Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1913-02-19

that the stateV u derive all of its
income from taxation of the
railroads and otA" corporations.
Such properties then be exempt
from other taxes.
Railroads.
Report recommending passage has
been made by the house committee
on railroads on bills by Huff of Har-
din to require that railroads furnish
hunks for stockmen travelling with
live stock shipments and that settle
ment of claims for lost baggage must
be made by railroads with specified
time.
Municipal Corporations.
Both houses have passed the Huff
bill to require that unplatted lands
within the limits of incorporated
towns and cities must pay the library
tax.
Both houses have passed the Hazen
bill authorizing cities to levy taxes to
create funds for park improvements.
Senator Webber has introduced a
bill to provide that cities shall not
lose their class ification because of
loss in population unless those of the
first class drop below 10000 popula-
tion and those of the second class be-
low 1900.
Railroad Passes.
Sheen of Jones has introduced a
bill in the senate to provide that rail
roads may issue passes to railroad
lawyers and surgeons.
Agriculture.
The house has defeated the King
land bill billAto change the present
drainage laws.
There is a fight in the senate COM
mittee on agriculture over the Ames
weed bill to require that farmers cut
the weeds.
Report recommending passage has
been made by the house agriculture
committee on a bill to appropriate
$3.50 for a hog cholera serum lab
oratory at Ames.
Railroad commissioners are given
the power to order in private railroad
crossings where property owners and
railroad cannot agree, by the provis-
ions of a bill introduced in the house
by Ring of Linn.
There is a decided inclination on
the part of some legislators to take
away the corporation tax from the
rural districts and give it to the state
direct as revenue. This was demons
trated in the passage by the house of
the Klay resolution providing for an
amendment to the constitution to per-
nit special assessment of the state on
classes of property. Senator Mates
and Representative Larrabee have in
troduced a bill that would give the
Executive Council right to make a
physical valuation of all corporation
property fo~ the purpose of state tax
alton.
Representative Boernbrock of Wat
erloo considers the introduction of a
bill that would compell man to sell
his property at the value given the
assessor plus twenty per cent.
Bruce of Floyd has introduced a
bill abolishing rural independent
school districts.
Men and women who camp along
highways and trade horses will be
classed legally as Migrants" If the
bill by Representative Newcomb pas
ses.
Representative McVicker has in
troduced bill giving directors of CO.
operative societies the right to regu-
late the sale of stock, and to give all
stockholders equal vote in affairs of
the company regardless of the num-
ber of shares held.
Redistribution of So per cent of the
automobile tax among counties of the
state according to their square mile
age is provided in bill by Senator
Doran.
Representative Dawson has intro
duced joint resolution asking the
prohibition of the manufacture or the
sale of liquor in Iowa. The resolution
provides for an amendment to the
constitution.
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