The Red Cloud chief., 1920-01-22
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION NOTES

committee on revenue and taxation,
was one of the many members of the
convention who was not idle during
tho recess. While the body was en-
Joying two weeks vacation he pre-
pared and submitted proposal No. 163.
IL amends section /, article o, relating
10 taxation. 1t strikes from the pres
ent section all reference to taxation by
valuation and permits the legislature
10 tax property AS It may see At, pro-
vided taxation Is uniform as to class.
IL also permits taxation OF occupations
and Incomes, graduated and progress
I've. The SEXTON as amended will read
as follows:
The legislature shall provide such
revenue as may be needful by levying
taxes upon all property, privileges, oc-
equations and franchises in such man
ner as 1t shall direct by general law,
under rules which shall be uniform as
to the clasS>upon which It operates.
The legislature may impose taxes on
incomes. under uniform rules as to the
same class of subjects, ard such taxes
may be graduated and progressive, pro-
viding hereunder reasonable exemp-
ton"
Although the Nebraska supreme
court has upheld the language law
passed by the last legislature, the law
will not he enforced legally until the
suit appealed from the Douglas county
court is finally disposed of by the SUI
preme court. This will not be until
the court issues n mandate, which Is
not likely TO he until the expiration of
forty days from December 20, the time
allowed for the filing of a motion for
a rehcaring by the church organlza.
tons complaining of the terms of the
law. The suit was filed in the Doug.
las county district court. The lower
court sustained demurrer filed by
the state officers and county superin.
tendent and dismissed the case, but
went further and issued an order re-
straining the enforcement of the law
until disposed of by the supreme court.
Decision In the prohibition referen.
dun case Is not expected from the Ne
braska supreme court for at least two
weeks. On account of Judge s. ii.
Sedgwick's death and the interruptions
to business due to the holidays, the
court has not had sufficient time to get
all its accumulated business cleaned
up, and no more opinions are to be an
nounced until after Eext weeks sitting.
The case is pending before the supreme
court on the appeal of Secretary of
State Amsberry, who was directed by
Judge w. NJ. Morning of Lancaster
county district court to accept the ref
erendum petitions for filing, and, cer-
tify the proposition to county clerks
for place on the ballot at the state
election next November.
Members of the boys and girls
garden clubs in Nebraska made net
profit of Sl4,104.13, producing pro-
ducts worth total of 2S,13S37, ac-
cOrding to report of l.. !. Frisbie,
state boys and girls club leader.
Twenty-fOur garden clubs were organ
lied last spring, and total of 2,296
boys and girls reported I'm full of their
work. A total of 1S,36S square rods
of ground was gardened. Boys and
girls canning clubs canned 1886
quarts of fruits, 1882 quarts Of
vegetables, 522 quarts of meats and
soups, 81 quarts Of pickles and 1859
glasses of jelly.
Funds are pouring into the state
treasury from the counties of the state
at the rate of $4,000 to $4,000 a day
and there Is now surplus Of about
$4,000. On December ~ last, the
cash box was short 1857, 800. The next
school apportionment is likely to be
larger than at any previous time. AL
ready there is over $4,000 in the fund
for distribution at the next semi-an-
nual distribution which will be on
January IS.
A. ]. Weaver. president Of the con-
stitutional convention, has issued a
statement declaring he will not be
candidate for the republican nomina-
tion for governor Of Nebraska, not
withstanding the receipt of many fiat
tering requests that he allow his
name to so before the voters at the
primary.
Shortly after reconvening the con-
vention elected George III. Higgins OF
Harrington sergeant-at-arms to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Crawford Kennedy, who has accepted
a government position at Washington.
Reports from Holt county are to the
effect that the possibility that the con.
vention will favor an increase In the
salary Of district Judges is bringing
out a number of candidates for the
bench In the Fifteenth district.
I. L. Albert, Platte county delegate,
was not on deck Monday when ses'
sions reopened. He was oyertaken by
Illness last week and Is taking medi.
cal treatment at Rochester, MINI.
trlu n,s,nh. 10.