Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-06-07
No VOTES AGAINST
RATE COMMISSION
GOVERNORS BILL CONQUERED
IN BY ASSEMBLY.
DAHL MEASURE ADVANCED
Sit to Tax Cash Surrender Value of
Ire insurance Policies Ordered 10
Engrossment-Railroad Commit
tee Proposes Report on Free
transportation.
Madison, June .

Madison, June =
The assembly yesterday morning
unanimously concurred in without de-
bate the senate railway rate commits.
sion bill Several minor amend
ments which are intended only To
, clear up the language and make more
clear the provisions of the bill, which
had been reported by the committee
on railroads, were adopted without
opposition or dissenting vote.
Chairman Braddock OF the railroad
committee explaining that they had
first been submitted to the senate
committee on railroads and that It was
agreed that the senate committee
would accept each and all OF them.
Some which We're not acceptable to
the senate committee were dropped
ihut they were not of primary impor-
/ lance because they, like those adopt
cd. did not enter into or effect in any
way the substance of the bill. In
asmuch as the bill which the senate
bill passed was the printed bill and
cid contain the word not" in section
33, over which these was some ex-
ipressed anxiety at the time it's omis-
sion was discovered in the engrossed
bill, no amendment covering this point
was offered. The omission was con
sidered clerical error which was sub
| ject to correction without 8 vote of
the senate or assembly
After the committee amendments
had been adopted Assemblyman
Cleary introduced an amendment to
make the first commission appointive
and the succeeding members elective
| This was voted down GO to 26 Those
voting for it included the democrats.
the social democrats and stalwart re-
pEblicans, those favoring it being AS
semblymen Alldridge, Bauer, Berner,
Brockhausen, Brooks, Burdeau,
Cleary, Coftland Crowley, Curtin, Dur
land. Everett, Hannifin, Hansen, Hart
ing, Frank Johnson, Miller, Page,
Pickart, Potter, Ramsey, Reynolds,
Strehlow, SzymarelI and Westfah1
Life Insurance Tax.
The Dahl insurance tax bill, to tax
the cash surrender value of life poll
cies, was ordered 20 engrossment after
spirited debate between Assembly,
Ean Dahl and Assemblyman Crowley
Assemblyman Cleary's motion to in
definitely postpone was lost by a vote
of SO to Az he roll call;
For indefinite postponement-Bak
ek. Bauer, Bletcher, Bohri, Brooks.
Cleary, Coflland Crowley, Curtin.
Dietrich, Dinsdale, Donald, Durland
Everett, Greenwood Hamm, Hannifin.
Hansen, Hartung, Heinecke, Hulburt,
Frank Johnson, Ledyina, Leroy, Nc
kenzie, Metzler, Miller, Norcross.
Page. Pickart, Pierron, Potter, Ram
sey. Reynolds, John Scott, Slight, sly
Iaarek, Theme Westfahl-39.
Against indefinite postponeme,rt--
Alldridge, Andrew Beedle Beer, Bell,
Berner, Braddock Brennan, Brock
hansen, Burdeau, Chandler, Curtis.
D&hle, Ekern, Evans, F'ridd Hagarty.
Eagen, Huber, Irvine, Jerdee, Henry
Johnson, Thomas Johnson, Kinney,
McGregor Meyer, Nelson, Perry, F ID
Peterson, p. FL. Peterson, Powell, Ra-
gatz, Roycraft Saugen, Smoker
Stevens, Strehlow, Swenholt, farrell.
Thayer. Thomas. Ties, Turner, Warn
er. Wehrwein Winch. Lenroot-47.
Mr. Dahl read from the governors
message to show that the ad yaorem
system Of taxing life insurance COM
panies was not practicable and that
the license fee system was unequal
Mr.. Crowley opposed the Measure on
1.-THE ground that to TAX the cash sur
render value would be to tax the re
serve, which would in the end be tax
ms the policyholder and not the com
pdny. To tax the reserve. he said.
would be to impair the. contracts. He
also declared that life insurance was
not a good Investment, as he himself
had a policy which had matured re-
Gently, and which had not paid him
9 per cent. on the investment. Mr..
Potter moved the previous question
and all debate was shut off.
Another Pass Bill.
Assemblyman Braddock introduced
for the committee on railroads bill
requiring the railroads to Tile with the
railroad commissioner or railroad com
mission a verified list of all free
t; ansportation issued and in force
January /, 1905.
The bill permitting the use of vot-
ing machines in towns and villages
vas amended SO as 70 leave the ques-
ton OF adoption to a vote of the PEG
pie in the town or village.
The bin TO abolish the dictionary
monopoly now held by the American
Book company in this state was laid
over until today.