The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-03-10

The income tax amendment 70 the
Federal Constitution. approved in a
corrected resolution offered by Mr..
Brooks, was passed by a vote OF n
TO g.
The first step toward the invostiga.
ton OF the Office Of Commissioner OF
Agriculture Rankin was when Repre-.
sentative Owings offered a resolution,
which was adopted. authorizing the
committee on agriculture Of this
house to investigate the condition Of
the department OF labor and stats
tics. The resolution sets out the fact
that II has been charged that politics
has been injected into the State Farm.
ers' Institute, and the committee IA
directed 10 investigate this condition.
The house passed the bill of J. s.
Steer, providing FOR the careful hand.
ling Of gasoline I'm uniform tanks, pro-
hibiting the use OF tanks for oil, SO
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Senator Mark Ryan, OF Louisville, saw
his bill making the members OF the
Louisville board OF waterworks eligi
BILE to succeed themselves In Office en-
acted 26 to 0. II also provides that
the maximum amount OF refunding
bonds may be increased by 100000
Senator Catlett's bill to pay jurors
summoned for service, but not ac
cepted, was passed, rs to 0.
The bill OF Senator Thomas provid-
ing for a board OF forestry and APP
propriating $4,000 to establish the
department, was passed practically
without opposition.
Senator Combs offered a bill appro-
priating not exceeding $4,000 to pay
the Taylor soldiers" who performed
service in Frankfort during the 1900
session OF the general assembly.
Gov. Wilson sent to the senate his
appointment OF w. G. Mum, of Louis
ville commissioner for the State Insti-
tuition for the Blind, to succeed the
late Daniel Mills.
Governor Favors Income Tax.
In favoring a state income tax Gov.
Wilson says: I'VE collect taxes as
the contribution Of each taxpayer for
the protection and care OF the state,
and those who have incomes have
something to contribute from. The
best way is for each one who has an
income TO give his part or 1.-THE.
While they who have property. but
bury the talent in the ground and
make no income, should be pushed to
work and make an income by taxing
their idle property and buried talents,
the bulk Of taxes will always be paid
out OF our incomes, no matter on what
property laid. The state government
needs the money. The federal govern
ment, which has already the power
under which II collects over $1,000
100000 every term OF congress and
which collects from Kentucky for the
federal government millions OF dol
lars more every year than the state
collects for its government. does not
need more. Why not, then, enact
Kentucky income tax now, before con-
gress does II, and pay our debts in
stead OF borrowing money or standing
OF the creditors? Why not take ad-
vantage OF the wave of reclamation
for income taxation which prevails?
VIII IL come any easier for the fed
eral government than for our own
state? No one ought 20 oppose giving
our country power to levy an income
tax II needed TO save il in war or 9th
err great emergency, but we are on
national income tax ,joy-ride' for the
federal government whether 1t needs
IL or not and no matter what We pay
already. Let us seize on this best
chance OF all to pay our debts and
raise everybody's salary but those for
hidden by the constitution"
chlnn After Browns Scalp.
Asserting that he never gives up a
fight, Col. Jack p. Chinn, of Harrods-
burg, a member of the house of rep
resentatives, who is causing the in
sestigation of the Frankfort peniten-
tiary, called Harvey McCutcheon,
chairman OF the prison board. to one
side in the lobby of the Capital hotel,
and stated that he INTENDED 10 ue-
mand the legislature either to fire Col.
ELI ii. Brown, Jr., a member OF the
board. or that the legislature investi.
gate him, and If his charges are in
correct or false, to expel him from
that body. Col. Chinn had just made
the statement that every warden and
deputy warden was made to hand In
his signed resignation before he took
his oath of office, so that he could be
discharged without ceremony.
Gov. Wilson submitted to the as
sembly a message recommending the
issuance of 4 per cent bonds for $780,
900. the proceeds 10 be used for paying
outstanding debts and past due appro-
priations, and gifts to the schools and
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