The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-02-19
INHERITANCE TAX
MEASURE THROUGH
Amendments Offered BY the
Two Progressive Sena-
tors Were Defeated.
PASSED LIQUOR BILL
Permitting Sales on Several
Holidays-Senator Com
mons Against 1t.
(National News Association


INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 19.-Repre-
sentative Tingle's Inheritance tax bill
will become a law as soon as Gov.
Ralston signs his name to 1t. Just as it
passed the house, SO did it go through
the senate Tuesday evening, although
an amendment was offered which
would give counties from which the
tax accrues a shade of it.
Senator Hibberd Progressive, of
South Bend wanted the counties to
receive fifty percent of the taxes col
1ected; Senator Hauch thought Is per
cent would be sufficient share for the
state with the remainder divided be-
tween the counties according to popu-
lation while Senator Will Woods
amendment provided for each county
to receive 25 per cent of the money
collected in the county. 1t required the
vote of the lieutenant-governor to de-
feat Woods amendment. Then Gavit
(Progressive) proposed giving the
counties 20 percent and this too was
defeated and the Tingle bill passed.
The Taylor bill, permitting the sale
of intoxicating liquors on New Years,
July 4, Labor day, Discovery day,
Washingtons birthday and Lincoln's
birthday was amended to eliminate
Memorial day and July 4, and then
passed by the vote of 26 to 10. Those
voting against the bill included Com
mons, Hibberd, Carey, Jackson, Jen-
kins, Shively, while Kistler, Meter
vile and some others were absent.
Among those voting for it were Van
Mugs, Fleming, Gavit, Trautman and
Stotsenburg.
Senator Hauck, Uawrenceburg)w who
voted against it, explained his vote on
the grounds that it was contrary to
the Democratic platform which declar-
ed against tampering with the liquor
laws enacted by the previous legisla-
moral grounds.
The Mccormick bill regulating loan
sharks by limiting their fees to SO and
interest to two per cent a month was
passed, and the Netterville measure
providing graduate tax on automo-
biles ranging from SO to $40, according
to horsepower, was successful
ain And Out" Fees.
The Gin and OUT fees of sheriffs,
subject that has been involved in dis
pute for several years, are arranged
for in a bill introduced in the senate
late Tuesday by Senator kaufman.
Many thousands Of dollars are now
being held up because of difference of
opinion as to whether they belong to
the counties, or to the sheriffs, and
this bill legalizes the matter in favor
of the sheriffs, and further provides
that the fees shall be increased from
90 to twenty-five cents every time a
prisoner is admitted to or released
from Jail Gov. Hanly vetoed a SINH
lar measure; it was later passed over
his veto and then the supreme court
declared it unconstitutional. Katt-
mans bill is intended to straighten
matters out.
Specific appropriations nearly $780,
BOO in excess of those made two years
ago will be provided in the appropria-
ton bill, which the senate finance
committee and the house ways and
means committee had ready for intro
duction some time today
$1,S11 900 while in 1911 it was but
$830,000. The general appropriation
bill carried $3,750,00O and the commit
tees estimated that the present legis-
lature will make appropriations for
special purposes totaling 100000, in
Guiding the 100000 to put the public
utilities commission on its feet.
Also the assembly may pass the
Tingle appropriation bill, carrying ST.
100000 for the erection of centen-
NAL building. The committee on ways
and means had agreed to report the
Tingle bill favorably.
A favorable report was decided on
for the Spencer bill continuing the
state sinking fund levy, making a nine
cent levy, for state benevolent insti-
buttons, and 5h cents on the 500 for
the three educational institutions.
Indefinite postponement was recon-