The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-15
GRANGE ENDS IT'S WORK
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purpose and showed that the people
are not ready to grapple with this tax
question and that the investment law
was by its crafty provisions intended
to resist any attempt to repeal or
amend it. The state is gradually draw
ing the tax on every species of proper
ty with few exceptions) to itself at a.
low rate Express companies pay to
the state per cent. of the gross
amount received, but when they fail
or neglect to make returns, the state
treasurer may accept $4,000 in lieu Of
the sum due.
Telegraph and telephone companies
pay tax of twenty five cents per mile
upon it's poles and wires and seventy
cents on transmitters.
Railroads pay tax of l per cent, to
the state; this is in lieu of all other
taxes. Mutual fire insurance compan-
les pay three-fourths of one per cent.
upon it's corporate franchise. Life in
surance companies pay one-fourth OF
one per cent. on the amount of it's pre-
MUM notes, deducting the amount of
its ascertained and unpaid losses.
The tax on collateral inheritance is
five per cent. Savings banks pay one
fourth of one per cent, and the owners
of bonds, notes and chooses in action, II
registered with the state treasurer, pay
one per cent. for five years, or at that
rate for any number of years. The
figures are not at hand to show the
amount which the state receives from
the above taxes, but it is a large sum
TO- i,,o, oe;,, WOO n nd lCa w.
ing from the resources of the local city
and town governments which places
the burden of their support upon real
and personal estate that is not shielded
by the investment law.
At every session of the general as
sembly some new scheme is projected
to draw upon the funds of the state
treasury and unless halt is called the
people will soon have to pay a state
tax in addition to their increased local
| expenses.
The revision of our tax laws will be
no easy matter where capital is taxed
at low rate.
Capital is the lubricator of the polit-
ical machine which is generally run in
it's own interest, regardless of the needs
of the people on whom 1t is dependent
for support.
Not until the people rise in their
might and demand the repeal or revis-
ly upon every species of property will
the ends Of justice be secured.
Fraternally submitted,
GEORGE AUSTIN BOWEN,
SAMUEL A. CHALKER,
Committee.
The following from the report of the
committee on agriculture was adopted:
| Resolved, That the Connecticut State
grange, in convention assembled, re-
| spectfully request President-elect Nc
| Kinley to appoint to the office of COM
missioner of agriculture National Mas
ter Bingham.
! J. Fl. Hale was elected a member of
the executive committee for three
years.
| The worthy master appointed Fl. o,
Averill, J. H. Brakeman and e. j.
Hampstead a committee to nominate a
legislative committee.
The following resolution was adopt
| ed:
Resolved, That the Connecticut State
| grange USE LIS lllHutuCC " nave lliC
amendment passed by the Connecticut
! Legislature in 1889, changing the amount
of cider to be sold from five gallons to
| one gallon, repealed and the old law OF
five gallons be re-enacted.
A vote of thanks was given to Pro-
fessor j. B. Cornish for his faithful ser
vices as musical director.
| A special committee appointed report
| ed as follows:
Your special committee, to whom was
referred the matter regarding the or
ganization of an alliance" in this state
| and the connection of our Worthy
| State Master" Herewith, as one OF its
vice presidents, would respectfully beg
leave to report, that having investi-
gated the facts in the case, we find that
the worthy master was not present at
said meeting, knew nothing of the use
/ of his name as an officer thereof and
| has no sympathy with the organization
whatever.
Your committee would also suggest
that all Patrons help to keep up and
work through their own order and not
! affiliate with other organizations with
out fully knowing the objects of the
same. Henry L. Dayton, Henry e
Loomis and ]. H. Hale, committee.
National Master Brigham was recon-
mended to President-elect Mckinley as
secretary of agriculture. A resolution
to this effect was adopted with ringing
cheers.
The present officers of the state
grange hold over another year. They
are: Master, S. o. Bowen, Eastford;
overseer, G. B. Beckwith, Nepaug
lecturer, Mrs. Estella Fl. Barnes
| Southington; treasurer, Norman S
Plat, Cheshire; secretary, Fl. E. Loom
is, Glastonbury. The executive COM
! mittee consists of B. C. Patterson, Tor
rington; o. S. Wood, Ellington; and ].
| H. Hale, South Glastonbury, together
with the master and secretary
| ~