Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1909-04-08

900; 10 per cent on the next $4,000
and per cent on all over 100000.
Mr.. Cleary said the inheritance tax
was primarily a state law. The coun-
ties should not ask for SO per cent OF
this tax The fee of 10 per cent on
the first $4,000 would be sufficient
to compensate the county for the
trouble in collecting the tax.
1T is purely state tax" said
Cleary. ''The county should receive
only enough to compensate it for it's
trouble"
The county option bill on the senate
calendar this morning overshadowed
all the other matters. After a lengthy
debate the measure was defeated by a
vote of II to II.
Senator Gay1ord's resolution request
ing the governor to demand the res
ignation of state employees who re-
ceived campaign money was laid over
until April Is on the request of it's
author, who stated that as the investi-
cation was to complete it's sitting so
soon, the resolution would not suffer
by being put over.
Assemblyman Farrell's bill authOriZ-
ing the park commissioners of Milwau-
kee to fix the salaries in their depart
ment was advanced.
Madison, Wis, April 1.-The defeat
of the Marsh county option measure
at $50 o'clock last evening followed
a debate lasting more than five hours
in which some of the really notable
speeches Of the session were made.
The vote on the bugbear of the SEES
sion was 10 to IA in reality, but the
actual vote as recorded was II to II.
Senators Hudnall and Morris were
paired for and against the bill, re-
spectively, as were also Senators
Pearson and Bishop.
Senator Gaylord's resolution re-
Questing members of the Wisconsin
delegation in congress to work for
national law to give employment to
the unemployed was On the calendar
for indefinite postponement but Sen
of much more general nature and
made long speech in favor of it, cit
ing statistics to show that the tramp
army is increasing rapidly and draw
ing to it many men from good fami-
lies and of good education.
The resolution is calculated to
bring about the immediate establish
ment of national government relief
for able and willing unemployed, and
the establishment of a government
policy which shall tend to provide a
permanent means of furnishing en-
ployment to sthe unemployed, by the
government, as well as by co-Opera-
ton with municipal and state govern
ments.
The resolution was killed The 9TH
er Gaylord resolution removing the
bar to woman suffrage was also kill
ed.
Following the calling of the roll in
the assembly today, the legislature
continued the special order of yes
terday discussing the inheritance tax.
The Hamper bill to give the county
10 per cent of the total inheritance
tax collected instead of the 5 per
cent now allowed was up.
Mr.. Thomas of Waukesha had of
fered an amendment to give the coun-
ty % per cent.
Upon the calling of the roll the
Thomas amendment to give the coun-
ty p per cent of the first $4,000. 10
per cent of the next $4,000 and 5
per cent on all over 100000 tax was
adopted by a vote of 46 to AZ. Mr..
Cleary said the bill as passed meant
the taking of 100000 out of the state
treasury. A motion by Mr.. Whittet
to send the bill to the committee on
claims failed. The bill was then en-
crossed.
By vote of 48 to SO the Hull bill
to give the common schools all of the
inheritance tax collected by the state
was ordered engrossed. Nos. 1894.
734A and 792A, all relating to inheri-
lance taxes were killed. No. 154A.
by Thomas, to simplify the method of
collecting the inheritance tax was
laid on the table.