, 1881-03-18

.oa. I''."''" "sn " ., s
loWian h1o eNtiHsta t., ,,mh' ,,, tho spcGcn: co.
House adverxely by tho CoHi.n!ttcu III lterenuc,
Ia, to my mind. ono Of morc than oFtllnary I'm.
inr. II wtrn say TINT thls Legislature has mt
!1nd. and will NOT hnvc. te!Dro II 2 bill or rrHntrr
lsnl',rtanco nt this ssssio. than the ann rrtMrns
by tho Cntninittce. II pertains ~ III, rtv"t,t!,
aa j. =. nrtR,ise 10 nHcfy taxnaSer r. ~ ao
urr OF toyy,u a1,J cotInt:ttn,. tbo rTycuu ncces.
At urcsnnt, W Re rovsnn. for stnte, ct,',aty, town,
4 tlircut juyy ,ipot, iii tho tungio pEupcrty of
tho stato aid localities. MccorljuH to vaI,niIon
sea " sssss.'e,ts . Or wis, 4 e"'nnn'y or
Thn pending bill proposes tn r,,iso tho revcnue
for State purposes By il INK unun ,l,c Rrnas carla
iiticy companies theroty relc,ylnx ali rcnj NM,
personal prcpurty from taxntlon for STATE pur.
poses.
no faa nn ~ sno a na; n :; ;, s1rs my ex.
rM,, ,mws II tbc sn,tS " sn ~ 81" IN, thf n,,i;s,
cnMlre s!'G thn mes rehe11 w!.i1 nc ~
n,tSht n ~ In ~ ot ota.tnd I'LL" wv" Will "oe ~
Wc nwu it to thpsc who hRyc chosen us 10
maintain thoiT lihert'es. prolcct their propcrty.
and SUPPLY shoir .trcasury: q Is for us III CT
hiNlne tho why's and 1u1ans TINT hnre been prt'.
vltctl aud sco II the burdens nt gnyert,ment Aro
properly imposed md Justly distributed.
PRESENT Mode or TANATHly.
rotr Hr., ,rocon,i t,, NJ, oxn,ut,,n,,o,, ~ tbo
present nuie 6 t%xstion, M anj ascertain # r. r:
ra ~ I sdu" a '"" "ps' III" 's
mn nw,trn tGat tha az HI yait,rcm svstem mn
"~nrn II T. :" txn,l .,r", III" ,,.i,,ha ri ,ir
nn th.t faw ovcr ;nT,lrr ins, te ~ urnn,a @
xo.kInks. i i to ny n,in,l y Wo'i n ,si.reps,
vwnl f4r,h iuts'n" s;,a tncu,,uTt,v A49
e'''' - 1u'n. 10 ~, "na -. 49,
10 aid this syatotn Of tnxattun alltt fmproro
ta tustlco and enuallty. l'onrsE OF Equalization
has been established. Whic!,-snects once year
with n representative from each Co3lgrcsstuMHi
district, ninctccf, In number. Tho llnard has
lonu ttA work honestly. have llo doubt. but It
has faled to acco,nplish tho purpose 0r ils urra
ton. 1t hns failed to Btve satisfaction because
It hns 1ecn unnblo TO produce equality IN ta10-
It's effort to produce justtco md equality in tax
huun,-it his exposed tho !npraGticatIllty und
its recors 4 ire n5s. usofu to to inaurIx
1n!ud upon this subject.
=. 1t Is tho duty Ut THIS Legislature to SEQ TINT
and Justly GIstrilutcti as near as n,ny be. Uur
constituents expect this OF us. and Will hold us
responsible II wo full u give thom rCliof.
LOW ASSESSMENT 1stpAtlss VALUE.
Tho Injustice OF tho present mn.le OF tax levy
upon tho lands Or real tssato Of tho pcople IL nut
only thut It pelrs m unjust .nnd unequal pro-
portion of tho burdens Of government, but It
Upon It BY State county. and city, together With
tho looul assessments. Ercusy impnirs Its vatuu
He IN 1GFG4tnCHtt UltHDE FuEEO5S4 III lIu-
tho real estate Of tlliuois is without Il market
yalue. aud this is mainly duo 10 II low rnto OF
time wus whGl real estato was rcgurlcd rs tho
best Investment for surplus money md tho most
eabs sss4Ety for osn, 4 gt t y 70
now II Ia tho lust. Tho wcfAre Of our pe1po
demands that ronI estate shntl 10 restored 70 tho
ea essS i . snash as a.
nicnt necessarily follows nnd gives employment
TO our mocnantcs nnti inoorSrs 1nnn may ~.
no employment but he cannot invest oven
thousands N lanus wlthaut gyitg snlpoymcnit, q.
Investment, ret,uncratise; hut as It L. altnoat
everything but ront estate ia either exempt from
tAxatiou or can cnslly escape It,.
for cxatnple,- 81 tho rBt things that he does
e. - 70 to t Tx books to assestnin te rato q
hv .un,ediately turns 70 seek investment fl
some othor prurcrty that Is either exempt from
tho tax is sure 10 fall due, and tho tax collector
ie stlro to cunle. Tho tax Ia lion upon tho
iands and the,s Is 20 sseups, ,,
-'' "o'A law,
r.u no. a,3, vi; ,m ~, ,,o nj. .,t oo,,,+,.
Ihcro eanhot ano WIZ sut ~ sH.e utlu ls
svstm .isst ~ ,o,,r ns tsio rysn,ia Tor St"tc
CITY, Ntd COUNTY purposes IL dr7lwn from The
sasno ou.,r1c, ust % long th!s Injustice and no-
quality will C0ntinue. UeForn Se cln hHrb JUS
separate tho obteots or sub1ccta from which
Stato taxes nro derived from the objects uni
eubioets from which !ocni taxesMsn 70 be derived
starts out. ho is ron!iuded thAt thoro IL II Statu
tnx to pay and that hc must put tho assessment
Il of of tao as Ths
Asscssor aces thu polat ut once. lie puts u low
asscsstnont llpon reul estnto und ln.ikus slow
aYoidabiy or inadvertently ,i,ds it hc places Il
very low catlmato upun us value, for fchr It Will