Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1909-01-28
THE LEGISLATURE.

81 THE LEGISLATURE.
Des Moines. Ia. Jan. GA petition
liquors was presented in the senate by
Senator Proudfoot, and the following
bills We're introduced:
BY Saunders. s. +. 15-Relating to
provision of funds for school for deaf.
BY Hammill, S. F.. 16--Relating to
sale of Intoxicating liquors to paroled
inebriates.
BY Proudfoot, S. L. 17-Relating to
valuation Of personal property.
BY Stuckslager, S. r. 18-Relating to
legal holidays, making Lincolns birth
day holiday.
BY Sammis, S. f. 19--Relating to
traction engines on public roads,
Isy DeArnand. S. f. 20-Providing
for distribution of estates and appoint
ment of administrators.
BY DeArmand. S. +. 21-Requiring
bonds in legal proceedings to provide
for payment of attorneys fees.
BY Peterson. s. F.. 22-Relating to
buttons in counties or townships.
by Allen, of Pocahontas. S. L. %
Relating to duties of railroads in fur
nishing transportation.
Ry Hammill, s. F. 24--Relatins to Of
Icial newspapers.
Of abandoned channel OF Des Moines
river in Ottumwa, la.
BY DeArmand, 9. F. Officiating to
compensation of deputy auditors.
BY DeArmand. S. F. 27-Relating to
compensation of deputy recorders.
BY Quigley, S. f. 2S-Bounty for de-
struction of rattle .nakes.
BY DeArmand, S. F. 29-Relating to
compensation of deputy treasurers.
l6Y Gillilland, S. F. 30-Relating to
steam engines on roads and to cross
ings.
all corporations to make annual reports
and pay license fee to secretary of
state.
BY DeArnana. S. Il. 32-Relating to
compensation of deputy sheriffs.
BY Giililland. S. F. 33--Relating to
taxation of inheritance.
Bills in tho House.
Hacker, of Webster. presented Il pc
tition signed by the citizens of Fort
the commission plan of government
Becry, of Henry, presented Il petition
from citizens and supervisors of Henry
county relative to the quarantine laws
Rauman. of Van Buren,, presented a
petition asking for good roads law;
tN.
Penn, of Fremont. presented resolu-
ton from the board of supervisors OF
Fremont county relative to change In
the quarantine laws.
Bills introduced:
BY Weldon, FL. T.. 49, Relating to
aid by taxation of institutions of
learning by cities and towns.
BY Moore, II. r. 2O-To make Lin
coins birthday u legal holiday. Made
special order for Friday at IL o'clock
BY Dabney, II. +. 21-Relating to
duties OF railroad commission in re-
Spect to express companies.
BY Dabney. II. r. 22-Relating to
rates for transporting passengers and
baggage
BY Dabney, H. F.. 2s-Relating to
witness fees in any court of record.
BY Shuttle, H. r. 24-Relating to
quarantine and expenses thereof.
BY Crozier. HI. i. 25-Deflning rela-
ton between employer and employe
as to assumption of risk
BY Ward. H. r. 26-Providing for
taxation of mortgages on real prop
erty.
BY 1rinlayson. H. +. 27-Relating to
rem M; of divorced persons.
transference of property of the uni
versity at Iowa City
by Boettger, H. f. Officiating to
conversation of township clerks.
BY Beettger, II. F. Officiating to
compensation of township assessor.
BY Boettger H. u. 3l--Relating to
compensation of township trustees.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 23.LRevenue
and taxation measures have come to
the front right at the outset and they
promise to occupy large part of the
time OF the legislature. That the legis-
lature will make it possible for the
state to have larger income without
adding to the direct taxes of the peo-
i'm hal x,,l,i aI, y,.t1l l,c Il
VIII be in 81 large degree the culmina-
ton of efforts which have been made
covering Il series OF years.
Inc corporation report and fee bill
introduced by Senator kirkpatrick is
substantially the Ericsson bill of last
session. but it has been more nearly
perfected. All corporations legally en-
gagged in business in Iowa must make
annual reports. Provision is made for
compelling them to report or to suffer
forfeiture of the right to engage in
business in the state. The most i'm
portant feature of this will be that it
viii give tho state an actual record of
the live and growing business enter
prlses of the state so that somebody
VIII be able to certify that cor
poration is or is not doing business
legally. The fee ranges from $40 to S25
Tor each corporation reporting. This is
enough to give the state a tidy sum
y
member of the house, now in the office
of secretary of state, has worked on
this bill
Tho direct inheritance FAX bill went
before the senate this time by Gilliland
and in the house it will be fathered by
Lee This is the bill which the senate
ways and means committee introduced
and which the senate passed at the last
session. 1t provides for per cent in
hcritance tax on q $4,000 estate and I
per cent additional for each $4,000 un-
TIL maximum of per cent is reached.
Gilliland would exempt real estate. but
the house bill makes no exemptions
The bill was pushed through the SEN
ate at the last session by Senator
Smith. and 1t was remarked that if it
passed there was probably not mem
Der of either house with an estate that
would have to pay so heavily to the
state treasury as that of the man who
urged the bill
Representative Ward of Sioux City,
introduced a bill to provide for mort
gage fee. and in the senate this was in
troduced by Senator Hunter 1t pro-
vides for recording fee to be paid
when mortgage is paid. and this is
to be in lieu Of all other taxes; in other
words, mortgage is to pay it's taxes
when 1t is recorded and it cannot be
recorded until the tax is paid. In this
! way there can be no escape.
| All three of these measures were rec
| commended in the message of the gov