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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30
Przeglad polityki
miedzynarOdOWej.
Chicago, 80 Kwietnia, 1901.

Anglicy ME moga zrozumiec, z
iakiej racyi, po rozbiciu armii re-
gularnej W Afryce poiudnioWeJ,
smie i'm sie opierac obecnie gene
raj De Wet. Najwiecej traha I'm
do przekonania legenda, re jest on
niespeina rozumu. Me ulega nal
mnieiszej watpliwosci, re bez ME-
90 wojna byiaby skonczyia sic Juz
dawno, przecietnemu Anglikowi,
przejetemu dumnem poczuciem
potegi wieIkobrytanskiej, ME moze
pomiescic sic W gfowie, jak taxi
prosty Boer, ME posiadajacy zad-
ncgo wyksztatcenia wojskoWego,
smiaf rozpoczac wake ma nowo,
kiedy rozpierzchfy sic resztki re-
gularnej armii republikanskiej, /
jak moze wierzyc, IL zdofa jeszcze
music Anglie do uznania niepo-
dIegIo5ci republik. Lekcewazono
poczqtkowo jego grozby, jak lekce-
wazono niegdy5 silly zbrojne Boe-
row wog6le, i ogtoszono juz pod
koniec lata koniec wojny. lynn
clasem, wbrew wszelkim oczeki-
waniom, wiasnie po ostatniej wiel-
kiej klesce, po rozbiciu ostatniej
armii boerskiej, ruch ozywif sic W
caiym kraju, Anglicy dis tax sa-
NO jeszcze ME sa panami republik,
;ak ME byli mimi W chwii ogtosze-
MA aneksyi.
De Wet staf sic groznym ME-
przyjacielem, wyolbrzymiaf, oto-
czyf sic prawdziwa legendowa sfa-
va.
Gdy Ludwik Botha przez kilka
miesiecy zabawiaf sie rzekoma re-
organizacya wojska ME wystepo-
wal wcale ma pole walki, okofo
amiafego partyzanta skupili sic
wszyscy, ktorzy ME zwatpili jesz-
cze o przyszioSci swego narodu, i
Anglicy ujrzei sic zagrozeni W
swoich podstawach operacyjnych,
utracili cafy kraj juz zdobyty, O.
pr6cz waskich pas6w, mad torami
kolejowemi, a Wszelkie pr6by
schwytania groznego przeciwnika
byly bezskuteczne. Ale przeciez
kiedys walka ia skonczy6 sic musi.
Boer6w jest niewielu, Anglik6W
bez liku; przewags iczebna osta-
tecznie okaze sic silniejsza cd
SmiafoSci geniuszu Wojennego
De Wet'a, republiki predzej czy
p6zniej = jezeli ME stanie sig cud
- beda zdobyte, i'm dfuzej trwac
bedzie walka, tenn wiecej ucierpi
kraj i ludnosc. Jakiz wiec jest
eel praktyczny tego zapamietafego
oporuP - pytaja praktyczni An
gIicy, mimi wieksza Geese Eu-
ropy. Czyz ME rozsadniej zfozyc
bron, przyjac warunki angielskie,
powr6cic do spokoinej piracy, do
farm opuszczonych, do ogniska
rodzinnego, dobrobytu i wygody?
Ot6z De Wet ia garstka boha-
terska, kt6ra skupiia sic naokofo
niego, my5i inaczei iwcale inaczej
zapatruje sic ma eel zycia i Walki.
Stawiaja oni ponad wszystkie do
bra ziemskie, dobrobyt, zycie,
szczescie, ponad wszystko, do cze-
90 lgnie SERGE cziowieka przeciet-
nego, idee wolno5ci, i W jej imie
walcza do upadfego. Wolnosc
jest dla Mich dobrem najwyzszem i
jedynem, o kt6re walczyc warto,
dla niej poswiecaiq wszystko inne,
Wv tenn jest nietylko bohaterstwo,
ale logika. Jezei wywalczymy
sobie wolno5c = m6wia = to re-
szta sic znaidzie; jezeli zas walka
bedzie bezowocna, to wyniszczenie
kraju, upadek wszelkiego dobroby-
tn bedzie nam obojetny, bo mas =
juz ME bedzie.
Niegdys, pred 20 wiekami, byi
na przeciwnym krancu Afryki ns.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30
DO St. Johns W Novel Funn

DO st. Johns W Nowej Funn
landyi powr6cii parowiec Iceland
ze swej wyprawy ma poinoc ma po-
low ps6w morskich. Pof6w tego-
roczny przyni6si zdobycz 10000
cennych tych zwierzat; byf on
najwiekszy, iaki kiedykolwiek sig
odbyi.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30
Telegrar11y.

