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rates on property among the several 

 taxing txidies. 



The proposed amendment probably 

 would make it possible to cut present 

 property taxes an average of nearly one- 

 half. Other sources of revenue not now 

 successfully taxable or not taxable at all 

 could without undue burden supply any 

 funds necessary for replacement. Such 

 an amendment would enable Illinois to 

 set up a fair taxing system as some 

 other states have done, thus reducing 

 property taxes, reducing delinquent taxes 

 which still exceed one-fourth of the 

 total taxes in Cook County and in certain 

 portions of Southern Illinois, and remov- 

 ing the fear of losing homes and farms 

 which is now discouraging the owner- 

 ship of real estate. 



Considerable responsibility for failure 

 of the amendment is due to the fact that 

 it was held too long in the House sub- 

 committee. It could not be brought to 

 a vote in each House until the day pre- 

 ceding final adjournment when there 

 was no adequate time for explaining it. 

 It was further handicapped in the House 

 by a statement of the minority floor 

 leader in opposing it to the effect that 

 it would permit the General Assembly 

 to impose taxes upon any municipal 

 corporation, these taxes to be collected 

 by the State. 



There was no time or opportunity to 

 correct this wholly unwarranted state- 

 ment. It is generally agreed that an 

 amendment to the Revenue Article of our 

 State Constitution is necessary before we 

 can set up a fair taxing system in the 

 State. Members of the legislature when 

 seeking election commonly refer to this 



; Revenue 



Legislators by Senatorial Amendment 



Districts and Counties _ . For Against 



32nd District (Hancock, McDonough, 

 Warren counties) 



Sen. Downing ..._ X 



Rep. Gross _ _ X- 



Rep. Noper _ X 



Rep. Thomas X 



33rd District (Henderson, Mercer, 

 Rock Island counties) 



Sen. Harper X 



Rep. Brennan X 



Rep. McCaskrin _ X 



Rep. Ora Smith „ X 



34th District (Clark, Coles, 

 Douglas counties) 



Sen. Thomas X' 



Rep. Knapp 



Rep. McDonald X 



Rep. J. M. Turner X 



35th District (DeKalb, Lee, Whiteside 

 counties) 



Sen. Dixon X 



Rep. H. C. Allen X 



Rep. Collins X . 



Rep. White X 



36th District (Adams, Calhoun, Pike, 

 Scott counties) 



Sen. Heckenkamp X 



Rep. Gibbs _ X 



Rep. Lenane X 



Rep. Scarborough X 



37th District (Bureau, Henry, 

 Stark counties) " ' 



Sen. Gunning _ _ X 



Rep. Knauf „... X 



Rep. Nowlan 



Rep. Rennick _ 



58th District (Greene, Jersey, Macoupin, 

 Montgomery counties) 



Sen. Stuttle 



Rep. Cross X 



Rep. Manning 



Rep. Stewart X 



39th District (LaSalle County) 



Sen. Mason (elected congressman) .. 



Rep. Benson X 



Rep. Hayne X 



Rep. Walsh X 



40th District (Christian, Cumberland, 

 Fayette, Shelby counties) 



Sen. Fribley _ 



Rep. Easterday _ 



Rep. Lorton 



Rep. Sparks X 



4lst District (DuPage, Will counties) 



Sen. Barr X 



Rep. Lottie Holman O'Neill X 



Rep. Perry _ X 



Rep. Wood X 



42nd District (Clay, Clinton, Effingham, 

 Marion counties) 



Sen. Finn (deceased) 



Rep. Bauer X 



Rep. Branson _ X 



Rep. Lager X ' 



43rd District (Fulton, Knox counties) 



Sen. Ewing „ _ X 



Rep. Cutler X 



Rep. J. E. Davis X 



Rep. Simkins X 



44th District (Jackson, Monroe, Perry, 

 Randolph, Washington counties) 



Sen. Crisenberry X 



Rep. Brands _ X 



Rep. J. H. Davis _ X 



Rep. Thornton X 



45th District (Morgan, Sangamon 

 counties) 



Sen. Searcy X 



Rep. Green X 



Rep. Lawler X 



Rep, A. P. O'Neill X 



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AUGUST. 1937 



