The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-02-13
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The Bill Passed by the House
so to %.
This Income to State to Offset
Loss From Inheritance Tax,

by a large majority, ana with lew
amendments, the Mahurin bill provid-
ing a tax of corporations was passed
by the house yesterday afternoon. The
ure was so to %. The chief amend
ments effected the amount of the an
nual fee where paidup capital stock
exceeded a million dollars.
Under the terms of the bill as intro
duced corporations were to pay a fee
of $3.50 a year on capitalization of
more than one million and less than
two million. A fee of 81 900 was
taxed on capitalizations of between two
and five millions of dollars. The
amendment provided a fee of 81 900 for
a capitalization of between two and
same between three and four millions;
of 81, 900 between four and five millions,
and left the former fee of 81, 500 where
the capitalization exceeds five millions
of dollars. The tax is graduated from
$25 year on SO, 900 corporations to
the above figures.
Speaker w. L. Brown, who was earn
estly in favor of the measure, estimates
that the income from the taxation thus
adopted will about replace the loss to
the state through the repeal of the in
heritance tax law.
Just taxing the living instead of the
dead is the way he puts it.
In an argument in favor of the bill
the speaker declared that the corpora
lions have special privileges that in
dividuals do not enjoy the property of
the incorpOratOrS, for instance, not be-
ing liable for the debts of the corpora
ton. whereas the parties to a partner
ship are responsible and may be held
individually for the debts of the part
nership.
There was not a little amusement
when a member of the minority c. G.
Blakely, of Shawnee. came forward to
tell the house that the taxes thus coll
lected ultimately come out of the
pockets of the consumers.
''Who pays the TARIFF" demanded
half a dozen Democrats.
why, the consumer, of course, fin
allv pays it," Blakely said.
When the cheering and laughter died
away somebody else came back with
another question.
Were not you elected on a platform
pledged to a high tariff?''
BIakely denied this emphatically
amidst another burst of laughter and
applause.
"Welcome to the south side" then
came from all over the hall, at which
the speaker, finding himself south of
the middle aisle, hastily retreated to
the north side.
Numerous minor amendments were
offered, all of which We're voted down.
reduce the tax on the smaller corpor-
atoms. At present all corporations
up to a capitalization of $4,000 are
to pay $25 a year fee. Voiland want
ed to reduce this to SIS, and to cut the
tax of $4,000 corporations to SO.
A lively scrap followed an attemD
to strike out portions of the section
exempting certain corporations from
the tax. I. n. Williams of Sedgw!ck,
wanted to make the provisions apply
to all corporations, even including
banks and insurance companies, who
now are paying special tax. This
was defeated. Then J. NJ. Satter-
thwaite of Butler wanted to specifi-
caIly exempt agricultural, horticul-
tural and live stock fair associations.
This also was defeated.
The roll call on the final passage of
the bill resulted as fellows:
Ayes: Armstrong of Cherokee, Ash
croft, Bailey, Bay. Bentley, Blaisdcl,
Boyd, Bunger, Chase, Cook, Crippen,
Cummings, Davis of Edwards, bod
deridge, Doerr, DowlinE Drew FanaS
ley, Gilman, Gord"n fTrale Hanlr
Hanger, Hanna, Harmed, Helton, Hen
bricks, Herr. Hines, Holbrook, Houta,
Jensen, Jewett, Kerschen, Kyser,
Lane, Lauback, Lumpl>in, Lyon, Ma
hurin, McGregor, Miller Of Cherokee.
Miller of ottawa, Milton, Moorhead,
Meyer, Mulroy, O'Connor, Ossweiler,
Ragle, Riddle, Robson, Ross,
Schlicher, Scott, Shuey, Smischry,
Spiker, stevens, Stone of Shawnee,
Stone of Sherman, Tannahill, Tanner.
Tilley, Timpkin. Topping,
Tromble, Tulloss, Tyson, Uplinger,
Wilson of Crawford, Wilson of 'ireel-
ey, Zutavern, Mr.. Speaker-S0.
Nays: Blakely. Carney, Daily, Davis
CT Grey, Dawley, Freeland, Gibson of
Crawford Jocelyn, Laing, McDanna
Noble, Ostlind. ReitZel, Satterthwa'te.
showalter. Todd, Turner.
Tyler, Wacker, Williams Woodbury.
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Absent or not voting: Armstrong Of
Cloud, Atkinson. Barrett, Brewster,
Burtis, Carnahan, Carroll, Gillunl, |
Houston, johnson. Keene, Kincaid, !
Mitchell, NewIand, Nichols,
Orr, Perryman, Strain, Sutor, Voflan /, |