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measure will be the fact that residents of our
state who have money TO loan will be placed
on an equal footing with the nonresident
money loaner Under the pres Mt law mort
cages owned by residents are taxed. while
the non resident pays nothing for the prlvl-
leges he enjoys under the laws ana instltu-
TONS OF our State. The nonresident who
holds a mortgage OH land in this state has
certain rights and interest i'll that land. The
courts or our state are always open 10 him
for the enforcement of his rights and for the
protection CT his interests. Why should he
not assist i'll bearing its burdens imposed
upon other residents of our state, who enjoy
no greater rights with respect TO their prop
eTty than he does:
The Running Discussion.
Senator Donnelly followed Senator
Tawney in speech OH the cOnstitu-
uonality of the provision in the Tawney
substitute eXempting 6 per cent mort
cages from taxation. He was Of the
opinion that this provision was uncon-
StitutlOnal and gave notice that at the
proper time he should move 10 strike it
out, fearing that its retention might en-
danger the entire measure. In closing
he called upon all the senators who be-
lieved in treating all men alike to vote
down the motion to postpone.
Senator Dean wished that all the peo-
pie could hear the discussions Oh both
sides OF these questions. He did not be-
lleve III voting as some one dictated.
His constituents had sent him to the
senate TO do as he thought best, and in
this way he proposed to vote. If he had
the naming of the bill he declared he
would call 1t "a measure to deter people
from coming to this state and retard its
prosperity" instead of 'an act to relieve
property from double taxation" The
bringing forward of such measures re-
minded him Of the old adage whom
the gods wish to destroy they first make
mad"
To Prevent Double Taxation.
SenatorDOnnelly leaped into the arena,
armed cap pie, and sailed into the
Ramsey county statesman. He declared
that the arguments of the preceding
speaker were absurd. There was no
one in the legislature trying TO pull
down the pillars Of government, and he
objected to the impression being sent
out that there were a lot of anarchists
trying to legislate for the state. The
pending question was simple one,
simply to provide that there shall not
be double taxation, and especially that
this double taxation shall not fall upon
the debtor. a mortgage differs in no
respect from bond for deed The
farmer. or mOrtgagOr, for instance, has
only an interest as large as his equity in
it, and yet this farmer or mortgagur is
taxed for the full value of the property;
and then the MORTGAGE, if he lives in
this state and complies with the law,
he pays taxes on the mortgage.
Is this not double taxation? As
to the nonresident money loaner,
Is he entitled TO more consideration than
the resident lender. Surely we can fol-
low in the lead of such wise and cult
ured state as Massachusetts, which has
this law upon its statute books.
MIR. Dean replied, briefly asking the
question, whether a New York lender
taxed on his mortgage in New York
could be taxed also in Minnesota.
Mr.. Donnelly declared that capital
could always protect itself and always
has been able to do SO. If the New
York lender was taxed twice he could
go to his legislature and secure the
passage of law relieving him from
double taxation.
Directing Opinions.
Senator Keller thought the senator
from Dakota always clnched rad-
cal measure SO hard that he could only
be released by blow from a shllalah
that would knock HI out of the meas
ure. for this is the StearnS county man.
who only meant it as a joke, was called
to order and the merry war went on.
Senator Mcliale was of the opinion
that the passage of the substitute bill
might jeopardiZe the passage of the
Davis bill, and this he did not want to
do. That bill was very radical meas
ure, and one step of the kind ought not
to be added to the other. The people
ought 10 have time TO adjust their finan-
cial matters on the first measure before
adding another radical one. In addition
to this, lie believed the measure to be
unconstitutional, agreeing in this with
Senator Dean. The personal property
followed its owner. and the personal
property of the mortgage in New York
or New England could not be taxed in
another state.
''If we undertake" said the Scott county
statesman i'll concluding, Ito tax these mort
cages, you Will seriously disarrange our
present system of taxation, and raise many
new and difficult questions of law. /
maintain that 1--WE must raise our revenue by
taxing the visible property, and If we load
seriously imperil our revenues. Visible
property alone should be taxed.
Variety Of Views.
Senator Mayo supported the bill. He
believed money had been coming into
the state too literally i'll times past.
The mortgage wds really a deed and
should be recorded as such. Senator
Eaton followed the venerable Olmsted
senator, opposing some of the doctors
views, however, as well as the bill.
Senator TaWney explained some of the
provisions of the bill, aud the Wright
county man proceeded in his opposition
to the bill. he was followed bv Mr..
DOnnelly who, in the course of a very
powerful speech, declared that this bill
would for the first time secure the taxa
ton OF all mortgages.
Il cannot loan money in Dakota county
without paying tax on the mortgage said
he but | can IN Scott or Carver, or any
other county. We are here as representatives
Of the people, and insist that we must pre-
sumo everything in favor of the people Let
us protect their few rights not yet Whitfield
away by the courts. see the senators from
Ramsey are smiling
Pardon me. Senator" said Senator Dean.
but was thinking how different this refer
ence TO the courts is from your statement
made earlier in the afternoon. Do you think
it quite right 10 hold up our courts of last
resort TO contempt:'
The Sage came back at his questioner
with one of the most imprisoned and
eloquent speeches of the day. Constr
tutloDS made by one generation should
be revised to suit the needs of succeed
ing generations.
Senator Sevatson made Speech Gil
the question from the standpoint of n
business man. He could not vote for
the bill as it was, but hoped it would be
SO amended that he could vote for it.
Senator Dean now arose with a piece
of paper in his hand and Jumped upon
the Sage. He thought that any man
who held up the constitution and the
courts to contempt was no friend of the
people. He referred to the great Magma
Charta and the struggle for indepeud-
ence in 1176.
"What was Magma Charta?" asked
the Sage. ut was a declaration of
rights for the mobiles, wrung by them
from the king. 1t is the basis of Eng
lish liberties, but they never placed