Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-09
Motion 70 Reconsider Anti. Treat Bill
Is Defeated.
ocK HORNS ON PRIMARY BuL
House Kills SsnEte Measure. But ERs
One Of Ix Own.
COUNTY OPTION DEBATE TO-DAY
several Aacndmepss AIk~ay r. n.
Prere~ed. AmsnE Th~- o-s ~
hctchum, The Preacher
Member.


prom a sisff Curresrun6er-7
LINCOLN, Ma-cn K-tspeoial p-Tbe taxs-
tion controversy lhsf ia asvaFs hruurbt =,
~ Lancaster oouuty sEzirrt FauuElss
county a. the annual fixing o,f HEssssrpr-ts
rr5 ppod ON today in the ssnsts when thst
nooy Was considering s r. 20. bv Nip
Il Lt Ltncssuer, rrusjding for sn entirely new
system q taxation FOR fftS riKr.
lht proposition Was embodied IL a crr-
Filtutlnnal amendment that uoula chsnEr
taxation by Hslues 70 tsxafiun irr s,psrts7
ncls q ths legislature on al clssssF os
pfoI eT1F The legislature might desire 70
leA- tangible and in1snEihl4 Fina1lr
ser Miller declared after the Douglas
's'uilF senators had strongly uupoEsd tba
hiil that il the measure were enActaa into
la Il would prevent the Taxpayers Of the
rnosi important coEuty in the state f-orn
Tay1ng personal taxes on a valuation ~
! 30 cents upon the DOLLAR while the rt.-nntnssg
o. 1hs state or some portions % n w..
z paving on q oEEh valuation. o. II II mr.
r1irted TINS Douglas county alone Hould n.
4 sffe'1ed- Ths hlH was not Definitely acted
upon and viii come I'D again soon.
The new system proposed iF cuntl mes
IN The following ssotiun q the nil.
I Section Ian property. except as h-srsir
4 aitsr provided stall be tHxeo, al tan
/ whether state loca9 municipal shaTl
/ nt UNIFORM upon the same t@aEs Of sul,-
1 1erts within the tEyrittrasl limits Ct the
I Hutf critics iEEyinE THE tax and shnN h.
1 levied and collected UNDER general lHwr
In discussing the measure senntur Muie-
oselHred the existing system Ct tHrB1ssn
! was a failure inHEmpch as money mort
ehgss- notes 3eweiE and bank Deposits
were admittedly not assessed with any m
formity throughuut the state. He declared
80 -
the tax al present while tire wiapw and
the honest nsKn makes hiE secls ra4sor
under the penalty uf PERJURY and pnrF the
uost Of the state marAana de urged n,e
senate 10 remove the rrstsu6sd .sr ana
substitute a method thBt wuule give ahs
state right fo secure frs rsrsnue .. II
might soc IN and which wuuIo permit es-h
county 10 derive its reveuus un6sr itr own
valuations 30 there would be no further
nuufsution sE 10 inequalities az befwarn
counties he urged the bIH as q stsr al
ready taken in Minnesota PennEyarHuis
New YORK BDo WISCONSIN. MANY uiHsses
Of property. he thought should pGy more
taxes than other property
DoaEaas Senators 0ppo~e.
Senators Howell and RAnsuu uuposed flls
Mn and Senator King was inclined 10 be-
nsVe rhs system good one II rsodifisd
70 provide there should be no doubt ths1
al classes of property. Tangible ans in
. tangible, migh1 he assessed
Senator Howell q Douglas oh3srted
streDuOuslE, bscEuse he thought the amend
meut would take The place q that T,ru.--
Fiun in The present constitution which per
rits The imposition q an occupation lax
= Re cited the experience nf the Douglas
COUNTY oelsEEtion already upon the ououua-
tiun tax and was willing 10 lei wei enough
alone without cDurTinE further trouble ny
2 trying 10 change Ihs taxing system Es
declared there was a Niger IN the wood
, pile" He advocated submitting IL 10 me
; constitutional convention when II Ehoufd
he called
Senstor Ransom declared the bin was
! OnE q the rnosi radical departures from
Hhs present system Of procedure On one
q fhs most vitEl questions 90 the peuYds
uf The state that has YET come before th4
legiHlaturx II TE,S1 n was intended 70 give
the politicians elected 10 come down 10
The Legislature the riEht 10 fix ths taxes
every Two years winch should be charged
the people d N.hrEEks- he oefen6sd tax
sritn by valuation as the only squitahle
: I system and he thought The spirit af the
times was 20 hedge puhlic bDdies about 10
prevent tham from securing more power.
rs they were grEspiIg for al they could
e get snywsy- Undsr the law the lsxislArurs
e could secure al its taxation from lsno
Z or II cuulo secure II AL from corporate in
c terssts Depending on the temperament u
the l,ody d0ing ths taxing and the systsrn
wound be open 70 revision and disturbance
> e1ssry rNo years. He could see no good
a n II and merely ar 8uEuh 10 me people
-. ff--r5sl =
p power 10 their Legislative body.
& II wRs here sftsr Senator Rsnssrn had
declared the measure inequitahls. that ths
= meat IL the cacnEuut Was msds viHibls ~
n the deelzrEziuu o Senator Miller thsf ths
10 bin wouId permit each county u make its
81 OWu Hsssssneuts and Derive itE taxes In
p such mEnneI As n might see fl
e slap al DsuEAAa.
p II inns bn becomes q pErT Of ms con
"a slituti1r. SAID Senator MlDsr. we won
Be have me spectacle o. the muEt inportan-
he county IN the state not paying murs thar
80 cents on the dalar on ia personally.
D The county assessor q Douglas coursg
e appeared before the state board. continue.
a. NJ MiBer and adrni1ed ths isrEtE uEneri
- q prDpeTgF were assessed a. A. ueuEE OF
ns THE collar and the state board raised thsu
e gnly 70 Is ceurE h. eohttnusd
n -Under this law. TINS would be F,ermis
NJ sibis II Douglas ceuuty wanted H. but !
e Euuld not affec1 ths rest "a the state
I'd Senator iKng susEastsd az amendment !,
&c ths hin 70 obEdazs ans possibility q am
O. higuhy and ths further consideration q IN
ID I'M NaE postponed 6euE10r Kings amend
Il uleut WAS az f1luwE-
20 AT tEEHx shall bs Uniform On the EHln
!, CLASSES @ SUBJECTS within tts ierratErda
liulfta - the su1hn11rlss leEEtnE 1hs Ezm
and shAk be levied and collected undt
ey EensrHl laws
n Ants-Trsas BIn Dead AS4aa-