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Show MINI PROPERTY TAX BILL IS RE-REFERRED i Proposed Amendment to Constitution Goes Back for Consideration. Taxation and the method of taxing mining property formed the subject of debate before the house yesterday morning morn-ing on H. J. R. No. 9, by Page, providing pro-viding a constitutional amendment for the taxation of mining property as other property of the state, out it developed that the house was uncertain as to what it wanted to do in regard to this matter, mat-ter, so the measure was re-refen-ed to the committee on tax and revenue for further consideration. Page urged the passage of the measure mea-sure as presented, claiming that the homes had been overtaxed and the mines had escaped their just proportion of taxation. Young of Salt Lake moved to amend the resolution by striking out that portion por-tion providing that the assessment of mining property under the provisions of the proposed amendment be made by the state board of equalization. This precipitated some argument as to the relative merits of the state board and county assessors in assessing mining property. The amendment finally carried. car-ried. Then the resolution was placed on passage and carried. Southwiek discovered that the resolution reso-lution should be amended to provide that the property should be assessed "as provided by law '' instead of "as other property.''' McKay thought there should be inserted a proviso that it should be assessed at its "full cash value," as provided by law. Adams moved to reconsider the action of the house in passing the measure, and this carried. There was further ar- gument on the proposed amendments and further discussion of the merits of having county assessors assess the property, prop-erty, with the final result that, on motion mo-tion Of Decker, the matter was re-referred re-referred to committee. The committee amended the measure and reported it back in the afternoon to go on the calendar. cal-endar. Page's H. B. No. 85, providing for a repeal of the annual corporation license taxes, which is a companion measure to the income tax bill previously passed by the house, was considered, but when it was found that it designed to repeal the license tax in lieu of the income tax provided in the income tax bill, Cardon of Cache suggested that final action on the bill be deferred until it is seen whether the senate passes the income in-come measure. Cardon moved to lay it on the table temporarily, and this motion carried over the protest of Representative Rep-resentative Page. |