Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said bill to the Assembly, and request their concurrence therein.

Mr. Krum moved to take from the table the resolution offered

in the words following:

Whereas, The tax and revenue laws of this State are in a condition unsatisfactory to the people, and in their operation, it is claimed, distribute the burden of taxation unequally, and to which the attention of the Legislature has been called by a special message of the Governor; and,

Whereas, They should be carefully examined with a view to their modification and revision upon a just and wise basis;

Resolved (if the Assembly concur), That a joint committee is hereby constituted, consisting of three members of the Senate, to be appointed by the President thereof, and four members of the Assembly, to be appointed by the Speaker thereof, with full power and authority to sit at such places in the State as they may appoint, during the remainder of the year 1899, for the purpose of examining and considering the subject of the taxation of property within this State, and all the ways and means of deriving the revenue required to pay the expenses of the State and of the several civil divisions thereof.

The said joint committee is hereby authorized and empowered to require the attendance of witnesses, to subpoena and examine them, to take testimony, to send for persons and papers within this State, to employ stenographers, clerical service, counsel and experts as shall be necessary in their examination or inquiry, and may investigate the tax and revenue laws and the operation thereof in other States, and obtain any and all information bearing upon such matters from any and all other sources which may be available, to the end that just and equitable changes in the tax and revenue laws may be reported by said committee to the Legislature for its consideration and enactment. Said committee shall report to the Legislature not later than January 15, 1900.

The expenses of said committee, its counsel, experts, stenographers and clerical service shall be paid by the Treasurer, upon the warrant of the Comtproller, from an appropriation to be hereafter made by the Legislature for such purpose.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to take from the table said resolutions, and it was decided in the affirmative.

The President put the question whether the Senate would agree to adopt said resolutions, and it was decided in the affirmative, as follows:

Ordered, That the Clerk deliver said resolutions to the Assem

bly.

The Assembly sent for concurrence a report from a committee of conference in the words following, with a message that they had agreed to the same, and request like action on the part of the Senate:

To the Legislature:

The undersigned appointed by the Senate and Assembly as a committee of conference relative to the matters of difference arising between the two houses upon the Assembly bill (No. 906, Senate reprint No. 1082), entitled "An act making appropriations for the support of government" (Rec. No. 128), report that they have duly conferred upon said matters, and agreed to recommend as follows: .

The committee recommend that the following amendments be concurred in.

Page 2, line 1, strike out the word "private" and change the word "of" to "to."

Same page, line 5, strike out the words "full compensation and insert the word "salaries."

Same page, line 5, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 7, strike out the word "blanks."

Same page, line 8, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 14, after the word "salaries" strike out the word "and" and insert the words "seventy thousand five hundred dollars; for necessary."

Same page, line 15, after the word "expenses" strike out the word "ninety-six " and insert the word " twenty-five;" also strike out the word "four" and insert the word "nine.”

Page 3, line 8, after the word "dollars" insert the words " so much thereof as may be necessary."

or

Same page, line 10, after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 14, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary.

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Page 4, line 9, after the word "for" insert the words "the necessary" and before the word "justices" insert the word several." Strike out the word "of" where it occurs the second time, and insert the words "assigned to" and change the word division to divisions."

Page 6, line 19, strike out the word "twenty-eight" and insert the word “nineteen;" also strike out the word "nine" and insert the word "two."

Page 7, strike out all of line 2.

Same page, line 9, strike out the words "designate their salaries" and insert the words "fix their salaries except when fixed by law."

Same page, line 13, after the word "salaries" insert the words "fifteen thousand dollars" and after the word "and" insert the words "for their necessary" and after the word "expenses " insert the words "while in the discharge of their official duties, five hundred dollars each, or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, strike out all of lines 14, 15 and 16.

Same page, line 26, after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 8, line 1, strike out the words "of every name and nature hereafter."

Same page, line 3, after the word "treasury" insert the word "monthly."

Same page, line 13, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary.'

Same page, line 16, after the word "dollars" insert the words "For the second deputy comptroller, for salary, four thousand dollars."

Same page, line 17, strike out the word "fifty-two" and insert the word "forty-nine."

Same page, line 18, strike out the words "five hundred " and after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 23, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 9, line 1, after the word "ninety-two" insert the word "and;" strike out the word "the" and insert the word "such." Same page, line 4, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 16, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as.may be necessary."

Same page, line 21, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 23, after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 10, line 4, after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 7, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 11, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 24, strike out the word "fifteen" and insert the word "twelve." After the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 11, line 4, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 7, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 12, line 9, strike out the word "and" and insert the words "of which sum."

Page 13, line 3, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 4, after the word "dollars" insert. the words or so much thereof as may be necessary.'

Page 14, line 8, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 15, line 3, after the word "dollars" strike out the rest of that line; also lines 4 and 5, and insert the following: "For the necessary expenses of the several tax commissioners while in the discharge of their official duties, the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the salary of the clerk, two thousand dollars. For clerical help, one thousand dollars; and for other office expenses, five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 23, after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 16, line 7, strike out the word "or" and insert the word "and."

Same page, line 18, strike out the word "four" and insert the word "five;" strike out the word "eight" and insert the word

seven.'

Same page, line 19, before the word "dollars" insert the words "and sixty."

Page 17, line 7, after the word "receive" insert the words "for their services."

Same page, line 8, before the word "dollars" insert the words "and sixty;" strike out the words "for their services" and insert the words "herein appropriated."

Same page, line 10, strike out the word "late" and after the word "war insert the words "of the rebellion."

Same page, line 20, strike out the word "for" also lines 21 and 22 down to the word "and" where it occurs the second time.

Page 18, line 2, after the word "dollars" insert the words "or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 8, strike out the word "high," also the words and academies,” and after the word "schools" insert the words "of academic grade."

Same page, line 15, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary." Strike out the remainder of line 15, and lines 16, 17 and 18.

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Same page, line 26, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 19, line 12, after the word "dollars" insert the words or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Same page, line 18, after the word "dollars" strike out the rest of the line, and all of line 19, and insert the words " or so much thereof as may be necessary."

Page 20, line 12, after the word "law" insert the following: "but the comptroller shall not draw a warrant for any part of said eighty-six thousand dollars payable to or for the benefit of any association, club, society or fair until a sworn statement signed by the president and secretary thereof has been filed with the comptroller showing the exact amount paid during the preceding year for dividends on stock or salaries of officers, except a salary to the secretary not exceeding one hundred dollars, and the amount so shown to have been paid for such purpose shall be deducted from the amount that would otherwise be payable to such society under this appropriation."

Same page, line 14, after the word "Geneva" strike out remainder of the line and remainder of the paragraph to and including line 22, and insert the following: "for salaries of the scientific staff and clerical force, twenty-three thousand dollars;