Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1890-03-13
BISMARCK BUDGET.
The Sudden Death of the State
Superintendent Of Public
Instruction.
The Adverse Report on the
Governors Veto Of the Sem
ate Bill No. 172.
The Seed Wheat Committee Sub
mits Il Liberal Guar.ln-
tccd Proposition.
Funeral Services.


BISMARCK. March I1.-,Special Both
thesenate and house adjourned today, ont
of respect to Superintendent Mitchell.
Committees from both houses were ap.
pointed to attend to the funeral arrange
ments. The funeral was held in the
Methodist church at 7:3O in the evening.
The members of the legislature assem-
bled at the Sheridan house and marched
in body to the church. Reverends
Kline, Anderson and Bolinger delivered
the actresses. The G. A. r. was we'll re-
presented in the audience, as we'll as the
Masonic fraternity. The cause of death
was heart desease, and occurred with
out moments warning.
Committee Report on Veto.
Before adjourning the senate held a
short session and received an interesting
report from the committee appointed to
consider the governors veto OF Senate
bill 40. 172. This bill provides for the
taxation OF property in unorganized
counties. The report says:
1T Is assumed by the cover nor that a
tax collected from an unorganlzed county
will be expended for the exclusive use of
the organized county collecting the
same, and that the unorganized county
will receive no benefit. The assumption
is not warranted by the facts IN the case.
The unorganized county receives a
direct benefit in various ways. 1t re-
ceives benefits from courts, in preserving
the peace and protecting the
person and property of citizens,
and in partaking of all the remedies that
follow an administration Of the law. For
other purposes, which includes taxation,
it is deemed to be within the limits OF
! the organized counties. But the bill
provides for the collection Of taxes for
state purposes only. It will hardly be
| contended that persons residing in an
unorganizea county receive no benefits
| from the state--that it's 1nstitu tions.
educational and charitable, its laws and
| its Judiciary, are not benefits to such
persons. It is the grossest injustice to
permit men with vast wealth, in the
| form of large herds OF cattle, to enjoy all
! the benefits indicated without bearing
| their just share of the burden. The veto
| is based upon an erroneous application
of the law"
The report is signed by W. E.
Swanston, NJ. L. Mccormack. H.
| Worst and Edward l.. Yager and recon-
mends that some action be taken to
! provide for efficient taxation IN unor-
ganized counties.
The veto of the bill caused great deal
of comment. The bill applies to six
counties, where the differences in popu-
iatlon and character Of taxable property
with that Of adjoining organized counties,
are very slight. if they differ at all. Sen
ator Lawrence ofStark county introduced
the the bill and ably championed 1t. 1t
seems to be fair and just. 1t compels
the owners of about 100000 head of
stock grazing in unorganized counties to
pay their share of the public burdens.
One wealthy stockman is quoted as own
ing 100000 head OF cattle, and paying
but $27 to the county of Billings in tax
alton. The bill will not be put over the
veto, but new one has been introduced
and will again 60 to the governor for his
more extended investigation. It is hoped
it will meet with approval. The infer
ence that the governor vetoed the first
bill because, II taxes were collected the
counties wonld claim the right to be
! represented in the political conventions
of the state, and that the delegates
would be under the domination of the
"old gang" is rumor discredltable to
Governor Miller and not generally be
lieved. He is too sensible man to
entertain an opinion so opposite to every
we'll known characteristic of the cowboy
and stock growing residents of North Da-
kota It is said the law would create
an annual revenue of from twenty five
to fifty thousand dollars. If this is true
no veto of this or any other such measure
will be considered justitiable by the peo
pie.
The appropriation committee reported
favoring an appropriation of $1,000 to
pay the expenses OF the senate investi
eating committee.
Senator Dodds introduced a short reso-
luton of respect to the late superintend-
ent Of public instruction.
The committee reported favorably the
bill requiring railroads to fence their
right of way.
| Live Bismarck Topics.
It is understood that the seed wheat
committee will report tomorrow and that
it's offer will be to furnish the farmers
of the state who need seed, all that is
necessary, provided the lottery revenue
bill Is passed. 1t is said that the propo-
sition will be embodied in new bill and
the members who have declined to vote
for the lottery measure on some other
grounds, can have the seed wheat in
ducement to reflect upon after the legis-
lature adjourns and the farmers find
out what might have been. The bill