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Iowa House Debates Railroad Tax and Local Burdens
Iowa House discusses taxing railroad property equally with other property to ease local taxes. Debates focus on Illinois style assessment, two mill state tax effects, and Des Moines Valley Railroad land grants and compliance with 1868 act. The session adjourned after petitions and committee reports on schools and judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Dunne
Jackson County
Johnson County
Irish
State Treasury
Mr. Irish
Mr. Brown
van Buren
Mahin
State Board of Equalization of
Ilinois
Brown
Genttleman
Illinois
C. E. Lippencott
Springfield
Lerk
Messrs
Miles
Wayne
Bundy
Norris
Arnold
Stutsman
Snow
Parsons
Kasson and
Noel
Ketcham
Wright
Sac
Committee On Judiciary
Day
Wilson
Committee On Agriculture
Miracle
Des Moines Valley Railroad
Harper
Committee On Schools
Committee On
Stephen Cowgill
House
Judiciary
Des Moines Valley Railroad Company
State of
Des Moines
Des Moines River
Antil
Fort Dodge
Valley of the Des Moines
Eddyville
Muchakinock Creek
Oskaloosa
Senate
Coon River
City of
Ailroad Company
N. W. Rowe T