The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-01-23

| has greatly deprecated since the last
| general assessment, 16 years ago. The
| listing system. now in use in many
states, requires each owner to fill out a
! blank aud swear to its contents. The
! system has been in use in Pennsylvania
since 1885, and was recommended for
| New York by Governor Hill.
Mr.. Harlan spoke OF A. & Abelfs
| 50, 900, 600 worth OF securities, of which
only about $500, 900 was taxed. Mr.
! Staber spoke for the resolution. Mr..
Rogers thought listing would do but
| little good.
NO PERFECT PLAN.
| DIR. Elzey made powerful aud impas-
stoned speech. He said a perfect system
could not be devised; the best must be
taken. The origin of evasion was in the
issuance by the government of non
taxable bonds, which guilty practice
! citizens had not been slow to follow
The Democratic party had gotten his
vote by pledging new assessment law,
and Governor Jackson had vetoed it.
! The speaker supported his views with a
number OF uuimpeachable arguments.
Editor E f. Ewing of the Rising Sun
| Journal, a former resident Of Kansas,
where the listing system Is in progress,
| spoke OF its excellent operation. Dir.
| Turpin, OF Somerset, said he didn't know
much, but what little he did know he
knew as we'll as anyone. Laughter.
'Let us try the listing system" Mr.
| Rogers reiterated that oatLs could not
be depended upon any more IN the one
case than in the other.
\ CHANGE NEEDED
Mr.. Devries said Mr.. Rogers was an
old assessor ard good one. There is
vast amount OF property in Howard
county that the assessors have not seen
in % years" be added. Il think it is
clear that change is necessary. Ap
plause We know tie Old plan is bad,
weak, oppressive, while the whole
weight of testimony is i'll favor OF the
listing of property" [Cries of "Ques-
tionw
Mr.. Silver, of Hartford, asked ii a
worse system could be had. Can men
be made assessors unless they're in the
ring, Mr. Rogers" ("GOt no riag, said
Mr.. X gers Some years ago the asses
sorS doubled ali property without seeing
it in Hartford and Cecil counties. We've
run in this rut long enough, for God 5
sake let's CHANGE
Mr.. Painter, of Baltimore, said the
objection that the listing system put a
premium on perjury was small one.
Has anyone ever heard where this
system has been tried and abandoreG?'
asked Mr. Stabler, and loud cries of
"No!' followed.
Col. Lem. Malone got in few quaint
anecdotal remarks "agin" the old plan.
! The original resolution was adopted, Il.
| T. Estey, of Auue Arundel, only voting
in the negative.
CHURCH EXEMPTION.
The exemption of churches from taxa
| ton was advocated by Messrs. Shanahan
and Collins, OF Talbot, the latter claim
ing that unless this WIS done the re-
| ligious element would be used by politi-
clans and moneyed men against The
farmers. Mr.. Roach, OF Cecil, inquired
if it was proposed to exempt church
| property, such as a number Of farms
owned in his county by Catholic
church. 1t was explained that only
church buildings were referred to.
THE GENERAL RESOLUTION.
Tho amendments and the resolution as
a whole were unanimously carried. 1t
reads:
Rcsolred That it is the sense of this
convention that in the raising of reven-
ues for the expenses of government of
this state and local county governments
the listing system ought to replace The
assessment system heretofore used III
this state, and that no property, credits
or securities ought to be exempted
from taxation, except burial grounds
from which no revenue is raised OF
collected, and church buildings used ex-
clusively for public worship and the
grounds nee .ssary for their erection.
THE TARIFF ON TIN.
Chairman Coudon, of Cecil, of the COM
mittee on resolutions, reported that the
committee had divided upon the reso-
luton of Mr.. Cole. of Anne Arundel,
endorsing the fight of fruit and oyster
packers against the "burdensGme tariff
on ti0, aud returned the resolution
without endorsement. Major Alvord
moved that the resolution lie on the
table. Carried.
RAILROAD AND IMMIGRATION.
The resolutions for a state railroad
comm issiOn and certain measures o
taxation presented from tn, Maryland
State Grange were unanimously en-
dorsed.
The paper on inviting immigration
outlining a method of attracting settlor
to Southern Maryland aud other part
, of the state, presented to the association
by Col. Fred Raine, was referred by TIN
committee to the Maryland immigration
Society, with whom it originated
) Adopted.
| DR.. EIlzey's resolution tor the crea tiO
of State b )ard of Agriculture was en-
dorsed and referred to the committee o
legislation.
Mr.. Armstrong; patent law and tram
resolutions were endorsed. Adopted.
Major Alvord's address was recon
mended to the careful consideration {
the committee on legislation.
TAN COLLECTORS ARD SCHOOLS.
4 DR.. Turpin offered a resolution tina
the Legislature enact law enabling Ia
. collectors to close their business MOI
IS promptly, and to obviate the evils result
ing from the existing system OF collet
k ting. Referred to the legislative con
SO mittee.
Mr.. Roach, Of Cecil, offered resol'
o ton that the school law be amended
: as to compel all parents to send the
children between the ages Of 6 and
years to school for at least three month
in each year. Referred to the legisi
tive committee.
- A STATE ENGINEER.
., Harlan's resolution that the lay
tate road and bridI