Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-10

working hours of convicts to eight
! hours. He contended that Minnesota
has done this and that Wisconsin
should follow suit. The amendment
was rejected, and although the Demo
Gratis sought to prevent immediate ac-
ton, and when defeated in this, voted
! almost solidly against it, the bill was
advanced to engrossment, 81 to 16.
Many members explained their votes
for the bill by saying that they were
personally opposed to the bill, but had
decided to stand by their party plat
| form.
| Former Governor James o. David
son and former Attorney General
Frank L. Gilbert left for Hayward to
| be present at the Dietz trial While
the siege of the Dietz cabin was on
Davidson sent his private secretary.
| O. G. Munson. and Gilbert to try to
persuade Dietz to surrender peace
ably. 1t is understood that Colonel
Munson also will go to Hayward from
his home in Virocqua. and with Gil
bert will be ready to testify as to the
| nature of their conversation with
DietZ
The Gulickson county option bill
will be reported out soon, with a
recommendation by five of the seven
members of the committee for in
definite postponement, and it will be
killed as matter of course It is
now expected that the real fight of
ha CO 70
are concerned, will be over the ''di-
vorce" bill.
The rate of taxation for personal in
comes is left the same as in the orig
inal bill-from l to per cent. on in
comes from $500 to $12,0OO-but the
taxation of corporation incomes is
on different plan. The first provision
on this subject reads:
IF the taxable income (of corpo-
ration) equals one per cent. or less OF
the assessed valuation of the property
used or employed in the acquisition Of
such income, the rate of tax shall be
one-half of one per cent. of such in
come" The rate then increases one
half of one per cent by the same
method of computation until it reaches
Is per cent.
The provision affecting the personal
property tax, the hardest nut to crack
of all, is to the effect that any person
who has paid his income tax for GER
tain annual period may present his
receipt therefor in full payment also
of any personal property tax that may
be assessed against him for the same
period
The exemptions as TO personal in
comes are left the same as in the
original bill, with $500 for single per
sons, $500 for married and 5000 for
each child under eighteen years old
or other person wholly dependent
upon the taxpayer for support
After the hearings have been held
on this tentative measure, the com
mittee will return to the work of com
pleting it's final draft of a substitute,
profiting by the criticisms made at
the hearings.
At the request of Senator Bodenstab
of Milwaukee, Senator Blaine asked
| for correction of the journal regard
ing the judiciary committees report
on the Stephenson resolution. 1t was
made known that through misunder-
standing in the committee the resolu-
ton was reported out with Bodenstab
recorded as dissenting. AS soon as
Mr. Bodenstab informed Senator
Blaine that there had been mistake.
Mr.. Blaine fastened to rectify the
error. Mr.. Bodenstab announced aft
er the session that he dissented only
from some portions of the resolution
and that it was his intention to put in
minority report. Mr.. Bodenstab
favors a resolution directing that the
testimony and findings of the special
committees of 1909 be laid before the
district attorney of Dane county and
the United States senate and that they
be asked to take whatever action ap-
peared right. He does not believe that
the senate should be asked to declare
Senator Stephenson's seat vacant.
The Stephenson resolution will prob
ably be laid over until next week in
order to give Mr.. Bodenstab an oppor-
tunity to draft his minar1ty report.
Assemblyman HulPs oil providing
penalty for vote swapping" and
LOG rolling" in the legislature was
advanced in the senate.