Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-06-03
WISCONSIN NEWS
STATED IN BRIEF
TeIegraphic Chronicle of State
Happenings.
NEW INCOME TAX GIVEN O. K.
Senate Adopts. Radical Departure in
Financing Institutions of State,
Raising About 81, 100000 by
Taxation.


Taxation.
Madison, June IA radical depar-
ture in financing the educational insti-
tutiOns Of the state was adopted by
the Wisconsin senate when it passed
the Severson bill raising about 81, ,4OO,-
600 by taxing incomes to meet salary
increases and other expenses at the
university and the normal schools. The
Severson bill was concurred in by the
assembly, 50 to s. Gov. E. L. Philip
recommended that this money be
raised by advancing the mill tax in ac-
cOrdance with long established pub
lie policy. There is some doubt as to
whether the governor will sign the
measure passed by the senate. The
ator r. J. Nye provided that the funds
should be raised by increasing the mill
tax. Senator SeversOn followed with
a substitute placing the burden entire
ly on individual and corporation in
comes. The joint committee on finance,
of which Senator A. III. Wilkinson is
chairman, reported a compromise bill
to raise the money both by advancing
the mill tax and by surtax. Senator
Bird urged passage of the compromise
suggested by the finance committee.
Senator Burke favored the mill tax
plan advocated by the governor. Sena-
tor COnant spoke for the SurtaX. After
speaking for the proposed tax on in
comes, Senator Wilcox offered an
amendment to limit application Of the
Severson measure to one year. This
amendment was made part of the bill.
Following is a summary of appro-
priations passed at the special ses-
sion: University, additional apprOpri-
ations for the year beginning July l,
1920: For operation $99S,529; for
maintenance and property repairs,
$43,61O; for educational apparatus,
$25,000; for university extension oper-
alton, $18,S90. Normal schools addi-
tional amount on July 1. 1920, Of $780,
600 for the operation of the normal
schools. Stout institute, additional op-
Grafton appropriation for the coming
year of $4,000, and an equipment ap-
preparation of $4,000 Mining school,
additional appropriation for operation
of $5,625, and an equipment appEOpri-
alton of $500. Supervising teachers,
raised the minimum salary for county
supervising teachers from $50 to 500
and has left the maximum to be fixed
by the county board. Vocational
schools, bill No. 9 S relating to tax
levies for vocational schools, gives
those towns, villages or cities which
have vocational schools authority to
levy tax not to exceed One-half mill
for the maintenance of such schools.
Miscellaneous school taxes, through
bill No. an authority is given cities
of the third and fourth class to levy
annually special tax not exceeding
8 mills, for school purposes. Similar
authority is granted cities of the first
class In school districts the author
ity is given to raise a tax for main
tenance of schools, purchase Of school
buildings, teachers wages, etc, not to
exceed 21a per cent, as against the
old rate of 2A per cent. Industrial
home for women, appropriation Of not
to exceed $4,000 has been made to
the board Of control for completion of
the industrial home for women. Ii
brary school, appropriation for the
coming year of $4,000. State fair, ap-
preparation of $4,000 for the installa-
tion of comfort stations. Interdepart-
mental committee on community coun-
ellis, appropriation of not to exceed
81 800. County training schools, in
creased state aid from $4,000 to $4,000
in the case of a school having two
teachers. and from $4,000 to $1,000 for
schools employing three or more such
teachers. State of Wisconsin general
hospital, $750000 for a hospital build |
ing, $150,OOO for a nurses home, and
$450000 for the equipment of these
two buildings.
The 1920 session enacted a number
of validating bills, among which are
bill No. lis, which relates to the pay
ment of contractors, for street i'm |
and provides that such :
payment may be certified Bill No. !
I3S legalizes and validates county
bond issues voted for the purpose of
the original Improvement of any por-
ton of the system of prospective state
highway, or of the state trunk high
way system. Bill No. 14S relates to
the city of Milwaukee, and validates
certain bond issues which did not con-
form with a technicality of the law.
The Klein bill granting additional
time to renters who have been noti-
fed to move was passed. The time
uac ov+ondod from Q0 to 6n DAVIS