The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-04-15
THE TAX EVADERS.
Two Bills to Secure the Proper Listing
OF Properly
me sesslon Of the Legislature VIII Prob
ably FE'snd Into Jane-'The
Senatorial aud Payne
Committees.
Especial 10 tho DALI DmooRAr,l


on the subject OF hnanee and taxation.
Judging from the aery hurst OF Geo. M.
PAraOna, OF this city. | should say that n
good many Republican ctrns have been
trampled upon. "The eternal princl-
Pile OF taxation" will probably not be no
popular aa aome OF II, advocates
Imagined II would be. Al all events,
the opportunity will be afforded for the
Republicans TO fight the Issue out
among themselves. One Republican
said TO me to-day: "GOV Foraker and
the Legislature have beaten us at the
next State election. They are simply
muddllng the financial condition OF the
State, and II they keep on, 1, Will only
be a question as to the size OF the Demo
cratic majority"
ONLY ONE MILLION MORE.
There Ia one thing IN connection with
the States finances, however, that may
be set down as q fixed fact. The Legia-
iAtuTe will borrow the S760,0OO en-
.braced IN the Terrell bill and antlci-
pate S250000 OF next years taxes,
making o net excess Of 1900 900 over
the annual expenditures OF the Demo-
cratic State government.
There Ia little real interest being
taken at the present In legislation by
the members themselves, whether the
bllla ara important or other Wise, The
SOlons do not care 10 stay In the h llla OF
legislation, while actuslly In the city,
and q "call" In necessary In the House
whenever anything Of more than ordl'
nary interest IL pending. There Ia
much aubdued anxiety on oil hands
with reference 10 the anticipated re-
ports OF the Senatorial and Payne In
Yeatlgatlng committees. There will be
two reports from each OF them. The
Senatorial committee will dlyl 10 evenly
or at least that Ia the general belief,
and the old aght and the old tactics
will be renewed. The Payne committee
will divide on party llnea, the three Re
puDliCans reporting that enough has
been proven To send the question TO the
United States Senate, aud the two Demo-
crats taking the opposite view.
A LARGE CALENDAR.
The House calendar was large again
this morning, having come over from
yesterday with nearly a8 many bille
added az were disposed OF yesterday. In
addition there are 100 bills In the hands
OF committees yet 10 be reported and act.
ed upon. The session Ia far In its fourth
month, and the end seems as far OIL 40
II did two months ago.
THE DOCTOR BILL.
DR.. LNimetts'd Senate bill TO create
a State Board OF Health consisting OF
one Sanitary enquirer, q master p'umb-
or, and Ave physicians, with the Att0r'
ney General, which was lost yolterday
by three votes, was recOnsidered and
passed 10 day with fme slight amend.
ments ln which the Senate will no doubt
concur.
AUDITORS TERMS
The second conference on the County
Auditors bill reported to-day In favor
o, the frat Monday In April for the be-
ginning OF tho term, q compromise be.
tween the two houses. A great deal OF
opposition sprung up In the House,
both the extremes uniting In voting
'nO.' The result when announced
stood yeas iS, nays a, 10 the vote was
not c0ncurred In. WHAT the outcome
will DO II is hard TO conjecture, Athird
conference will probably be asked for,
h.the vote by which the report was Lost
10 not considered
ROASTING FORAKER.
When Mr.. Kuehnerls Senate bill 1870
came up TO day on third reading, Sena-
Tor Kemp improved The occasion 10 give
o. Governor Foraker dressing down for
hia interference with his own
bill No. 30 on the same sub 'ct,
which was thereby smashed and It's pro.
yiaiOna incorporated IN bill l20. His
remarks were decidedly pointed.
KNOCKED OUT.
Matthew'S bill TO create the Office OF
Inspector Of Elevators was badly defeat.
cd II lsa little remai kable, however,
that the House was not willing TO create
another office. w. A.T.
COLUMBUS, April o when the Legis- |
lature assembled ut 8 o'clock this morn. |
ing preparatory To taking lts regular
trl weekly adjournment each week, and
sometimes twice u week. IL continued In |
session for an ~ oxpectedly long time |
v was actually past o o'clock before an |
adjournment took place, owing to . lot |
OF rou Inc work that was dore without |
anything like n quorum,
AFTER THE TAX RvADERs,
Two very imp0rtantant bills were IN |
tr0duced by Mr.. Brown, Chairman OF |
che House Fi1anCe Committee, to car
Ey out the eternal principle Of taxa
ton" which seems 10 be the motto Of |
Governor Foraker, aud the Republican |
leaders In the State. The first OF these |
bllla refors 10 the suhjec OF personal |
property and the listing Of the same, |
and IN especially intended TO secure for |
taxation the Income OF telephone,
palace car, parlor car, car trust, car |
equipment companies, and others which |
have hitherto been enjoying o picnic |
during tax-paying time.
vALuING REAL ESTATE
The second bill 10 devoted 10 real 90
tate appralsement and provides for the |
election OF Assessors Of real estate In |
November In all districts except dis.
trlcts In cities OF the 6rst and second
classes, on which there are boards Of
tax commissioners. In those cities the
Commissioners will appoint Assessors.
II also provides that they shall make a
true return before the lirst day Of July
1887.
The bill contains many interesting
details TO the taxpayers OF Ohio, but the
following Ia OF especial Importance:
Each separate parcel Of real property
shall be valued at its true value In
money, which shall DO ascertained by
reference 10 the market value or usual
selling price Of similar real estate In
the Vicinity thereof nc the time the
same shall be appraised for taxation,
excluding the value OF annual crops
growing thereon, II any; but the price
FOR which such property would sell at
auction or at forced sale, shall not be
taken as the criterion OF the true value;
and parcels or tracts Of land within the
corporate limite Of cities and villages
ahnll mt ha Valuad mn fnrm nrnnarfu