The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-02-21
IN sanctuary MOOD

IN NlooD
The House Devotes Much Time to
killing Amendments.
The tax bill was taken up by the house
this morning considering the amendments
offered yesterday.
Mr.. Roberts presented an amendment
striking out of the franchise provisions
the water power companies. Mr.. Dobbin
opposed it. Mr.. Roberts accused Mr..
Dobbin of wanting to make the bill as
bad as possible. The bill as it stood
would work injustice to the small water
Epower companies.
Mr.. Dobbin returned that he believed
the corporations could take care of them
selves. He objected to the imputation of
bad faith, and declared that he intended
and expected to vote for the bill.
The amendment was voted down. Sew
eral verbal corrections proposed by Mr..
Roberts were adopted. His amendments
to section 1855 passed without question.
They remove the main objections raised
by county auditors, as to the increased eX-
pense Of the new system Of collecting
taxes. They provide for paying taxes by
mail.
Mr.. Jacobson objected to section 226,
providing that interest, penalties and
costs should be distributed to the towns.
He thought it should go to the county
revenue fund, and was directed to prepare
an amendment.
The house turned down another amend.
ment by Mr.. Roberts, giving corporations
an opportunity to state what portion Of
| their. income was derived from the en-
| joyment of their franchises.
Mr.. Sander offered an amendment cut
ting the salary of the permanent tax COM
missioners from $4,000 to 81, 400. He held
that their duties would not take more
than six months. Messrs. Dobbin, John
nd a No locr
named said the tax commissioners Of Wis
consin got $4,000 The efficiency Of the
| law depended largely on the character OF
the men secured.
! The amendment was voted down.
Grain Amendments Considered.
/ Mr.. Laybourn then called up his amend
ments excepting from taxation grain in
transit or temporarily stored. The first
| considered was an amendment to subdi-
vision II Of section 81 adding the words:
| Provided, however, that all grain in any
elevator held temporarily. and in transit to
points outside the state. shall not be SO as
| sessed
| Mr.. Peterson supported the amendment,
saying it was only holding to decisions of
| the courts.
Mr.. Hickey said it would exempt every
bushel of grain n elevators Mr.. Sagery
! demanded if it would not release every
| bushel Of grain, except that in the farm
ers' graneries. This Mr.. Laybourn de-
MED. He said the only reason for offer
| ing the amendments was to make de-
| cisons by the Minnesota courts unneces-
| sary. An attempt to tax the grain would
temporarily cripple the grain interests CT
| Duluth.
Mr.. Jacobson objected to putting such
an exemption in the code. He thought
| the grain interests could take care Of
themselves. The new code old not change
nj 1ou IF Iic1, +hnu
planned.
| Mr.. Dunn called attention to the fact
that under the item of deductions from
| credits, one of the Wallace amendments
adopted yesterday authorized the deduc
| ton of $500 worth of grain held for sale
| by the producer.
! The laybourn amendment was voted
| down, viva voce-
! A series Of amendments by Mr.. Johnson
! was taken up. One was passed, provid-
| ing for filling vacancy in the office Of
county supervisor of assessments. An
other amendment incr eased the number of
| sureties Oh the bond of that official. The
| house voted down third, increasing the
amount of his bond from $4,000 tc $4,000.
| and another raising his pay from 81 to S.
| & day.
Mr.. Johnson offered another increasing
| the limit Of tax rate for road and bridge
purposes in any town from to 10 mills.
| This was also lost.
Mr.. Jacobson's amendment, relating to
the distribution of interest, penalties and
costs, was then carried. It turns all
| these proceeds into the county revenue
| fund.
] Mr.. Haugland offered an amendment
giving the county clerk fee of Is cents
for entering each judgment, the fee to be
added to the judgment. Mr.. Wells Of
fered an amendment providing that in
| Hennepin and Ramsey this fee should go
to the county.
To Meet Again Monday.
| j. A. Peterson moved recess till 2
| p m. Mr.. Umland moved to adjourn I'M
til Monday at 10 a. m. Mr.. Roberts pro-
tested against such waste of time and Sc
cured roll call, but the motion was car
4 ried, 6S to S5 as follows;
/ YEAS-Allen, Anderson, Armstrong G. W.;
Bacbock, Barteau, Bean Benolken. Benson.
/ Berg Bosworth, Burns, Bury, Butler, Cum
ming Dealy, Dobbn, Dorsey, Dunn. Ferris.
/ Fust, Carney, Grass, Harden, Hemstead. Hen
Lemke, Mahood Mallory, Mark Martin,
Miller, Morley, Norris. Nelson, H. K: Nell
son, W.; Nolan. Noyes, o,Neil, ocobock, Pc
Rich, Ryder, Ryan. scherf sehurman, Schultz.
| Schwarg, Torson, Umland, Washburn, Wells.
/ Wilcox.
/ NAYs-Aanenson, Alley, Bush, Cooke. DEM
land Hillary Hillmond. Hunt. Jacobson.
johnson, Johnsrud, Neubauer, Nichols, Nor
man. Ofsthun, Oppegaard, Peterson, j. A.,
Riley, Roberts, Sageng Sander, Stark, Sites,
/ Swanson, Sweet, Won Valid, Ward, Whitford,
Wilder, Mr.. Speaker.
! JncobsOn's Amendment.
MI. Jacobson,s amendment. adopted