Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-10
GOVERNOR IN MESSAGE TO LEG.
laLATuRE PREsENrs NuMER-
Gus CHANGES.
FINDS MUCH FAULT.
WITH PRIMARY LAW
oovsrner Says Statute 10 at Present
Unfair in Its Workinss-Favors
Aholishmsnt Of State Printer and
Bindsr-Ursss Legislature to Elect
Senator at Once and Not Refer Cues
tien 70 Primary.

De0 MoineS. a., Jan. 1O.-Governor
3. +. Carroll transmitted to the legis-
laturo today his first biennial mes
page. The document covers all the
workangS Of the various departments
pf state government and is the most
yoluminous of any message sent to
ihe General Assembly In recent years.
In Part the governor says:
TO the Senate and House Of Repre-
seutatiyes Of the Thirty:fouFth Cen
pral Assembly:
In compliance with the provisions
Of article 4. section u. Of the consti-
tuition requiring the governor to com.
lnunicate. by message. to the general
asssmbly. at every regular session,
the condition Of the state. and recon.
msuding such matters as he shall
deem e3pedient." present to you the
following:
From the biennial report Of the
auditor Of state you will observe that
there was in the state treasury. July
]. 1910. $1.0os.s15 to tho credit Of the
general fund. Tho estimated receipts
from that date to July !. 1913. amount
TO 312.640.000. making q total OF $751;
643.015. The estimated expenditures
for general purposes. from July I.
1910. to July I. 1913. are $685. 900.
leaving Q balance Of &2.605.915. From
this should be deducted 100000
hunters license. not available for gen.
oral purposes and 100000 needed to
meet current expenses from July /.
1913. to October /. 1913. during which
time the states income is very mear
gre. Deducting these two amounts
leaves q net balance Of $1.499. 915
available for extraordinary appropri.
atoms during the biennial period end.
Ing June 80, 1913. More than this
amount It would not be safe for you
to appropriate.
BY reason Of the policy Of economy
practiced BY the last session OF the
general assembly and because OF the
increased income from sources other
than by taxation tho executive coun.
Gil has been able to make q reduction
Of ;onetenth Of q mill In the levy for
general state purposes made in 1903
and like reduction in 1910 30 that
tho levy II now three and three
tsxths oaills- instead Of three and i've
tenths - It had previously been.
scarcely need say to you that the
levy for the next two years will de.
pend entirely upon the extent Of the
appropriations made by you and the
means which you provide for raising
revenue from sources other than by
taxation. I trust that you will keep
well within the figures above quoted.
am advised BY those enjoined
with the duty Of enforcing the collat.
eral Inheritance tax law that it needs
to be rewritten to the end that it
may be made moro specific and that
antiquities that now exist may be
removed. It is quite defective In
some Of it, provisions especially as
to the collection Of interest and az to
bringing suit against those who On.
herit under q tax in the manner and
time provided by will and who decline
or fail to pay the law.
The income to the state from col.
lateral Inheritance has Increased
quite percepdbly, the income for the
last biennial period. ending June 80
1910. being $447.179.4o. while for the
previous Biennial period it was only
e341,869.93, making net increase Of
t1os.s19.47.
~ Q later date will transmit ia
your honorable body a certified copy
Of . Joint resolution passed by the
Arst session Of the sixty-first congress
proposing an amendment to the con.
stitution Of tho United States empow.
ering congress to enact q law to tar
incomes.
Without hero raising the question
% TO the wisdom Of such a law wish
to express it AZ my personal opinion
that congress should have power ia
enact such . Jaw If It 90 desires, and
! therefore recommend favorable 20
ton upon the restitution BY you.
Tax Laws Insquita6is.
wish again to call attention to the
fact that the tax laws Of the state
are very inequitable and in some re-
spects unjust. It has now been four
teen years since there has been q
general revision Of our revenue laws
Many changes In conditions have
arisen IN that time and many new
0ethods Of taxation have been adopt.
ed In other states which are worthy
Of consideration.
Tho tax ferret law, the taxing Of
moneys and credits, q Ming fee upou
nortgageC. based upon the amount
and time to run. and many other
features Of taxation are attracting
much attention.
Our methods Of distribution Of val.
ues are open to criticism: especially
= this true ~ to telegraph, telephone
and railway terminal property. Man,
oe these questions are Of such magni.
tudo and importance that do not be.
Heve that they can be properly dealt
With during tho time Of an ordinary
session Of your honorable body.
sia..S s s::ssso recommend that commits.
eioa 30 provided to study carefully
IN tie phases Of the taxing question,
prepare IN entire nsw revenue code
- submit IL 70 the next session Of
~ U1nsgal assembly.
oeeald csesese Primary LaM.
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