The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-03-21
TAX COMMISSION |S DIVIDED ON MINE
 TAXATION
A Majority and Minority Report is Presented to State Senate-Mil-, Ter and Howe Disagree With '
 Zander.

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 ! The State Tax Commission is divid ed on the question of mine taxation Today Commissioners Howe and Mil Ter submitted a report to the legisla ture embodying their views. This will | be followed by minority report by Chairman Zander.
 The scheme of Howe and Miller is 1 for an ad valoreum assessment of all producing mines, the amount being ascertained by consideration of gross and net earnings. They also submit a plan, but do not endorse, for valua- tion of mines as in Michigan. If this ! is adopted they will ask the legis- lature 10 appropriate S30,O00 to cover expense.
 in the senate ali county division bills were killed Hunt county went glimmering with only three friendly votes. Next Orange county, and this was followed by death of a bill to put Hayden and Winkleman in Pinal coun- ty, which was two votes short enough.
 It was made apparent by the action of the senate this afternoon in pass ing at this time a bill extending the power and duty of the state tax com mission that no enactment of a oill specially providing for taxation of producing mines will be attempted at this session. It was not said in so many words, but the questions pro- pounded to his colleagues by Sena- tor Sims brought out the fact that such was the idea of most of the senators.
 Sims opposed the passage of the bill until some special mine tax law had been agreed to for, he declared, T think the taxation of Arizona mines is too big a contract to turn over to any three men in the state. I have confidence in our tax commis- sion, but it is duty of the legisla- ture to consider and approve of what method of taxation is to be put in use." The senate, however, dis sion bill Many agree that no mine tax bill will be the result. Tit for Tat.
 Administration friends and foes keep up their war fare, the entry to- day being a tart reply to board of control request for more specific in structions as to state purcnases sent to the board by Attorney General Bull lard. In his answer Bullard tells the board it is the spirit as well as the letter of the law which should be obeyed and illustrates his point with purchase of an auto for the state prison that is now in use by the gov ernor and which deal was approved by the board of control over the au- ditor's objections.
 Monday was a day for the passage of bills in the senate. No less than seven measures went through. There was no serious opposition to any.
 One of the bills that went through without division is the one to provide for the immediate completion of the bridge over the Salt river at Tempe. It appropriates $30,000 out of the gen. eral fund, that work may be contin- ued without interruption on the al- most completed structure. This mon- ey is to be returned to the state out of Maricopa county's 75 per cent of the state road fund collected within her borders.
 minutes later, Sims would have cast a negative ballot. He remarked that the measure should have been de feated. This brought a merry laugh from C. B. Wood, the introducer
 Pace was the only senator who voc ed against Billy Graham's house bill to appropriate $75OO for the sinking of an experimental artesian well in the Sulphur Springs valley. House bill No. 43, prescribing the duties of justices of the peace, passed without
  upon yesterday were senate measures. These are the only two that went to the governor yesterday.
 Worsley and Sims voted against s. B. 61, providing for the sale of tim Der on lands belonging to the univer- sity of Arizona. Sims was the only opponent of the bill to permit the gar nishment of the wages of employees of the state, municipalities and coun- f II0 tot Tod fhnf mo 1reaI the state, counties and cities suffer CTS for the sins of every teamster or street sweeper who failed to pay his bills.
 The bill to abolish the offices of surveyor and road superin- tendent and create the office of coun- ty engineer passed, IA to 4. There was no division on s. B. 40, by c. B. Wood, to control houses of i'll fame outside the restricted districts estab | lished by the governing bodies of cities It is to protect citizens from having such resorts conducted next to | their homes or places of business.
 Since the converting of the Legisla- | ture six weeks ago, the following bills have been passed and signed by the Governor:
 Senate Bills.
 $. B. 1.-Appropriation for the pres ent session, $50,000.
 s. B. 4.-For the Yuma bridge ap- $25,000, one-third cost of Other cost divided be- ween United States and California.
 $. B. 6.-Authorizing sale of land o Carnegie Desert Laboratory at Tucson.
 s. B. 9.-Providing for semi-annual interest payments of state bonds.
 Senate Bill 23.-Providing for gen eral registration of voters between March 15, 1913 and May 18th, 13~ :;