The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1903-04-09
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practicable. Senator O'Neil

practicable. Senator O'Nei]
says that there is a divis ion OF
opinion as to making the tax com
mission taxing board. Person
ally though he is in favor of such
a course. The Governor recon-
mends that a board of ex-ofico
members be constituted, and is
not in harmony with the tax COM
mission. The Assembly is sup
porting the Governor in it's bill
while the Senate takes 1.-THE posi-
ton that the tax commission is
the better authorits. Both
branches of the legislature seem
agreed as to what should be
done, and are both favorable to a
change IN the system of taxing
railroads from the license to the
ad valorem system, but differ as
to the manner in which they
should go about it. However,
Senator O'Neilthinks there is no
question butWhat thelegislature
will come together and arrive at
some sort Of an agreement for
adopting the ad valorem system.
"Regarding the Superior in
spection BILL" said the Senator,
81 have been grossly misrepre-
sented in my attitude upon this
question. When the matter first
came up I figured that it was
simply a local question between
Superior and Duluth and accord
ing stood for Superior, but when
the arguments were mad the
elevator men showed the damage
that would result to the m, and
particularly the firm of Nye,
jerks & Company demonstrated
that their interests would be
materially affected and I became
opposed to the bill. The latter
company are the only people in
my district affected by the bill.
but the interests of one concern
or one person in my district is
of more Importance to me than a
thousan | people in some enc
else's district. The whole aim
OF thebill seems to be TO get q
large number of inspectors jobs
at West Superior aud to build up
a sort Of board Of trade there
The Minnesota inspection has
been in existence eighteen years,
and the Minnesota warehouse
receipts are accepted in all tn e
markets of the world. 1t was
demonstrated before the commit
tee that number one hard Mani
toba wheatinspectei in Manitoba
could not be sold at the same
figure as it could after passing
the Minnesota inspection. In
the eighteen years the Minnesota
inspection bill has been in force
it has brought $4,000 surplus in
to the particular fund for which
the money is used in the state Of |
Minnesota. I cannot see where
in the state Of Wisconsin could |
to divide this business
and make the system payits way. |
The bill does not help single |
person in my district, and as it
is adetriment to one of the best |
institutions of this city I am
opposed to it,
Speaking of the barber's
licence bill, Senator O'Neil said:
81 am opposed to licensing any
one. This bill created a board
whose duty it was to travel about
the state and draw salaries. [
am opposed to all measures that
are to license anyone in any line
of business and that is my rea-
son for being opposed to this
particular legislation. The
remedy for the BARRIERS is in the
organization of unions the same
as other lines of business pro-
coed. [ believe that when a bar
Der does not shave me right [ |
will go to another one, the same
as I would change carpenters or