Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-01-24
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Conyened at 2 p. m.
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CONVENED at 2 p. m.
Prayer by the chaplain.
MI. RICHARDSON moved that the
Judiciary committee report back house bill
No. so, relating to Sabbath breaking, with.
out recommendation. Carried.
MI. BELDEN introduced the following
resolution which was adopted:
WHEREAS, Vouchers for the payment of
per diem of members OF the house have
been signed by the members and attested
by the speaker and chief clerk: and
WHEREAS, Said vouchers have been filed
with the state auditor and no warrants
have been issued thereon, therefore be it
Resolved, That the state auditor be and
ne is hereby requested to communicate to
the house the reason, if any, why he re.
fuses to honor the vouchers of this house.
THAT TAN ILL
House bill No. II, the Walsh tax bill, was
then considered.
MIR. HAUGEN moved that section Is,
relative to the taxation Of credits, be
stricken out. He believed this section was
unconstitutional as the constitution says
that not over 5000 worth of property shall
be exempt.
MIR. STEVENS moved to amend section &
by eXempting Y. NJ. c. A. buildings when
used exclusively for the purposes of the
society. Carried.
Mr.. rooney moved to amend by chang
ing the time when merchants shall be as
sessed to the first day of March instead of
the first day of May.
MIR. WALSH: Isn't this a blow at the
farmers? The farmers AVE more wheat
to tax in March than they have in May
after their seeding is done.
MI. STEVENS: Not only that but it
will not help the merchant as his spring
stock arrives in March and is all on hand,
MIR. Watt is a merchant and can inform us
On that point.
Mr.. WATT: l think May is about right
for both parties.
MI. RONEY'S amendment was lost.
Mr.. ZlMMER wanted to say something.
Most merchants had a very large stock on
lieved section IS should remain in the bill.
Mr.: MCCORMICK thought section 4
should be amended so as to conform with
the bill since section Is has been stricken
out.
Mr.. WILLIAMS moved to insert the
clause allowing all tax certificates to be
issued to the party carrying the same at
the lowest rate of interest.
MI. WALSH moved to amend by per-
hitting counties or cities to purchase the
certificates. Carried.
Mr.. Unlisted moved that the time
given the delinquents to redeem be
changed from five years to three years.
Mr.. WILLIAMS opposed this amend
ment.
Mr.. HEGLlE moved to amend section 81
by striking out the words Estates attor-
ney" and inserting chairman of the board
Of township supervisors"
Mr.. WILLIAMS thought the provision
is better as it now stands. The county
often loses money by the lack of knowl-
edRe OF OFFICIALS. The states attorney is a
qualified officer.
MI. HEGLIE'S amendment was adopted.
MI: CURRIER moved to amend by ex-
emptlng all property held by a consignee
for another party.
Mr.. HAYDEN was called upon for an
explanation.
Mr.. HAYDEN explained that it was
meant to cover goods held by a a for
Mr.. HANKiNsoN said it looked to him
as though this clause was placed in the
bill at the request of Minnesota elevator
men who want to escape taxation.
Mr.. STEVENS favored the amendment
because he believed that anyone holding
property in the state should be compelled
the owner so that the property can be
taxed. There is no danger of double taxa
ton under this law.
Mr.. rooney moved to reconsider the
vote by which section l8 was stricken out.
lie did not think it right to tax a mer-
chant on his credits without deducting
therefrom mis- debts.
MIR. MCCORMICK moved to lay the mo-
ton to reconsider Oh the table.
The roll call wa demanded and the mo-
lion to lay the motion to reconsider on the
table was lost, by a vote of "a ayes and 26
nays.
The vote by which section 10 was stricken
out was then reconsidered.
MI. STEVENS moved to strike out $500
and insert $500 as the amount to escape
taxation.
Mr.. MCCORMICK opposed this. He