Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-02-21

jeets. yet with his conjecture as to
the length OF the session it is con-
concluded that such subjects as he
may bring for consideration will oc-
casion considerable debate. What
this subject will be is not clear, but
one statement OF the governors
leads to a very close guess.
Aside from the transfer of
funds" Governor oddie is quoted as
saying in the Carson Appeal there
must be means provided for more
equitable tax rating. The raise in
valuations by the state board Of as
SCISSORS brought the corporations to
point where they are assessed on
about GO per cent of the cash value.
Could the rest of the property of
the state be brought up to the same
standard there would be no COM
plant of the lack of funds and
there would also be lower and
more uniform rate throughout the
entire state
This is taken to mean that the
governor will renew his recommen-
dation of the tax commission bill,
which was rejected at the last ses-
sion because the governor tried to
use the big stick on other measures.
There are a number OF democrats,
who while, believing in passing
emergency legislation to relieve the
present stringeney will oppose any
attempt to change the existing tax
law until the next regular session.
They point out that radical
change in the tax law is not an
emergency measure, but savors
more of an administrative measure.
and they will regard an attempt to
resurrect this bill and pass 1t at
this time as not only unnecessary
but the first indication that the SEES
sion is called for politics and not
from necessity.
The prospect of a twenty-day ses-
sion, while somewhat agreeable to
those who expect their per diem and
mileage is not regarded with glee
by the average taxpayer 1t is
pointed out that with twenty day
session the state cannot escape a
minimum of $4,000 expense and
the only effective purpose it will
serve will be to pay state claims in
cash instead Of in scrip 1t is
pointed out that at present this
script is discounted at good rate
of interest and in some quarters 1t
is suggested that the state would be
gamer by continuing the scrip basis
until next session, passing relief
. bills for the discounts suffered and
reimbursing the creditors. This
would effect a saving OF the cost
of the session and the interest on
bonds issued until next session.
Politicians are in an expectant
mood for the coming of the gov
n ernor's message from another point
, of view. 1t is pointed out that
! the call is based on an emergency
and it is expected that not only the
! nature of the emergency but the
causes leading up to it will be fully
set forth. Details of appropriation
! and expenditure necessarily would
form an essential part of such a
statement
4, In the event the governor sets
! forth the situation and the UNDER
! lying causes. not only as to reve-
: nue. but as to expenditure, ne will
, rob the democrats of the option of
demanding a more explicit state
:, ment of conditions If he does not
> do so, it seems inevitable that any
a fixing of blame in the message, up
on the democrats, will be responded
! to by a demand TO a balance sheet
These two elements are looked to
- as the leading causes of any pro-
= longation of the session. The at
II tempt to introduce extraneous leg
II islation or to fix by fiat blame for
II existing conditions is sure to pro-
II yoke dissension.
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