Show NO TAX BEFORM THIS SESSION Taxation reform at the present s session Slon of or tho the legislature was waa WI practically doomed this morning morning when tho the senate killed kled the const constitutional amendment res resolution increasing the limit of ot taxation upon mining properties The The resolution W was waa H one of ot the thc two measures measure fostered bythe bytho by bYJ the tho tax tax officials of r the state and ad de designed designed de- de sl signed to Increase tho the assessed valuations Ions tons to full full value and lower the levies correspondingly House bill bi designed to In Increase full value all the tho tax valuations to Cul on al property and towering lowering the levies proportionately pro pro- was not reached reace this morning the entire morning session Hesion be senate Joint resolution in ing devoted to 8 H S. S which was desIgned to change the constitutional provisions for tor the taxation taxa taa- tion of ot mines mines This resolution was bit bit- ton opposed by the mining Interests of or the tho state as placing an on unjust bUrden burden burden bur bUr- den upon the mines Owing OwIn to the fact that thai the Iho senate by a vote volo of ot 9 to 8 8 killed the thc resolution by falling to give glye it tho the nece two thirds vote It la te almost certain certin that late ate this afternoon afternoon after after- noon non house bill bi 11 already passed by bythe bytho bytho tho the house hous of or representatives will wI alt also o obo bo be killed ae as tho the two were companion measures To Increase valuations on real 1131 estate and not Increase them on mIneR mince would woul be manifestly unfair explained several senators eo so lO they will wU vote n against 11 The senate I fear teu Has a mIsconception misconceptiOn misconception miscon mIscon- of ot the Intentions of or both these measures especially the constitutional amendment said eald Harden Bennion member of or the state board of ot tion ton There was wan no intention of ot IncreasIng in increasing increasing In- In creasing the taxation upon mines nor nor upon nn any other oler kind of ot pro property rt The Thc idea in the two measures was simply to raise mise property valuations to fu full value and then reduce the levies levien corro- corro There was no Intention or increasing the burden upon the mines mine other class of ot or upon any property The original resolution proposed that that nines mines mine might be taxed on a basis of or not exceeding four times time their net pro pro- pr- pr At t present the they are taxed on a 1 basis huls of or net proceeds b by constitutional revision pr It I was wan explained that if Ir louse house houie bill bi No 14 tho the general taxation reform measure W was passed and and valuations ions Increased thereby It would be necessary to increase the tho mine valus- valus ton lon ion basis a accordingly An amendment was wa offered this morning and carried earned changing the thie limit to three thre times the thenet thenet thenet net proceeds It I was upon these thue two measures that tho lie talk of an extra exta session to dispose so soot of ot them was based Tax officials throughout th the state have havo b been ben en generally gener- gener nl ally In favor tavor of ot a reform In the present system The two measures embodied tb the tle changes chanQu which th they hey y favored at a 4 rec recent nt conference In this ct city However How v ever the governor go opposed a special session and it tt Is said he lie told the tho legislator legis legis- lator the time measures should be passed if it passed at al all at the tho regular session Several declared the they were not tun fully advised and Informed on th the tho important question and believed ed It re required 10 re- re d more study They opposed any changes s until It I was determined tha that they were wee good god changes changes As it I tal takes eo t two thirds votes vote In each cach house to carry crry a n proposed constitutional amendment vote ot the resolution was lost lot on tho following For lor amendment Bradley amendment ment Bradley Chez Ed Edgheill hel Funk Hn Hansen cn Rideout Seeg- Seeg miller mier Thorne Thornley and Wootton Wootton 9 AI Against amendment Colton Colton Cotter Craig Den Dern Evans Wig Wight and President Ferry Ferry S. Ferr- Ferr 8 Al Absent a nt Renold nt-Renold Reynolds Senator Don B. B Colton gave notice of at Colon reconsideration and ma may endeavor to 10 bring tring up the question queston again before the close elos' elos of or the tho session |