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exempted tneW ALSO. ING VII Wdc
recommended for passage after Sena-
tor Mates had secured report from
Secretary Of State Pool. showing that
of the total tax OF $4,000 collected
from the corporations of the state,
from $4,000 to $4,000 was paid by
manufacturers
Governor Morehead has presented to-
the house Of representatives q bill to-
require county assessors or county
clerks, or whoever happens to be in
charge Of an assessors work, to collect
the names Of all old soldiers Of the
war OF 1912, the Mexican war. and the
war OF the rebellion 70 that the names
may be listed as to company, regiment,
battalion, vessel, with the present
residence and postoff'ce address. The
soldiers OF the Spanish.American war
and the so-called PHILIPPINE insurrec-
ton are not asked for. The object is
to obtain complete roster OF soldiers.
This was attempted many years ago
and the duty was imposed upon asses.
sors and county clerks. Several vol.
umes of these rosters were published
by the secretary Of state. Later some
appropriation was made for the G. A.
r. state department to gather such in.
formation and transcribe 1t upon rec.
ords. The proposed bill provides that
the information collected shall be sub
mitted to Secretary OF State Pool.
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which has been agreed upon by the
special joint committee Of the house
and senate as a substitute to 8. F. No.
1 and other bills on that subject. has
been completed and copies furnished
to the press. The Joint committee in.
cludes Representatives Dau, Matteson
and Cox and Senators Henry. Shum.
way and Gates. Under this agreed
measure, II is made optional with
every elevator company whether II
shall become public warehouse. The
state railway commission will have
general control and regulation OF
these establishments. A maximum
schedule OF storage charges is fixed.
and companies must give bond to In.
sure compliance with the terms OF the
act.
Beginning with Monday, there will
be no legislation in the house which 10
not approved by a body of sixteen
members. This group is known as the
sitting committee. It will have no con.
troll over bills in the hands OF stand.
ing committees, but of the 175 bills
now on general file 1t will have abso
lutte charge unless the house gets un.
ruly and lifts some pet measure over
| the heads OF the sixteen men. And
such action never occurs without a
vigorous protest from the sifters.
The house finance ways and means
committee has agreed upon the recon.
mendation of a bill consolidating the
live stock sanitary board and the
stallion registration departments
with contemplated saving of about
$4,000. The measure as drafted
would appropriate $40 900 for salaries
and maintenance for the two depart.
ments. Two years ago 100000 was
appropriated for the live stock SAM.
tary board and $1,000 for the state
veterinarian and his assistant, but the
latter office was given the fees from
the office.
| On recommendation Of the board of
control, the senate increased the ap-
preparation in II. r. No. 474 from
$500 to $4,000 and recommended the
amended bill for passage. The money
IS for the purchase OF land for the
Hastings asylum. II was the original
plan to buy only sixty acres. but the
board discovered that 1t would be
economy to buy up the rest of the
quarter, the sixty being the poorest
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