Show REVENUE BOARD IS LOST CHORD House Believes That State Board of f Equalisation Ought I to Revise System The rho plan to create a board to examine into the present system of ot taxation and amI revenues went down to defeat yesterday when house bill No o 51 iiI I by b was Killed Tho The proposed law provided for fora a commission lon of three qualified persons to study the system of taxation and und rove reve revenue nue nul to make careful research Into the systems in practice in other states and to take account of matters generally in connection with the state revenue ss system tern tem This board was as to report to the legislature of 1911 and was to have 1000 annually for its actual and necessary ex expenses This sum was later reduced to for the period Thompson opposed the bill blU saying that he was opposed to creating any an more boards that the state board of equalization tion had full power to do what was In Intended intended Intended tended to be done by the provisions of tho the measure under consideration Mr Ir Henrie said that he too was as op opposed Opposed posed to having any an more boards and called caned attention to the fact that the sal salaries salaries aries arl of or the members of the board of equalization had been raised two years cars ago ao in order that they might give their time to the very things which it was sought by b this bill to bring about Mr McMillin said that Instead of hav hay having havIn hayIng ing In revenues from an assessment of tO Q they ought to be on more than rOO He had no personal interest In the matter mater but he believed it would be In the line Une of or wise economy to create ceale the tue board bard Mr Ir McCracken said that Inasmuch as asIr Mr Ir McMillin was wa carefully guarding the available money mone In the treasury or that which will wm be there and had concluded that there would be only over and above aboe estimated expenses with Ith some yet yetto yetto ct to be heard herd from he questioned the wis wisdom wisdom wisdom I dom of or spending of this thi for a board of any am kind Mr 11 Holman wanted to know whether or not Mr McMillin had taken t ken account of the 1000 In figuring up his estimates Mr Ir McMillin said he h had not At the finish a motion to strike out the enacting clause cause prevailed |