Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-03-06
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Tax Bill Prepared by the Commission
Is Defeated in the House. A Num-
Der Of New Bills Introduced.

ST. Paul, Feb. 2s.-Yesterday was a
very quiet day in both branches OF the
Legislature The senate passed the Bob
Several new bills We're introduced
Friday will see clash In the house as
the jacobson bill is a special order.
The active opponents Of this bill will be
the same men who fought the tax COM
mission bill. The st. Louis county dele
cation will oppose the tonnage tax on
iron ore though many of their constit-
last years output. this tax would raise
$3.50, 000 far more than was ever received
from these properties State Auditor
Dunn opposes the tonnage tax and
year at $S0,O0O,0O0. He is only one mem
Der, however, of the state board of equal
ization, which is the final authority.
franchise tax, which is lifted bodily from
the late tax code and embodies all it's
provisions for collecting, It will be
the tax bill They declare that tax on
the full value of stocks and bonds of the
public service corporations would amount
Action on the constitutional amend
ments still lags. The bill prepared by the
house judiciary committee has not been
read the second time and, therefore,
could not be considered today. The ia
eobson bill has the right of way and the
house cannot get at the amendments be-
fore Monday. The senate subcommittee
it before that body ahead of the action
of the house. The senate will probably
begin consideration of the question in
volved in the proposed constitutional
amendments on Monday morning
ST. Paul, March 1.-The jacobson bill,
being special order was taken up in
the house yesterday morning.
Mr.. Laybourn argued against the ton
nc f1n
badly calculated and did not help his
cause. He held that the mines should
pay more taxes and would this year if the
law were left alone. Later on, he de-
clared that. the 5 per cent tonnage tax
was excessive and amounted to 10 per
Auditor Dunn's proposition to double the
valuation would raise a greater tax, how
ever, than the per cent tonnage tax Of
the jacobson bill.
The bill was finally passed by a vote of
"a to 25.
In the senate the judiciary committee
wanted approval of bill drawn by the
subcommittee which was somewhat al
tered by that committee this afternoon
1t will be introduced as a committee bill
and taken up for Immediate considera-
ton.
The senate committee on reception Of
bills decided to report for indefinite post
ponement Senator Sivright's bill provid-
ing. for state agent of the humane
society and Senator Barker's bill taxing
the state with two-thirds Of the value
of all tuherculous cattle killed by local
or state boards of health. The present
shall be paid by the township, one-third
by the state and the remaining third by
the animals owner. They will also re-
creasing the salary of clerk in the office
of secretary of state from 1000 to 81, 200
year.
ST. Paul. March 3.-The jacobson tax
bl saturday Was fepGrted to the Sen
of that conservative body. Friends of the
measure tried hard to get immediate con-
sideration. But the senators sent it to
the tax committee, to be reported back
by Wednesday morning The committee
will meet to hear DIRECTORS at O'Clock
Monday.
The senate is likely to strike off the
tonnage tax concurrence of the house..
The Duluth senators are prepared to
make the fight of their lives, for such an
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 properties and assess them,
without leaving an opportunity to con-
test a new and untried law.
The intention was to begin work on the
constitutional amendment in the senate
this morning, but there was a hitch in the
committee over drafting the bill, and an
other day was lost.
Anderson bills at once but over night the
had melted away to the usual
SRgrnkng The bills
a special order for the afternoon. For the
same reason no action was taken on the
constitutional amendments. which are
now on general orders.
Mr.. Anderson's real estate and inheri-
lance tax bills are likely to go through
speedllys His tax commission bill will
be held up as a last resort, should the
Leaders of both houses hope to reach
adjournment next Saturday. The appro-
priation for the session is practically ex-
the house members ves+erdav that mass
they made haste, some of them would
have to walk home.
He did not explain how the rest would
Senator Stockwell's resolution relative
to the Boer war was taken from the ia
BILE and passed
The governors military staff has been
restored to its former dignity and pres
tige.- The gold-embroidered generals, the
gaudy colonies and the dapper majors
Rukard Hurd's bill making the cover
nor's military staff part of the national
guard was passed without opposition by
fed himself that the bill carried no an
preparation.
st. Paul. March 4.-The senate tax COM
mittee held public hearing on the ia
copSon tax Dill. A delegation appeared
from st. Louis county made up of Coun-
ty Commissioner r. F. Berdie of Patter-
son, Captain T. e. Stephen, Alfred Mer-
rift, D. d. Woodbridge, George H. Cros-
by of Duluth. An addition to this dele
cation is expected to arrive later. The
people. in the range, villages and cities
have, it is said, been ignorant of the sit
ly opposed to the tonnage tax on ore,
and another delegation is on its way
here to talk against that feature of the
plea as to the bad effect the tonnage tax
will have upon their municipality
State Auditor Dunn was the first to ad-
dress thu committee. He said he had all
ways been opposed to the tonnage tax,
and had secured better results by taxing
the mines as real estate He did not care
whether the law would be constitu-
tional or not, but thought it bad policy
and UNEQUAL. He made no reference to
Mr.. Jacobson and confined himself to a
straightout argument against the ton