The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-21
NEW TAXATION
SCHEME SPRUNG
IN EXPRESS COS.
uorsE FINANCE AND TAX con.
uIrrEE REC0lnENDs CHANGH
IN TAXING CORPORATIONS.
Would Have Them Ply Per Cent .:
Gross Receipts in. Lien Of t8ate
/. md County Taxes.

88O VV09O4 os
lBy J. Hugh Reese.)
Tallahassee. April 2l.-Neither
House was in session this morning
but the committees and lobbyists are
tusy.
Probably the mental anguish bill
sill be materially amended or sub
stituted.
A large number Of doctors OF Va
rious schools are here to work
AGAINST Russell's bill which It 10 said
was inspired by Dr. Porter OF the
State bOaru Of health.
The finance and taxation commit
zee of tie House decided after much
argument to recommend to the
House that the express companies 10
The state pay ~ per cent Of their
gross receipts Of business done In the
State 40 . license tax in lieu Of the
present State and county taxes.
which will be increased to II per
cent CT what they now pay. The
House generally adopts committee
reports in such matters.
Things are settling down to routine;
scnsatonalism has been dropped ant
the real work Of the session is de.
veiop.u.. The first week was devot-
et to many Trades against
Stokes mental anguish bill with the
result that columns appeared pro and
con, mostly for. Stokes is making
beautiful attempt to get his mea'
sue through In hurry and the
chances are that 1t will be blocked
before the grand finale 10 reached.
Further Charley Jones arrived on
the scene, causing more mental an
suish. II the book Of Genesis had
been written In the year 1918. the
associate editor from Dixie would
have credited himself with the re-
sponsibility. Nothing happens un-
kss the great reformer in Tampa 10
directly accountable for subsequent
results The man who lost two
fights in Jacksonville. and not politl-
cal tights either. 10 q world beater
when it comes to fathering measures.
The House gracefully accorded him
tie privileges Of the body and that
stirred Charles ego.
Normal proportions were reached
Saturday after Moses Charlie had
folded his tent and stole away. A
serenity pervaded, a calmness existed
that was noticeable, Tallahassee once
asain assumed a garb Of jOyousness
and it is q good safe bet that it will
continue to be that way until the
Elijah from Jax once more enters
on the scene.
Texas has long since enjoyed the
rtputation for riotious legislatures
and Florida was making fast head.
way TO initiate but the conservative
Chat is the business element) has
asserted itself and matters will take
Cue course.
considerable criticism has beer
aimed at the continued adjournments
a. the early days Of the Legislature
tnt il must be remembered that bills
gong to committees require time for
Consideration. Taxpayers, on care
II analysis might be prone to re-
Meet on their representatives motives
III this respect, but deliberativc
ocdies cannot move in q Barney Old
leid style. It takes time for events
'o assume . style Indicative Of his.
Tory. Trivialities may be small mole.
euies one second and the next loom
~ a. wonderful signiheances.
1t depends "a what eide one ID
sanding: Tra1ae OF Seminole eoun-
Ties may appear to be the center ct
lie stage while the powers that be
are considering measures Of untold
interest. It requires . correspond
en' with the eyes Of IN angel to keer
"ick Of doings, especially when the
sneed Of the 1918 Florida Legisla
'ure 10 considered.
Tallahassee has never been a.
ifominent in its history as during
he present selsion: factions have
developed that are unknown quanti-
'es' Harry Floyd usurped . certain
amount Of space h previous orsa-
nIaticns but this time he b center
lg- He IL constantly being watched
's opponents and friends alike. Hia
"yie and undertakines are relished.
opeaker Farris 10 . few notchea
@lead of his provious stfido. Sneaker