RzYM, 30go Kwietnia. =
Ojciec sw. zredagowat encyklike o
zarzadzeniach antykatolickich we
Fraucyi, Hiszpanii Portugalii.
Zostanie ona ogloszona przed u
piywem dw6ch tygodni.
LoNDYN, 30go Kwietnia. =
Lord Kitchener donosi, re jego od-
dziaf wywiadowczy napadt pod
Petersburg ma ob6z Boer6w. Z
nieprzyjaci6t zabito, a 81 zabrano
do niewoli. 5000 naboj6w, wszyst-
kie wozy, taczki, wofy, konie mu-
ly dostaly sic W rece zwyciezc6w.
w kolonii Przyladka Boerzy W
trzech miejscach uszkodzifi tor ko-
lejowy, pragnac wykoleic pociag,
W kt6rym jechat Cecil Rhodes.
Plan ujecia Rhodesa ME powi6df
| sic.
PARYz, 30go XVII e n ia. -
Wczoraj otwarto uroczyscie wysta-
we obraz6w W ,,Salonie". Prezy-
dent Loubet byt obecnym. W dzia-
le portret6w' imponujq podobizny
Leona XIII kr6lowej Aleksan-
dry, wyszIe pod pedzla Constan-
! TIA. Kilku malarzy przedstawito
sceny wojny W Afryce poiudnio-
wei. Amerykanscy artysci wysta-
will sto obraz6w, miedzy kt6rymi
poczesne miejsce zajmuja utwory
| II. Bisbinga.
$4,000 g6rnik6w giosowalo "a O.
g6lnym strajkiem we francuskich
kopalniach, $4,000 gios6w sprzeci-
wilo sic strajkowi, a 10000 g6rni-
! k6w wstrzymaio sic cd gfosowania.
W tych warunkach projekt zarza.
dzenia og6lnego strajku upadnie.
Kola rzadowe zastanawia ia oko-
licznosc, re prasa petersburska ME
podaje zadnych szczeg6f6w po-
| bycie ministra Delcasse do stolicy
mad Newa.
Lw6w, 30 Kwie tnia. -
| Mn6stwo robotnik6w pozbawio-
nych piracy urzadzi1o demonstracye
wydajac okrzyki: ,,Chleba lub pra-
| cy". Podczas pochodu przez ulice
wytfukiwano szyby oknach i ra-
bowano sklepy pieczywem. Mu-
| siano zarekwirowac wojsko dla roz.
pedzenia tfum6w. Deputacya ro-
botnik6w udafa sic do burmistrza i
do namiestnika, kt6rzy przyrzekli
| dac wkr6tce zatrudnienie robotni-
kom przy robotach publicznych.
PEK1N, 30go Kwietnia. =
Dowodzcy wojsk europejskich u.
wiadomili posl6w, re jezeli Rad
chinski zgodzi sic ma zaplacenie
naznaczonej sunny odszkodowania,
.wojska beda mogty bye Chin wy
| cofane.
Zachodzi Ottawa, re albo Rad
chinski prowadzi polityke dwulico-
wa re general Sin bill sic z Mem
cami wyzszego rozkazu, albo re
Sin dziaiat ma wiasna reke, dowo-
dzac tenn samem, re W Chinach "a
czyna panowac anarchia.
BERLIN, 30go Kwietnia. = Ce-
sarz zamierza W tym roku obchodzic
uroczyscie 30ta rocznice zawarcia
Francya traktatu frankfurckiego.
10 Maja bedzie W Strassburgu, q
nastepnie uda sic do zamku Ur-
vile pod Metzem. Alzatczycy ma
ja nadzieje, ze cesarz uWzgledni
niekt6re ich zyczenia,
Prezes parlamentu hrabia Bale.
strem byf W zamku kr6lewskim i
patrzaf tam re zdumieniem ma ME-
zwykle rugby zdenerwowanego ce-
sarza Wilhelma, gdy wspomniano
zamachu ma jego osobe W Bre-
men, ze strony niepoczytalnego
Wielanda.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30
Kronika MiejscoWa.
z Rady miejskiej.
Nowy cabinet burmistrza.

