Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-14
GOVERNOR DELIVERS FAREWELL
MESSAGE 70 LEa,sLATuRE
OF IOWA.
MANY CHANGES URGED
IN PRESENT STATUTES
Commission Strongly Rec.
acknowledgement 70 Present Con-
tract System for Prison Labor
Carroll commsnds cosson Removal
Laws.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican. q.
Des Moines. Jan. 14.-Governor B. F.
Carroll. in his second biennial mes
sage to the legislature, today, reviewed
briefly the two years and discussed the
various state institutions and their
needs. and made recommendations on
many matters Of legislation. He de-
clared that few sessions have been
Confronted with SO many important
measures as will be presented to you in
the course OF your deliberations and
none have had better opportunity for
doing a vast amount Of valuable serv-
ice for the state" Many Of the meas
ures have been considered and reported
on by special commissions and we may
therefore reasonably expect an unusual
amount Of valuable legislation. Ac-
cepting the estimates Of the state audi
tor, the governor states that the ex-
treme limit Of money available for ex-
appropriations for the Pc
riod 10 $4,000 If more is appro-
priatei the states income must be in
creased.
Revision OF Tax lav. Urged.
Among the new legislation earnestly
urged revision of the tax laws was
urged most strongly. The commission
appointed at the last session has made
q report which Is commended. The
plan for a state tax commission -
and approved and deciara-
ton made that the present method Is
q failure. Assessment Of property at
actual value IL recommended and
change in the method Of assessing
bank stocks and undivided profits OF
banks. The constitution OF the state
should be 10 amended as to permit
public service corporations to pay tnef
taxes direct into the state treasury. At,
tention was called to the fact that pc
cause of the change IN the law AZ 20
assessment OF moneys and credits t4e
state tax levy had to be increased. Tne
adoption of this law and repeal OF the
tax ferret law at the same time was
of questionable proprtety. He recon-
mends a direct Inheritance tax.
The governor discussed the subject
of land and personal credit associA-
t!ons. as this has been presented by the
president, and reviewed what has been
done elsewhere, but declined to make
any special recommendation on the
subject because Of not being fully con-
vinced that conditions here require
adoption Of the European system.
Workmsn's compsnsatien Act.
The report Of the commission on
workmen's compensation was revised
and commended and the attention Of
III dvpoy To
that this is q subject which must %
taken up and considered. The governor
said he is opposed to the provision re-
auiring that insurance be taken IN the
state company or association, put
would leave it open for other insurance
business. He made other criticisms OF
the majority report Of the commission
but commended the work as whole
In regard to public utilities he sald:
II would recommend the Crist Dill of
the last session as a basis from which
to work, making any changes therein
that may be necessary to meet the
conditions and requirements OF our
state. Let no man offer the excuse that
he opposed a measure because 1t con-
tanned Objectionable features unless he
can. in good faith show that he tried
to secure the elimination or modi9ica-
tion of such provisions as do not meet
his approval" Attention was called 10
the fact that the bills considered went
to defeat largely by reason OF the OPP
position of city officials.
Recommends Highway commission.
The governor quoted the resolutions
adopted recently at road convention
In Des Moines making recommends
tions as to what to do for permanent
roads. Heretofore" he said. Il have
the Importance Of properly
dragging. grading and draining the
roads and making use OF materials at
hand because did not believe that our
people were ready for anything more.
and also because those. things cOnsti-
tute the first principles In the con-
struction Of any kind of roads. BY the
above means we have greatly improved
the highways in almost all parts OF
the state: but l believe we have now
arrived at a period when, without IN
any degree lessening our, efforts along
the lines Of improvement above su9 :
gested, we ought to begin the construc.
ton Of permanent roads Of stone.
gravel, ETC." The governor said there
would be no objection to submitting
to the voters whether or not they de-
sire that the state borrow money for
road building, and he approved the
plan for a1-mill tax levy which would
yield about three-qparters of a. million
dollars annually. This is only shout
50 per cent in excess of the amount
that Is now raised hy- the !!ccnye on
and inasmuch as great
deal of the value Of the automobile III
cense is practically lost because Of the
wide distribution that IL made OF 1t, I
would suggest that instead OF a 1-mi!l
levy you SO amend the law; as to place
the expenditure Of the automobile fund
In the hands Of a central authority"
A state highway commission was rec ;.
Reviews Work Of Pardon Board.
. The work Of the pardon department
was reviewed. The governor declared
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