Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-02-05
TOBACCO MAY Be
HIT AT FRANKFORT
Coal" Senators Put Over Reso-
luton Tc Investigate Levy
ing OF Mcre Taxes On 1t

ieiihioit =, Gu. o-lne senate agrl-
culture Committee today decided to
postpone until next Tuesday decision
on the Sims bill which prohibits pari-
mutucl bettirg z, when advocates of tho
race. tracks viii be heard.
By unanimous vote the sonata
passed the Simmons bill prohibiting
wage1s ON horse races except at races
and licensed race tracks. This is prac.
tlcally the anti-handbook bill which
was beaten in the house 1t provides
penalty of from 30 days to IL months
in Jail for violation.
The tobacco industry may be made
to pay much higher taxes in this state
and the revenue lost BY the elimination
OF hGuor manufacture be made up to
some degree from this source as a re-
suit of resolution adopted bv the
senate yesterday. It was offered bv
Senator AuXier of Pikeville, and pro-
vldes for an investigation of the pro-
ductlon to determine how much, if al.v
- escaping taxation. The preamble
10 th2 resolution recites that whereas
T." e%25o would lose $1,500,O0O annual
= "evenues formerly obtained from
nltoH. eating liquors, that the tobacco
industry ought to be investigated to
determine if a special or excise tax
could be levied on it to help make ur
this loss in revenue. Senators from
the tobacco growing districts were
worried over this reau!at;on. Senator
Jay Harlan, of Boyle, author of les,
oluticn to investigate the mineral re.
sourc IS of the state to determine their
value, charged that the resolution was
was a retaliatory measure aimed at
the tjbaccO districts. He said that
lobbyist for the coal operators stated
that ''the senators from the tobacco
districts will regret that they passed
the coal resolution for the coal men
will make them sit up and take no
tice." The vote was 20 to 16 in ia
vor &C the resolution. Senator Clarence
Miller, of Irvina representing the Mad
ison dist IT, voted for it.
The bill, ST Senator Haynes Carter,
to provide for the separate conine-
mont OF the climinally insane, passed
by 80 to /.
Senator Car offered a resolution
for an investie On of the Fish and
Game G which was passed.
! t.ws preventative Neel
-aitci. aa sas Gurfatit-a on Kentucky
3tatutes to report Senate Bill No.
which passed the upper house Jan. %.
This bill provided that sheriff's set
Elements and the financial condition
of q county might be published in any
newspaper of wide circulation in a
county instead of requiring publication
in full in a paper having the lareet
circulation The committee reported
adversely t. tha hill, after mucf debate
and the house 81 uS,8 ned the committee
thus killing the proposed bill and leav-
ing the law has it has been.
Representative Hebron Lawrence of
fered bill seeking to place 10 per
cent tax on gate receipts, purses and
premiums Of race tracks. A bill by
Representa- e Kennard prohibits the
playing of use ball on Sunday.
A 3-cent tax on each ton of coal
mined in the state is proposed in bill
by Gevedon. The money accruing is to
go to the school fund.
Representative Leonard Ballard, Of
Madison, offered bill to abolish the
office of trustee of the jury fund, in
line with Gov. Morrow's suggestion.
The bill of Representative Henry
Kaufman places the salary of truant
officers in cities of the first four class
IS at not more than So day.
A bill by Roy j. Cain allows the
sheriff 81 head for each unlicensed
log he kills.
A bill by Senator Jay Harlan pro-
hibits antedating marriage licenses re-
quiring licenses to be issued four days
before the marriage ceremony
The senate recessed while the mem
lbers presented handsome silver set
a senator and Mrs. Merriwether
!, Saith, Of Mercer, bridal couple The
!, presentation speech was made by SEN
ator Clarence Miller, of Estill. In his
responce Smith urged the bachelor
members to GO thou and do likewise" "