The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-18
NO JAR IN SENATE
Taxation Bills Are Passed
Without Division.
Purpose Is to Correct Defects
in Present Law.
A STATE FAIR BILL.
House and Senate Committees
to Have Hearing.
Minority Report on the Refer
endum Resolution.

anu taxation neiQ the right or way IN
the senate at the morning session today
Eight bills relating to this subject were
, made a special order for 1880 O'Clock
this morning. all the bills being meas
ures introduced by the committee on
assessment and taxation. Senator
Stavely as chairman of that committee
had charge of the bills during their
consideration After the action in COM
mittee of the whole most of the bills
were finally passed
Prior to going into committee of the
whole the senate at the morning ses-
sion voted to concur in the house
amendments to s. B. No 11S, providing
for better protection of school build
lngs against fire The bill was there
upon passed by the senate and will be-
come law when signed by the gov
ernor.
Senator Cambern presided over the
committee of the whole this morning.
and the consideration of the assess
ment and taxation measures progressed
expeditiously and with the exception of
slight amendments in a few instances
the bills were recommended for pas
sage without any discussion.
Among the bills recommended by the
committee were the following:
s 3. No. 42S: providing a penalty of
3 per cent on taxes unpaid on the 21st
day OF December of each year: and re-
moving the rebate for payment of taxes
before becoming due as is allowed un-
der existing law.
s. B. No. 464; providing for the filing
Of accurate plats of tracts of land
owned in severalty by two or more per-
sons. for the purpose of correct assess
ment-
s B. No. 515: relating to the assess
ment and taxation of the assets and
stock of building and loan associations:
S. B. No. $50; regulating taxation of
companies doing an express business
but not including those operating on
the ordinary lines of transportation
S. B. No. 521. providing for the
assessment and taxation of legac1eS
In reply to questions of Senator
Stewart Senator StaveIy explained
that this bill exempts beQuests up to
$4,000 TO the husband. wife. father
mother child or adopted child of the
deceased, and also exemptS bequests
up to $1,000 to brother. sister,
nephew. or niece. of the deceased.
Bequests to educational religious
and charitable institutions, which
are exempt from taxation, are also
exempt by the bill
The tax provided on inheritances is
as follows: To brothers. sisters,
nephews. and nieces up to SIS, 900. 5
~ per cent: UP to 100000, 10 per
cent; up to 100000, 1215 per cent;
over S5G0,000, Is per cent Legacies
to widows and children are to be
sand dollars, 1 per cent; $4,000. 2
per cent; 100000. per cent; $780,
900, per cent; over 100000, ) per
cent.
S. r. No. 535, relating to duties of
county clerks in the preparation of
tax books.
5. B. No. 5s5. comforting on the
trustee, clerk and treasurer Of each
township as township board, the
power to levy taxes for township and
road purposes.
S. 3. No. SIS, limiting the creation
of Indebtedness in counties. cities
and school districts and by boards of
education, was recommended for pas
sage subject to amendment and de-
bate
The committee of the whole also
recommended for passage Senator
Rradv's bill No 90, to provide for the
tiouaI commission to investigate the
cost and character of manuscript
available for state publication of
school text books
Just before noon and on motion of
Senator Stavely the rules were sus-
pended and several OF the bills recon-
mended by the committee were ad-
by the senate
The senate adjourned shortly after
II O'Clock noon. until ? D. m
The public hearing relative to the
state fair bill Will be held before the
house and senate ways and means
committees beginning at 1880 o'clock
tonight Representatives of Topeka.
Wichita and Hutchinson Will appear
before the committee to urge the pas
sage of a state fair bill. In the case
of the Hutchinson representatives they
will urge the location of the state fair
at Hutchinson. wichita and Topeka
will urge the passage of the bill auth
orizing a state fair, leaving the queS-
ton of location to be settled by the
legislature in joint convention Of
both houses.
morning ''subsidized' the newspaper
reporters in the senate by presenting
to them the Large, luscious. red ap-
ples'' Arkansas black variety-which
were grown in Reno county and have
been winning prizes at apple shows
A minority report will be submitted
to the senate relative to the judiciary
committees action on Senator Cookies
concurrent resolution providing for
the initiative and referendum in the
state. This bill proposes that the con-
stitution of the state be amended 50 as
to permit the whole people to have di- (
rect voice in matters of legislation
4 majority of the judiciary COM
nittee Is opposed to the resolution
and has agreed TO report it unfavor-
ably to the senate this afternoon. Sem
ator Robertson. Democrat from Raw
on the resolution recommending its
adoption
The bills finally passed by the senate |
before adjournment of the morning seS-