The Redwood gazette., 1903-04-08
THE HAUGLAND TAX BILL.
Passed the House but Still has to Run tt
Senate Gauntlet.

Inc Hauglanu tax bill has beel
pushed over into the senate, where
the knowing. ones say, it is marked
for slaughter, the senator's bein!
opposed to tax legislation, particu
larly in view of the fact that thet
do not 90 before the people for re
election next year.
The bill passed the house on Marcl
10Th, receiving 73 votes, or 13 NOR.
than the required number to pass
There was very little oratory-ir
fact the reading clerk, in 90
ing through the 35 pages of the
printed bill, brought out the larg
est amount of talking. A few
amendments to correct errors of the
stenographers in drafting the bill
or to cut out the appropriation for
carrying out the law, leaving that
item for the omnibus appropriation
bill, were offered, and were quickly
aoOpted, as soon as the special or
de- was announced and the report
ing of the bill commenced. After
these amendments were all in Peace
ful Valley Armstrong of Minneap-
oils, who vas recently chosen speak
err pro TEN, and who always pours
oil on the turbulent waters of the
house, spoke against passing anv
tax measure at this time for the SEN
ate to slaughter. He tho. oht some
constitutional amendments ought to
be adopted by the people frs, and
until the people got ready to vote on
constitutional amendments. leris-
lature should not pass tax bills. lie
was followed by Mr.. Stevenson OF
Hennepin, who contended that the
bill would not hit Minneapolis verv
hard, but that it would hit the farm
ing precincts worse than the coun
try members imagined. Mr.. Haug-
land spoke of the work in PASSING
the tax bill year ago, and of the
merits OF this measure. Mr.. Gil
lette spoke in opposition and Mr..
Ilghe, who turned out to be a friend
OF the bill, put few questions to
Mr.. Haugland. Mr.. Hickey, who
has always opposed tax legislation.
came out quite radically for this
Dill, making a good impression on
his hearers. Mr.. Clague spoke but
a moment, saying that it was rather
queer that the city members were
looking out for the farming constit-
uency. He then contended that
there was nothing in the bill on
farm taxation, but what was in the
present tax laws, and it did reach
some other interests that were not
now paying just share of the taxes.
The roll call followed. The Haug-
land bill was the result of a meet
ing OF large number of tax reform
representatives early in the session.
AT that time the members present.
agreed to pay the Hon. G. S. Ives.
one OF the tax commissioners of two
years ago, stated sum for drafting
oil that would reach the public
service operations, and provide
for tax commissioner. Mr.. Ives.
therefore drafted the Haugland
DILL along the lines suggested, and
was paid out of the private purses
u the representatives in the agree
nent. AT the same time another
dill was prepared by Mr.. Ives, pro-
7iding for only the appointment of
AK commissioner. After a great
ieal OF discussion among the men,
)ers in the agreement it was decid-
d to have Mr.. Haugland father the
lrst bill and Mr.. Geo. r. Smith of
1ennepin father the second, giving
he first bill the right of way, and
1T failed to pass to force the sec
md. The tax committee of the
louse reported the Haugland bill
'ut with black eye, but Mr.. Haug-
and made fight on the floor of the
louse and reversed the report of
hat committee, securing a special
rider for the bill The same com.
nittee reported out the Smith bill
o pass, and it was made a special
rider with the Haugland bill. the
ormer having the right-ofwav.
That the Haugland bill passed by
uch a large vote shows that the
proposition is popular with the
nembers of the lower house. When