The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-02-20

which now escapes taxation alto
gether.
TO prevent punishment fol
crime falling upon the innocent
family of neglectful father,
Senator Beatty has introduced o
bill requiring 60 per cent OF the
gross earnings of prisoners for
non-support to be paid into the
court for the support of the chill
dren.
Howe of Cuyahoga presented to
the Senate new form of his fran
chise bill. The chief changes
were the elimination of telephone
and interurban companies, the ex-
tension of the powers Of the COM
mission and the reduction of the
percentage of capitalization from
20 Is 2-3.
Howe also presented bill giving
councils the right to fix street
railway and telephone rates and
regulate the same.
Senator Ward introduced a bill
providing that trustees or State
institutions may sue and be sued.
1t being clear that the passage
of the county local option bill will
require the discovery of new sour
ces Of revenue for the state and
and for the cites and counties
within it, start in that direction
was made to-day in the General
Assembly. Two bills relating to
taxes on the privilege of success
sion, better known as the Inherit
ance tax, were offered by Repres-
entative Grinnell, of Phortage
County.
The first restores the direct in
heritance law, which was repealed
two years ago throuyh the efforts
of the late Governor John M. Pat
tison. A new minimum is provid-
ed, however. Instead of 5000
as 1T was, it is fixed at $40, 900 in
the Grinnell bill. OF the amount
collected so per cent is to the state
25 per cent to the county and the
remainder to the township or
municipality in which the testator
lived.
The second bill amends the col
lateral Inheritance tax so as to
provide the same method of dis
and increases the tax to
5 per cent.
1t is quite likely that these bills
will be enacted into laws. No
other method of increasing the re-
venue has been suggested by the
leaders of the state administration
save by implication. One of these
is the amendment of the constitu-
tion so as to permit the nominal
taxation of intangible property,
plan that has the general indorse-
ment of the business community
and of Governor Harris. But,
owing to the embarrassment
created in a political way, it is far
from probable that this amend
ment will be adopted, and, there
fore, nothing from this source
may be expected.
BY Mr.. Huey,'of Mahoning-To
amend Section 6426 of the Revised
Statutes so as to permit four per-
challenges on each side in
selecting juries In appropriation
cases.
By Mr.. Stewart, of Clark-Giv-
ing Police Judges the power to ap-
point Bailiffs from among the
of the police department.
This simply gives the Judge the
right to do as Common Pleas
Judges now do. Under the pres
ent system the Chief of Police
Deputies an officer to act as
Bailiff.
BY Mr.. Miller, of Crawford
Providing that County Commits
stones may make allowance to Pro-
bate Judge in lieu of uncollectea
fees in criminal cases.
By Mr., Miller, of Crawford
Providing for the reappointment
of Road Commissioners by Town
ship Trustees under the Fisher
law. There is now nothing in the
law to rermit their appointment.
By Mr.. Roberts, of Cuyahoga-
Allowing County Commissioners
to erect "a hospital for the deten-
tion of questionable insane.
BY Mr.. Kolinsky, of Cuyahoga