Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-25
ANOTHER BATTLE
over TAX BILL
Fight to Be Staged 10 Save
Hanson Personal Property
Offset Measure.
TO TAKE RENT LAW TO COURT
Supreme Tribunal Will Be Asked to
Restrain Railroad Commission
From Use of Funds in
Milwaukee Case.


Madison. G. e. Hanson bill to
repeal the personal property offset to
income taxes promises to have anoth-
er inning in the lawmaking game 1t
is claimed the proposed act would add
$4,000,0O0 to the states income.
Under the income tax law tax re-
ceipt for personal property can be used
to offset state income taxes. The use
of this offset is favored by merchants
and manufacturing plants. The bill to
repeal the offset so that people would
have to pay income taxes and also per-
sonal property tax was killed by the
assembly last week by a vote OF 5O-44.
AssembIyman III. A. Anderson, Trem-
peleau county, has moved reconsld-
Grafton of the vote and another fight IS
to bee staged over this bill.
Under the present law 20 per cent OF
incomes collected go to the Locality
wherein the person assessed lives, ~
per cent goes to the county and 10 per
cent to the state. 1t is proposed, II
the G. e. Hanson bill can be passed,
that another law will be enacted which
will give 20 per cent to the county, ~
per cent to the state and 40 per cent
to the locality. Assemblmen from MIL
waukee are fighting the latter Dill,
claiming that it will take upwards OF
100000 out of Milwaukee.
Senator Henry Huber moved that
the appointment of B. O. Webster to
the conservation commission and the
three appointments to the state fair
advisory board be considered by the
senate Wednesday morning, March 80.
Assemblyman j. G. Hanson moved
reconsideration of the vote by which
the bill to repeal the divorce counsel
act was killed.
Both. houses nave put through, under
suspension of the rules, bill provld-
ing for a referendum in Milwaukee in
April on the question of having tax
of not exceeding six-tenths Of mill
for the support of the trade schools.
In spite of the fact that the senate
has sustained the veto by Governor
Blaine to the rent regulation bill, the
matter will be tested out in the courts.
Attorney General w. ]. Morgan has
served notice that he will bring action
in the Supreme court to restrain the
railroad commissioner from using any or
it's present funds to sustain rent regu-
lation in Milwaukee, Governor Blaine's
veto to the rent regulation bill was
sustained upon recommendation Of the
Joint finance committe. Upon a vote
the veto was sustained with only. Sena-
tor Arnold voting in the NEGATIVE
Senator Arnold objected to the veto
on the grounds that he was afraid that
the work would not be carried out as
fully as before.
al object" said Senator Smith, ito
the railroad commission being ham
strung as it has been done for political
purposes"
The roll call sustained the governor
% to 1.
The senate advanced to engrossment
the J. C. Hanson resolution memorial
izing congress to direct immediate fed
eral action TO control profteering in
the necessities of life.
Two bills providing for licenses for
operation of automobiles were tabled
to await a bill now being prepared by
the committee on highways covering
the same ground.
Senator Ridgway's bill to provide
compulsory instruction in fire protec-
ton in the public schools was passed
and messaged to the assembly.
BY vote of so to g. the Wisconsin
assembly killed the bill which would
permit the payment of a So policy fee
for securing policies for the states life
fund. This bill was sent to engross-
ment last week.
Railroad trainmen won victory in
the assembly when the house refused
to kill the Frank Hanson bill for full
engine crew outside of railroad yards
and sent the bill to engrossment by a
vote of GO to s.
This bill provides that there must
be full crew on all light engine move
ments outside Of yard limits. The bill
had the Endorsement of the four broth
erhoods. 1t was unfavorably recon-
mended by the house committee on la
Dor. Assemblyman John Sehafer, Mil
waukee, opened the fight for the bill.
He said that practically all roads ex-
cept the Burlington now have this
agreement for full crew in their con-
ductors' contract. Assemblyman Free
hoff opposed the bill.
Senator Titus bill to change the
open season for deer from the 21st to
Both of November to the 18th to 22d of
November was passed by the senate.
Herd Supervision is Urged.
There are 600 applications on hand
in the state department Of agriculture,
signed by breeders Of the state, desir-
ing to have their herds pls ed under
state-federal supervision. Or. j. S.
Healy, in charge of the work, reports
that on March 1 there were 600 ac-
credited herds containing 1896 cat
tie. This was gain of 76 herds for
the month of February. During this
month 239 herds were tested which
was the largest number of herds dur
ing any month since the inception of
the work.
Want Parks for the Farmers.
Many important activities are to be
undertaken by the Wisconsin Associa-
ton of Real Estate Brokers during
Az, ,oor naniaJ p Steinhero of An