Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1921-03-31
INCOME TAX BILL
/. IN LEGISLATURE
Administration Backs Measure
Offered by John L. Dahl.
ASKS REVISION OF LAW
Declares for Repeal of Personal Prop
erty Offset Tax - Exemptions
Same as Under Federal In
come Tax Law.

MadisOn.-The Wisconsin admins
tration will stake its all on the John
l.. Dahl income tax bill which has just
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 part
thereof, at the rate of ! per cent.
On the second $1,000. or any part
thereof, at the rate of IL per cent.
On the third $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of = per cent.
On the fourth $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of 211a 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 part
hereof, at the rate of 4 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 late of 512 per cent.
On the eleventh $1,000, or any part
thereof, at the rate of per cent.
On the twelfth $1,000, Or any part
thereof, at the rate of per cent.
On any sum of taxable income in
excess of $4,000, s per cent.
The senate, by a tie vote, killed
Governor Blaines proposal for an
amendment to the state constitution
providing for the initiative and refer
endum. The assembly. by a vote of
GR TO q, killed tf1e Mark bill which
would place d~S10 tax on bachelors
Of the state
Consideration of the committee
marketing bill has been delayed until
some time this week This bill ere
ates trade commission with broad
powers. A. E. Matheson. GAINESVILLE,
offered an amendment which would
strike from the bill powers granting
the commission final judgment on facts
in the absence of fraud. This amend
ment was rejected by a vote of 46 to
81. On the motion of Ingalls,, Racine,
consideration of the bin was laid over
until Tuesday evening of this week,
when it will De made q 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 13 to u, the senate sent
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.
Il am contending for the principle
that is fundamental" declared Huber,
"and that is the principle of direct
government by the people. This legis-
lation paves the way that the people
may take the power in their own
hands,"
"This plan ought to be defeated"
said Senator Burke, leading the oppo-
sitiOn. There is no necessity for it
in any way. The present plan protects
the minority. l say that the will of
the people subject to constitutional re-
straint should be the law Of the land.
This resolution removes the constitu-
tional restraint"
The senate engrossed the appropria-
tion bill for the dairy and food COM
missioner of 100000 annually. It re-
fused to consider the vote by which it
engrOssed the bill limiting the people
who could attend cases of communica-
bic diseases. The bill would prohibit
chiropractors from attending such
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. 1t 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 for
the examination and certification of
dental hygienists was passed The Pc
terson bill increasing the fees of wit
nesses and interpreters was also
passed and now goes to the governor.
Eight-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 40 to
80. The Measure voted upon was a
substitute offered by Assemblyman E.
Fl. Johnson of Frederic to the Con-
way bill. 1t 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 bill exempting .'creameries
and cheese factories" The amended
measure was indefinitely postponed.