Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-02-22
THE REVENUE COMMITTEE
Il Has Begun the Labor Of Re-
Constructing the States
Tax System.

oOE1e tlue ago otHdtOi Living St''t' |
introduced resolution calling for the
appointment of a special joint con-
,nittee on State revenue. The resoln-
=, on resulted in the appointment Of
Livingston, Pitt and Williams i'll the
Senate, and Wilson, Raftice. Corye!l
and Plat in the House.
On Monday last the committee or
anized with the election of Pitt, OF
Humboldt as Chairman.
On Wednesday night the members !
net in the Assessors office in the |
county building and invited the Gov
ernor and Controller to be present and
confer with them on questions of
S ate revenue.
When the committee was call d to
order Senator Williams lose and said
he desired to apologize on behalf Of
the committee to Senator Livingston.
He said that he had placed Mr.. Pitt
in nomination because he had spent
a revenue bill, and because he also
felt that MIR. Livingston IS Charm an
o. the Ways and Means Committee
had about all the business be could
handle He had since learned that it
was matter OF parliamentary prece-
dent of long standing that the intro
ducer of a resolution calling Cor a
committee was by right the chairman.
He mad meant no disrespect to Mr.
Livingston and he felt certain
that the committee had none IN pro-
ceedng as they had Fox himself he
confessed ignorance of the rule.
Mr. Pitt here interrupted by saying
that he also recognized the rule and
wished to set me- tiers right by resign
ing in favor of Mr.. Livingston, the
author of the resolution calling the
committee into existance.
Mr. Williams moved that Mr.. Liv.
ingston he elected Chairman.
Nj. Livingston at once took the
floor and said he hoped that there
would be no second to the motion He
thanked the comm .ttee for their con
sideration, but he believed that thei
present Chairman, who had spen
considerable time and money on hi
revenue bill, was the proper person t
remain where he was His position
as Chairman of the Ways and Mean
Committee kept him very busy ane
he would be unable to serve as Chair
man of another committee with a.
much work as the Rev enue Commit
tee entailed.
Everything being thus satisfactor
lily adjusted Senator Pitt called tn
meeting to order.
Ex-Surveyor General Pratt wa
then called on by Senator Livingston
He had been employed by Mr.. Liv
ingston to compare the Pitt bill wit
the present revenue law and ascertain
what sections it repealed. Nr. Pratt
reported that he had gone over abou
two thirds Of the bill and would re
port in full when he completed hi
labors.
The Pitt bill is quite volumnious
covering over eighty printed pages.
The main feature of the bill is tn
organizing of State Board of Equal
izatiOn composed OF the Fourteen AS
SCISSORS of the State to meet at tn
Capitol twice year and agree upO
the valuations of all classes of prov
erty. The expense is to be born by tn
State and will cost about 81 800 De
annum.
Mr.. Livingston believed that such
Board would do a great deal of good
but believed that the Chairman of th
respective Boards of County COmmi
sioners would accomplish better T.,
suits as members of the State Boar
as they were elected for four years
while Assessors only elected for tw
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