The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-14
TO SLICE REALTY TAX
THE AIM OF SENATOR NGOWAN's
RESOLUTION INTRODUCED
YESTERDAY
DEMOCRATS ARE FROZEN OUT
Committee VIII Not As
sent to an Increase In It's
Membership-Repu Split
Over the Question Of Distributing
the Committee Clerkships-Gov.
Lind's Appointments Confirmed.


Over the Question Of DISTRIBUTING
the Committee Clerkships-Gov.
Linds Appointments Confirmed.
To correct inequalities In taxation,
especially to secure a great ter return
from the personal property, is the aim
of resolution introduced by Senator
MCGOWAN Oem.), of Hennepin, in
the senate yesterday morning, which
was, aside perhaps from the COVER
ncr's appointments, the feature of the
session. Mr.. McGowan's resolution is
as follows:
Whereas. Section !. article 9. of the consti-
that "All taxes to be raised in this state
shall be as nearly equal as may be and all
property upon which taxes are to be levied
shall have a cash valuation and be equaiLed
and uniform throughout the state, and
Whereas, The question of taxation is by
far the most important question to the peo-
pie of this state, that We their servants,
commonwealth Is compelled by law to
contribute portion of his wealth earn
and municipal government; therefore, the
equal distribution and honest collection of
such tax Is of the most vital interest to each
and every of its citizens.
Whereas, 1t has become apparent that with
the rapid growth and increasing wealth of
our state, and operating under the system
of taxation inaugurated when nearly all OF
our property consisted Of real estate, which
could be easily valued and assessed, 1t Is
self-eyident that one class of our property,
namely, personal property is escaping its
fair portion of its Just burden of taxation.
His excellency Gov. Lind, in his MESA &c
to this legislature, shows ample proof OF
this fact in a few comparisons which he
makes relative to the ridiculously low tax
loans and credits of private banks brok-
ers and stock jobbers; also bonds and stocks;
with the tax assessed on small stock of mer-
chandise, tools, implements and certain arti-
cles of household furniture that is indis-
pensable to every family in the state this
in connection with the fact that our personal
property tax amounts to only one-1fth tina,
of real estate tax, while the experience OF
men eminently qualified to judge, in various
sections of this state and other states of
the Union, do not hesitate to assert that
the personal wealth of a populated commun-
ity Is quite equal to- it's real estate valua-
ton; therefore, be IT,.
Resolved, That special non-partisan COM
mittee of seven members be appointed the
house of representatives concurring. Saio
committee to consist of three members of
the senate and four members of the house
to be appointed by the president Of the sen.
ate and the speaker of the house Of repre-
sentatives respectiyely. Said committee to
investigate the question of taxation in this
and other states and report to this session
Of the legislature at early date as pos
sible bill providing for revision of the
more equal distribution OF the burdens of
taxation and a lowering of the tax rate.
Resolved, That said committee be autho-
rized to employ such, person or persons a.
they may deem competent to assist them in
the performance of said work and that the
sum of $500 be and is hereby appropriated
out Of the general fund of this state not
otherwise appropriated, for the purpose Of
said Investigation, and that said committee
be authorized and empowered to examine wit
nesses under oath and to send for persons
nd hat
all bills and resolutions referring to the
question of revision amendment of the
general tax law be referred to this commit
Resolved, That the governor of the state
and the state auditor be and are hereby
authorized and requested to act with SAID
committee, and that they are hereby given
the same authority and privileges vested
in said committee by the provisions Of this
resolution.
Senator Knatvold Rep.), OF Free
born, moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to the committee on taxes and
tax laws. ef--
Senator Young Rep), of Swift, sug-
gested that the author Of the resolu-
ton embody his ideas in a bill.
Senator Greer (Rep.), of Wabasha,
said that in 1926 he had introduced a
bill for tax commission, which had
passed the senate, but was defeated
in the house by Minneapolis members
There were three Minneapolis senator's
on the present committee on taxes and
tax laws. but he would be glad to let
Hennepin county have some more p1ac-
es thereon If the delegation was not
satisfied.
The resolution was referred to the
committee on taxes and tax laws.
SENATOR IVES SATIRE.
Is Senator Young, early in the day, call
ed UP the resolution introduced in the
senate the first Of the week for the
enlargement of the judiciary commit
tee to twenty-one, but as the Ramsey
senator had been detained in court
the tiff was narrowly averted and the
Swift county Republican withdrew his
motion out Of senatorial courtesy. A
little later Senator Ives came in and
Senator Young again called up the
resolution.
Senator Ives explained that he had
not intended to call it up. He had
introduced it merely to find out what
the temper of the judiciary committee
was. 1t had been referred to them
and they had decided that with men,
bership of seventeen they had all the
brains they needed, Notwithstanding
that there might be other legal talent
of certain sort lying around loose. He
was not DESTROYS of pressing the reso-
luton, he said
Senator Young explained, in behalf
of the judiciary committee, that the
reasons for the opposition to the reso-
luton were, first, that it would make
it unwieldly, and, second, that the
quarters assigned to the committee
would not accommodate twenty-ons
lawyers.
So the resolution was laid on the
table
CONFIRMED NEW OFFICIALS.
Gov. Lind sent in the following nonf-
Eatiens:
Julius J. Heinrich Minneapolis, inspector
ef Illuminating oils.
Fred W. Johnson, New Ulm, state librarian.
George H. Goodrich, Anoka, state board of
pharmacy.
On motion of Senator Schaller, the
nominations We're confirmed.
Senator Snyder's bill providing for
an appropriation for the ehildren's
aid society was reported for passage.
CLERKSHIPS MADE TROUBLE.
The committee On. legislative ex-
penses knocked out the appointment
of A. F. Jones as janitor at So per day.
but reported favorably on the resolu-
ton appointing W. W. Jermane clerk
of the railroad committee at So per
day, but then Jones does not work on
a Minneapolis Republican paper. The
report was adopted
The same committee, made another
partial report, authorizing the fol-
lowing appointments:
C. H. Bjern, as clerk of the commit
tees on state prison. Printing, eduea-
ton, game and game laws, drainage.
and normal schools
f. N. Van Duzee. clerk of the com
mittees on taxes and tax laws. hos