Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-31
Administration Backs Measure
Offered by John L. Dahl.
ASKS REVISION Or LAW
Declares for Repeal of Personal Prep.
erty Offset Tax Exemptions
Same as Under Federal In
come Tax Law.


been offered in the legislature. This
bill provides for revision of the pres,
ent income tax law. 1t declares for
the following:
Repeal of the personal property off
set to the income tax law.
Repeal of the secrecy clause of in
come tax law.
Exemptions the same as under fed
eral income tax law.
As to rates the following schedule
has been adopted:
On the first $1,000 or any pari
thereof, at the rate of per cent.
On the second $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of 11a per cent.
On the third $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of 2 per cent.
On the fourth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of 2la per cent.
On the fifth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of per cent.
On the sixth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of 31a per cent.
On the seventh $1,000, or any parl
thereof, at the rate of per cent.
On the eighth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of Az per cent.
On the ninth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of per cent.
On the tenth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of 51a per cent.
On the eleventh $1,000, or any part
thereof. at the rate of per cent. Il,
On the twelfth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of per cent. s.
On any sum of taxable income r
excess of $4,000, s, per cent.
The senate, by tie vote, killed
Governor Blaine's proposal for ar
amendment to the state constitution
providing for the initiative and refer
endum. The assembly. by Vote OF
GO to 81. killed the Mark bill which
would place $40 tax on bachelors
of the state
Consideration of the committee
marketing bill has been delayed unit,
some times:this week. This bin, ere
ates a trade commission With brOaG
powers. A.. f. Matheson. GAINESVILLE
offered, an amendment which, would
strike from the, bill, powers granting
fhes commission final judgment ofifacts
'nethe' absence. of fraud. This amend.
ment was. rejected by vote Of 46 t6
n. On the motion; Of ingalls,, Racine
consideration of the bill was laid owe,
until Tuesday evening of tho week
when it will Ie made special order
of business. The assembly at that time
will meet and consider the bill in com
mittee of the whole to hear different
speakers on the subject.
Assemblyman Freehoff's bill on mar
keting was killed
BY vote of IL to II, the senate sen,
to engrossment the Huber resolution
for the initiative and referendum
Over half the states have adopted this
plan and the resolution was the cause
of an hour OF debate
II am contending for the principle
that is fundamental" declared Huber
"and that is the principle Of direct
government by the people. This iegfS
lation paves the way that the people
may take the power in their OWL
hands,"
This plan ought 80 he defeated
said Senator Burke. leading the oppo
sition. There is no necessity for i,
In any way. The present plan protects
the minority. | say that the will OF
the people subject to constitutional re
straint should he the law Of the land
This resolution removes the constitu
tiona restraint"
The senate engrossed the appropria
tion bill for the dairy and food com
missioner of 100000 annually. Ii re
fused 10 consider the vote by which IL
engrossed the bill limiting the people
who could attend cases of colnmunica.
BILE diseases. The bill would prohibit
chirOpractors from attending suct
cases except by special permission OF
the local health officer.
The senate passed the Huber bill;
restricting the manufacture of articles
of home work and placing such work
under the jurisdiction of the indus
trial commission. II also passed the
Burke resolution calling on congress
TO call convention for the purpose
Of proposing an amendment to secure
more right ,of home rule.
Senator Jennings bill providing fol
the examination and certification OF
dental hygienists was passed The Pc
terson bill increasing the fees of ut.
nesses and interpreters was also
passed and now goes to the governor
Eisht-Hour Bill Gets Knockout.
The big eight-hour day bill of the
session was killed in the house after
an hour of debate by vote of As to
80. The measure voted upon was a
substitute offered by Assemblyman E.
II. Johnson of Frederic TO the Con.
way bill. II applied to mills. factories
and manufacturing establishments"
Right at the outset of the debate. on
motion of Assemblyman William Oh
son, an amendment was Incorporated
into the bin exempting "creameries