Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-10

working hours Of convicts to eignu
hours He commended 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. II 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 bin
win be reported out soon, with al
recommendation by five of the seven
members of the committee for I'M
definite postponement, and it will be
killed as matter of course II is,
now expected that the real fight of
the session, so far as liquor measures
are concerned. viii 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 5000 TO $12,000-but the
taxation OF corporation incomes is
on different plan. The frat provision
on this subject reads;
If the taxable income (of corpo-
rationl 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 IL 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 fun 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 5000 for single per
sons, $500 for married and $500 for
each child under eighteen years old
or other person wholly dependent
upon tie taxpayer for support,
After the hearings have been held
on this tentative measure. the com
mittee win return to the work of com
pleting its final draft OF a substitute.
prohting by the criticisms made at
the hearings.
AT the request OF Senator Bodenstab
Of milwaukee,, Senator Blaine asked
| for a correction OF the journal regard
ing the judiciary committees report
on the Stephenson resolution. II was
made known that through a misnnder-
/ 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 a. mistake,
Mr.. Blaine FASTENED to rectify the
error Mr.. Bodenstab announced aft.
or the session that he dissented only
from some portions of the resolution
and that II was his intention 20 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 ked to take whatever action APP
peared right He does not believe that
the senate should be asked to declare
Senator Stephenson's seat vacant.
fhe Stephenson resolution viii prob
ably lie laid over until next week in
order to give Mr. Bodeustab an oppor-
| tunity 10 draft his minority report.
Assemblyman Hull's bill providing
penalty for vote swapping" and
log rolling" in the legislature was
advanced in the senate.