Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-03-05
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
The Tax Bill Prepared by the Commission
10 Defeated in the House. A Num-
Der Of New Bills Introduced.

AAAO A@A nAA Prepared Dy the COMMISSION
10 Defeated in the House. A Num-
Der of New Bills introduced.
The result of nine months labor by the
tax commission and three weeks DELHI
Grafton by the legislature is now so much
waste paper: For all practical purposes
this effort has been wasted.
The legislature will now attempt to
agree on bill submitting constitutional
aamnendmentS to be voted on next fall;
and the session is not likely to close till
the last of the week.
A vote was reached in the house at
noon Tuesday. Four members were alb
sent on account of sickness. But even
with them the bill would have been lost.
1t lacked six votes of the necessary SO.
The bill is dead. An attempt will be
MADE Wednesday, morning to restore it
to life by reconsideration. This may sue
coed in getting it temporarily before the
house in an effort to strike out the Wal
ments, however, the bill will not pass.
The motion will probably be made bv
MT Mr. Sageng. a populist member from Of
aer ian t6 eouhtY Who voted and spoke
country members of the populist faith
who quit supporting the bill when the
wallace amendments. were adopted.
After adjournment Mr.. Jacobson asked
he agreed to do so.
The opposition to the bill will oppose
out the Wallace amendments Recon-
slderatlon may be carried. but it is evil
dent that the bill cannot pass. however
doctored. 1t might have PASSED last Fri
day II vote had been reached, but when
the enemies of the bill secured an ad-
victory.
The vote on the bill was as follows.
IeaS-AanpnSOn. Alley ArrnctrOnp
Bush. Cooke, Bealy, pe sGi Dorsey rFey,
Ga5 GEsss rber
Hillmond, Hinton. Hogan, Holm, Hunt
jackson. Jacobson, Johnsrud, Larson,
Lee; Lommen, Nelson, w, Neubauer,
schwarg, Stark, Stevenson. Sites, swan.
son, Sweet Torson. Wallace, Ward, viii
der and Mr.. Speaker-54
Be%s Bater cumm a9ns0n Dd 5fGg
R Remstea Mee I1iyte FeEFis Fnst Carney
son. Keliy. Lane, iaybourn, '1 Iente 'G Ma
hood, Mallory, Mark Martin. Miller. Nor
ley. Morris. Nelson, H. K: Norman,
Noyes, Ccobock. Oppegaard, Pennington,
FPHgh. Rich: Rider Riley; Ryan, sageng,
Smith, finland: Won valid. washburn,
Absent-Benolken, Daggett, Peterson.
G., Potter-4.
The house adjourned Immediately after
the vote. The Judiciary committee will
tional amendments. There is prospect
for g. great fight over this bill. which will
be led by six members of the judiciary
committee; They object strenuousy to
the amendments proposed.
When the tax bill has been finally laid
to rest, separate bills will be introduced
Tor the permanent tax commission and
for the taxation of franchises. Mr.. An
derson also promises to introduce bill
embodying the tax commission scheme
for real estate taxation.
st. Paul. Feb. 27.-Yesterday morning
the tax bill was finally laid to rest in the
mouse. motion to reconsider failing by
call stood "a to SIS.
This done. four tax bills came tumbline
on the speakers desk. They are all in
Members will have chance to vote or
the following propositions before going
home:
!. A permanent tax commission.
corporal TONS
3. A tonnage tax on iron ore.
:. A new inheritance tax law.
S. A bill embodying the administrative
features of the real estate section of the
tax code just killed.
Messsrs. Anderson and Jacobson are
rivals for the: distinction of proposing
alternative legislation.
The outlook for permanent tax com
mission is excellent The inheritance ta1
law, which is drawn after the model il
out question. Mr.. Anderson's third bill
draws upon the tax code for the sections
| relating to delinquent tax sales and judg
ments which are acknowledged to be
great improvement over the present law
! He provides for a state board of review
| While Mr.. Jacobson's bill continues tn
state board Of equalization. The grea
@ of Mr eo b The
provide for taxing not only public service
corporations with franchises, but tele
graph, telephone, freight line, express
sleeping car and equipment companies
His tonnage tax on iron ore seems t.
meet with favor from the Duluth delega
ton. but State Auditor Dunn. it is said
revenue can be derived by taxing tn
mines real estate.
Revision Of the constitution will prob
ably be reached on general orders Thurs
! day. Mr.. Smith tried to get his con
| stitutiona convention bill considered to
| day, but failed to get suspension of tn
rules. The Judiciary committee bill 70
constitutional amendments met the sam
amending the present tax law befor
tinkering with the constitution.
The way business accumulated yester
day morning the outlook is for a sessio,
lasting at least two weeks longer.
A program outlined last night b!
the defeat Of a motion to reconsider
the bill had been reconsidered an at
tempt would have been made to lop OF
the Wallace amendments.
very quiet day in both branches of tn
legislature. The senate passed. the Bob
letter relief bill by vote of 36 to q
Several new .,, bills were introduced:
the, Jacobson bill is a special order. =
The active opponents of this bill will b
the same men who fought the tax com
mission bill. The st. Louis county dele
iron ore though many of their constit
uents desire a change. On a basis o
last years output, this tax would rails
these more ssn SAFE ssf xHdto
| Dunn opposes the tonnage tax an
year at s3o0oO.OO0. He is only one mem
ization, which is the final authority
The. principal fight. will be over tn
franchise tax, which is lifted bodily fror
the late tax code and embodies all it
! fought by the same interests who oppose
the tax bill. They declare that a tax o.
the full value of stocks and bonds Of tn
| to confscation.
Action on the constitutional amend
ments still lags. The bill prepared by tn
house judiciary committee has not bee
read the second time and. therefore
could not be considered today. The ia
! cobson bill has the right Of way and tn
house cannot get at the amendments be
fore Monday. The senate sub-committe
is laboring to frame bill, and may ge
| 1t before that body ahead of the actio
Of the house. The senate will probabl,
begin consideration of the question in
| volved in the proposed constitutions
amendments on Monday morning.