Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-06-27
Senate Votes Down Measure
Which Triples Cost.
NEW SOLDIER BONUS BILL
Would Impose Tax Of SO on All Men
Between Ages OF. II and go Who
Did Not Participate in the
World War.

the Inheritance tax rates will not be
disturbed by the present session Of
the legislature.
The original inheritance tax meas
ure provided for a 300 per cent increase
of the present rates. Some time ago
lSeverson offered an amendment which
doubled the present rates. The Sever
son amendment was adopted at that
time and became the bill. AT the last
session Fons offered an amendment TO
Increase the present rates 80 per cent.
The Fons amendment was rejected by
a vote of II to Q. The Arnold inheri-
tace bin was indefinitely postponed
by vote of II to 10.
A sixth soldier bouns bin appeared
in the senate when Senator George L.
Buck, Racine, offered a substitute
measure providing for a tax levy OF
$40 each on every man between the
ages of twenty-one and sixty who did
not participate In the world war. The
bin provides for raising the balance of
the S15000000 necessary by taxation.
The Buck bill, like other measures
on the subject. provides for payment
of $40 for each month Of service for
all Wisconsin men and women who
served In the war,
"A lot of people have told how patri-
otto they ere and how much they wish
they could do something to help the
soldiers who did the actual fighting
and training. l am going to give these
people a chance" said Senator Buck.
The senate killed the Burke bin pro-
viding for appointment of commits
sion and making an appropriation for
the dedication of the state capitol 1t
advanced new bill by skogmo recOg-
nizing Christian Science under the
workmen's compensation law on the
option of the employers. It concurred
In the II. E. Johnson bin increasing
the rate for the care of the inmates of
the home of the feeble-minded to 1925
a week
The senate may be compelled to Ia
stitute proceedings against senator's
who willfully absent themselves from
the sessions. The senate was under
call of tlsA house and Senator ]. Henry
Bennett refused to return. On motion
of Senator Jennings a committee has
been appointed to ascertain what pro-
ceedinss could be brought against Sem
ator Bennett or any other senator who
was wiHfully absent. Action will
probably be taken by the senate this
week
BY vote Of 40 10 2s, the assembly
sent to third reading, after hot de.
bate. the Bennett bill, which provides
that interurban street railways may
operate upon city streets without
franchise by securing from the rail.
road commission an indeterminate per-
init. BY securing an lndeterminate
permit the city loses all right and con-
troll over the interurban lines and can
place no limitations and restrictions
over such lines. The granting of an
indeterminate permit Is in effect per-
petual franchise.
Assemblyman Kaney tried to kill the
bin and he was backed up by Assem-
blyman Knappe, who contended that
the passage would take away the
rights of the city over lnterurban com
panies using the city streets Assem-
blymen Otto. Buckley and Nolan IA
yored the passage of the measure.
The assembly. by vote of 20 TO A,
refused TO kin the bin. Ehlman at
tempted to have the bin laid over I'M
til the next calendar day, hut the
house refused and the measure was
sent TO third reading by vote Of 40
TO 2S.
BY vote of 40 to % the assembly,
following an hour of discussion, killed
the Chilsen primary election bill legal
sizing the holding of party conventions
ard providing for election of delegates
to county and state conventions by the
use of the primary system.
The bill was supported by Assem-
blyman Chilsen and was opposed by
Assemblymen Axel Johnson and G. Fl.
Hood. No substitute was offered to
the bill, rs was suggested some days
ago and vote was taken upon the ORR
ginal measure
The assembly concurred i'm the Ed
wards amendment to the Severson bill
relating to the secrecy clause of the
state income tax law. Edwards at
tempted to Xii The bill. A roll call
= was demanded and the house refused
TO kill the bin by vote of IS to 20.
Conference Ordered on Market Bills.
The senate refused to recede from
fits position in favor of the Skogmo
marketing commission bill. and so in
formed the assembl,, asking for a CON
ference. Speaker Young named c. c.
Coe, ]. c. Hanson and A. l.. Best as
assembly conferees and Lieutenant
Governor Dithmar n2mdl Senator's
Skogmo, Kuekuk and Bllgrlen. A re-
port TO both houses. to include amend
ments to either the Skogmo or Coe
bills or substitute amendment ON
which all factions can agree, is ex-
pected this week.