Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-27

there can be and will be made some
other slight millage taxes to meet the
necessities of the state. Quite q mum
Der of tax measures are before the
legislature already. There is q bill to
abolish the special rate on moneys and
credits so that this class of property
will pay as other classes. bill has
been presented to permit corporations
owning stock in other corporations to
deduct so as not to make a double
taxation on some of this corporation
stock. There is a bill to increase the
exemptions as to blooded livestock.
The bill for a tax commission will be
presented in due time and " ill receive
some consideration. The fact that the
state now has virtually tax commits
sion, but without the power necessary
for it to get the real facts, is of much
Importance in this connection. A bill
for terminal taxation of railroad prop
erty separate from the general systems
is ready. Then there is the amend :
ment to the constitution which looks to
an adjustment so that such property
as railroad property viii be taxed by
the state alone and there will be no
general state tax levy. All these things
give the ways and means committee
material for real work.
Mr. Hinshaw. state game warden,
expects to get members of me legisia :
ture together some evening this week
to present to them in detail the facts
regarding the need for material re-
vision of the game laws and especially
what ought to be done With the migra :
hfrj 10 Will raDnYf
what was done at the interstate meet
ing Of game wardens and others at
Kansas City with reference to uniform
action in this part of the country and
recommendations to the federal au-
thorities, The facts regarding the
general changes desired in the game
laws have already been printed.
Chief Justice Deemer and others APP
peared before the joint committee on
judiciary yesterday and discussed the
matter of the proposed change in the
law so that the supreme court re-
porter win become a permanent code
editor. 1t was pointed out that there
is need of much work to be done, that
the work of revision OF The code and
annotating the same SHOULD go on all
the while and be kept right up TO date
so that there would be no long pc
RODS of waiting for new p-intings OF
| the code or supplement. The court re-
porter could easily take on this work
and should be placed on salary that
he might devote his entire time tc
the same.
The amendment to the constitution
prohibiting entirely the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors in Iowa as offered by
/ Wilson and Thomas has beer referred
to a sub committee. A flood of petit
tons is now due. The matter will be
in the hands of the subcommittee fol
consideration some time.
o. II. Dunlap. OF Kalona, and e. c
Copeland, of Correctionville, were be-
fore the two committees of the legis-
lature on highways and presented fully
the views of the boards of supervisors
as to how to strengthen the road laws
Mr.. Dunlap is a long time member OF
the board in Washington county anc
| chairman of the Legislative committee
| of the state association Of supervisors
The suggestions made were conserva
| tive in the extreme. following the lint
| of the resolutions adopted last summer
| at the state meeting of the supervisors