| Show indian tax exemption costs US utah delegation urges U S aid in sharing expense of redman I 1 washington nov 27 utah counties in ili which indian reservations I 1 are located are arc losing well above a year through their inability to tax the indian I 1 lands according to testimony any before the senate indian committee by representative colton and by G V billings and R G porter who appeared as spokesmen kemen lor for duchesne county these witnesses joined in the demand that the federal government step forward with some plan to recompense the counties for ill the indians share of 0 county expenditures tor for education for or toads roads and for jaw aw enforcement such legislation I 1 Is a to be proposed qt at the approach approaching session of congress its speedy enactment was urged by the utah witnesses as a matter of mere justice and tor for the salvation of the counties a large part of whose lands remain untaxed be because catrie of indian ownership land escapes tax it was testified tint that in duchesne county 45 per cent of all arable laid Is held in trust for the indians and cannot be taxed not even such lands lando as may be farmed by white lessees lessels les sees indian children in increasing numbers are being educated in public bublic schools school and while the gov pays some tuition it paya only 4 40 0 per cent of 0 what is paid by white citizens As tor for roads and law enforcement I 1 the indians contribute nothing I 1 yet they share largely in the continued on last page |
