, 1923-02-15

psrsonIy who have opposed an6 arc
opposing the law enforcement WORK
OF the state and who have dehrd
prohib ton to the best of their ability.
Now, he added, when the ''drys"
agree to abolish the state department
put the problem squarely up to the
county nuthoritles-just what the
vets nave beer asking for-thore
should be no objection.
Il have no objections to this BILL
replied Woodruff. But l should like
10 know II the members of this house
are willing to pledge themselves to
be candid. faithful and sincere IN
Their stand for a strict observance
Of the law. II they are not, they
have no possible moral right to put
through such measures"
The bill was approved; the veteran
shoshoni mans suggestions were not
acted upon.
In a debate over r II. Alcorn's
proposal for a Wyoming Tax Fact
Finding commission. Leslie Miller
asked II tho State Board of Equaliza.
t!on could not do all h needed work,
without going to the expense OF hav-
4ilb hLlOAilSi bOdy W wall III dpplOpEl
alton OF come $1,000. Alcorn replied
that 1t might not be necessary to
spend any extra money-that the
commission, to be composed of the
governor, the secretary OF state and
h state treasurer. could ask the
board to make a thorough study OF
taxation problems and suggest re.
visions in the present Law. Miller
thcreupon asked:
Is It not a fact that this proposal
was inspired by certain oil companies
h a wish to prevent the passage OF
a severance tax law and seek to side
step 1t by this means? Is 1t not a
fact that these companies will try
to stop any means OF making them
help u taxation b~urdens?" ,
Alcorn answered hat provisions Of
the measure had been talked over
and suggested By men who may be
interested in the oil game" but he
denied that they had sponsored the
bill.
Opposing MIller's motion to lay the
bill aside until after the severance
tax question had cen disposed of.
A W. Mccullough a the correct
information was just what was neces-
sary before such a were to
be passed. The Cheyenne man
wanted to know IL there was any
thing to prohibit the present state
board from gathering this informa-
ton. Mccullough replied that 1t APP
pears TO be the policy Of the legisla-
lures now and in years gone by to
refuse TO give the board enough
funds with which to do much in
vestigatlng.
a. NJ. Wilson said: This bill is
so evidently a part OF the Program OF
starvation and delay hat I am in
favor OF Mr.. Miller's motion"
a. S. Mercer said the house had
wasted many hours in discussing tax
measures, only to vote them down
afterwards, and that some means
whole system.
F.. H. Healey said the bill was
Fundamentally right.
Thomas Hunter maintained that it
was wholly illogical for the legisla-
ture to reuse to appropriate money
to the existing beard but give q big
sun TO a separate commission OF
elective officials.
w. c. DeLoney said:
81 am opposed to delaying action.
to these dilly-dally tactics. Mr.. MI
Ter wants us TO wait until some
measure in which he is interested is
acted upon so he can shape his policy
accordingly. He is institutinG some
little sort Of fil!buster."
After expressing himself as much
obliged" for this information as to
his purposes. Miller withdrew his
motion. and the bill then was mp.
proved. with all the republicans. save
Woodruff, who voted in the negative.
and Franzen. who did not participate,
standing by it and all the democrats.