The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-16
Measure Is Reported FavorabIy
in the HOnse.
Judiciary Committee Submits a
Divided Report.
MINORITY OPPOSITION.
Three Members of Committee
Opposed to the Measure.
State Inheritance Tax Measure
Is introduced.

The anti-Sunday baseball bill-whlch
bears the number Z3-passed over the
first shoals in safety this morning, and
was reported back to the house for
passage by the judiciary committee.
A minority report signed by F. B.
Wheeler of Crawford. J. W. Holdren
of Montgomery, and Sheffield ingalls,
of Atchison, was presented TO the
house, recommending that the bill be
not passed
The judiciary committee report makes
the bill even more stringent than it
was in the form introduced by d. C.
Fraser of Clay county AS originally
presented the bill was as follows:
Every person who shall be convict
ed of horse racing, cock fighting, play
ing at cards, exhibiting or giving away
any circus OF show, vaudeville or the
satrical performance, playing baseball
or game of any kind which tends to
disturb the public peace and quiet on
the first day of the week. commonly
called Sunday, shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and fined not ex-
ceeding $780,
The Judiciary committee recommend
ed that the clause which tends TO OlS-
turb the public peace and quiet be
stricken out and that the bill be pass
ed in the amended form The judiciary
committee amendment makes the Dill
absolutely ironclad-
> The house did not take up the re-
port of the judiciary committee as the
bill has not been printed 1t is likely
that the bill will come up for consid-
Grafton on Wednesday, 1t is the first
bill to be reported from the standing
committee
State Inheritance Tax
A bill providing for an inheritance
tax was introduced in the house this
morning by A c. Mitchell of Douglas
county The bill provides for four
rates of Inheritance taxes when the
amount involved is less than $4,000
and for an equal number of rates In
amounts exceeding $4,000, the percent.
age of tax depending on the degree OF
relationship held by the person to
whom the property descends- When
person is brother or sister or a de-
ecendant of a brother or sister, wife
or widow of son or the husband OF
daughter of the decedent the tax Is
8 per cent of the clear market Value Oh
When the beneficiary is brother or
sister of the father or mother of the
decedent the tax is four per cent.
When the beneficiary is a brother or
sister of the grandfather OF grandmother
or a descendant of the brother or sis
ter. of the grandfather or grandmother
of the decedent the tax is five per
cent.
The tax for property going to ali other
the tax is six per cent. The above are
termed primary rates in the bill
When the property involved exceeds
$4,000 and does not exceed $50, 900 the
tax is one and one-half times the above
rates. For property valued up to one
hundred thousand dollars the tax is
doubled. The tax on all sums between
800, 600 and $500, 900 is two and one-half
times the primary rates. For amounts
owed half a million dollars the tax is
three times the primary rates.
The following are the exemptions from
Inheritance tax:
All property transferred to corpora
tions organized solely for religious, ed
ucational or charitable work, the prop
erty to be used in this work.
Estates of a clear value of $500 trans |
ferred to any brother or sister or other
beneficiary named in the first division |
in primary rates. Exemptions for |
estates of $3.50, $3.50 and 800 are made
for those in the other divisions given in |
determining the primary rate of taxa |
tion.
$4,000 for Agricultural College.
The appropriation bill for the State
Agricultural college aggregating $780,, |
500 was introduced in the house this !
morning by Representative Peter of |
Riley county. The bill carries an appro- |
priation of $345, 900 for the year 1908 and |
$S25. 500 for 1908. The itemized account |
follows:
1913 1919