Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-29

upon outgoing and incoming channels for
their trade and prosperity the Union Pa
sihc should be made to pay It's just share
Of city taxes. He showed that while It
owned In the heart Of omaha 430 acres Of
land Il would under the present status pay
on that fabulous possession the .bagatelle
Of 500 a year in taxes, while the city's
total municipal payment must be this year
S1,125, 900.
Mr.. Mcintosh pleaded for the assessment
Of property at its full cash value and
pointed out that in the face Of its shamq
Tess statements to the contrary the total
value Of Union Pacific property in Omaha
is SIS, 900. 900.
."And This road rays but / per rent OF
the taxes for city purposes he said
He showed the injustice OF this to the
other Cmaha taxpayers. Mr.. Mcintosh made
It plain that It was not a question OF
valuation he and his friends we're plead
ing for, but one Of fair assessment and
taxation. And he showed conclusively that
assessing railroad property in Omaha for
municipal purposes did not affect one iota
the state or county assessments in any
other portion Of Nebraska, as the railroads
are trying to make people believe.
Messrs. Harrison, IRE and Mead OF the
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at the meeting. The Omaha and Lincoln
exchanges meet tomorrow afternoon to dis
cuss these propositions and in the evening
the revenue committee will hold another
open meeting.
Table Perry Resolution.
The Perry resolution, intended to head
off the lobby, was effectually sidetracked
I'm the house today, when It was laid on
the table by a decided majority. Douglas
Of Rock. who made the motion, stated that
the only effect OF the passage Of such a
resolution would be to unfavorably adver-
tlse the state. while the lobbyist, II dis
posed, would work on Just the same. The
lobbyist, he pointed out, did his most eff
fective work at other times and places
than in and around the legislative hall.
Perry announced after the vote that in
case the lobby became too conspicuous he
would move to take the resolution from the
table and insist upon a vote upon 1t.
Printing Board n Luxury.
Senator Harrison thinks the state Of Ne
braska is maintaining an expensive sinecure
in the State Board of Printing and he to-
day introduced a resolution in the senate
providing that the committee on &C
counts and expenses be authorized to in
NeStlBAte eAlsllnB COnulIlOus anu sdNl5lg
the senate whether or not this board IL
needed or could with profit be done away
with. Harrison's idea is that each state
department should be allowed to look after
Its own printing contracts and that such p
system would be far more satisfactory in
the matter Of finance as we'll as in others.
Considerable interest has been aroused
over this matter and 1t is expected that
some immediate action will be taken.
The Omaha house delegation has Sc
cured another appointment, that OF Mrs
e. NJ. Dodson as copyist in the enrolling
committee room. She was sworn in to-
day. Mrs. Dodson was postmaster OF
Benson under President Harrison. Her
.erm was continued during a part Of Presi
tent Cleveland's last administration and
ihe was reappointed by President McKin-
icy.
Miss Grace Ballard of Washington county
was today assigned to a position in ithe
sngrossing committee room.