Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-11-12
Wording of Apparently Simple
Section in Revenue Article
Causes Long Drawn Out De-
bate.
AMENDMENTS FINALLY
ACCEPTED ON VOTE
Delegate FERGUSON Of Bern
aIilIo Delivers Patrick Henry
Grafton Only to Find He May
Have Been Mistaken
,so.c.al pisDotch 10 III. MorainG Iournnii

lspee.al pispatch 10 the Morning 1Snrnnii
q4utu Iro a. Al, NoS. ill.," Alr.
chairman and Gentlemen Of the Con-
r.ntian. The problem OF taxation is
one thai is difficult to solve. There
ore authorities without number and
ihe, hace never arrived At a perfect
sobition of the question Our com
nittae has been in session almost
'rer,. sn1re hour since il was ap-
noinfpa We have asked the business
n,rn ~ como ana see as. We have had
alterations from Alhnqueraue. gent
nnSn from las Negas and gentlemen
nom rarious other towns in New
uo~ico nave talked with repub-
grans hnNc talked win democrats.
and have GOT the ouinion Of the
hos, minds I rnn find In this convcn-
Inn Ana while we do nor tnsi
,chat 40 nreeent is q public system Of
tagpfinn We do insist that we have
done c.r tovcl bpst ana 40 DENY
,he eharrn of the .sentleman from
pssn.l,lln INF Fereusson). tha1
nny section of this report is gotten
nj In The Interests OF anybody. / deny
tbat ,oost ornuhaticaIv came here
rin, ~ hniinr ANA stil have it.
bot every man IN this convention
came hero with the most honest in
pntlons. and ! would not make the
.ts.s asa,..H a4v n.qn in inis con
leniian that the gentIeman from Bcrn-
anle mas made against me. | denv
It most cmphaucally and do not
hink fhat thore Is "A single interest
thqt hes been protected in this report
We have acted as fairly as we know
how.
.Vo ba,,a hoard nnucb hero today
about the honesty ana integrity OF
ihls convention. all Of which I most
horousblv believe. Many members
have objected leaving anything 10 fu-
tare legislatures. Now, gentlemen,
afte, ve arc an dead ana gone [ do
not believe that All virtue and hon
e.tv and integrity will have perishcd
nom fhc earth. There viii be some
left II I aid not believe So. ] would
doubt the wisdom OF Almighty God,
and would say. cod save New Mex
lc0.
With these words. Delegate j NJ.
Cunningham. chairman of the COM
mlttce ON taxation aud revenue. sub
mttod the work Of that committee
ID the constitutional convention at
This mornings session Doctor cum
nmghams remarks were called forth
lw speech from Mr.. FERGUSON iu
Which that gentleman. i'm characterize
ie vein. profassed to see some special
interest or interior motive i'm u pro-
posed amendnent To section of tho
committees report. The section or
iginallv road.
THE rate of taxation and taxes
n,or I'"' ~ "i''l"' "i''li'.'iii,,. a. Nc
wlAea
The amendment of Dr. Cunningham
which was npreed To nv the conVen.
hon makes the section read:
"nhe rate Of taxation shall be
oquai ana uniform upon an subjects
of taxation
This amendment sliaht as II may
gaem To- tho mind of "A lavman OPEN
ed up "a discussicn which occuDied the
entire mornino Of me convention.
Dnrne The dehatn nn tho amendment
and unon tbo ,,arinus ei,hstitutes to
o which ,,ero offorcd IL developed
that fhc adontion az tbs section as or
ienalk draft.a ,.,nla hare forever
prsren,,.1 ,'l ~. " "ui'' .'' -. tl,a
Incomes or .orno,.,t tinn.. "a, individu-
rs fre,, t,,.i,d. ~, nri,Io assats
and francbises ~ co1narations and
hom LEVINE an tobnrita,icn tax ne
fore tho aisorsg;,,,, ,,.os o,-er noet 81
hc deleoateo 49,, .,,,,,.i,,,.sd that NIr.
Fereusson i'm odrocstins tba Sdopfion
OF the orioi9a, .'.,,.,,,, 49, 80 1nvitfing-
h perbans r,s'.i,' - ,rlo ,,roil-
ment Il, h,i,atr -. -, snef.iaI
interests ,'bi.t, ,soss..1 ~, &C. no.
p aInd M. nnti,,i ,r,7,,5 rnilov-
ing ls tb. ~, ',,.'' r,,r.,,sso, :
g4eeh '''i
M prss,.lo,,4 ....., c..,.i,,,o,, of
Die conra,,ti,,,. ~" ,,. ,,,.i ra-
nap pres.n,,'I ,,'I' n"'o at,r, ~ % as
Il orie.ran'' .o Us %, 'i'i,, ,i'l. ,,a-