Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-03-24
BUT AUTHOR AYERS TAXATION
DRIVES SECURITIES OUT
OF STATE.
THE LORDS WOULD sTlFFLY
PENALlZE THE HEAVY
DEFAULTER.
Madison. March 20.

" CACApt llOn CdAdtlOu LuuulClpdl
bonds owned by any resident of the
state had been recommended for pas
sage, it was voted down, 16 to- 9, in the
senate yesterday.
Il am out of harmony with the SEN
timent in this legislature to exempt
men of money from taxation de-
clared Senator owen. Il disapprove
of this kind of legislation
Senator Whitehead came to the de-
Tense of the bill He said it has the
tendency to lower the rate of interest
and not drive municipal bonds into
the hands of banks and trust compan-
les outside of the state. He hoped
the bill would pass so that the ordin-
airy man could take up bonds.
Senator Lockney was of the opinion
that the passage of the bill would IA
vor particular persons at the expense
of others. Senator Brazeau differed
from him. He said the measure was
not drawn in the interest of the rich.
Stiff Penalty.
1T is unjust to punish man for Is
years for the crime of larceny, prac-
tically a life sentence declared Sen
ator Bodenstab while the Fairchild
bill relating to the larceny of property
by bailee was under consideration in
the senate.
This measure fixes the maximum
punishment for the larceny of $685.
900 or over at % years in the state
prison Senator Bodenstab contended
that a penalty of from 10 to Is years
would be sufficient and he offered an
amendment to that effect. Senator
Faifchild replied that if person is
given the limit he can reduce his
sentence to IA years by good behav-
ior
1.-THE time for good behavior can not
be taken into consideration, said Sen
ator Bodenstab. THE punishment is
there just the same"
He declared that term of rs Years
is equivalent to life Imprisonment.
In reply to a statment made by Sena-
tor Fairchild that a judge can SEN
tence man convicted of the charge
of the larceny of property by bailee to
a term of from ten to 25 years, Sena-
tor Bodenstab said he had occasion
to become suspicious in a Milwaukee
court The penalty for horse stealing
is from two to Ia years and he said
that a man convicted of that crime in
a Milwaukee court was sent to
prison for IL years.
Senator Sanborn remarked that the
main object of the bill was to dis
courage the larceny and embezzle-
ment of large sums of money.
Senator Bodenstab's amendment
was killed and the bill then passed
Four New Bills.
Four new bills were introduced by
committees as follows:
511s, Judiciary, relating to the ap-.
portionment of insane patients. Re
ferred to committee on charitable and
penal institutions.
512s, judiciary, relating to the terms
of court and court procedure in the
second judicial district. Referred to
judiciary committee.
513s, exempting from taxation GER
tain property in cities and villages.
Referred to committee On cities and
villages.
514s, fish and game, relating to fish
in the Mississippi river, Lake Pepin
and Lake ST. Croix. Referred to COM
mittee on fish and game.
Concurs in Court Bill.
On motion of Senator Bishop the
rules were suspended and S45a, re-
lating to the establishment of a mu-
nicipal court at Kenosha was con-
CURED in.
senator Donald's joint resolution on
the death of Senator c. B. Welton
was adopted.
Laid over.
Senator Gaylord's, 403s, relating to
lodging houses and 1855, relating to
tenement houses.
Senator Lyons, 207s, relating to the
power of county boards to aid agri-
cultural societies.
Seator Donalds, 1905, to annually
appropriate $4,000 to the Wisconsin
livestock Breeders association.
Senator Krumrey's, 32Ss, relating
to the license fees of fire and marine
insurance companies were referred to
the committee on claims.
Mr.. Dauhs, 373a, requiring binder
Irvine to be labeled, and Mr.. FarrelIs,
53Sa, relating to the prevention OF
ophtha,mia neonatorum were referred
to the judiciary committee.
Ordered Engrossed.
Senator James IS, relating to the
practice of veterinary medicine and
Senator Krumrey's, 96s, relating to
instance of public buildings.