, 1881-02-18

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sn1'",etIi I ~ tnc n my Ftls not less thnn
Il IL, Ia s srtn thnm t g fur a,,i c,:ry nv
tin provisions ns this net tny he rr,,arel,twj In
1', a!,r 1a. 7. &c r The plc q io laio Of iiinos
~ Gaca county ~ this Sintn, tu i,rsccllt III
.tnY rlnltlHf,s nf tho provisions U1 thi4 act,
ru,M AMY prosecutions 9y To enrrlett t,ti cthor BIZ
icry, ic'rys, or ny III action vt rbt fur tho penalties
:'E,; |. Any telegraph corporation, cornpany,
" 'ii!s!t1llil complying With tho requirements
~ H.. aGls nGtt nn!' receiving tho GGrtIttratu nr
,;r'lsn t;, frn Tho A,n!!tnr, ns provided il, shI-
ltrt of this st,ltr. wy
ScllMtnr fEfcr said he col,lh int votc fur
tfo Dill iil lis present stlapc. lie WAS opposed
III SNc!i legislation anyway, aid moved tho
reference Of lhc bill to TIN Committee OIL
Revenue.
This brought Senator Whiting to Lis feet
llhrlil1 clcnrcd Ills tlccks for action, lie rc-
marked TINT this was Int gclltcci way of
killing Ills bill. This truth WIS, that tclc-
graph companies paid but ittle tax In tho
Stnte. After referring to tic ytetssttud IN Of
his bill on tho SAME subfoct two years since,
and paying l,ts respects 10 certain lobbyists
WHO were hero ut that tine. AMI urc
silll n1l hand, thu gentleman remarked that
60 OH tic lux llst, Tllc talk a,,n',t recoiantt.
tlllG WMS loo nttGnt1htttt; Il tulttl no KOUd
toward hts bL1l. Senator Whiting next OK
plnltIcu tue lnW OIL taxation, lctng frequently
interrnptcd, with questions from curious
Senators. llpt
THE 0LD GENTLEMAN HELD It's uHouSn.
10 hat his speech to nlnkr, Md he inade It.
lie turned over tho consolidation or telegraph
companies In gallant stylr, reyullnE III fActs
ai!tl figures, t'ok y ws.ilck ut Wal street
nsld toth wllAt lie thought Of .Jay Gould. tis
constituency wanted tho bI1i plssGtt md he
nTopose!t To 'aake tlle light !rnnl n sense IF
uHty. Illu gentleman ii11sDcll yarEnlis n1ates
Thought i. should bu t'one III this Stnte too.
Senator CoDtte supported lle lnOttnn to
refer. The Senntc represented tho voice Of
tic people, mud this pllrtIenIar body was full
y able T. 20 It's .nty: Terr %Hs no NV to
would report IL hi!i of 4 similar nature, the
Revenue !Cnlnntlttey Of tho Sc,Iute tntying
Rrpoll'ed sultson'lIttsn to exnsn1uo and
rtpnrt on tho innttcr. The question Ms to
inEs or hot needed Investigation. Michigan
i!at ~, repealed Its lnw TO i,nW'se sl'cll tax.
mMofrf9tes ;1,S' f E;i s w. l11 proposed for tic r
Senator Gnrl was II! iayor Of u recon-.
mission. The nt']uct Ut tlle h!tl seu1lcd to
be to tnX the ulnnli,lts received from business
received III this Stale.
THEY SHOULD III: TAxEn
Oil all business tlnlle within this Slate. The
MElG VlGHCHb W l!lEkf representatives.
time the Srnntc knew It,. Scllator whiting
had cast Tho first insinuuiso!l Ut tho kind the
spcaknr lntl ever lleaHl. 'rlicsD companies
shea Ill.,, BE- tnESa @ nh Mhesyer ,s l, It sol b. pro
tiefcatett the tr:slsct! ncti0n Of the lhgtslA-
ture. 1liry sli0uitl be taxed on their earn
lngs. All TINT was needed WIS to sctid
nicssngcs e. U. ID. out Of tho Statc, md their
gross earnlngs amounted 10 nothing.
kSEjtut0r NHrl{lH HtW IN Tii,l1nIl fHr
commission Of tl.U bil. These companies
paid moi n tiollar Of t,.xes On tlolr business.
wnsy ay yf Sy, MI @ a ltt1c en ,,a tor II str
be passra now. Tile. obtect!ons tlrgGA BY
Ses1'ltors Co'Ideo, Clark, ald Filter amounted
The itlnttcr was argued by Senators LEN.
nil, Merritt. Archer. md others.
Senator Nce'les, ,si.ld t!ils business silnply
ness settled at once. II tho Sennta did not
wn,lt to tux these companies, lut 1t kill the
Senator Whiting said ho .!eyor knew of n
member OF tienural Assembly
TAK1Sta atnSEr Fol. HIS VOTE.
lie did know Of Si00 he!ns put up once. a
lnall sald le tla.l sulll0 lnUley tint ,!lll not
belong 10 ltnl, md the ll.nliey WIS dlyitlett
nanloMg a!Mg tho charitable institutions OF the
Suilnlor Clark wanted the l,anle OF tic
nun WHO received tho s4oo anl wliackcd
senstor Whiting said he could, bat would
i Seiirntor Clark wanted II, krnwwly l,onestcit-
izc!s had not doiu thor duty ind sQuea!cd
TO thu PUBLIC.
said 1t was uilllel stood tint the lnenlbur who
received tho money mid laid It III the Clerks
dusk tD l,e divided llp Mnii. tho StnlH clinrl-
tahle , institutions was Frank Mnnsni, of
ChtcNEn, Whertupos;< Seliatur Merritt re-
1nHrlnH ajftn f1Ynf, fills