Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-23
Measure May Be imperfect, but
Results Will Be Very
Beneficial
Enactment Will Cause No High Fees to En-
rich Secretary of State, for Flat
Salary Law Will Prevent

$4,000 per mile. AZ the same time the
same road is assessed in Josephine coun.
ty at $4,000, Marion county AZ 10000.
and 80 on, while down in California
we are told that this same county IL
assessed at $4,000 per mile.
"Tbere are many whose principal oc.
cupation in life Is working politics,
and who enjoy at the present, In con.
sideration Of their supposed influence.
passes over the roads, telephone and
telegraph franks, etc, and probably
many such will continue 90 throw
sticks at the new bin and attempt 60
defeat its purpose.
cit is plain 10 be- seen. In my mind
where that last article In the Oregon.
ian came from. u IL only a few days
ago that had a talk with a state Of.
acial, In which e was my express pur
pose 10 secure his views on certain
parts Of tho bill wherein there might
be some question. Also a few days ago
a pronounced opponent Of tho bin came
20 mo with some argument against the
measure, and from various sources Il
can be scten that tho bin win not be.
come a law without opposition. There
comes an argumSnt against tho pro
posed change In tho method Of assess.
ing and taxing insurance companies
doing business In this state. section
ioi was shown 10 mo and the argument
made that II would make great in.
crease In the fees Of tho ofhee Of tho
secretary of state, with tho expression
like, DO you propose 10 increase the
already exorbitant fees Of that on
oiali' Well, n anybody thinks that
would be tho effect Of tho proposed law
he is mistaken.
"This section would provide for the
state a revenue OF $4,000 annually
more than Is az present received In pay
Tor the license granted tho various In.
suranee companies for the privilege
Of doing business In this state. But
the secretary Of state would not 70
eeive an increase In his fees from sail
license AZ was aFgned 10 me. The rea
son Ia that We already have a hat sal
airy law enacted, which wiz become o.
feetiye In January, 1907. That same
month the legislature viii meet II
there should be any doubt about the
effect OF this measure az that time
tho legislative body will quickly rem
edy tho defect.
"The fees received by the secretary
Of state from his 40 per cent Of the
amount reeeiyd from Insurance liosns,
es amounted TO ssl56.9O in 1904. II
We were TO increase the license 10 the
extent Of $4,000 and contribute 40
per cent OF that amount 10 the welfare
Of the secretary Of state, il would Ger
tainly be subject 10 eritieismi but il
Is not 10, because al about the same
time that this bill viii become Law
there viii also be law, which is al.
ready passed, putting the secretary Of
state and other state officials on nat
salary and taking from them and
turning in 70 the state treasury all
fees Therefore the bin does not give
tho secretary any fees from insurance
licenses whatever.
school Tag May be Large
There u also criticism Of section
AZ, which provides that there shall be
levied q tax Of not less than 5 mills
on the property Of the state for. school
purposes. Now here is superintendent
Acka~uar eou,fno .out v.rith tha state.