NOWy cabinet burmistrza.
Burmistrz przedfozyf wczoraj
Radzie miejskiej do zatwierdzenia
nowo zamianowanych nastepuja-
cych. czfonk6w swoiego gabinetu:
Chas. M. Walker, rzecznik kor-
poracyjny.
Lawrence E. McGann, kontro-
lor.
Fred. M. Block, komisarz robot
publicznych.
Arthur R. Reynolds, komisarz
zdrowia.
Francis O'Neill, szef policyi.
Piotr Kiolbassa, komisarz bu-
dowy.
Howard S. Taylor, prokurator
miejski.
Edward NJ. Lahiff, sekretarz
prywatny.
Robert E. Burke, inspector naf-
towy.
James A. Quinn, pieczetarz
miejski.
FIX Brandecker, kollektor miej-
ski.
Edward B. Ellicott, elektryk
miejski.
Tylko dw6ch jest nowych czfon-
kow gabinetu burmistrza. Fred.
NJ. Block, zamianowany komisa-
rem robot publicznych, byf cd
dw6ch lat pierwszym asystentem
tegoz departamentu, kt6rego sze-
fem byi Lawrence McGann, zamia-
nowany obecnie kontrolorem.
Szefem policyi, jak widzimy, "a
mianowany zostaf Francis O'Neill.
Jest to Irlandczyk pochodzenia
liczy lat 81, zostaf policyantem,
kiedy miaf lat 26. Wr. 1882 70
staf awansowany ma sierzanta, a
potem przez szereg lat byf asysten-
tenn sekretarza departamentu poll.
cyl. W r. 1896 zostaf awansoWa-
ny ma kapitana i cd tego czasu pei
nil ten urzad W rozmaitych sta
cyach, a ostatnich czasach ma
stacyi Woodlawn. Me lubi on sic
zajmowac politykai dlatego mato
kto przypuszczaf, by zostaf zamia.
nowany szefem: ale jest gorliwym
s1uzbistq, utrzymywac lubi rygor
wojskowy miedzy podwfadnymi i
wedle og6lnej opinii dobrym be-
dzie szefem.
Jak widzimy, ME zamianowat
burmistrz jeszcze szefa stray o.
gniowej pozostawif ma razie ma
tym urzedzie sedziwego swenie:
posade te obsadzi jednakowoz W
przyszly Poniedziafek i zdaje sic,
ze Swenie dostanie nastepce, bo
tego sobie zycza, re wzgledu ma
wick jego, towarzystwa ubezpie-
czef.
Ze urzad sw6j komisarz budo-
wy zatzymal pan Piotr Kiofbassa,
oczywiscie kazdego Polaka cieszy;
Mkt zreszta ME watpif TEN, re
go zatrzyma.
Burmistrz uwiadomif rade, il E.
rastus A. Bernard iona jego, ze
st. Petersburg, Fla, podarowali
miastu kilka plac6w budowlanych
ma rogu Washington ave. i lO5 u
Icy W tym celu, by je zamieniono
ma mafy park. Sprawe ztozono W
rece odnosnego komitetu polece-
MEM, by tenze W imieniu miasta
ofarodawcom podziekowat.
Przyjeto ma polecenie burmlstrza
ustawe zabraniajaca postuglwanla
sic W celach reklamy po ulicach
wszelkiemi narzedziami hafas ro-
biacemi, jak gwizdawkami, CRU
chawkami itp,, gdyz 2 wielu stron
nadeszfy skargi tego powodu.
Nadto zamianowat burmistrz "a
zgods rady miejskiej, czfonkow ko-
misyi sztuki, czionk6w komitetu
mafych park6w czionk6w komi-
tetu podnoszenia tor6w koleJo-
wyoh. Do tego ostatniego komite-
tu wszsdi alderman Kunz.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30
z urzedu zdrowia.

