Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-04-14
THE BILL is NOW A LAW

THE BILL IS NOW A lA\
VIII Assess Bank Stock at rwent
Per csnt-other Forms Of Prop.
srty viii b Assessed
Is Per Cent.
Dos Moines.-A straight i've mi
levy on moneys and credits will b
levied in Iowa in the future.
A bill by the senate ways an
means committee providing for sue
. tax was passed IN the house BY q
overwhelming vote. The measure a
ready has been passed in the senat'
and only the signature Of the govern
or IL needed to make it law.
Only eight members voted in op
position to the passage Of the bill
They are Baumsn Of Van Buren,
Campbell of Webster, Downsy OF
Craw ford. Gilbert Of Clayton, Penn Of
Fremont. Ripley Of Hancock, Rowlei
Of Monona and Taylor Of Union.
Under the provisions Of the bill. al
nensys and credits shall be taxed
upoa the uniform basis throughout
the state Of 1~e mills on the dollar
q sotual valuation, the money to DO
collected whore the owner lives.
0hases Of stock u national. state and
savings hanks and loan and trust
companies and Ill moneyed capital
shall be assessed upoa the basis Of
- per cent Of the actual value ct
tAs rate Of taxation Of other proper.
ty in the taxing district
Several attempts By Brady Of Dal-
lea, Dawson Of Cherokee. and stipe
Of Page to amend the bill were voted
down. there being prevailing senti-
nest TO leave the measure In it,
original form. Representative Han
cock, who voted against the measure.
attempted to postpone action until
Friday, but his motion was lost.
The bin il one Of the most i'm
poytsnt that has been before the
present legislature. There hes been {
s5eat demand for q change in the
present laws governing the taxation
6 0e1sys and credits and 1t 10 be
lisved that the new Law win relieve
the situation to . great extent.
VIII Entertain.
In return for the reception given
early In the session BY the Legisla'
tive Ladies' league, the members soi
the general assembly will sntertail
Ut IN elaborate banquet At Hotel Col
fax Saturday evening. Members o.
The senate and the house. tina officers
Of the general assembly and the STATE
officers and their families are invited
DO attend.
Special cars win be chartered To-
the trip to Colfax. The people o.
Colfax are preparing to make q BIZ
event Of the banquet.
The committee in charge of Ar
engagements 10 composed Of Govern
or Carroll, Attorney General Cossol
and Speaker Stillman.
Election Of Printer.
The senate passed Joint resolu
ton by Smith Of Mitchell. providin|
Tor Z Joint convention Thu1sda
night, April 6, At o'clock, for tn
purpose Of electing . state printe
and a state binder. The house PROT
lbly will adopt the resolution. N
DEFINITE arrangements have bee
made for 4 regular republican cot
Gus on printer and binder as ye
The senate caucus committee ant
The caucus committee appointed b
the republicans will probably get It
ysther and decide. Some Of the car
lidates want the caucus held thi
week.
sizing Committee.
The "slaughtering" committee, pc
iitely known as the sitting commit
tee. is called for in q resolution in
troduced in the senate by sammis o
Plymouth.
The resolution provides that Pres
ldsnt Clarke Of the senate shall up
point Z sitting committee Of sevea
members. 1t further provides tina
oil bills not carrying appropriations
and on the calendar April l shall b.
referred to the committee. All similar
bills introduced after that date vii
30 to the same committee. No &C
ton was taken on the resolution, Il
going over under the rules until later
Bills Passed In House.
Providing that boys 10 to 10 year.
old, on conviction of any crime ex
cept murder, may be sentenced tt
the reform school at Eldora, and tha
girls 10 to 16 years old. on convic
tion OF any crime except murder
may be. sent to the reform school a,
Mitchellville. Passed, II to 1.
Providing stock mems sleeping
cars on all stock trains running
through the state for SIX hours a
night time. It also requires prope,
ventilation Of these stock mems sleep
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