Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-03-13
TOBACCO EXEMPT
FROM TAXATION
Wheer Stored, In Bill Passed BY
House, To Aid Western Ken
lucky Growers

Frankfort, KY, March 13.-The
Williamson bill to exempt unmanu-
factured tobacco from local taxation
and imposing a State tax of 60 cents
instead cf 40 cents as at present, re-
ceived d stormy passage in the House
Friday, after Governor Morrow had
/ thrown his personal efforts into the
fight for the measure
The governor appeared before the
Rules Committee and insisted on it
being called up Immediately on pas
sage of the McLellen Judiciary Bill
Mr.. Morrow's action followed
conference with w. G. Davis, Elk
ton, district representative of the
Farmers Bureau, who addressed the
House.
He said Western Kentucky farmers
have not been able to dispose of their
tobacco, and must store it in the city
warehouses, where their product is
subject to county, city and school
tax
The bill eXempts not only the
farmers tobacco but tobacco in re-
handling plants at Owensboro, Lex
ington, Henderson, Bowling Green
and other cities, and representatives
from these cities fought the bill hard,
declaring the loss in revenue would
be large.
Declaring that he is convicted that
neither party in Kentucky it sttmpt-
ing honestly to carry out its cam
paign pledge to abolish useless Of
fees, reduce taxes and to expedite
business, Senator Haynes Carter, of
lEliZabtehtown, introduced in the Sen
4 ate resolution proposing that the
Legislature meet during the state
campaign. By this method, he as
seIts, the parties might show by ac-
tions and net promises the sincerity
of their plans.
The resolution was prepared by
Senator Carter following the action of
+ the senate in transferring the Of
{ flee Of the State, Foresterto the State
epartmnet of Agriculture and pass
/ ing bill establishing the ,Stste
! Theological Survey and the dfsE bf
State Geologist. This new office pays
a salary of $4,000 a year, and the bill
appropriates S27,50O annually for the
department. Senator Carter saidi'in
addressing the Senate that it's action
in passing bills abolishing the name
, Of a department and then transferring
: the department bodily to some Other
, department "is a camouflage which
will not fool the voters long,
With but little opposition, the anti
trust bill, to prevent conspiracies
pools, trusts and combinations, passed
the Senate % to 6.
The judiciary bill, advocated by the
Administration, which permits candi,
: dates for Appellate Judge and Cir.
cult Judge to be placed under the
emblems of either OF all parties, pass.
CQ Une house. rt
The bill of Representative Nc
. Lellen TO fix salaries of Deputy Clerl
of Police Court at $1,000, and the
Pryse bill, to increase from $500 tt
$1,S00 fees paid to the State Treas
urer out Of the insurance premium
: tax, were passed unanimously.
Il A boorJ Of y,,nx,;pnr y,;otura ooncnr
of three members, to be appointed b.
the Governor, is to be established Tn
/, der the bill of Representative Pryse
: which was passed, 60 to 21. Member
are to be appointed from lists sub
mltted by the Federation of Women
= ;. clubs, moving picture exhibitors ant
the State Superintendent of Publ
Instruction. They are to receiv
$1,000 annually for their services. TIL
salary of the secretary to the boar
is not to exceed $4,000 annually an
\ expenses of the board are limited t
$4,000 annually.
A fee of 81 for each reel censored
= = to be paid to the board by moving pic
= ture exhibitors.
Resolutions commencing Suzann
Hart Chapter, D. A. R., of Frankfor
q for bringing to the state cemetery tn
:, body of Lieut. Preston O'Bannon, tn
" Kentuckian who was first to plant tn
American flag ON foreign soil, givin
, to enrolling clerks 5000 for extl
, work, also providing for $500 to pa
! for the Blue, Book, a compendium is
= sued biennially by the State Libraria
: were adopted,
: Governor Morrow signed the Vanc
bill levying tax of SO cents pc
gallon on whisky in bonded ware
n. houses in Kentucky. The state es
ID poets to realize $15,000,000 as r.
lsult Of tais bill.