Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-04

Mr.. Smalley admitted the justice OF
Mr.. Becker's claim regarding double
taxation as at present and said that
the tax committee had introduced a
bill 10 remedy just that fault; that is,
to permit the deduction of the value OF
the mortgage for taxing purposes from
the value of the mOrtgaged property.
Mr.. Norris was for the bill because of
what he regarded It's genuine equity.
Mr.. Ray believed such law was even
more in the interests of the poor man
than in the interests of the rich, since
practically all of the later mortgages
contained clauses taxing up TO the
man giving the mortgage any charge
that may accrue against it. Mr.. Bar
ker was for the bill because he be-
lieved in standing by what the tax
commission had recommended.
MIR. Dahl declared himself for a
mortgage bill, but this proposition was
I'm the nature Of an 'aristocratic dis
ease" The tax commission offered no
substitute for the loss involved by the
proposed system, contrary TO the doc
trine OF all economists. why not"
he exclaimed, exempt railroads from
taxation so that they can reduce pas
senger artes, or bankers from taxation
so that they can reduce interest rates
IL as II is claimed this bill will reduce
the interest rate. Tax all property
alike and let the interest take care of
itself" He quoted the Massachusetts
tax commission in opposition TO the
exemption Of credits, and he took no
stock in the doctrine that because a
law is not fully enforced it should be
repealed. Such a law as this is in the
direction OF socialism, he said, popu-
lism and anarchism and he thought it
would breed hatred between the class
es. He reiterated Mr.. Smalley's decla-
ration that this law would exempt ma
t.Onal bank stock from taxation. This
statement Mr.. Ray secuted as absurd.
Mr.. EkeTn, however, went still far
Their than Mr.. Smalley or Mr.. Dahl, ar
guing that such a law would not only
exempt national bank stock from tax
alton. but cause a speedy change of all
state banks TO a national basis. thus
allowing bank stock of every descrip-
ton TO escape. Mr.. Cady sought To
break in with a recess until evening,
to conclude the discussion, but his
proposition was rejected, Al to 80, then
the bill was nOn-concurred in, 81 TO
81, by the following vote:
Against Messrs. Aims
worth, Andrew, Becker, Beedle, Ben
son, Bradford, Cady, Chandler, Cow
ling, Crowley, Dahl, Dinsdale, Dixon,
Donald, Douglas, Ekern, ID. Evans,
Finnsgan, Frear, Fridd, Gilman, Had
erer, HASA, Irvine, Henry Johnson,
Thomas Johnson, Kimball, Kinney,
Koch, Lang, lie Roy, LOebs, Lord,
Morgan, Peterson, Potter, Rank,
RUpp, Smalley, Smoker, Stevens, Tar
Tell, Thiessenhusen, ThOreson, ThOmp-
son. Valentine, Verbeck, Wallrich,
White, Whitsons, Williams and Mr..
/ Spearer-54.
For - Messrs. Armenian, Barker,
Bartzen, Breitwisch, Carberry, Car
penter, COsgrOve, Fritzke, Hamm,
Hannifin, Hartung, Hodgins, F. John
son, Karel, La On, Lane, Miller, Mold
enhauer, Osborn, Rakow, Ray, Reed,
Reynolds, Root, Slider, Siade, A. L.
Smith, Terens, Waterman, Westfahl
and WillOtt-31.
Senators by Popular Vote.
Mr.. Cady made a motion that the
N o
congress to call a convention for an
amendment to the federal constitution
for the election of United States SEN
atOrs by popular cote and spoke brief
IL in favor OF it, saying it passed the
senate, II to Is, that it was not a par
ty question but that a great majority
OF the people of the state deemed it
the right principle.
Mr.. Smoker, speaking for the min
Ority report, explained that the divi-
sion on the question by the judiciary
committee was a new illustration of
the lawyers Of the assembly. Allusion
was made to the lurid arguments Of
one of the senators against the propo-
sitiOn and OF the declaration that II
was in the direction OF SOCIALISM. The
divorce Of senatorial from legisla-
tive questions was alone enough justi-
iicatiOn for the charge, he insisted.
The Cady motion to substitute the
minority for the majority report was
then adopted, 50 to 20, after which the
resolution was adopted, 90 to 81. The
detailed vote on the Cady motion was:
For minority repOrt-Messrs. Aims
worth. Andrew, Armenian, Bartlett,
Bartezan, Beedle, Benson, Bradford,
Cady. CarberFy, Chandler, Cosgrove,
Crowley Dahl. Dinsdale, Dixon, Don
aid. Douglas, Ekern, ID. Evans, J.. w
Evans. Finnegan, Frear. Fridd, Fritz
Ike, Gilman, Haderer, Hannifin, HASA.
Irvine, Henry Johnson, Thomas John
son, Kehrein, Kimball, Kinney, Koch,