The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-24

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head of equalization by the county board
of review, provides that 1t shall not raise
or lower credits as class, but only in
individual classes.
Mr. Wells withdrew his amendments Of
fered Friday, and secured the adoption
of substitute that the clerk OF courts
shall receive fee of II cents per descrip-
ton where no answer is interposed.
Mr.. Pope presented an amendment to
the section limiting the levy for county
purposes. 1t changes tie classification,
providing that in counties of over $2,00O,-
900 valuation and under $20O0O,OO0, the
| levy shall not exceed $4,000, and that IN
counties of less than 100000 the levy
shall not be over 10000. It was carried.
! An amendment by Mr.. Johnson was
! adopted requiring the assessor to have
| two sureties instead Of one.
Mr. Hurd presented an amendment to
section Ga excepting United States bonds
from the valuation of incorporated banks.
It was adopted to conform with the reg
ulation for assessing unlncorporated
| banks.
Mr. Whitford presented an amendment
providing that telegraph, telephone and
express companies in their annual state
ments should be required to state only
| the amount of their gross earnings on the
entire system. He explained that it
would be impossible to determine what
proportion of their business arose within
the state except on a mileage basis The
amendment was adopted.
An amendment by Mr. Morley to section
! 10 brought up the question of county SUI
pervsors Of assessments agin. 1t struck
| out provision for them in counties of less
| than Il, 900.
Mr.. Jacobson pl otested that this would
| require IA change in the whole bill. 1t
was voted down, 20 to 80. .
| A Non-Partisan Board.
| Mr.. Pennington offered an amendment
providing that not more than two of the
| permanent tax commission should be OF
more than one political party. He plead
| ed for a non DartiZam board, like the old
| railroad and warehouse commission. Mr..
| Roberts said that one experiment had
been enough to show the inefhciency of
| a nom partizan board. Mr.. Pennington re-
piled that he was aware some ''inverte-
brate old fossils had been appointed on
! that board, but tlat was the fault of the
appointing power, not of the system. He
demanded the ayes and noes. The amend
ment was carried, 81 to Al.
Mr.. Roberts offered an amendment re-
numbering the sections to correspond with
| the amendments drawn, which was adopt
| ed, and the house took a recess AN ?
p. M
! When the house reassembled Mr.. Jacob
| SON called attention to Mr.. Hurds amend
ment adopted this morning, permitting
banks to deduct from their capital stock
| in addition to real estate the amount OF
government bonds held by them Mr..
Hurd said this n orning that it's effect
Would only be to place incorporated banks
on the same basis as unincorporated. Mr..
| jacobson said that unon examination OF
the two clauses he had found a big diff
ference The effect Of the Hurd amend
ment would permit a bank to invest in
government bonds just before/May l and
I escape from taxation OF stock entirely.
He asked Mr.. Hurd to move reconsld-
GRAFTON. Mr. Hurd said he had proposed
the amendment in good faith. Reconsid-
Grafton was moved by Mr.. Sweet, was car
ried and the amendment was lost.
Not "a friend appeared for the country
editors when Mr.. Opregaard presented
two amendments cutting the fees for Off
cial publication. They were adopted with
hardly a dissenting vote One reduces the
fees for publishing the delinquent tax list
from Is. cents to IL cents for each de-
scription The other reduces the fee for
1 q description from notices OF the expira-
4 ton of redemption from rs cents to l:
cents. a.
I New House Bills.
/ Nv unanimous consent the following
i bills were received:
f. F. A, Berg-To give the secretary o.
4 state a recording clerk at $1,000 year. Re
i ferred to steering committee.
/ II. F. As. Hillary-Amending the road ant
i bridge act of 1901 to provide for the build
ling Of a. bridge in Washington county. Passed
under suspension of the rules.
H. F. 46, Allen-Amending the act Great
ling a commission on revision of the statutes
i Referred to judiciary committee.
II. F. Al, egaard-Amending chapter 215
lgenerl laws Of 1901, relating to proofs o