Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-03-19

only 65 members we're present, al
though the official vote showed 65
ayes" 20 mays" and 10 not voting.
Conference committee agreements
had settled the major differences. The
major controversy over certain de-
auctions from the tax in lieu of per.
sonal exemptions of income, was set.
tied by provision including all ad
yalorem taxes on real and tangible
personal property not to exceed rs
per cent of the total income tax.
After the passage of the personal
income tax bill, the companion meas.
ure, placing per cent tax on net
income of corporations, was voted up.
on and passed by vote of 60 to 10,
with is absent or not voting.
The two bills were then transmitted
to the senate and passed by vote of
virtually to 1.
The personal income tax measure
would require the payment of taxes
on all income of single persons above
$500 yearly and married persons with
incomes more than s1400, with rates
running from per cent on the first
$1,000 and per cent on all income
above $4,000.
Shortly after midnight Thursday,
the official hour Of adjournment, both
houses acted upon two of the most
important vetoes of the session.
Unexpected Vetoes.
The senate received an unexpected
veto of the Showalter school bill and
the house the veto of the permanent
registration bill.
Lacking the votes to pass either bill
over the veto each house tabled Its
vetoed bill, thus killing the issues
for the session.
1t was the same old story of the
"road melons," only more intensified
this session than ever before that held
up everything and forced the over.
time. Two years ago 1t held the leg
islature twenty-one hours overtime.
Then, as at this session, some of the
Disguised personnel demanded changes
in the rules so it could never happen
again. Four years ago it was the
same story, only the overtime then
was but six hours.
There is no question but the long
overtime delay will become an issue
in the next campaign, through a de.
mand for rules amendment to force
early action.
Indications of this are found in the
announcement by the State Grange
that it will circulate an initiative
measure to create an elective high
way board. This will tend to center
attention of the state on the condi-
tons which tied up the present ses.
sion and will have the effect of put
ting candidates for the legislature on
the firing line on this issue alone.
Auto License and Gas Tax Passed.
The house yielded to the senate
in conference and passed the motor
license fee revision bill for flat Ii.
cense fee of SO and a 2-cent increase
in the gasoline tax. 1t now goes to
Governor Hartley.
If the measure is approved, Wash
ington will have gasoline tax of 5
cents a gallon beginning April 1, 1881,
and So license fee for cars, regard
less of size, beginning January 1, 1882.
1t is calculated that the revised sys.
TEN will yield more than $4,000, 900
yearly.
The possibility and probability of |
Governor Roland Hartley vetoing the
2 cent increase in the gas tax, but |
leaving the flat SO fee for the auto
mobile licenses, is also factor in the |
present situation, as such veto
means a curtailment in 1882 of ap-
proximately 100000 in revenues for
highway purposes. The states rev.
enues come entirely from the license
fees and gas taxes. Such reduction
means heavy slashing in appropria-
tons, as the highway department will
not spend any more money than 1t
has.
BY making "over appropriations"
the legislature will place in the hands
of the director chance to weed out
programs he does not favor even al.
though demanded by the legislature,
he being able to assert mo funds are
available"
Governor Hartley will not "be at
home" to callers for the next few
weeks. This was the announcement
made at the executive office.
The governor and his advisors have
a mass of approximately 100 bills left
by the legislature to consider. He will
work without interruption" from