W zeszfym tygodniu umarfo W
Chicago 459 osob; o "a mniej niz
W tygodniu poprzedzajqcym, a o
So mniej, niz W odnosnym tygo
dniu zeszfego roku. Osob pfci mez-
kiej umarlo 24S, pfci zeiskiej 209;
dzieci niespefna jednorocznych u
mario 80, dzieci we wieku Is lat
AZ, a os6b przeszio go letnich 98.
Ma dyfterya umarfo 9 osob, ma ty-
fus 2, ma szkarlatyne 3, na koklusz
4, ma grype 2. Samobojstw byio
10, a innych gwaftownych wypad-
kow smierci 26.
Urodzifo sic zas W zeszfym tygo-
dniu 47O dzieci, a mianowicie 246
chfopcow 224 dziewczat.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30
Process O morderstwO.

Pred sedzia Holdom rozpoczat
sic wczoraj process Antoniego Do
linskiego, oskarzonego o zamordo-
wanie szwagra Antoniego Lasle.
Zwfoki tego ostatniego znaleziono
rano d. % Pazdziernika W krza-
kach ma p6fnoc cd Irving Park.
Prokuratorya ME ma zadnych VIA
sciwych dowodow ami swiadk6w
naocznych; posiada tylko pewne
dowody okolicznosciowe. Obaj
szwagrowie zyli W niezgodzie. lch
zony byly siostrami, a prokurato-
rya twierdzi, re Dolinski swoje 70
ne wyslaf do Europy, by m6dz Ia
twiej nadskakiwac zonie Lasle'go.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-04-30

Nadto zamianowani zostali czfon:
kowie specyalnych komitet6w: roz-
patrzenia systemu policyi konnej,
badania kotf6w parowych i kapieli
publicznych.
Rome wnioski rozdano odnos-
nym komitetom, a po przyjeciu po-
reczen zfozonych przez nowo "a
mianowanych urzednik6w, nasta-
pifo odroczenie.
Ogrody warzywne dla ubogich.
Biuro dobroczynnosci oglasza, re
robia sic przygotowania do zafoze-
MIA ogrod6w warzywnych W dziel-
nicy zachodniej miasta i wdystryk-
Gle Englewood. Ia kilka dni costa
ME W tym celu zoranych okofo 40
ARROW, ktore potem podzieli sic ma
cwiartki i rozda sic r6znym rodzi-
nom do uprawy. Wstepne roboty
kosztuja okolo $500 okofo 1900
os6b moze otrzymac zatrudnienie.
WodOwstret.
W domu PIP. Landorow pm. 1902
st. Lawrence ave., umarf wczoraJ
mafy synek tychze, A. Gray Lam
don, posr6d wszelkich oznak wodo-
wstretu strasznych cierpien. Chic
piec pred kilku tygodniami zostat
ugryziony przez psa W czofo. Rama
wydawafa sic lekka, lekarz ia wy
palif, prawie juz zapomniano o
calem zdarzeniu, gdy nagle pred
kilku dniami pojawity sic oznaki
strasznej choroby. Wszelka pomoc
lekarska wtedy juz byfa "a pozna.
Zwiazek robOtnik6w.
Tutejsi robotnicy zafozyli W Me
dziele nowy zwiazek pod nazwa
Building Trades League of Cook
County and Chicago, do kt6rego
ma razie przystqpify nastepujace
stowarzyszenia robotnicze: mala-
re dom6w, 1000 czfonkow; robo-
tnicy zelaznych most6w struktur,
700; kamieniarze, 300; robotnicy
przy kiadzeniu rur gazowych, 100;
,,stone derrickmen", $50; ,sheet
metal workers, 500;elektrycy, 300;
,,hoisting engineers, 80; = razem
5000 czfonk6w.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10
J. P. MORGAN ON THE LAKES
Is Now n Large Factor in the Ship
ping World.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. g. BY the
purchase of the Carnegie Steel company
and auxiliary interests the ships of the
PittsburS steamship company which are
dominated by the Carnegies, J. P. Nor
gan o. Company become a factor in the
lake situation, being in possession of
twenty-five steamers with an average
carrying capacity of between 4,OOO and
45OO tons each. The Pittsburg steam
snip company's feet comprises eleven
steamers, five of which are new and with
a carrying capacity of 5000 tons each.
The other companies represented are the
Lackawana Transportation company and
the LehtGh Valley transportation COM
pany which are properties allied to
companies where Morgan Is supposed to
dominate. In addition to the transfer
the Carnegie deal carries with it the con-
tract with the Bessemer steamship COM
pany, ROckefeiler's interest for transpor-
tation of upwards of 100000 tons of orc
a year, the output Of one Of Carnegie's
mines in the Lake Superior district which
gives him carrying capacity on the lakes
of upwards of 1900, 900 tons Of freight uer
year. In addition to these boats N
Monsarrat, president of the Hocki e
Valley railroad, a Morgan interest last
year purchased four boats which were
supposed to carry the product of Nor
gan's Ohio mines. It is said that this
fleet is to be added to this year rumors
to that effect having been prevalent last
year. but which were baked because of
the excessively high prices asked by the
owners
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10
NEW HOUSE BILLS.

