Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-06-26
SENATE TO ACT ON
SOLDIER MEASURE
Expected to Pass Bill Appropriate
ing 100000.
PROVIDES $40 PER MONTH
Assembly Has Bill Which Provides
Free Tuition and $50 Per Month
in State University-Many
Memorials Planned.
BY FRED L. HOLMES.


Madison, June 24.-Soldier legisla.
ton will feature in both houses of the
Wisconsin legislature this week. There
is every indication that the senate in
tends to pass a soldier bonus bill ap-
propriating $1500O,O00 to aid soldiers.
This money will be raised by a direct
state tax. The money under the tax
plan will not be available until next
January. There are several bills pend
ing in the senate on this subject. The
original idea on this subject is con-
tanned in a substitute bill offered by
Senator Henry A. Huber, Stoughton.
This bill proposes a $1o,OOO,OOO tax
levy and that soldiers shall receive a
bonus of $40 a month for the time in
the service.
The Wilcox substitute is similar, eX.
cept that it would exempt from this
tax. all property owned by soldiers
their fathers, mothers, wives or wild.
oWs. In an opinion by Attorney Gen
eral Blaine the exemptions under the
Wilcox bill are held illegal and uncon'
ney general that these exemptions vic.
late the constitutional rule of uniform.
ity of taxation.
The Pullen substitute extends pay.
ments to Red Cross nurses, as we'll as
soldiers, sailors and marines. All OF
these measures come up for consider
alton in the upper house today and the
problem will undoubtedly be settled in
the senate then.
There are a number of bills in pro,
cess of passage relating to the cree
ton of memorials to soldiers. One OF
the measures provides for state aid in
the building of armories, which shall
contain an honor roll Of the soldiers
from that vicinity who fought in the
war against Germany. This latter
measure has the approval of the gov.
errlOr.
By the adoption Of the Edwards
amendment the assembly has praci
cally defeated the SeverSOn income
tax bill which would take the lid Off the
income tax returns.
The Edwards substitute amendment
which was adopted, provides that any
and all information contained in in
come tax returns and in the state
ments and correspondence pertaining
thereto relating to the ownership OF
value of property, shall be furnished
or made accessible to all public Off
Gals charged with the duty of assess.
ing the same for taxation.
The fight for the Severson bill was
led by Assemblyman John Markham OF
Trempealeau county. He declared that
the people were entitled to this infOr
nation and that the SeverSOn bill was
so guarded that idle curiosity seekers
would not have an opportunity to eX
anime the statements. Assemblymar
G. e. Hanson took a similar view
The Severson bill was opposed by
Assemblyman Edwards, who claimed
that it went too far. kaney expressed
himself along the same line. Bow
man declared that every member OF
the legislature would nave requests tt
examine income tax returns if the Sew
ersOn bill passed.
Markham moved rejection of the Ed
wards amendment and his motor
failed by a vote of SO to 35 The Ed
wards amendment was then engrosse(
and became the original bill. 1t comes
up in the senate Wednesday.
Speaker Young has named the fol
lowing assemblymen to serve on the
joint legislative committee ordered tt
report on pending business and evolve
methods for speeding final adjourn
ment: Messrs. Nolan, French, Kan
dutsch, Gilman and DOnnelly. AL
though the committee is supposed tt
give it's report at once, it probably viii
not be given until next Wednesday.
Another insurance bill was intro
duced in the assembly when Mr.. Mark
ham was given permission to present e.
measure on that subject without hav
ing it sent to the committee on rules
1t was referred to the calendar an(
will come up next Tuesday.
The author declared it was present
ed to remedy an evil which he claimed
was prevalent, particularly among fra |
ternal benefit societies, namely, the
conditions that arise when man who
has misrepresented his age at the time
Of taking out policy dies. Mr.. Mark .
hams bill would, in such instances, for
bid the company refusing to pay the
benefieiaries, but would give the com
pany the choice of paying either the
full amount of the policy or of paying
the amount that the holder had pait
in in premiums.
The senate has received the follow
ing letter from ]. A. Farmer, chief O:
the bureau of rolls and library a
Washington, D. c.:
.'By direction of the acting secreta!
of state l hereby acknowledge the re
CENT of a certified copy of the join:
resolution of the legislature of the
state of Wisconsin, ratifying the pro
nosed amendment to the Constitution
of the United States extending the
right of suffrage to women, which wal.