Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-29
RESOLUTION NOW CALLED UP
frrom . staff correspondentl

gram. )-senator Brown Is a fighter. He
showed his red blood today when he de-
manded consideration of his resolution to
take from the judiciary committee OF the
senate his bill to prevent federal courts
from enjoinins collection OF state taxes and
his remarks compelled attention. He spoke
on the measure, in which people of Ne
braska are intensely interested. whether the
Union Pacific and Burlington roads could
enjoln taxes levied by the state by court
procedure and get through without paying
them
Mr.. Brown asked members of the commit
tee to make a report on his bill, either ia
vorably or unfavorably. They had refused
To do either. 80 he took the bull by the
horns and presented his resolution yester-
day to have the fate of the bill settled on
the floor OF the senate. Senators Fulton
and Clark Of wyoming. the latter chairman
of the committee, stated at the close OF
Senator Browns speech that their commit
tee had an immense amount OF work on
hand and this alone had prevented action
on Mr.. Browns bill.
''It Ia patent from the history of this BILL y
said Senator Brown, which introduced
year or more ago. almost at the beginning
of the present congress. that we would
have some report either for or against the
bill II the committee had had an oppor-
tunlty to give Il consideration. The resolu-
ton was offered therefore. more in spirit
Of discoura cement on the part Of the author
of the bill as to whether 1t will ever give
any evidence Of life.
Federal Taxes Free.
THE collection of taxes must be made
when they are due and not when some court
OF equity adJudicates that they are due.
In order TO sustain the life of govern
ment taxes are collected summarily and
necessarily without Intervention OF any in
junction writ from our own courts.
''If it is good public policy to have that
rule obtain as to our own federal revenues
the argument is much stronger as to state
and municipal and school district taxes.
We have had Illustrations in the country
of the operation Of that right exercised oy
our clrcuit@eourts under the law as II ex-
lists TO tie the hshds Of tax collectors In
states and In school districts and munich
pallties OF several states, and that Is done
where there exists today state statutes pro-
hibiing state courts from issuing writs re-
straining the collection Of state taxes, That
( the same reason exists for permitting the
state eovernment to collect taxes when
hey are due as for the federal govrnment
Ia manifest
'.'rhe question We are discussing is juris-
diction OF circuit courts Can it be that we
would have q different Jurisdiction exer-
cised by those courts in different states
Let Jurisdiction be uniform. II the circuit
court has a right to enjoin collection OF
taxes in one state, let 1t have the right to
enjoln II In all states. 1t ought to be de-
MED the right TO enjoin it In any state SC
long as the government takes care OF It's
own taxes and saves them from writ of in
junction"
senotor Brown declared he would not in
sst on a vote on his resolution at the pres
ont time. but was willing It should lie or
The table subject to call. hoping the judci
AIRY committee would see fit to make some
tort OF a report next week,
Indians Are Interested.
The senate committee on Indian affair
oday made favorable report on Senator
SAmble's bill to authorize the sale and dis
tribution of the surplus and unallotteC
lands In Iosebud Indian reservation,
Or. /. E. Michael, superintendent Of thu
Cheyenne River Indian agency. accom-
panied by the following Indian chiefs ar
In washington. and were at the capitol anC
Interior department today: Straight Head
Iron Lightning and Giles Tapitola. The In
dians are In Washington to confer with thu
secretary OF the interior and commissions
or indian affairs as TO details relating Il
the proposed opening to white settlement
Of certain portions OF their reservation OF
the Cheyenne river in South Dakota.
New Rural Routes.
Rural free delivery routes ordered estab
lished April 1;
Observation-Disclosures, Dundy county
routes Nos. l and 2, serving 1862 families
Clearwater, Antelope county, route No.
serving 80 families; Crofton Knox county
route No. 9. serving SO families; Dannebrog
Howard county route No. ., serving IS fam
illes Fordyce, Cedar county, route No. !
serving 93 families; Harrington, Ceda
county, routes Nos and z serving is
families; Laurel, Cedar county, route No
5. serving IS families; Mitchell, Scott's Bluf
county, routes Nos ! and Q serving 81
families; Thurston, Thurston county, rout
No. l. serving 10S families; Wausa, Knol
county. routes Nos. and T. serving is
families.
Iowa-Red Oak. Montgomery county
route No. s, serving IS families.
Rural route No. / at St. James. Ceda
county. Neb.. will be transferred April l 4
wynot. and designated as route No.
Route No. g. at Bloomfield. Knox county
Neb. viii be transferred April to Crofton
and designated as route No. 5.
Jesse r. Rose Is appointed regular. an
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