The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-15
GRANGE ENDS ITS WORK
IMPORTANT BUSINESS CONSIDERED
AZ IIS LAST MEETING.


of Committee on Taxation-The Session
the Most Successful Thus Far-Several
Committee Reports.
The Connecticut state grange was
continued yesterday and when it closed
terminated the most successful session
the grange has ever held. Much thanks
is due to the many who have catered
to the wants of those present, and
all have felt hearty welcome on every
hand. While it has been a busy meet
ing there has always been time for
congratulations and an interchange of
ideas. A vote of thanks was given TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Bran and Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Pierpont for the map on exhibi-
tion of the state of Connecticut.
The following resolutions were adopt
ed:
Whereas, We feel that more and bet
ter work should be done to give inter-
est and effectiveness to the grange.
Resolved, That committee on edu-
cation be appointed, the chairman of
WAiiSi oiidil NC llIC SlolG lGClulSh, anu
the other members of said committee
shall be the lecturers of the Pomona
oranges of the state. The lecturer cf
each Pomona grange shall also be
chairman of subcommittee on edu-
cation, the other members of said COM
mittee being the lecturers of the sew
eral subordinate oranges within the
jurisdiction of said Pomona oranges.
Resolved, That standing committee
on legislation, agriculture, horticulture
and the dairy be also appointed, the
chairman of which committee shall be
especially well fitted for the position
and be appointed by the worthy master,
if possible, before the close of this { H.
nual session of the state. The worthy
master shall also appoint one member
Of each of said committee from each
Pomona grange upon recommendation
of the chairman of the committee and
the master of Pomona, from which the
member is appointed, and such mem
bers Of committees shall be considered
chairmen of sub committees to be ap-
pointed by each Pomona grange from
the membership of subordinate oranges
within the jurisdiction
The duties of the several committees
appointed in accord with these resolu-
tions shall be to study carefully the
subjects intrusted to them and take
such action as shall seem best for the
interest of the state grange.
Resolved, That all expenses of these
committees aforesaid shall be first
authorized by the executive committee
The resolutions pertaining TO good
roads" and rural delivery of mall
which have already been published,
We're adopted.
The committee on taxation reported
that as no resolution or matter has
been referred to them, they would
strongly endorse the masters address
referring to the subject and recommend
it to the careful and considerate at
tention of every Patron of Husbandry
and urge that all honest efforts be used
by the different oranges of the STATE
to bring about a more just and cquita-
bile system Of taxation. The report
said further: We Furthermore heartily
endorse the work of the standing COM
mittee on taxation, and that the able
report presented by them last year be
accepted by this state grange. And we
would also respectfully urge upon the
present standing committee to continue
their efforts in every way they can to
equaliZe the system of taxation.
The report of the standing committee
on taxation was as follows:
Your committee on taxation here
with submit the following report: In
the report of last year to the state
grange it was not thought advisable to
devise any new scheme of taxation but
to effect change by amending exist
ing tax laws and substituting more eff
fective ones in order to more equally
distribute the burdens of taxation. AS
the so-called investment law seemed
to stand at the head of all others in
point of inequality and injustice a bill
similar to the one recommended in the
report of last year was introduced at
the last session of the legislature by
Senator Averill of the Twentieth dis
trict and was referred to the judiciary
committee.
The object of this was to agitate the
subject and obtain information in re-
gard to the working of the investment
law and the opinions of it's advocates
and opponents. AS was expected, it
stirred up those who were receiving it's
benefitsa and several newspapers strong
ly criticised it, and, when replied to,
one advocate of free speech was very
10th to publish anything which was in
opposition to his views, and, when his
arguments were met the second time,
he ignored the reply, thus showing the
weakness of his cause and the depth
of his principles.
The bill was assigned for a hearing
and Several notified, but no one ap-
peared for or against it. 1t was then
transferred to the committee on
finance, and quite a number were in
vited to attend the hearing before said
committee, but only three responded,
viz, Worthy Master George A. Bowen
of Woodstock, J. e. Bishop of North
Haven, and S. A. Chalker of Saybrook.
To oppose the bill two Hartford law
yers, George E. Coles and Thomas
Gross, appeared.
In the discussion which followed it
was ascertained that a large amount
of bonds and notes was registered un-
der false names. the owners not being
known in the transaction, thus con-
cealing their true ownership. It was
stated that one person had one hun
dred thousand dollars registered in his
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