The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-19
one BILL LAD TO REST
H. r. o TO REGULATE THE TAXA
TION OF MORTGAGES INDEF-
INITELY POSTPONED
DISCUSSION ON THE SUBJECT
Question of the settlement of the
Treaty Question: Long Dis
cussion Which Ends In Urging
the Approval of the Treaty by
the United States Senate.

| the United States Senate.
Quite a breeze was caused in the
! house yesterday morning by the COM
! mtttee on taxes and tax laws recon-
mending the indefinite postponement
of H. F. Q. introduced by Mr.. Plow-
man Pop0, of Otter Tail The meas
ure provided, as the author stated, for
| the payment of taxes on mortgages
! by the persons who held them, and
not by the ones who gave them He
considered it just law, as at pres
| emit the assessment was made on what
a man owed, and not on what he
| owned. He desired TO amend the
motion and have the bill given it's Sec
ond reading and allow it to be printed
| SO that all the members could consider
! its merits
| Mr.. Laybourn (Rep.). of st. Louis,
chairman of the committee, said the
| action for indefinite postponement was
! unanimous, as 1t was not considered
! worth While to take up the time of the
house with the bill The measure, if
passed, would result in an increase in
the rate of loans and prevent. in a
measure, the loantng of money on real
estate in the state.
Mr.. Plowman admitted that, at the
present time, nine out of ten loans
We're at from Z to 10 per cent. and in
addition the owner of the land had
70 pay local tax Of CT per cent
The statement that it would drive
money away or raise the rates was
a poor excuse to do an injustice to one
class of the people.
| MI. toss (Rep), of Grant said he
mad told the author of the bill he
| would run up against the constitution
With the bill. but he also expressed
the opinion that the measure was an
equitable and just one. The fact that
| the author was one of the members of
the minority party in the house. Mr.
ross thought, might have had some
thlng to do with the action on the
measure.
Mr.. O'NeiU Dem. -Pop.). of Big
stone. hoped the house would make
| no olIIefence with measures introduced
ny members or the minority or ma
Joflty, put consider them on merits
alone. II there was any way to tax
| the men who held mortga ges on farms
IN the state, all right.
! WOULD HIT THE FARMERS
Such a measure, however, would not
| be in the interests of the farmers
cheap money from the East was com
peillnS the money loaneFs and bankers
IN Minnesota to reduce the rates.
Taxes ON mortgages would result in
the tax being levied back on the farm
ers by an Increase on rates to the Dor
roWers. What the farmers wanted
was cheaper money
MI Jacobson CRep), of Lac ouf
Fafle, said 1t was a weakness with all
members Of legislature to think the
pllls they introduced were the greatest
on earth, and, if the house started in
TO ADOPT rule that all bills recon-
mended for indefinite postponement he
printed, it would have its hands f,1II
Inc Dill under discussion was not a
new proposition, and its adoptien
Wouid work a hardship on the class it
expected to relieve. Neither he
nor any other member of tha
committee had considered for a
mo the party utilization of
the author, as suggested bv Mr.
foSs, and he hoped such a. charge
would never be made again or dragpsd
into discussions. 81
Mr.. West Rep.), of Mower, wanted
the bill referred to the Judiciary com
mittee
Mr.. Foss explained that he would
try and remember in the future the
weakness Of the gentleman from Lac
qul Parie regarding the majority and
minority members. 1t was a fact that
the nonresident holders of mortgage
could not be reached by the assessors.
while the resident holders were.
Mr.. Lydiard Rep9, Of Hennepfn
SAD the measure was all right. and
in California the same kind of law
was in force
MI DwlnneH (Rep0, of Hennepin.
SAID the effect of the bill would be the
same as in California. There it si7nnIv
increased the expense to the borrower
Il the unanimous reports of committees
were 10 receive no consideration at the
hands OF the house as in this case
then but little business would be dona
during the session The morton -.
MI. Plowman to refer the bill TO tho
committee of the whole was with-
drawn, and the motion to refer if to
the Judiciary committee being voted
down the report of the committee was
adopted
DISCUSS THE TREATY.
The better part of an hour was taken
up III discussion as to the adoption
of joint resolution urging the senate
OF the United States to promptly ratffy
| the peace treaty. The resolution in
troduced by Mr.. West Rep), of Mower.
Tuesday, went over on notice of debate
by Mr. Donohue Dem), of Stearns
and was called up by the author. who
moved its adoption
Mr.. Donohue was Of the opinion
that, as the details had not been given
to the public, it was possible changes
would be made and that it would not
be adopted in its present form. In
view of these facts, it was not advfs-
able to act at this time on the resoIu-
ton
Mr.. Roberts (Rep.) of Hennepin. was
ready with an amendment as follows:
Whereas, Such delay and discussion must
necessarily tend TO raise and create among
the inhabitants of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines uncertainty as to the outcome and
final result of the action upon such trea+v
and as TO the early and successful end or
our present war with Spain ard affords aid
and comfort to the enemies of the ITnitad
States in Spain and elsewhere and an on
portunity Tor constant agitation disturbsne
and obstruction TO our military forces in
these Islands on the part of thoughtless ig-
norant or dishonest Inhabitants thereof as
well as by mercenary persons elsewhere and
thereby compeis the retention in these islands
otherwise unnecessarily of a large number of
our volunteer soldiers In the duty of keepine
the peace and order thereof and with con-
stantly aggravating danger TO the lives of
| our brave soldiers among whom many are
patriotic citizens of Minnesota.
| In speaking to his addition. he said
| he had an interest in the question. as
his two sons were in the army at Ma
| Mia. Dewey in May last had annexed
| the Philippines to the United States.
| and the people did not propose to al
| low Spain to have the islands. The