The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1909-03-19
HADLEY REQUESTS
INHERITANCE TAX
GOVERNOR SENDS SPECIAL MES.
SAGE TO LEGISLATURE ASK.
ING FOR REVENUE.
ASKS INCREASE ON LIQUOR TAX
Executive Says There is But ss,ooo, 600
in Sight Under the Present Tax
Plan and s11 100000 is Needed
Gardner Bill Engrossed.

Jefferson City.--Dcclaring that the
states rC"enue vas inadequate by
one and one-half million dollars
10 meet appropriations for state inst.
buttons in 1908. Gov. Hadley sent a
special message to the legislature Mon.
day urging the enactment of an in.
heritance tax law, licenses for whole.
sale and retail liquor dealers other
than dramshops, and the imposition of
q state license tax on Wholesale and
retail tobacco dealers. A higher license
for automobiles also is recommended.
After reviewing the various revenue
bly,, the governor says; 1T is impor.
tant that an inheritance tax should be
imposed by the statutes. The national
government is confronted with the ne.
cessity OF raising more revenue and
both President Roosevelt and Presi.
dent Taft have recommended to the
national congress that II impose a
graduate tax upon direct and collater.
al inheritances
Revenue Belongs TO States.
Il feel that this source or subject Of
taxation does not belong to the nation.
oil government, but belongs to the sev.
era states
THE property which the individual
owns and which goes at his death to
his descendants is protected by state
laws and is transmitted under state
laws. The national government has
other special sources or subjects OF
taxation of which II can avail itself
which are not open to the state.
But unless the states act promptly
In this matter, we are likely to find
that the national government has ap.
proprietor this source of subject OF
taxation and it will thereby become un.
available to the states to which IL
naturally and rightfully belongs. A tax
upon inhertances collateral or direct,
Is now imposed by "a states"
Board Of Control Bill Today.
number Of opponents OF the Muir.
Braswell board of control bill have
arrived to oppose the passage of the
bin when 1t came up for final passage
In the house.
This bill is one of the most far
reaching the general assembly has had
before It, Its enactment into law
will mean an innovation Of its sort
in Missouri. Its chief claim Of strength
is the belief that It will save the state
at least 100000 per annum. This
belief, which, Its friends say, is not
merely belief but fact has caused
Chairman Lloyd, Of the house appro-
prations comittee, to come out
squarely for the enactment of the
ir.Braswcll bill or one similar to It.
This recommendation of the men
who do the house financing has had
much apparent effect upon those who
were previously opposed to IT,
Police Bill Near Law.
The Gardner bill, allowing St Louis
county to appoint twenty policemen at
800 per month. was engrossed Monday.
Their commissions are TO be approved
by the court and they may be dis.
missed for failure TO do their duty.
School Supervision Bill Signed.
After q conference with Representa-
tive Huck. who strongly opposed the
measure, Governor Hadley signed the
county school supervision bill which
was put In his hands Saturday.
Huck wanted the Ford bill In the |
house to be passed and to have It su.
perceae the one ready for gubernato.
rial approval
Ford, its author, says he doesn't |
care what becomes of his bill and that |
what Huck wants is not material
difference, anyway.
The house committee on fire insur-
ance Monday night reported favorably
the inter insurance bill. 1t becomes a
law mutual insurance will he extended
to all lines Of business. II Is a blow to
old line companies.