II. f. 226, Rean-To appropriate money
for q bridge across the Minnesota river
between the counties of Blue Earth and
NIeoilet. Roads, bridges and navigable
streams.
II. f. 227, Lane-To authorize and en-
power the cities of this state which may
have or may hereafter have a population
Of over $4,000 to issue municipal bonds
for building, constructing, extending and
repairing bridges within the corporate
limits of such cities. Hennepin, Ramsey
and st. Louis delegations.
II. F. 22S Ward-An act to encourage
ana better the condition of the public
schools. Education.
II. +. 229, Benolken-To appropriate
money for a bridge in Stearns county,
minnesota Roads, bridges and navIga-
Die eStreamS.
II. f. go, Jackson-To establish d form
for warranty deeds for the conveyance
Of land, and to define and consIue che
legal effect of the same. Judiciary.
II. +. 81, Stark-ISAtating to the a5-
pointment of state librarian. judiciary
II. 2. 2S2, Snith-To appropriate money
for a homeopathic medical school build
ing and hospital at the state university
Public buildings.
II. F. 233, Wells-TO amend section 10
OF chapter of the probate code OF Min
nesota, prohibiting judges of probate
from acting as coUnsellors or attorneys
at law in any proceeding pending before
them. Judiciary.
II. f. 234, Deming-Providing for the
parole Of life prisoners after thirty-fve
years of sentence has expired, less good
time" Crimes and punishmepts.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10
SENATORIAL GOSSIP.

c.. ]. Buckley, editor of the Delano
Eagle, was the guest yesterday of Sen
ator Chiffon and fraternized pleasantly
with the senate Press Gang"
superintendent of Schools w. a. Shoe
maker. of St Cloud, spent yesterday
with Senator Brewer.
Mrs. ChaS, HalVorson, of Dawson, came
down last evening to spend Sunday with
the senator. 1t is probable that she will
remain and accompany the senate party
on the Winona trip.
Fred A. Van Duzee, editor of the Wi
mona Daily Herald. was a legislative
visitor yesterday.
A. D. Countryman was pleasantly sur
pIised on Friday evening at the home of
his brother, Mr.. M L. Countryman, and
was reminded of the advent of another
birthday. A family party had gathered
to greet the senate official upon his re-
turn from the capital
State Librarian Fred A: Johnson will
leave shortly for New Ulm, where he
will assume a half interest in the big
Dakota house.
The ptling up of general orders will
necessitate some work next week. There
are twenty bill awaiting consideration.
The joint committee on public health,
dairy and food, will meet in the senate
at s o'clock Wednesday, evening, to con-
slider bills relating to the spread of in
fictitious diseases.
The state normal school committees,
of the senate and house and the mem
bers and friends, who will accompany
them, will leave ST. Paul at 3 o'clock
on Wednesday afternoon. for Winona
From Winona the trip will be made to
Mankato. to visit the normal school
there, and the party will arrive at St.
Paul Friday. The committee and the To-
cal members for Winona and Mankato
intend to set a .precendent in the way
of entertaining, investigating and show
ing UP local attractions
The senate committee on retrenchment
and reform will discuss the Hurd oil
inspector bill at its meeting on Wednes-
day at 2 p. m.
The special committee appointed to look
into the duties of senate clerks, other
wise the "Vardiver'' committee, will
meet at $3.50 Monday morning.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10

