The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-30

THE CARLETON COUNTY MEMBER
SHARPENS Az FOR STATE
TAX COMMISSION
WANTS NEW LAW REPEALED
If jacobson Bill Passes the Senate
There VIII BE Nothing to
Do for Three
Men.

Assuming that the Jacobson gross earn
ings kill which passed the hOu-e ye- [ +
day will have no difficulty in getting
through the senate, Rep sentative W.
H. NOyes, of Carlton county has draft
ed d bill which he intends to introduce
in the house this morning, providing for
the repeal of the law passed by the
present legislature creating the state
tay commission.
Upon his theory that the Jacobson bill
viii become a law Mr. Moves believes
there is nothing for the tax commission
to 90 which cannot be attended to-at a
much less expense than will he incu rel
by the state in committing tie work to
that body. He takes the position that
the prime object in establishing this
commission was to adjust this matter of
railroad taxation with which Mr.. JAG b.
sons bill deals Bat as the legislature
will, in the mind CT Mr.. Moves, submit
this proposition to the people for their
approval or disapproval, it takes it out
Of the hands of the commission and rem
dors the existence of that body use
less expense.
Mr.. Noyes was an opponent to the
gross earnings bill from the time OF its
inception until it was voted on in the
house, and he was among the twenty
eight who voted against it He favored
having the bill referred to the tax COM
mission, believing with many others, that
1t wOIld receive a fairer and more COM
prehensive treatment than in the legisla-
tITe. and up to the time the Jacobson
bill was put to vote he favored the
existence of the commission.
mir. Noyes position regarding the tax
commission will, no doubt be called into
question, since there will be a large
number Of members who will place
different construction upon the powers
and duty Of the commission as set forth
in the bill by which it is officially Great
&C. The essential provision of the bin
reads as follows:
1T is hereby made the duty of said
commission to examine carefully the sub
Ject Of taxation, tax sales and convey
abces and prior to the next general Ses-
sion of the legislature, prepare and sub
mlt to the governor with Recommended
tons. = tax code containing a complete
revision Of all the tax laws CT this state,
or such portions thereof as a general en-
actment Cf the legislature will affect in
gliding a method CT enforcing the cOllec-
ton of taxes. together with forms to be
used by public officers and also recon-
mend such amendments to the state con-
stitItion as shall be deemed advisable
NO NEED OF COMMISSION.
Mr.. Moves does not maintain that the
consideration of the gross earnings bill
was all for which the commission was
created, but that this would have rep
resented the bulk of is iabors, and that
the remainder Of the work to be attend
90 to by that commission can be as we'll
as c0mpetently and great deal cheaper
attended TO by one instead of three men
Furthermore he says. that the one man
need not consume a full year in perform
ing his labor. BY the passage of his
bill and the repeal of the tax commission
law, the state says Mr. Moves, would be
saved a vast sum of money. For in
stance each of the commissioners is to
receive SO a day. or $1,000 q year and
Il stenographer shall be employed at a
salary of $3.50 a year. This would mean
an appropriation of s., $50, since there are
&c be three commissioners
AS Gov Van SAINT has already appoint
ed the tax commission, the bill which
Mr.. Noyes proposes to Introduce today
provides specifically for their di zcharga
and prov des also that the state aud tor
shall issue no warrants for the payment
of salaries to such commissioners
Representative Noyes wisely proposes
to Introduce his bill today which is the
last day upon which a bill can be sub
mitted without the consent of the gov
ernor. He is naturally aware that it
might be very difficu.r matter to OBJ
tain the consent of Gov Van SAINT to
such a measure, since the governor S