The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-06
PROCEEDINGS OF
THE LEGISLATURE
Bills Read In Place In Senate and
House.
THE INHERITANCE TAX MEASURE
Chairman BoIies, of the Ways and
Means Committee, Fathers Three
Important Revenue Bills--The
Dire CT Inheritance Tax Is Expected
to Yield $500, 700 Year.

Harrisburg, Pa, April 5.-After a re-
cess of ten days, the senate met at
o'clock this afternoon, with President
Pro TEN. McCarrell in the chair. The
senate was in session less than an
hour. Some of the bills read in place
and properly referred were the follow
ing:
BY Mr.. Mitchell. of Jefferson-Provid-
ing that in counties where there are TWO
Judges or more, the district attorney shall
have the power to appoint deputy, at
a salary of 81, 200 year; authorizing the
state treasury to refund collateral IN
heritance tax that has been enormously
paid into the treasury.
BY Mr. Stiles-Prohibiting the violation
of rules of street railway companies in
reference to the conduct of passengers.
Violation of said rules is punishable by
fine not exceeding $50 or an imprisonment
OF not more than 30 days or both.
BY Mr.. Kauffman-To abolish the pub
lie building commission of Philadelphia.
BY Mr.. Meredith-An amendatory act
for the protection of shad and game i'sh
by providing additional penalties. by i'm
prisoning those in default of paying the
fine one day for each dollar of the Tine
imposed
BY Mr.. Stineman-Providing that the
treasurer of Cambria county snail receive
in lieu of the five percentum now al
lowed him by law, an annual compenSa-
tion of $4,000.
BY Mr. Heller-To authorize street rail-
way companies and electric light, heat
and power companies to lease and MAKE
contracts with and 10 hold the stock or
bonds of each other.
BY Mr.. White-Authorizing bridge COM
panies to erect n toll drawbridge ,ross
the Delaware river. connecting Burling-
ton, N. j., with Bristol. Pa. The bri lgo
shall be for foot passengers, horses. cat
tie, wagons and all other vehicles. The
Burlington and Bristol Bridge company
has already been incorporated under the
laws of New Jersey to erect this draw
bridge.
Owing to the slim attendance in the
senate bills on first and second reading
were taken up for consideration. Sena-
tor Thomas bill to make Philadelphia
the state capitol was again postponed,
but Senator Walton's bill to build a
capitol in Harrisburg at cost of $780,
900 passed second reading.
The bill regulating the occupation of
horse shoeing passed first reading. The
senate adjourned until IL o'clock to-
morrow morning.
BILLS IN THE HOUSE.
Three important revenue bills were
introduced in the house tonight by
Chairman Bolles of the ways and
means committee. They We're framed
by Deputy Attorney General Elkin and
are intended to be party measures. One
taxes inherhances and is expected to
yield 100000 a year. The bill exempts
real estate and fixes the rate of taxa
.txy
at 81 on every 800 clear value and at
and after the same rate for any less
amount. All estates of $1,000 or less
are exempted by the act.
If the tax is paid within three
months after the death of the decedent
an abatement of per cent is allowed.
If the tax is not paid at the end of a
year 12 per cent. interest is added and
in cases where the estates from litiga-
tion or other causes cannot be settled
up in year charge of per cent.
interest will be made. If the property
thus in dispute shall not be productive
to the extent of per cent. the heirs
shall not be compelled to pay a greater
amount than they have realized.
The bill provides for the collection of
the tax by the same method as is en-
ployed to collect the collateral inherit
ance tax. Another bill introduced by
Chairman Bolles taxes corporations
claiming to be insolvent and whose
capital stock. therefore, has no value.
The bill provides for taxation that the
value of the stock shall not be less than
that of the property. This scheme will
yield 100000 a year to the state. The
third bill taxes certain corporate loans.
A meeting of the ways and means
committee will be held tomorrow even
ing to act upon these and other reve-
nue. bills.