Senator Edmunds On Church Taxation

Senator Edmunds, referring to cognate subjeats in the Senate. had gome sharp things to say about the ohurch. A. bill was pending to relieve a churoh from assessed taxes. Mr. Edmunds objected. He said in subBtance he was not satisfled that church property ehould not pay taxes as well nn other property. It was estimated that the uncollected taxes upon this property aggregated $50,000. The schools of the District were now abont to be olosed for want of funds. It was a queation whether it was not expediont to make the churches pay their taxes, and let the schools be kept open. ltwas one of the duties of Christianityto instinct the young. He was not in favor of recognizing this defianoe of law. Some of the churoh officers had set themselves up in doflance of law, and resisted tlie colieetion of the tax, and now, two or three years af ter the property has been sold, they come here and ask the repeal of the law. Such a course encourages resistance to the law. The property was JegalJy taxable, and the taxes should have been paid. Had the monev been paid. the schools eould