The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-06-30


to unload this land onto the STATE for
a forest reserve. He declat ed the land
was of nc use for farming purposes
and, in his opinion, the state would
not be able to grow enough on it to
hide a rabbit During a discussion Of
the value Of this land per acre, As
semblyman O'Day said that a few
years ago he sold between 10000 and
$4,000 acres of it at an average price
OF 81 an acre and he thought he was
getting a good price for it. Those
who want to sell more of this same
kind of land to the state hold it at
from So to SIS an acre, but it does not
look as though the state would do
much buying.
The senate passed an income tax
bill with a referendum attached to it,
but the assembly does not intend to
concur in that bill Already a sub
stitute measure has been offered in
the lower house and the Republicans
will try to push it through without
any referendum tackled onto the bill.
Speaker Ingram and other Republican
leaders believe that the legislature
ought to pass the best possible income
tax bill and then let it stand or fall
upon its merit. They do not believe
in shifting responsibility by referring
the bill to the people The substitute
puts the bill back where it was before
in
only exception is the increase of ex-
emption to man and his wife, which
is made $1,000, instead of $500 The
exemption Of single man is put
back to $500.
The amendment Of Senator Husting,
ted corporations to deduct interest
on bonds, remains, but it's provisions
are so drastic that it might we'll have
been left out On this point the
amendment says tA1l bonds issued by
a corporation shall be deemed an in
terest in the property and Business Of
such corporation and SO much of the
interest payable on such transactions
within the state to the total property
and business of such corporation, as
provided in subdivision of section
10S7M-2, shall be subject to taxation
under this act under the same rate as
the income of such corporation Such
tax shall be assessed to the bondhold-
ers under the general designation,
the bondholders of -, inserting
the name of corporation), but shall be
lien upon the property and business
of such corporation, prior to all other
liens, and unless paid by the bond
holders shall be enforced against the
corporation. When paid by the cor
pOration the amount of such taxation
may be deducted from the next inter-
est payment on such bonds unless
otherwise provided by contract"
Senator Teasdale's amendment pro-
viding that the income on real estate
on which taxes had been paid shall be
exempt, is exempt from the assembly
amendment.
Unless the governor refuses to sign
the Bichler bill repeating the law re-
quiring that dairy and breeding cat
tie be tested for tuberculosis, the far
mers of the state have won their
fight against the compulsory test as the
senate concurred in the Bichler mea-
sure which makes the test optional.
In response to request by Secre-
tary of State Frear, the joint commit.
tee on finance has decided to recon-
mend for passage bill empowering
the governor, secretary of state and
state treasurer to authorize any de-
partmentl of state government to en-
ploy additional clerical help if really
needed.
This bill would afford relief to the
secretary of state. A report recently
compiled shows that his work has in
creased more than 800 per cent in the
last ten years while the clerical force
increased only 10 per cent. In addi-
ton to this, new laws by the present
legislature will add more work.
< X \
After vigorous efforts by Senator
Husting and some acrimonious debate,
the senate, by vote if 10 to 4, passed
a bill No. 15S, which eliminates the
necessity of a candidate receiving a
required number of votes at the prl-
maries to get his name on the official
ballot. Fear was expressed that the
bill will interfere with the second
choice law.
FRED c.. SEEASBY.