Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-04-16
IOWA LEGISLATURE !
ADJOURNS TOMORROW
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This was identically the same propos-
ition as terminal tax, which pro-
posed to give cities the right to the
tax on all railroad property in the
city instead of a mileage distribution
of the entire valuation over the en-
tire mileage. The decisive vote on
the proposed amendment to the con-
stitution amendment resolution will
probably prevent the terminal tax be-
ing called up for consideration.
The house has passed the senate
bill by Mates, giving the executive
council authority to expend such
amounts from the public treasury as
necessary to ascertain the valuation
of classes of property for taxable pur-
poses. This means that the execu-
tive council has the authority to hire
engineers, experts and helpers to
make a physical valuation of rail-
roads, express companies, telegraph
and telephone companies in the state
that g. true valuation may be estab-
lished for taxation purposes. At the
present time the executive council es-
Inmates the value of the roads from
the earnings shown in the state.
These two important steps are abb
solutely in controversy to the prime
iples in the proposed Permanent Tax
Commission bill and indicate clearly
the overwhelming defeat of that plan.
The Allen bill, as is known, propos-
| ed retaining the state tax levy on
real and, personal property to full
market value, with the establishment
of a system of county assessors to
force this true value, while it pro-
vided fixing a value on railroads and
other corporation property upon mere
statements made by officers of the
corporations and interested persons,
instead of scientific ad valorem val
uatiOn such as has been given the
executive council authority to make
under the Mates law.
! The house defeated the proposed
road bill, which was designed to levy
a one mill tax for a general fund to
be expended in encouragement to
better roads. 1t was provided that
good roads districts could be organ
lied on the plan of drainage districts
l and Whom nrOani1n1 10 -,
would pay from this special fund 40
per cent the cost of the work, pro-
viding, however, that the money
raised in each county should remain
in that county. 1t further provided
that where a township failed to org
anize a road district its share of the
money would be distributed among
the road districts organized III the
county. After the failure of the bill
motion to reconsider was filed.
The following are the bills which
were practically finished and made
ready for the governor during the
week past:
16. Balluff, providing as to distri-
button of shares of an estate.
70. Boo, increased aid for high
schools giving normal instruction.
76 Arney, minimum allowance at
Soldiers home, $12,550 a month.
81. Head, authority to condemn
for electric transmission lines.
so. Chase, pension $40 a month
for survivors Spirit Lake expedition
11S. De Wolf, authorizing banks to
act in judiciary capacity.
| 140. Jones, fees from visitors al
prisons to go to purchase books.
142. Jones. per capita support Nit
chellville SIG, Eldora $13.
| 161. Perkins, establishment custo-
dial department for confirmed ineb-
rates.
1862. Perkins. method of paroling
from hospitals and return.
1876. McManus, per capita support
at Oakdale fixed at s45 month.
200. Wilson of Appanoose, provid.
ing index of corporation records.
PA. Mates, authority for executive
council to investigate.
$50. Neal, appropriate for paving
near Mt. Pleasant hospital.
233. Darrah, presidential prefer
ence and election of delegates.
249. Head, rules of the road fol
motor vehicles.
go. Hilsinger, license fee for au
tos reduced after August /.
259. Jones, providing for cost Of
support of nonresident insane.
267. White, requiring railroads tc
post train bulletins at stations.
PTS. Perkins, dividing the two state
industrial schools.
3O7. Ream, inspection of gypsum
mines.
331. Robinson, restoring territory
to school district.
$40. Runnegan, improvement certi
ficates to draw interest from accept
ance.
S51. Legal. appropriating $500 fol
C. G.. Patten.
35S. Smith, legalizing at Atlantic
3S9. Sullivan, arbitration of labol
disputes.
1913. Arney. fixing salaries of II
brary commission by legislature.
All. Darrah, providing for direct ell