Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-03-17
Personal off, Set Act Defeated in
Senate, 26 to 5.
NEW MEASURE IS INTRODUCED
Wilcox Bill, Reducing Number Of Pre-
Emptory Challenges in Murder
Trials From "a to Y Is
Advanced.

debate Oh the bin, it having been un-
fayorabiy recommended By the com
mttee. The measure was defeated by
vote Of Is 10 8. The bin was recon-
mended by Governor Philip and had
the support of the state tax commits
sion
senator Bray Immediately intro
duced a new personal property Offset
bill, which provides that the offset
shall be used when the income 70 be
taxed shall be derived from personal
property only.
The senate advanced the Wilcox bin
reducing the nuNber Of pre-emptory
challenges in fourder trials from "a
80 y and regulating the procedure ia
criminal and civil eases
Round Robin" Against La Toilette.
Although sent to committee for a
hearing. the Legislature seemed deter
mined 10 cct some action Immediately
regarding senator la Follcttes stand
on the tilibuster recently directed in
congress By him. senator Bennett To
day said that he would circulate H
round robin informing the president
that Wisconsin IS loyal aud condemn
ing senator La Toilette for the stand
he has taken in opposition to thc pFesi
dent Senator Bennett claims thar he
already has promises from more Than
Il majority Of the senator's.
The first resolution on the Ia Fol
lette proposition has been received In
the assembly II comes from Water
town This petition is signed by -
residents and opposes any action that
the legislature may take on the mat
ter. II praises In Toilette for his
opposition 10 The oruiug of American
merchantmen md the granting of au
tocratic power to lhc president
Antiwar Petition.
Later in The day senator Al G. An
derson of Dunn county fled with me
~enate an antiWar petition signed by
q. A. Nelson Of Midtown. who stated
that II was forwarded by direction Of
mass meeting The resolution de.
elares that Wisconsin should stand hy
The policy as outlined by Washington
aud Monroe 1t declares that the war
talk In this country Is being augment
ed by the muuition makers. and asks
congress tn place an embargo on (nod
stuns.
Pieper's Resolution Treated Lightly.
Little Interest was manifested by
The legislature IN the resolution of
fered hy AsSemblymau Pieper crlddz-
@g the Junior promenade when the
matter cnme up Tor hearing before the
assembly committee on education. As
semhymau pieper said thar he was
serious about ;hc resolution. although
one member of the COMMITTEES told him
he had been Inclined Ia treat tbe mat
ter as Joke No one spoke in oipo-
sdou To the resolution, although 81
score OF students were preNens - bear
the Dunn county osSemblymuu de-
scribe the AFFAIR. ACKNOWLEDGMENT Pie
per's resolution called for reduction
IN the salaries Of professors Attending
he prom. 90 5000
Town Has OodJes Of Money to Spend.
UarkcSiale Wisconsin. claims So ne
one OF ttiN fltNc~J towns lu TAX money
In the United States. The town actu-
ally has so much tax money that Sc has
had 10 come to the legislature to got
special permission TO spend IT, Tie
town is located In northern Wisconsin,
near Lake Superior and Iu 1t dolui-
cites ono of The plants Of the Du rout
Powder company. Wisconsin has am
income tax that assesses corporation
net profits 6 per cent. Of this TAX
money ln per cent is. retained 10y the
state, "a per cent by the county aud 10
per cent lay the locality, This powder
paut brought $4,000 in income taxes
80 BarkeSdale town this year. and the
amoutH for next year will be $250oo0
The town never raised more than SO
ooo ia taxes in money before. So IL
'ame 60 the legislature 20 obtain spe-
'ial permission to use the money in
erecting 81 high school and In the build
loe Of roads. Those measures are be-
lnS pushed through the legislature