A Difference Of Opinion

Lansing, May 2.- The time for the payment of delinquent taxes of 1890 at the county treasurers' offices and the redemption of the property expired Monday. Judge M. V. Montgomery has written an opinión for Auditor General Turner, in which he holds that the auditor general can now issue state tax deeds to this property. Attorney General Ellis, however. holds that the auditor general is not empowered to issue such deeds until after the lists of delinquent tax lands have been returned to the auditor general and the lands duly advertised for sale in the several counties. According to this view speculators in tax deeds will have to wait until next December, when the lands will be advertised, before making their purchases. As there is a conflict of opinión upon the question, Auditor General Turner will refnse to issue deeds until the matter is passed upon by the suprenie court. It is probable that a case wil] be made in a day or two and the matter brought before the court for its decisión.