Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-02-27
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURES.
Digestive Report of Special Session Called
by Governor Van SAINT to Consider
Report of Tax Commission.

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Report of Tax Commission.
| St. Paul, Feb. 20.-The senate is evil
IDENTIFY in waiting mood and will prob
ably take no action on the tax bill until
the house does something definite.
| Saturday is legal holiday and the
| house is not likely to reach final vote
on the tax bill before Monday. The sem
ate may need the rest of the week and
several days following the disposition OF
| the tax bill. Few expect a final adj
| journment before March Z.
The tax bill was before the house yes
| terday morning, but vote was not
reached. A list of amendments was sub
m mt aa by Roberts Of Hennepin and after
business. The Roberts amendments to
the tax code are forty-six in number
not the result of a general agreement
but will serve to bring various questions
before the house.
| A large share of the amendments mod
ify the. drastic and inquisitorial features
of the bill, but Mr., Roberts will not press
| these. He stated that he would support,
commission The Wallace amendments
practically re-enact the provisions of the
sonal property. Those drawn by Mr..
Roberts used the new law as basis.
They struck out the clause requiring
optional instead of compulsory for the
assessor to require the oath, and struck
out the provisions requiring the assessor
to subpoena and examine under oath the
agents of corporations.
Mr.. Roberts first amendment restores
the exemption on personal property TO
500. Another amendment cures the OBJ
jections Of building and loan associations
by permitting them to charge off against
their assets all obligations to stockhold-
erS.
He proposes several amendments to the
section. on corporations. One. excerpts
from the franchise tax corporations that
ties.
st. Paul, Feb. 21.-The senate has de-
cided upon program with reference to
the tax code. This morning the tax COM
senate without recommendation except
that it be placed on general orders. This
was done and the code will remain there
other words the senate will not attempt
to agree upon tax code until informed
Ct the result in the house Ap
course, although it may result in pro-
longing the session to a considerable ex-
The house was in aSturmoil most Of
yesterday morning in consideration Of
the 7,. Wallace amendments They Nv were Fl Fl
Mr. jacobson offered an amendment
leveled at the tax dodger
1t gives the county auditor a club over
or who refuses to swear to the list he
makes. The assessor is instructed to
make note of these cases on his return
to the county auditor, who is then to
add SO per cent to the assessment as a
penalty. This, it is figured, will bring
swearing to In before The ' COINS ms
omitted.
After recess it was adopted by vote
of 81 to 1S.
St. Paul, Feb. 22.-Two constitutional
amendments were introduced in the SEN
vidng for tonnage tax on all iron ore
mined in the state; and the second by
Senator Baldwin, providing for the taxa
ness in this State. The Baldwin amend
ment is a duplicate of the amendment
introduced by the Duluth senator earlier
been lost. It was referred to a subcom-
mittee, but cannot now be found. The
siyright amendment is as follows:
impose tonnage tax upon all u ron ore
mined in this state, in lieu of tax upon
the land from which the same is removed.
| taxation of the mine output, by a tonnage
tax or otherwise, and also upon the land.
or, for tonnage tax upon the output
under certain conditions and tax upon
the land under certain other conditions
| to he specified and may in it's discretion
provide for the t grading Of tonnage tax
e1SSoi
any other basis and may in it's discre-
ton, provide the manner in which any
and all taxes upon mineral lands, and the
.uted. 1880 0N.esPN
The senate adjourned until Tuesday
having cleared up it's calendar.
In the house the tax bill goes over until
Monday, all important questions involved
being settled q
Mr.: Laybourn failed in his attempt to
insert clauses exempting grain stored in
elevators in transit. It was contended by
Mr.. Jacobson that under decisions by
other s states such Oh grain
such concession to any interest. Mr..
Sander attempted to reduce the salary
Of ii the tax commissioners from $4,000 to
81, 400, but failed. The amendments pend
ing are comparatively unimportant. The
one introduced by Mr.. Plowman restores
the state board Of equalization in place
not likely to pass. The other amendments
on the table are from Messrs. Deming,
Haugland and Bury.
The house judiciary committee voted to-
day to submit constitutional amendments
in the restricted form. Mr. Roberts tried
to get vote, for, the wide-open system
failed five to eight. State Auditor Dunn
urged that the constitution should speci-
pointed to draft Bill and report M MOI ap
noon.
st. Paul, Feb. 25.-The attendance in
both branches of the legislature yester-
day was. light. The commission on re-
vision of the statutes presented it's re-
quest for an extension of time The com
munication explains the difficulties under
which the commission labors. There has
been no revision since 1866. The statutes
of 1894 include over 5000 sections in three
volumes Compiling the subsequent laws
In scrapbook form, it is found that the
general laws will be at least one-half
greater in bulk. This means that much
and Massachusetts, have spent six years
each in revision, and Iowa's cost $4,000.
bill was introduced by Mr. Allen ex-
tending the time within which the COM
mission must report to Dec 1, 1904 and
increasing the original appropriation Of
5000 to SIS. 600. The bill went to the
judiciary committee.
The usual diversion was furnished by
notice Of suit against Albert Berg in
Polk county 1t was read from the
| clerks desk and referred to the commit
tee on printing. 81
The permanent tax commission had a
close shave. The first amendment con-
man. man gopulist, from Otter Tail. It sub
consisting of one from each Congress