The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1918-01-30

$4,000 Asked For Tax Department
Eleven new jobs. paying $4,000 a
year each In salary and expenses un-
Ter the State Tax Commission, and
S22,5O0 additional for the use Of the
Tax Commission, will likely be Gre
ated II the house adopts the bill Of
Senator w. +. Rogers, OF Guthrie,
which passed the senate. The Rogers
measure provides an additional annual
appropriation of $4,000 for the use of
the commission for three years.
The bill passed the senate 33 to 2.
rhe bill of Representative A. J. oliver,
Of Scottsville, which Is counterpart
Of the Rogers bill, was up in the
house for passage, but had to be re-
TERED to the committee on appropria'
Itions under the house rules before 1t
could be acted on.
While the house was in a committee
Of the whole hearing M. M. Logan,
chairman Of the State Tax Commits
sion, speak for the bill, the question
was asked him how many additional
men would be necessary and their sal
airy. He replied he thought IL men
would be sufficient, with an annual sal.
airy of $1,000 and an expense account
of $500, making total of $4,000 year
each. The remainder Of the $4,000
appropriation, which is $22,500, will be
used for employment of Office clerks
and tax experts. Logan promised the
members that II they would make the
appropriation OF $4,000 for the use Of
the commission there would be re-
turn of 100000 for the investment.
AS for the Kentucky State Tax Com
mission, Logan said that the Kentucky
Legislature did not have the same con-
fdence in its commission as many Of
the states of the Union had in their
Tax Commissions. He read list OF
states that do not make any appropria.
ton at all, but leave it to the discrc-
ton of the commission to use any
amount 1t desires and make a requisi-
ton for the money.
The senate lost no time in passing
the bill after Logan had pointed out
that in order to get results from the
new tax laws 1t was absolutely neces-
gary to have more money to run the
office.
Previous to action on this bill the
senate passed the Rogers bill, provid-
ing for holding the annual conference
Of assessors in Frankfort, by the vote
of 33 to 0. Under the present law the
annual conference of assessors is held
n each congressional district. Sew
eral of the senators expressed the op!n-
ion that the bringing together Of the
assessors from the 100 counties at one
conference would result in efficiency
through an exchange of ideas.
An anti-pass law, to carry out the
provisions of the constitution, was in
reduced by Senator Burton. The
measure would repeal Section 1 of the
apti-pass law. II this is done all per-
sons, except those holding public Of
fees, will be permitted to use passes.
A bill by Senator Combs requires
the members of the State Commission
and the secretary of the commission
to give separate bonds, the commits.
sioner $4,000 and the secretary $4,000.
The premiums on the bonds are to be
paid by the state.
The resolution of Senator Bradley,
authorizing the Lieutenant Governor
to appoint committee of three men,
bers to investigate the conduct and
expenditures of all state offices and de.
partments, was referred to the rules
committee.
A resolution was introduced by Rep
resentative l.. B. Hamilton, of Frank.
fort, expressing sympathy for Mrs. Liz.
zie Herrick, whose son, Ovid Herrick,
of Flat Creek, Franklin county, had
been killed by gunshot wound in
France while with General Pershing's
expeditionary forces. The resolution
was adopted unanimously by stand.
ing vote.
The house adopted the resolution OF
Representative Dill, of Campbell, pro-
viding for the appointment of a com,
mittee of seven members to investi
gate the feasibility of the establish.
ment of state bindery and printery
and for the publication of free text
books for the school children of the
state.
The Frost statewide prohibition bill
was reported favorably from the Com.
mittee on Constitutional Amendments
Jail Sentence RENTED.
Governor Stanley has RENTED the
remainder of Daisy HOustOn's five
years sentence in the Jefferson coun
ty Jail. where she was instructor in
the colored school under former 1ailer
C. c. Foster, who has recommended
clemency. Daisy first received a sen
tence Of to 10 years for killing her
husband and shooting another woman.
This was eventually reduced to five
years. in Jail. She has been In jail
about two years. -
May Establish Barge Line.