The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1910-12-28


bills to be drafted in accordance there.
with that the longest and most drawn.
out contests will take place Already
the members are being deluged with
! appeals from all over the state to vote
/ for this proposed recommendation or
oppose some other one and this be.
fore the bills carrying these findings
into effect have really been proposed.
New Tax recommendations.
The principal recommendations
which will be presented for the con
sideration of the legislature are the
| following
A direct inheritance tax OF / per
| cent and a graduated collateral in
heritance tax to be made legal by con.
Stitutional amendment
A l mill tax on the capital stock OF
manufacturing corporations.
appointment of the board of re-
vision of taxes by the auditor general
instead of by the board of judges OF
the court Of common pleas.
An increase equal to five times the
amount Of present taxation in taxes
on motor vehicles, which 1t is expect
ed would yield additional state
revenues of s2,OO0,O0O a year.
An ad valorem tax of 2h per cen;
on anthracite coal at the mine mouth.
or in lieu thereof fat tax of cent
a ton at mine mouth.
Tax on Foreign Corporations.
A tax on foreign corporation,
doing business in this state and the
enactment of "A law providing for the
registration of such foreign corpora.
tions in order to bring them within
reach of processes of the Pennsylvania
courts and the taxing authorities
Continuance of present mercantile
tax, but as means of better assurine
equalization of such tax an annual
publication of the gross volume o
business on which such tax is a..
sessed in each instance, in addition
to the names and classification of such
taxpayers.
Even the most cursory perdsal o
these subjects win demonstrate the
number OF people who would be af
fected by these propositions If enact
ed into laws and while he domino
party is firmly jntrcnched in boih
branches of the legislature there
seems to be a disposition among the
members to move cautiously on the
enactment Of Legislation affecting the
great mass Of the people and this "2u
slow" policy means that all protest
or recommendation viii be clyeful'l
weighed, thus consuming more tin
Of the session
Future Proceedings
When the legislature adjourned Il
did so with the understanding that i,
would reconvene on the night OF Jan
IS. The first business of the house
then will be to put on final passage
the bill which has already received
two readings and which provides ar
appropriation to pay the senators and
members and the employees of bot
branches.
The bill will then be messaged Owe
to the senate, and it is expected tina:
II all plans are carried out it will re
ceive its three readings and he read
for Governor Tener to attach his sis
nature thereto not later than Jan
1t Is expected that Speaker Cox w
be prepared to announce the make,
of the regular standing committee
of the house on the evening of ia"
16 and a food of bills is anticipate
Immediately after this announcemCr
Two Big Events.
The following day Tuesday W
be largely taken up with the inaugur;
ton of John X Tener of Charleroi
the successor to Edwin S. Stuart an
this event will be followed by the
meeting of both houses in joint cor
vention to elect a successor to Unite
States Senator George T. Oliver TIL
latter has already been named in cal
Gus and only the perfunctory ratifica
ton of the vote to comply with tn
to accomplish his election.
When the excitement attending
these two great events has subsidized
the legislature will get down to the
regular hum-drum sessions OF the Is
sembly. The senate VIII most likely
hold only short sessions of one or
two days each week for 'he first
month in order 10 allow the house
members to present their bills and get
the committees working properly, as
the upper branch always works more
rapidly because of its much more re
stricted membership.
To Enlarge Powers.
What is expected by many to pr
cipate quite bitter contest will h.