequent law rcpealing
any Of tho provisions or obligations Of the
amendment to tho charter unlorw wltcl. thI,
exemption from taxattou IL claimed. Tie
power to exempt from taxation should be con-
Rtdercd favorable to tho Stato aud strongly
ngatnst tl,c corporation. In case OF doubt US to
tllt meaning, tho doubt Should be- solved tu
favor Of the State.
FOR THE UNIVERSITY,
the argument Is matlo t!,at the Court hns iuris-
tl1ction to revlow tllo decision Of thu State
Court, aud III tho exercise OF that Jurisdiction,
has power to determine tho construction to he
given to the provisions Of tic State Constttu-
tlon; that tho Constitution conferred discretion
upon tho Legislature to exempt such property
as they might dccm necessary for school pur-
poses, and their Judgment exercised Ia making
the exemption under consideration Is conclusive,
md cannot DO revoked bs tho courts, Tho cx.
cn'utton Under consideration was clearly for
school purposes, nntl sllolsid be sustained as 4
proner exercise Of the Legislative uowcr.
I'cxter llles supplemental brief, iE which hc
gives u !lst OF l50 Institutions exempted from
taxatton bY the Genrr1l Assembly Ut illinois.
from 1918 to 1910. Eigh,y.lwo Of tl,rse wcro
granted lull exemption Vi oil their property
a DEMOCRATIC 6W1NDLE,
0EoRu1A's STATE cLAlM-TnE uNirRp STATES
; coArELLKD TO PAY COMPOUND 1SrEnKsT.
6prrfa! pitpafch to 7ns 7JlauHe.
WASHINGTON. D. c., March l3.-Cougress, In
INC snudFy Civil bill, tnadu alt appropriation Ut
$H,@l5 TO pay n State clam OF lie State Ut
Gcorgia IN connection with the suppression OF
Indian hosttlities from 1886 to 1893. The orig;
in2t cIatsn WIS hunIretl.anl. .tweNty-o(ld thar
sald dollars, Of which. as fur back rs 1s43,
Sul,0oo was paid, lcaylng new principal OF
Se0.G1' The e!ainl, witch was p,lshud through.
Congrcsa, takcs t'lat now principal Of 80, u1.,
compounds thu Interest on It regularly until
tho total. March !, 1870. amounts to SRI ,2u.,
which sum, III spite OF tho objections Of sucl!
Republicans asScnators Edmuutls aud Chandler,
was w., y Voted puld. This was the reopeos,ng Of au
90 claIM. AMI doubtless will prcparu lilu way
for tl'o payment Of large amount ot sIu,lnr
ciattns. as so0n LII b0th Houses snal be unuiirs-
tiohaily Democratic. Zach CbanlllaF, III sneak
lug of tl!s and other 6Iatu claims Of tho stutcs,
sud:
Nusther had those s.alcs any claim against tho
Government; buI. teeauss tAosg Statrs atlypbcrd
1nonry VIII! pasFlo!c lnteut, thcrcfors sho Goy-
srancnt sad 1t would refund tho principal to Tic
Et&tt{, IbSkG wAf4 bonds tkfDoj.