Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-12-24


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The repofI ut the conference committee IN regald
tu ,I,arleeing votes On ). lgS, net amending an
act IN amendment Of chap. 50, Z. T., recommending
that the House recede from It's proposals OF amend
meni WAS disagreed 10. This Is the Bill proNdlhe
thar The DAYS on which March ami freedlndhs
meeting are held shall be added 10 the ,lays con.
siiered as Sunday IN regard 10 the protesting OF
notes elc; THE House proposed To amend 10y
making the day after instead OF the day before
the day upon which the protest, rtc.' IS 20 be
made,l Tie action OF the House Mis- the bill ana
leaves the law AS II now Is.
Evening sessions-The resolution Providing Tor
evening sessions on and after to-day was taken
from the table and adopted. -
Tho support OF government II. 117, an act
making provision Tor the support oil government
came up a5 special order for hali-past nine m
THIS ID the bill reported from the committee on
Ways and Means, and provides, among other thlhgs
| thai railroads. Insurance. express and telegraph
companies shall pas special tax upon their gross
earnings Several verbal changes were made where
typographical errors had been made IN the printed
| bill
Mir. Page said I'ai his attention had been called
many years ago 10 the inequality OF taxation III thiS
| State lie had studied the tax systems OF other
| states and had found thar Vermont was alone in
the Illegal practice of throwing the greater share OF
| the burden upon real estate. IN ms pul ne hau
of its provisions, must become law, or the Cover
would have to call an extra session. Tor me gov
| the taxes which the bill lays upon railroads VWo
per cent on gross earnings less than 500" per mile
and three per cent over than and sad 1t was m me
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New Jersey and other States mad adopted siiniiar
methods. lie gave statistics showing now mucl
could be raised by TINS taA-aDout t'2Veo. ne mex.
considered the taxes OF Insurance companies ahu
said Thai $4,000 could be raised IN tla way. pom
express companies ne tuousht auout .nc sale sun,
| could be got Inc TAX upon leiegiA c"hipahIe'
would net the State large amount Inc corpora.
tons IN the state represented over >soVyo'ooV o.
capital not ncludihg hasoua Jam S s. tT,i =, aa
ainolhteu 10 fo'oVooov. I'm. W , q, ',,bt 20
its far share OF taxation, auu Yct IL ousht ~,
The taxes lad by inc p no upon nas'on ,e o MI
would mel the STATE f9',ooV ann ., ~, IN;
II II became Jaw anu vas 5oo nnoT. Nv me ID
into bi le eh sILT ays nn6p ali kinds Of
Mr. rage theh alscussen ,no saiI no, fnr IN
relative 70 MS ehiorceen,, ne rho agiSIs,nrS
nrs, tiie III he nistoiy " ,,t oiiy.5 raj e.tatf
and made lnvlslDle personal properly ~ 80,
share OF me burdens u goNe, ~ 70 xa,tnn' which
duceu III vernon. eno asns f 0 vesrs and With
mas been eAtant IN o'neI s G TO- ~, 1854 bo -
the greslest success 20 80 .1 ' IL gsS,
,i; ~ ',,ar' ~ fhe stsfa,nenf ami IN show
i the vast amount Of invisible personal properi,
when WOMB escape IN ,n IA xnaYer unJer I'M
Iii in Inc Collection of the taxes; for the take.
wouId he paid INTO the treasury without COS. to n,
TAXPAYER.
i All at,ar san which uon5 Irave the bin as a sim
: a.. en- anrranriaiion hiii
ply bania ST. he Wa M, sp-,tise al his notol
~, ~ 80 avarv weans Womb he taken 10 ,efea
,ha' IN N IL was sstad nv Mr. Thornnson If the an
enriation hri Of isSS nrnyiied for me DISTRIBUTING
p1f ,n,vns of x,oo onI ar ,s1o Ooo Mr. Page said
~ onTJ I'll wbsr snm eSarfiy the mi wonld raise
nm there vonId he no need OF a dstribuiini
. IT,. nj 10 'o,.,,, NJ, .nu tLoferols tue ali
- -, Inc rsnavmeni 10 The towns OF III,
plo,iueu M ~ In ~ an hnnss- enbeayor the re
SUI plaS. -, sarS AMI ARE IN ohtain t. iu.: M
= su, Va ~ q, faya,ion
e4u n EsIn q, ynn,neIier soil that the hin nigh
; ha summed nm in two words. uneuual taxation IL
yas in FAVOR III the motion of Mr. Thomson {,
: 49, 80, ii a,,ar M. ,uu.,niston ctauSe 'rhi