house on the bill to make supreme ana
circuit court judges elective at the regu-
lar elections
Populist leaders threaten to bring suit
to test the validity of the bill recently
passed increasing the salaries of the
governor and judges. Their plan, they
state, is to apply for a writ to prohibit
the auditor from issuing warrants for
the increased amounts and thus bring
the matter to head at once. Their cOn-
tention is based on the constitutional
provision that the salaries of pubic Of
ficcrs shall not be increased during their
terms of office.
The joint resolution for constitu-
tional amendment which was introduced
into the house by representative Parmley.
of Sioux Falls, permitting cities to en-
coed the per cent debt limit in certain
specified cases, is intended to permit that
city to purchase its water works system
three years hence, when the present cen
tract expires, the water works being the
property Of private parties.
A bill pending in the house conten-
plates wrestling from a number of
bankrupt building and loan ASSOCIATE ons
throughout the state and especially in
Br6okings county, the power to bring
suits. 1t provides that bankrupt corpora
tons shall not institute suits until they
have given security for double the
amount of their claims
The fact that this state is without a law
to punish drunkenness has not appat-
emily, attracted the attention of any am
bilious legislator; at Ieast no man as
yet has manifested disposition to in
troduce bill to make that offense pun
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-10

1927 to apply toward redeeming these
bonds, when new bonds for $S4,525 can
be issued and the proceeds put into the
general fund
The present assessed valuation of the
state, 100000, at a levy Of 3.S mills
annually will produce about S455.CO0 annu-
ally. If the valuation amounts to total
of 1920, 900 in 1901, 10 per cent in
crease would make the total $4,000, COD,
which at the same rate would produce
500, 600 annually Fhe committee recon-
mends this increase ,.
On the question of the school and in
stitution lands the committee makes
strong recomn4endat tons fer the sale of
at least a portion of the lands by the
state that the interest on the amount of
funds may be used, to relieve the general
fund of the s+ate.4 The state was en-
dowed by the general government with
66S, ESQ acres ofSland for the educational
and charitable Institutions, and 2,290, COO
acres for the common schools. Of the
common school lailds 1900 acres have
been sold at an average of SIS an acre
1t is recommended that 125,900 acres OF
the school lands be appraised and sold
between Sept. n and Oct. l, 1901. These
lands, if sold at an averake of S15 an
acre, would produce S1,S75,O30, which, at
revenue of e per cent annually from
taxes and interest would produce $112,-
zoo annually, or $b25 for every child Of
school age in othe state.
Of the institution lands, the commit
tee recommends that small portion
be sold to relieve the general fund of
the state from the entire maintenance
Of the institution, and the following fig
ures are given:
Sell-Acres. Value. Rev ne.
University ,.--.....15,e09 $150O00 S7,50)
Agricultural
college 10000 200, coo $1,000
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computations OIL revenue are at per
cent interest on the amount received
from sales. The object of selling the
capitol lands is for the reimbursing of
the state for the 900 for the capitol
addition bonds and that there NAV be a
capitol building fund on hand in case CT
emergency.
The taxation of corporations not now
taxed, express. telephone dining car and
ether companies under the recent consti-
tutional amendment, it IS estimated,
would produce $15,OGO for the bienn al
period. With reiation to the mat er of
taxation of railroads the committee
makes suggestions, but no recommended
tons. 1t is set forth that the constitu-
ton permits the payment of a gross
earnings tax while the state law provides
TOR direct tax system. Under this
latter the roads pay into the state 3.S
mills on the dollars of their assessed
valuation of SIT, 100000 or about $66, 900
annually, to the general fund OF the
state. If a percentage system of gross
earnings could be adopted that would
compel the roads to pay as much ali
through the state as they do now, 1t is
estimated by the committee that the to-
tai amount paid would be S4S3,050. If
half of this went to the state treasury,
the amount received by the general fund
Of the state would be $163, 1875 more an
nually than is paid under the present
system or 1896, $50 for the biennial period.
A careful consideration of this matter
is suggested.
In reorganization the committee finds
that there might be added to the general
revenues of the state aside from the
suggested matter of gross earnings from
railroads the sum of 1915, $50 Counting
the increase from a gross earnings tax
and from the sale or common school
lands and the grand total of increased
revenues possible is $S45 AS.
1t is suggested that the state board Of
university and school lands buy safe re-
funding whenever sold. thus keeping the
payment of interest by the state at
home.
The committee earnestly urges that
means be adopted to relieve the state of
the presnt financial stress. There is
ample means to increase the revenues
of the state and provide for state tnsti-
tutions if it is desired to be done. On
the other hand, the legislative assembly
ii it does not provide some increase In
revenues, will adjourn leaving debt or
ST., O00 for its own expenses added to the
deficit the first of the year of $223,OG
making a total of 100000 deficit to be pro-
vided for in the future.