Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-02-04
BILLS OF INTEREST.
Assemblyman Hall introduces a
Measure to Tax Gifts, Leg
acies and Requests.
Tax OF one Per Cent. TO be In
posed OH InherlaneeS 10
Relatives and Others.
senator Basntord tones Forth
NIlh a BOuntevus Present
10 the University.

\ bill Of decided interest To the pub
lie was introduced Ia the assembly yes
terday by Mr.. Han, Of Oconto. The in
Jendon OF Tie bill is 10 tax gifts, legacies,
and requests *, IN substance, provides
IOr Tie imposing "a a TAX VI 1 per cent
upon uncertainties IclL 10 individuals, yf
corporate purposes, wneu the legacy
amounts " $1,000 VI more,
Inc INST secuOn vi Tie bill reads us
follows; All property within the Jurls-
ulcuOu Of ue sLaJe, anu any interest
therein, whether belonging " iuhaD-
ILauJs VI Tie state Or not, and whether
tangible VI intangible, which shall pass
Dy VIII VI by the LAWS Oh JUe state reg
u4auAs muesLate succession, Ur ny deed,
grant, safe OF gut, Iuuue Oh luteuueu "
take eneCL III POSSESSION VI enjoyment
after Tie death Vi the srlntUI, " amy
person M llusJ Vi JlAyl ~ Use, OLuer imam
10 Ul LOl societies, cUIpUlauIls and lusLl-
JuuJus nov eAUupteu nom taxation,
SHAN DC AND Is SUBJECT To "a Tax AT The
rale hereinafter specimen lJr Tie use OIL
inc state. " ueu inc DeueucIal interest
" ANY personal property Or income
ucIcLOM suau pass 70 VI Tor the Use
VI any 1dJner, AOJucr, husband, we,
child, brother slsicI, WIIe VI "a widow VI
a son Or The husband VI Il daughter, u
any Cuild VI CAlurgu uuUpJgu us sucu IN
conformity WItn Inc IaNs vi Jue state
U1 W IscOlsIn Or To- any person " whom
the uec,1seu, Tor not imam ten years
pnur ~ uedu, sJOOl Ia the mutually acb-
nOHlcusel relation Oh pdreA., Or To any
uueaI ucsccuuauJ born III laWIul we'd
lOCAi III every SuJn case Jue rate vi such
LILA shall be one per CcuLulu Vi It's NaIue,
prONIuuu uIdJ Lue estate, winch may be
NaIueu al "a less sum imam $4,000 shall
not De subject 10 amy such tax but II
hucH UuueHclaI interest is III land
or rc,u Cslutu III lLIIs state, such interest
shall be exempt from taxation under
inns section. IN Ju other cases tile
rate Vi tax sAaD DC Hye per CenUuln OF
It's value, PROVIDED that eli estate which
may be valued at a less sum than 800
shall lot be subject 10 any such TAX, and
au ADMINS gtOrs, executors, and Jrus-
tees, ana amy SUCH grantee under a con-
yeyducc made uurlus me slantOI's life,
shall be nublc Tor All such taxes, with
lawful interest, as hereinafter provided,
until the same nave been paid Us herein
AIJpr directed -
The remainder Of the bill provides for
all possible turns OF the law that might
be brought " bear upon this new order
OF Things; for Tie tecnnicaIiueS.
This measure is modelled after the
Nw York bin under which it is hoped,
that by a process Of having $lOOO,OOO,
more OF less, viii revert 10 the common
wealth from the great estate Of the late
Jay Gould.
FOR UNIVERSITY SUPPORT.
In the senate yesterday, Senator Bash
ford introduced "a bill that is intended to
help The University of Wisconsin, the
pride Of the whole state The bin was
prepared in accordance WiJh the desires
of the committee on legislation Of the
university board of regents, ~ supply
certain present needs of the university.
The appropriations made are as follows:
Tor the extension ana enlargement Of
the machine shop, Tor construction Of
adequate forge shop and foundry for
construction Of adequate draughtng and
dynamo rooms and for the necessary
shaftius, betting, engine and other nee
cSalry equipment thereto, for the extern
sion Of chemical laboratory :including
provision Tor warning, yendlaung and
necessary equipment SJS,4J
For a building for the department Of
horticulture and "a forcing house and
other necessary equipment thereof, S2O,
900. For an addition to ladies' Lau, TO in-
clude dining room, kitchen, gymnasium,
sleeping apartments and better accom-
modauons for the department Of music,
with the necessary plans for heating and
lighting, $500 For additional mate
rila equipment la the departments Of
ancient ana modern languages, $4,000
Making in the aggregate S11G,95O appro-
priated for university purposes above
Spetlueu,l
The bin provides for meeting the nee
essary expenses for administering to de
parmeuts OF railway and electrical en-
cheering and TO the other departments
OF the university, together with the EN-
ployment Of such additional instruction
nj force as may he necessary to carry on
the work of university extension in the
state Of Wisconsin by annually apprOpri-
ating to the university fund income 8
per cent Of the funds derived by the
state from the license tax upon railroad
companies. railway car companies or
other transportation companies, insur-
ance companies, and upon telegraph
companies, telephone companies, and
other electrical companies