The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-27
STATE REVENUE
LAM AMENDMENT
Will Be Considered By Ken
lucky Legislature.
Dog Tax Law win BE Abolished to
Please the Country Peii-
ticians.
GOSSIP OF GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

most important enacted into law at
ths last session of the legislature,
II Is believed that only one will come
In for any considerable attention at
the coming session, says the Kentucky
State Journal The three acts re-
ferred 20 were the bill placing a
tax upon the business OF rectifytng
whisky; the county unit local option
law, and the revenue and taxation
bill. OF these three, the last named
viii doubtless receive much con-
sideratiOn from the new general as
semby. For two years. or since the
enactment OF the bill by. the last as
sembiy. a commission has been at
work studying the alleged defects OF
Kentucky's taxation and Tevsnue
laws and seeking to frame a bill
which will prove more satisfactory
to the people of therstate generally.
Il was only after a similar commits
sion had worked hard aud long that
the 1906 revenue act was evolved,
but the claim is made tina. that act
left many defects to be remedied,
and ambitious statesmen are sure TO
be ready with amendments when the
session is called to order.
In regard to the recuners' tax act.
Il is not believed that any attempt
will be made TO change its provisions,
that fight having been settled at the
last session. Considerable specula-
ton exists as to what legislation may
be attempted affecting the temper
ance question After the 1906 as
sembly had enacted its county unit
bin, which made the local option pow
er extend TO the whole counties. ex-
cept those with a city OF the frst four
clNses. the prediction was freely
made that the 1905 assembly would
90 a step farther and eliminate the
FIRST four class cities provision from
the bDi; others prophes.ed that state
wide prohibition would be the result
OF the temperance wave which has
apparently been sweeping over the
southern part Of the country during
ne past few years. Politics besides
making Strange bed fellows can
always be relied upon to make rapid
mutations in the DRIFT of public sen
timent Within short space Of time.
Il is this force which Is believed to-
have so changed the views OF many
OF the coming leaders OF the new
general assembly. which may render
nugatory any effort TO adopt further
temperance legislation at this time
One circumstance, however. has
not been reckoned with by the ma
jority OF those who have watched the
trend OF sentiment and cndeavor TO
forecast legislation that will find fay-
or with the saloons. This \ that at
the time OF Its full strength the anti
saloon organization. much thonghtI
was given to the legislative nominees
fpr the coming session and where a.
man was known to stand for more
drastic temperance legislation hei
received powerful support, I'm many
Instances from the temperance be-
Levers Of the other party. In the
general election. big majority OF
strong temperance men we're elected
'and II may be that by their pdivid-
ual effort, ana unity OF feeling that
something may be done. oven with
out the strong moral and physical
backing furnished by the league. ut
the last session.
Repeal of Dog Tax Probable.
II Is believed to be practically GER
tain that the great bugaboo of the
country politician. the Dog Tax law.
IS due to receive It's death blow in
the coming session. The father of
the dog law. Representative Ed
CToam, OF Bullitt county, will not be
on hand to protect his fayorite child
Standing as sponsor for this law, the
Democratic party is believed p have
lost several thousand votes because
Of Il.
Many other measures OF more or
less Importance. put on the books by
the last general assembly will prob
ably be amended or revised by the
new assembly, SO popular has been
the state normal school acts that
II Is believed that little opposition
will be found TO larger appropriations
for the support OF the two iDstItu-
tons. Kentucky State. College, will
ask for 100000 more to continue and
enlarge its great work Many of the
state charity, and elemosynary in
situations Will seek additional funds
for enlargement and Improvement
And then the members will be asked
to make additional appropriation for
the completion Of the ne wstate cap
itol.
No Redistricting by Democrats.
From the Republican side of the
body will come the redistrictlng bill
ON which the Republican administra-
ton will concentrate its strength.
The bipartisan board Of control of
many of the states penal charitable
and educational institutions may also
come from the Republican members