Weekly journal-miner., 1913-03-05
TAX AND REVENUE
 IMPORTANT BILLS

PHOENIX, Feb. H.-As was an ticipated at the beginning of the ses- sion the revenue and taxation bills will stand out prominently when the present legislature has adjourn ed, as the most important measures of the entire session Two bills arc now being considered by the fin ance committee of the Senate and the ways and means committee of the House One is the general re venue statute relating to the levy and collection of taxes, and the other i the bill extending the powers of the State Tax Commission and the State Board of Equalization. These two bills will be followed by bill out lining a law for the taxation of mines and bills for the taxation of private car companies, telegraph and telephone companies, and possibly four mill tax on money.
 Blanket Suit for Delinquent Taxes. | One important amendment all ready adopted by the committee having these bills in charge, pro vides for a blanket suit for collect ion of delinquent taxes in the place of individual suits for each delin- quent tax payer The amendment will work great saving in the way of cost and court fees. It was pro posed by Senator Wood of Yavapai county, who has taken a prominent part in the framing of the proposed revenue law. Agriculture Building at University.
 Senator Hughes of Pima county has introduced bill in the State Senate, providing for appropriations for building for agricultural edu- cation at the University of Arizona for the use of the Arizona agricul- tural experiment station. It also provides for the maintainance and | improvement of the University Farm and for extending the equip ment for agricultural instruction; it also carries appropriations for the experimental stations located at Prescott, Snowflake, and in the Sul phur Springs Valley. The bill also provides for a continuation of the horticultural experiments now being carried on at Phoenix, Yuma, and Tempe, and for the encouragement of Farmers Institutes and expense of operating the agricultural demon stration trains The total sum of the appropriations is $245,5O0.
 Want Bridge at Needles.
 Encouraged by the favor the Colo rado river bridge at Yuma bill met with at the hands of the present legislature, Senator Lovin has intro duced in the Senate a bill providing for the construction of a bridge across the Colorado River at Mo have county at a point near Need les The bridge, it is proposed, will be part of the National Highway, which residents of the northern part of the State hope will ultimately be constructed. 2
 Dentistry Bill Passed.
 Representative Craig, of Cochise county, who early in the session in troduced a bill providing for the regulation of the practice of dent istry congratulated the House on its good judgment, when it passed this bill almost unanimously. But two members voted against the measure, Representatives Bradner and Kelton.
 Oppose Anti-Tip Measure.
 The Cooks and Walters Union have taken cognizance of Senator Faces bill prohibiting the giving or acceptance of tips, and have written Speaker Linney of the House ask ing for permission to be heard when the bill comes up for consideration. Phoenix hotel men are also opposed to the bill and as their represent ative J. C. Adams, of the Adams hotel, has registered as a lobby-ag- ent The only place in the Union having such bill according to the arguments of those opposing the measure is the State of Washington, where it is said the law is evaded in secret and the giving and accepting of tips goes on just the same.
 Don't Want To Pay Tax. The Western Federation of Miners through their Union at Miami has petitioned the legislature to enact a law prohibiting corporations or other employers from collecting any tax from employees. The part