Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-12
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Tax Bill Prepared by the Commission
Ia Defeated in the House. "A MUM"
Der of New Bills Introduced.

the house yesterday morning
Mr., Laybourn argued against the ton
mage tax, speaking for the St. LOUIS
county delegation. His argument was
badly calculated and did not help ms
cause. He held that the mines shouid
pay more taxes and would this year II the
law were left alone. Later on. ne de-
clared that the per cent tonnage tax
was excessive and amounted to o per
cent on the value of the output. state
Auditor Dunn's proposition to double the
valuation would raise a greater tax, how "
ever, than the per cent tonnage tax OIL
the Jacobson bill.
The bill was finally passed by a vote OF
81 to %.
In the senate the judiciary committee
wanted approval Of a bill drawn by the
subcommittee which was somewhat al
tered by that committee this afternoon
1t will be introduced as committee bill
and taken up for immediate consloera-
ton.
The senate committee on reception OF
ponement Senator Sivright's bill .prov1d"
ing for a. state agent Of the EN- humane mare
the state with two-thirds Of the value
Of all tuberculous cattle killed by local
or state boards d.. Of health: The . present resent
shall be paid by the township, one-third
the an animai mars owner a. They viii also re-
creasng the salary of a clerk in the office
Of secretary of state from $1,000 to $1,000
a year.
St. Paul. March s.-The jacobson tax
bill, Saturday, was reported to the Sen
ate and with the dignity chara cteristic
of that conservative body. Friends of the
measure tried hard to get immediate con-
the tax committee, to be reported PACK
by wednesday morning. The committee
will meet to hear DIRECTORS at o'clock
The senate is likely to strike off the
tom tonnage ,1 tag concurrence OF the mouse,
Make Of t6er
amendment.
Many senators who favor the bill do
not think the tonnage tax wise. With a
tax commission, they argue. it ought to
be possible to get at the true value Of
the mining mil properties and assess them,
test a new and untried law.
The intention was to begin work on the
constitutional amendment in the senate
this morning, but there was hitch in the
committee over drafting the BILL and an
The house had intended to tackle the
Anderson bills at once, but over night the
attendance had melted away to the usual
therefore laid over till Monday and made
same reason no action was taken on the
constitutional amendments, which are
| now on general orders.
lance tax bills are likely to- go through
speedily. His tax commission bill will
Senate 6s nsd Up 5s a 1s7 S should the
Lealers of both houses hope to reach
adjournment next Saturday. The appro-
PPratio on for the session IS practically ex
| the house members yesterday that unless
they made haste. some Of them would
have to walk home.
| He did not explain how the rest would
get there.
Senator stockwells resolution relative
| to the Boer war was taken from the ia
The governors military staff has been
restored to it's former dignity and pres
tige The gold-embroidered generals the
| will be entitled to real military rank.
Rukard Hurd's bill making the COVER
military sta T Part of the nationa
the house. after Father Riley had salts
fled himself that the bill carried no ap-
| preparation.
st. Paul. March 4.-The senate tax COM
mittee held public hearing on the ia
cobson tax bill. A delegation appeared
from St. Louis county made up Of Coun-
son, Captain T. E. Stephen, Alfred Mer-
rift, D. E. Woodbridge. George II. Cros-
by of Duluth. An addition to this dele
people in the range, villages and cities
have, it is said. en-ignnEant OF the sit
nation until now, but they are thorough
]
and another delegation IS on it's way
here to talk against that feature of the
| b1ll; They will probably make special
| will have upon their municipality
State Auditor Dunn was the first to adj
dress the committee. He said he had al
and had secured better results by taxing
the mines as real estate He did not care
whether the law would be. constitu-
tlonal or not, but thought 1t bad policy
to
Mr.. jacobson and confined himself to a
stralghtout argument against the ton
Representative Anderson's inheritance
tax bill passed the house 90 to 2 There
was little debate and all the talk was
informat9nal Sherman Smith offered
ances under $4,000, arguing that the bill
would apply to insurance policies which
could. not be touched by the proposed
law, he Withdrew his amendment The
3f ee;n;u which is in line with previous
herltances and beGuests is payable with
in six months after death
me tax on bequests to the immediate
members of the family is fixed at l per
cent: and all other legacies or beouests
are taxed per cent
st. Paul, March 5:.The- Jacobson tax
bill came under a CALLING fire again, at a
meeting Of the senate tax committee. It
was directed by representatives of public
service service corporations. They, presented
that If the law is strictly enforced it will
mean commercial disaster to them.
8, There is opposition in the senate to
nti-administratiOn republicans and some
Of the democrats, who argue on the line
taken by, the state auditor, that without
commission On this point the issue will
of the state administration:
q lie had {f,@ ~.
Importance, effectually prevented the con,
side GRAFTON of more serious matters. Mr..
Jacobson fu1ned and fretted and objected
to every attempt to suspend the rules.
There were so many members with little
axes to grind, however. that all OF his
bill proposing a constitutional convention
fell on dead ears '''o''
REPRESENTATIVE Allen astounded his COL
motion for the adjournment of the honsa
at noon next Saturday sine die. He said
ne would press this motion whether the
caused great CONSERVATION among the
members who have important bills Deni-
INF Er, Allen sprung his mo+,or 49, ~,
| introduce it. W. P. Roberts staVed ~ ta
the motion for one day by objectine to
| unanimous consent. W
BRIEF MINNESOTA NEWS
A child without head was born
in Minneapolis.
Mayor Ames has ordered the wine
rooms in Minneapolis closed.
Michael Schneider, aged g.. resid-
ing at Robbinsdale, was burned to
death while trying to save his house
hold goods from burning dwelling.
Judge Kins1ev of uol~oh l,1 =, j.