The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-05-27
|HER RAILWAY TAX
|. ian LegisIators Increase the
'''s'lLI Levy 100000.
,,,sr OF THE PISGREE MEN.

,,.,r,man Bill Passed through the
herr'' .a AFTER Lively Debate
PWe' =. saw a Compromise Is Better
I, %a Increase at All and Allese Iha'
mar pingree Is Playing 'or r0''
Eject. - 49,,
ucb May 27.-The Merri-
| n y" which increases the sp sSan
o :, Michigan railroads about 5000
,lly was passed by the lower
aDDSD me state legislature Tuesday
.ooO at the close of the warmes'
"O." The session. There was
crowd present, as the sensa''o"
| anticipated -,,,t .,
mn NIL. as passed, is the result Oh
y,''. between the house and SEN
''' corner body having voted 10
u,' .avos about $500, OO0 while the
w. uroed 10 the bill providing for
30 Of sl7O, 900. 1t Is charged
covernor Pingree is endeavoring
,n,te himself as governor by
pr ps s'sr the railroads with sharp
a.. az as he built himself as mayor
ps,soit by fighting the street railway
panies ~. housa wished
M tbe railroad taxes, and Col
Os ,.rirson Of the house. who is ad-
Az the governors representative
.s 9 aoor Of the house bitterly de-
Wv the concessions which were
~ He alluded to the bill as mis-
". measure, but with bad grace
irto the odds that were appar-
| h strongly against him by advising
sonss 70 take the contemplate in
r ~" offered by the railroads.
An Implied Threat.
.,,r,rg the next campaign, he said
the men who were in favor OF in
Ia TAXATION of railroads would
heir time and take their cause to
oeonle This was an implied threat
|, ,be Pingree forces would make
H. compaign on the railroad issue.
colonel was several times called
order Inv Speaker Gordon for his
aches of parliamentary usage, and
,ba use of Incorporate language.
+ e Chamberlain spoke for the Dill
nassed declaring 1t better to increase
\ taxes 5000, 900 than obtain nothing
all as il was either the compromise
Of nothing. He called Colonel At
| son severely to task for his criti-
Inns Of Speaker Gordon in appointing
i conference committee, saying that
\ less insulting thing members or
4 legislature had been expelled, and
IN no mistake would be made II ex-
|lsIon had followed the colonel's strict
|es upon the present presiding officer
Ssmberlain said that Atkinson was
spokesman, not of himself, but or
|me one else, and sarcastically alluded
the well-worn path which he had
bde to the governors office.
Nv D. Kelly also scored Atkinson,
hose attack on the speaker, he said,
Is an advertising medium for some
Il else who wished to gain political
|O He was referring, of course, to
fyemor Pingree.
Passed by a Vote of 81 to 4.
while undoubtedly a majority of the
|use members would gladly have vot-
for bill to increase railroad taxes
double the amount provided for in
L present bill, they did not choose &c
Ne against the present measure, and
WAS passed by a vote Of 81 to l.
Colonel Atkinson's acquiescence In
i action of the house is construed as
Indication that Governor Pingret
|ll sign TIE bill, although he has stated
|realedy that he would do no such
ing, but would convene the legisla
|re in special session until the rail
|ads should be made to bear their share
taxation.
phs Merriman bill as passed by boil
Fuses, provides a tax upon the grosi
|nings Of railroads of 2A per cent.
here the earnings are less than $500
p mile; 3A per cent, where the earn
|gs are from 50, 600 to $4,000; 4 per cent.
|here the earnings are from $4,000 t
lON AZ per cent, where the earning
i from $4,000 to $4,000, and 8 per cent
mere the earnings exceed $4,000 pc
iie.