Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-19
EVANSVILLE NEWS.
The Single Tax CONFERENCE.-THE Legal Pr
ceedings at Marlboro.

The Single Tax Conference.-The Legal Pro-
ceedings at Marlboro.
Correspondents Of The Evening Star.
HYArTsvILLE. Nd, July 49, 1892
The meeting called by the commissioners Of
the town for Thursday evening does not prom
Use to be "a lively anticipated, because the
opponents of single tax show no desire to attend
it. Mr.. L. W. Hsbercom, one Of the counsel
for the anti-single tax men, when asked by The
STAR correspondent If he would be present at
the meeting, said:
Il most certainly shall not attend it. Why
should I? The meeting, as 1 understand is to
discuss the merits Of the single tax scheme.
With that we can have nothing to do until the
question OF the adoption Of the Henry George
theory ls before the people OF Maryland In the
shape OF proposition to amend the constitu-
ton so as to permit it, We have asked the
commissioners to repeal their single tax order
because we believe it to be illegal and unconsti-
tutional, and when the commissioners responded
by causing the tax bills to be sent out we ap-
piled to the court for a writ of mandamus to
compel them to complete the assessment and
make a new levy in accordance with the law.
The court has granted rule on the commits
sloners to show cause why the mandamus shall
not issue and it is made returnable on the 26th
instant. If the mandamus is then granted as
we firmly believe ii will be, the people of
Hyattsville will have no reason to discuss single
tax local issue. because it could not be
adopted. Should the court. however, decide
the action of the commissioners to be legal,
which again state seems altogether impossible,
then the people of Hyattsville make single
tax an issue in the next town election and then
1, for one. will be ready to discuss that COM
munistic proposition"
He was asked what foundation there was
for the statement that two of the commission
ers, being government employees, were subject
to dismissal from their government positions
under IN executive order forbidding United
States officials and employees from holding
municipal or other offices.
"Such an order is in force" Mr.. Habercom
replied Il believe when the attention of the
chiefs of the persons in question who are COM
missioners is called to it the latter will be
asked to resign. i understand that President
Harrison some time ago was asked to rescind
that order to enable some government employees
to hold municipal offices in Falls Church and
that he refused because he believed the order
to be proper and necessary. But whether this
is correct or not the order certainly is in force
yet"
When asked If those commissioners resigned
would the application for mandamus be with
draVn he answered: mo. An order of the
court to direct the commissioners to complete
the assessment and make new levy will still be
necessary"
ON THE OTHER SIDE.
The town commissioners OH the other hand
seem to be not at all disturbed by the legal
action begun or by the movement to secure the
designations Of Messrs. Long and Britt.
The rule issued to show cause, STAR re-
porter was informed, does not stop the collec-
ton of taxes, but is simply summons to the
commissioners to appear in court. The COM
missioners will be defended in court by Mr..
Chas H. Stanley of Laurel and DR.. NJ. r.
Leverson, who has had considerable experience
as lawyer in this country and England. dating
back to the time when he took part in the de-
Tense of Orsini, the bomb thrower, in London
The single tax men at Hyattsville claim that
their strength Ia increasing by recruits from the
other side. They claim also that whatever the
merits of the case the town commissioners hav-
ing acted on the levy, slgned the warrant and
delivered it to the treasurer, have nothing fur
Their to do with the matter and could not now
undo what has been done.
1t is stated in reference to the effort to secure
the designations of Commissioners Britt and
Long that from the operation Of the order made
by President Grant respecting government en-
ployes holding municipal Offices mechanics were
exempted and that The two commissioners
named come under this class they are not
affected by the order.
The Hyattsville Base Ball Club played the
Alpha nine of Washington this evening, de-
feating it by a score Of IA to2
Mr.. ReXford NJ. Smith has gone to Beech
Haven, n. j.. to spend several weeks.
The members Of the choir OF st. Jerome's
Catholic Church went on pleasant excursion
to Bay Ridge this morning. The party con-
sisted Of Mr.. Fred Riley and Miss Riley MIR.
and Mrs. ]. A. Aman. Miss COrinne Mcfarland,
Miss Guista, Miss Edith Gallant, VIM. Hickey,
MIR. and Mrs. Guista and Mr.. Chas. Russell.
W. b. II.