Show v PROPOSED TAX TAX INCREASE HS GETS HOT Bennion Resolution Scored as Discriminatory by A. A C. C Mackenzie j REED BILL ARGUED J Ai A- A i Classified Levy Urged by- by Farm Bureau Man j Claiming that the proposed tax increase of comprised a million and a half valid reason I why the tax should not be inI hiI in- in I creased A A. G. G Mackenzie appeared j as a a. protestant against the Ben Ben- house resolution for tor an InI increased In- In I creased per capita school tax Sat Sat- I arday a S I The hearing was held by the senate sen sen- ate revenue and taxation committee in the board room at the captol The Bennion resolution seeks a a. constitutional amendment permittIng permitting permit permit- tIng Increase of the school tax levy from 25 to 35 per capita The resolution passed the house 3 week and proponents and opponents opponent were making a last desperate stand I t the senate committee Satur- Satur I day i I At 1 the same meeting were hear t those who desired to speak for and against the die house resolution by Charles Redd seeking an amendment amend amend- ment to permit Introduction In Utah of the classified property tax The result result was one of the largest at at any committee hearIng hear hear- Ing during the present session URGES PASSAGE For his llis resolution Representative tive Owen Bennion opened th the ag gum nt with a plea for the ln in creased levy lie He said he spoke on behalf of the the school children of the poorer districts who he sal said should have educational I ties equal to those accorded child I ron ren in other parts of the state lie stated that the average a cOst ot of con ducting tile the educational system ii Utah was about 70 per school schoolchild schoolchild child but that the expenditures for the children varied from 1850 1650 to npr wr ha h. n 0 u was too great a discrepancy H held that a defInite Increase of IQ for the school levy from the state would taX do much to alleviate un un 4 equal conditions th the poorer Mr Bennion did not deny that the increase would increase taxation to the probable extent of but considered It was justified Others who d the bill hIlI in ina a addition to Mr Mackenzie were W. W Vp V Ray of Salt LaKe Lak J J. 11 H. H Robbins of Co Coalville and Roscoe W. W Eardley of Salt Lake Pur Pursuing his subject further Mr declared that hat while he was In sympathy sym sym- pathy with the educational move move- m m nt In every respect he thought It time for to get another o outlook and realize that education is not the only thing that the school children must have bread brea l and butter as well weIl DRAWS COMPARISON W. W W. W Ray said he represented a corporation with an investment of and earnings of 15 16 per cent that for every d dollar e earned the company pays pas the state 81 cents In taxes He this with his company's earnings s 's in in Colorado which he said are about 20 per cent ent and for tor everi earned the company pays Colorado Cob Colo- rado only 7 cents Like theY've predicted for aU all the theother I Iother other nuisance taxes in this state they say this will event ally lower taxes have but you Seen any lowerIng lowering lower lower- Ing of taxes asked Mr Ir Ray Hay This was In reply to a statement of J. J H I. I-I. Clark of American Fork who favored the bill that the money would come back to the th taxpayers C L. L Despain of of Salt Sale Lake also favored the Roscoe W. W Eardley in- in opposing the bill said that six districts of th state would be helped and that the monetary benefit to them would total about For For- thIs comparatively small amount Mr Eardley declared the taxpayers of the tho state at large would woud be t charred I IThe The debate between proponents proponent of the Redd resolution was extended and some of It was rather pointed In Its Its' direct reference to views pf ot the opposition Mr Ir Redd led oft off with a general statement of the aims of his hlis resolution which would Of on page 10 f. f PROPOSED TAX INCREASE GETS HOT PROTESTS Continued from page 1 call for a constitutional amendment permitting a classified ed tax Instead of the prevailing straight tax on property values The realignment would be In three real classes I property tangible personal property proper proper- ty and intangible personal assets the latter including bank deposits stocks bonds and other securities While l ir S. S Winder Vinder secretary secretary- treasurer treasur r ot of the Utah State Farm bureau pleaded for the classified tax as being the salvation not only of oC the farmers but of the people of oC the state generally his views were vehemently attacked by several speakers among them A. A G. G Mackenzie Mackenzie Mac Mac- kenzie Willard Villard of oC Ogden Ogden Og- Og den Marriner S. S Eccles of Ogden 1 M. M H. H of oC Walker Valker Brothers Bankers and John Jensen of Salt Lake Mr l Winder was supported in his contentions by John M. M McFarland Mc- Mc Farland president of oC the Utah association Dr R R. R J. J Evans former director ot of extension work at the Utah Agricultural college college col- col lege F. F M. M Orem president of the Salt Lake Utah railway end and HV H. H W. W Harvey president of the Utah association ATTACKS MEASURE The most decided attack against the measure was made by John Jensen who dwelt on the proposal to tax in intangible assets and wanted to bo be told just where they could be found He reiterated the statement made b by Marriner E Eccles cles that a tax op savings deposits would be ba a hardship upon the taxpayers ers most heavily burdened that large depositors depositors de- de In banks would withdraw theIr accounts and transfer them by wire to another state on December December Decem- Decem ber 31 annually and thus escape the tax and that some of oC them would never come back lie He declared declared de- de that fully 80 per cent of oC the securities held in this state were local In character and that the very resolution at hand exempted them from taxation He summed up by declaring that the meager balance of foreign securities would not be enough to pay for the administration tion of the act Senate Passes F Four our Measures The state senate senat droned through a comparatively unimportant session ses- ses sion aion Saturday afternoon and adjourned adjourned ad- ad until Monda Monday morning at 9 30 Action on measures was as follows S. S B. B Relating Gardner to estates of deceased foreigners In Utah Passed 14 yeas 0 nays 6 5 absent transmitted to house S. S B. B Relating Gardner to expenses and compensation of trus- trus tees P 14 ye yeas s 0 nays 5 absent absent ab- ab sent transmitted to house S. S B. B Relating Callister-Relating to powers and duties of the state road commission Passed 14 yeas 0 nays I 5 absent transmitted to house hous S. S B. B Candland Relating to state land grantS grantS' Passed second reading 15 yeas 0 nays 4 absent The rhe senate pared oared down Clown the calendar calendar cal cal- during the days day's session and anda a new set of bills will be posted for action by the sifting sifting- committee I Monday morning These will be beheaded I headed by those held over from Saturdays Saturday's session S. S B. B 23 Lewis state prison removal and S. S B. B 79 80 81 82 the four Hollingsworth uniform motor vehicle acts I |