Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1895-03-07

would materially relieve the state, bit
Is doubtful II any of them pass. ae
action of tho legislature this week " De
watched with great interest by theeo.
pie who pay the bills.
WHAT THE ROADS WANT.
The railroads want the gross eaings
tax continued, at least the Great
ern does. Attorney Dodge clai, it 10
the only law which can now be p that
will insure the roads paying ia, at Gil
as, il the Legislature repeals it, other
statute exists which would pIide Tor
the taxation of roads. There con-
stltutional provision taxing iem the
same as all other propertynd the
revenue law is supposed TO pr'r'6e the
mode of doing this, but !. lodge
claims that If the speclt optional
statute of the gross earnin law is re-
pealed they would be free to business
without paying taxes at alf they saw
fit, for the next two years, uss special
session of the legislature as called to
enact q law to take thp!ace OF the
gross earnings law. Th view OF the
question was taken in theenate Satur'
day by Senator Gregory.
The senate considerable gross earn
lngs matter Saturday aSDoon passing
the house bill of Hooon which re.
pealed the gross esrIRs tax. Then
senate bill 163 providirfor per celt
tax on all roads dolng er $2'oOO mile
business was consider.
The judiciary comutee amended by
making the rate 4 + cent for roads
doing over 81, 500 andss than $1,000 per
mile business; 5per ut for roads doing
over 81. 90 and bss on $500 per mile
business, and 6 per At for ROADS dolnR
less than 81 900 perile business. Ihe
judiciary commits amendments were
Senator McGlliry sought to amend
the bill by chaneir per cent to 31a; he
said 1t would be good thing it the COM
psuies did not apt the gross earnings
tax. His coun, would be benefited ii
the roads were Jed the way other prop
ertv was taxed I'd that kind of taxation
should be- gooc nough for the railroads.
Senator Bre said it was dangerous
to try to put nendments on this bill.
It ia the bet bill of the kind we have
had. Ifall5h,companies don't accept
then TIE Awis imperative. He said
that nodo,bt stark county would beb en-
efittet1 bI it is the state treasury that
needslaxe, ard this gross earnings meas
ure iethe ons that Will bring the most
reye,ne to ;he state. Senator Gregory
sa,6Wad county would also be bene-
fittd by direct, instead of by gross earn
ins tax. But he was here in the interest
othe state as we'll as his own counties,
ad of this gross earnings tax 5O per
ont would go into the state treasury.
Senator Strom asked why farmers
.hould not be taxed on their gross earn
ngs? He did not see why system OF
,axation that is good for one class OF
is not good for all property?
/ Tie bill was then passed by a vote OF
9to4. Senate Bills Nos 81 and 80, re-
.aing to the same subject, were in
definitely postponed.
HOUSE.
'Aesday will be the last day on which
q bl can be introduced and passed, 90
Saturday and today there was tina!
dell.ry OF new bills in the house, bill
l75 rsed the fee for marriage license
from / to 81 and provided for q cert'-
fed coy Of record ..for use in evidence
The ,ode is knocking out special
measurs in a very effective way. Mem
bers wh,have introduced good measures
find thei.labor already anticipated and
Saturdayour bills were tabled because
covered irthe code. One Of these bills
was the Fsgo Gun club game law; one
regulating 1e practice OF dentistry, anc
Fleming's Alating to game, fish anc
forestry.
HOLE BILLS PASSED.
Allowing techers' certificate to per
sens under ltwhen requested by th'
school board. rovidinR for taxation il
unorganlzed cou ties; governor appolnt
assessor; state aditor, levies tax 10
state purposes; taes to be paid wher'
county is attached'or judicial purposes
Reducing salary OF adjutant general tt
$500 from 81 900. ndallowance for expen
ses to $3.50 from $500 locating blind asy
lum at Bathgate and roviding for boar'
of trustees; no appreciation. Regulat
ing transit threshlng 1gines; requiring
them to stop when abou to meet team
For the division Of civil ownships whel
containing two or mon congressiona
townships. Declaring very city on
voting precinct and proviing for resi-
dents voting notwithstanding thei
removal from one ward to mother I'm
mediately prior to election. will no
allow them to vote for alderman, how
ever, unless they have residel in tb
ward, for at least twenty day, befor
election. Providing for the hsue c
grade certificates and. sixyear lens !
connection with stock sires. Establish
ing a garnishment law. Reguatin
commercial agencies and credit sou
panies. Constituting governor, sat
treasurer, state auditor, attorney genr.
and secretary Of state, state board 7,
equalization. Defining what are into1
eating liquors.
LINKS.
Jud LaMoure is lucky. He says it
because he is good. In the fire at Neci
last Friday evening nearly every sto