Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-01-29
DOINGS OF THE SOLONS
IN SESSION AT MADISON
Matter of Dog License Taxes Again to
the Front. Income Tax Exemptions
to Receive Attention.

The whole subject of dog license
taxes will again be thIeshed out
in the Wisconsin legislature. This
subject attracts more attention and
debate than some of the larger
taxation measures. Assemblyman
William Olson, Green county, has
opened the way for making the
dog license law optional and it is
claimed by some that if this bill
is enacted that few if any counties
will retain the law.
The dog license law as compul-
sorry measure has been in operation
9ess than year. The farmers claim
that it has caused much dissatisfac-
ton. The present law fixes the
dog license fee at S. for a female
and s. for a male. The Olson bill
would make the uniform fee s.
These fees as now collected are
placed in fund in-each county to
pay indemnities TO persons who
have sheep, cattle and horses,
killed or injured by dogs. The
sheep men of northern Wisconsin
have always urged the enactment
of such law.
As Assemblyman Olson declares
that by making the law optional
thosecounties that have many sheep
farmers may adopt the provisions
of the law. Other counties will
not be bothered by the dog tax.
To be sure that the sentiment of
the county is back of the taxing of
dogs however, the Olson bill pro-
vides that it must be approved by
three fourths vote of the county
board.
The exemptions under the state
income tax law will proveto be one
OF the interesting topics of the ses-
sion. Assemblyman Goodman of
La Fayette county already has
bill for practically doubling the
present exemptions based on the
cost of living. During the coming
week, a bill will be offered which
will place the exemptions the same
as under the federal income tax
law. This bill will have higher
exemptions than under the present
state law, but lower than under
the Goodman bill.
1t is expected that the bill to
repeal the secrecy clause of the in
come tax law will be offered some
time next week by Senator H. 7.
Severson, Waupaca county. He
| put this bill through the senate at
the last session of the Legislature,
but it was emasculated in the house.
1t was finally approved in the form
that the house adopted it. Sever
son is coming back with the origin.
al bill.
There seems to be little opposition
10 the Huber bill giving the legisla-
ture the power to remove appointive
officials. This measurement through
the legislature twice at the last
session. 1t was twice vetoed by
Gov. Philip. The Huber bill
would give the legislature the
power to call any appointive official
before the joint body for .examina-
ton as to their official conduct. If
after the Interpolation the members
are dissatisfied resolution may be
passed by majority vote remov-
ing the official. This bill was re-
commended by Gov. Blaine in his
message to the legislature.
Members of the legislature are
finding it about as cheap to live in
Madison as it is to pay high rail
road rates. There are more mem
bers remaining in Madison over
Saturday and SUNDAY than at any
previous session of the legislature.
American farm products for 1920 are
valued at nineteen billion eight
hundred sifty six million dollars. the
Bureau of Crop Estimates announced
this week, This is live billion one
hundred and five million dollars less
than the proceeding year. Wheat de-
clined eight hundred fifty four million
dollars. Animal yalues droppad only