The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-06

LOWER. Eeu. O.--1ud bi8Behe hht18
round the State House yesterday ex-
who made his first bow to this session,
yesterday morning, was the Farmers
bill to equalize taxation. MIR. Eisen-
brey has the bill in hand, but 1t will
not be introduced until the special
Joint committee on taxation has given
1t an oyerhauling.
As 1t stands now the bill provides
that the assessors of each hundred
shall be furnished with special blanks
by the clerks of the peace of each
county. Copies of these blanks are to
be left with the officials of each bank
In the State, as we'll as with the resi-
dent officials of all railroads, canals,
express, telegraph and telephone COM
panies. These blanks are to be filed
up on schedule indicated, and their
contents sworn to. In the case of
banks the names OF all depositors are
to be furnished, with the amount OF
their deposits, and these deposits are
to be taxed, except where they are
merely deposits of the current receipts
in trade or business, such as mer-
chants and trade5men'S accounts.
In the case OF other companies doing
business in the State, the tax is to be
levied on the receipts at certain pro
rata.
All real estate in each hundred Is to
be taxed on its real value, and all
mortgages and other debts, other than
store bills, arc to DO deducted from
this amount Of valuation, and these
mortgages and debts are to be taxed
against the holders or them. In order
to verify all debts and mortgages the
assessors arc to have access To- al
| county records, all stocks and invest
ments, whether owned by residents OF
non-residents in or out OF the State.
| Every taxable other than mere pol
| taxable is to fill IA schedule to he left
with him, and shall make affidavit Il
| its correctness.
ALI poll taxables shall be assessed al
the rate OF $500.
| Penalties for Justification are pro
vided in all cases.
| All attempts to make the borrowe
or debtor pay the tax by increasing tn
rate Of interest or premium is to b,
punished by a forfeiture OF the deb
and heavy fine.
Telegraph express, telephone anC
other corporations are also prohibited
from getting square with the law b,
raising their rates by a promise which
DEGREES that any of these institution
who shall charge higher rates thai
were in vogue on January /, 1891, shal
be subject to a heavy fine. The bill
provides that the taxes OF 1891 shal
be collected under its provisions.
AS stated above the bill is now IN tn
hands of u special joint committee
The bill is being discussed in all it
features even now by the members
and they are widely divided as to II
merits. Some think it doesn't go 70
enough, and Senator Hall is quoted a
being in favor OF taxing private lihr;
rieS and other private personal PROF
erty. There is no telling where til
bill will end, or exactly what its tax
bic features will be when the commit
: tees get through with IL.
A member last night advocated tn
taxing of everything possible unde
, this hill. Household goods are anon
the items he wishes to inject into til
bill with no exemption. He continue
: that he would certainly fight hard
/ havo tho bill reach everything.
One feature OF the bill that mu,
especially he noted Is that the work o
! this hundred a5sessor under this la
= must be final for everything. SchoC
! commissioners must accept IL lis the
guide, and all municipalities mu'
base their levies SO that the asses
ment will cover everything.
A bill which will be introduced
the Senate to-day provides for tN
collectors in South Murderhill hu
e dred instead OF one as at present
Mr.. IIutson will have a bill in he
next week which Will tear up about /
,s the oyster legislation enacted duriI
II the last two sessions. That part of Il
law which sets apart "A certain portit
II OF the baY for longing purposes onl
!, is wiped out OF the bill, but the arom
= OF the oyster will perYude the Sta
House until that bill is either passt
or killed, for the tongers will gil
tongue la their Own interests.
This afternoon the peach will be di
coursed III ali it's features. The farme
and peach growers will be here, and I
subject Of how to get rid OF the ''yi
lows, which is SO rapidly deeimatii
the orchards of Kent and Sussex, W
be the theme.
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