Evening journal., 1897-05-07
BILL TO TAX INVESTMENTS
WAS REPORTED WITH SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS - SETTLEMENT
OF THE CLERKS OF THE PEACE.

AMENDMENTS - SETTLEMENT
OF THE CLERKS OF THE PEACE.
stan Correspondence Evening Journal
Dover, May 7.
The bill to tax investments, includingI
bonds and mortgages, which was intro
duced in the House early in the session
by Representative Adams, was reported
from the Taxation Committee yesterday
morning by Chairman HAZEL. Several
amendments had been added, however,
but the bin was not very badly disfig-
ured. In the amendments provision is
made that all investments yielding in
come shall be assessed at half their
value In the original bill investments
by saving banks and building and loan
associations were exempted, but by
amendment they are made liable.
By another amendment owners OF
taxable property are not compelled to
make return. the work of ascertaining
the values falling upon the assessors.
From section Of the bill, which re-
fers to deducting tax from interest due
non-residents, the following is
stricken: And any such creditor re-
fusing TO allow such credit on taxes so
paid shall forfeit his debt; and no
debtor shall remit or make any pay
ment to his creditor out of the state un-
til the tax imposed upon his said debt
by his act has been paid"
Section 10, which requires that before
beginning suit to enforce payment, the
plaintiff shall file an affidavit that no
part of the tax was paid by the debtor,
is stricken out and the following is in
serted:
In case payment shall be made Of
any Investment, or part thereof, after
assessment and the final adjustment of
the assessment lists, then the liability
of the owner thereof to pay a tax there
on shall cease or the tax shall abate
in proportion to the amount so paid.
PAID AT LAST.
At last the attorneys in the Cheairs-
Dickey legislative contest have re-
ceived pay for their services. It is a
small amount, but it is all they could
get. and they were forced to accept, II
or nothing. Representative J. II. Hop
kins offered a resolution paying them
$3.50 a side. Speaker Riggin remarked
that 1t was about time for the mem.
bers Of the House to get together on It
Mr.. Dempsey said that he thought thel
had settled that matter once. Mr.. Hop
necessary for II had been talked owe
50 much that everyone understood II
He moved the adoption of the resolu
tion, and Mr.. Dempsey called for tn,
yeas and nays, which were as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Davis, Cheairs, Donald
son. Eliason, HAZEL, J. II. Hopkins, l.
s. Hopkins, Johnson, Mccoy, Smith
Taylor, Whitney, Wilson and Mr.
Speakers. Nays-Messrs. Adams
Dempsey, Mccullough and Short
The latter changed his vote with tn,
idea of moving for reconsideration. II,
forestal him Representative Donaldson
moved for reconsideration early In tn,
. afternoon session, and the motion wal
lost. That settled the matter, and tn,
speaker Immediately proceeded to sigI
the warrants.
GUARDSMEN ARE HAPPY.
After bitter fight the Nationa
Guard bill passed the House yesterday
and is now in the Senate and in com
mittee. Reading of the bill was re
sumed in the House yesterday morning
and when it was concluded Representa-
tive Whitney moved that It be place,
on its passage. Speeches in favor Of /
We're made by Messrs. Whitney, Don
aldson, Mccoy, Dempsey, HAZEL, John
son, Smith and Cheairs. They Shove,
conclusively the necessity for havin)
an armed force in the state to cope witt
riot and disorder when it had got be
yond the control of the civil authori
ties, and contended that such arme,