The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-11
Twill Be Called Between
Feb. q and 10.
SOONER THAN EXPECTED
Speed Necessary to Make Tax Laws
Operative This Year.
THIS MEANS A GAIN FOR STATE
Speculation Already Rife AS to the
Makeup of the New
COmmi ssion.

d.
Governor Van SAINT will call the extra
session probably between Feb. and 10.
This is earlier than he originally ex-
pected. There is need for all possible
promptness in passing the new tax code,
in order to make it operative this year,
the act. He is thinking hard to-day, and
may set date as early as Feb. for con-
vening the legislature. .
Copies of the report and bill will be;
mailed by State Printer Whitney to-mor
row, and will be in the hands of every
mail by Monday afternoon, Jan. 10. This
will give twenty two days before Tuesday,
Feb. 4. in which to digest the document.
The need for expedition arises from
change made by the tax commission in
the date Of assessment After their re-
port was all finished, they decided that
April was preferable to May 1. Real
estate is to be assessed this year, and the
lists must be printed and in the hands
Of county supervisors of assessor by the
third Tuesday-in March, which is March
Is. Lists of delinquent personal property
tax must be made by county treasurers
by March 10. County commissioners must
elect the county supervisors of assess
ments early in March.
Should the legislature not meet until
Il TO IN II tn Of
with the bill might delay it's passage un-
til too late to make it operative this
year. Friends of the measure are very
anxious to get an early start on it, and
the governor sees the need. 1t is hoped
by making the bill operative this year to
add some 5000, 100000 to the assessment
rolls. @----r' ',. =
Opinions on the Report.
Strong pressure has been brought on
Governor Van SAINT not to call the extra
session. His mind is made up on that
point, however. He has read the report
and the bill, and is very favorably i'm
pressed with them. He said this morn
ing: -..sg s.....-e.
j 'The report appeals to me as a very
strong document, and from my first read
hing Of the bill like it.. believe it is
great improvement over the present tax
laws" ... ...'..' ~ u
Carl L. Wallace, chairman of the house
committee on taxes and tax laws, read the
bill IN yesterdays J O u r a l. He said
this morning:
st am for the bill as it stands I do not
want to see single change made in it. I
am ready to come down and vote aye on
it the first day, and then go home. I
do not want to see the session last longer
| than a. week, at furthest.' ~. =
Business men in the legislature will all
want short session. but there are many
| who will be inclined to protract it. An
caucus the night before the first days
session, to agree on date of adjourn
! ment and on a program regarding the
bill
b. Dunn Advises Caution.
State Auditor Dunn is not very sanguine
regarding the extra session. He said this
morning: .
"If were in Governor Van SAINTS place
| I would read that document pretty care
1 fully before calling an extra session.
There will be some powerful interests to
oppose, if the bill includes what under
! stand it does. I have not had time yet 10
, read even summary.
] s'It would not to do risk failure. IT the
| bill is .orn to pieces by amendments, the
extra session will be disastrous
! "From what know Of the intentions OF
| the tax commission, I believe the bill is
j a good one L. am not prepared to in
dorse it as whole till I read it. The
provision requiring property to be as
! sessed at it's full value is a good one.
| I had determined, If an extra session was
not called, to instruct all assessing offi-
| GERS this year to make that rule, and put
| everything on the rolls at full value. Ii
| they would not comply, the state board of
| equalizat ton would have brought the as
sessment up"
| Members of the tax commission complt-
mented The Journa this morning on
| being the first and only paper to print the
report and bills in full. They are greatly
pleased to have the document given such
| wide circulation with such promptness.
A supplementary Report.
There may be a supplemental report to
the governor from the commission. In
proposing amend ments to the eonstitu-
ton, no attention was paid to section II
! of article 9, which provides for taxation
| of sleeping car companies, telegraph, tele-
/ phone and other interests. 1t is bun
/ glesome affair." wart on the constitution
and covered in general terms by the new
/ section proposed. It had been intended
/ to repeal this section, but no reference is
made to it in the bill, and a supplemental
! report may be made.
The commission made record for
economy The appropriation was $4,000
! and each commissioner received from that
4 $500 for his services. The only expense
i so far has been $500 for stenographers
Printing 1000 copies of the report will
1 cost $500 or $500 more, and over $4,000 will
be turned back into the state treasury
i The new tax commission must be ap-
pointed within ten days after the passage
8 of the act, and there is already specula-
ton as to it's makeup, sentiment being
i strongly in favor of appointing the pres
Il ent commission, or at least two members
of it. The new commission will be APP
cd foy, trp on al