Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-01
Bio Questions Feature Of Weeks
Legislative Program.
HUBER BILL IS RECOMMENDED
Approval Given - Senate judiciary
COMMITTEES On Measure Providing for
Deviation q Unsmployuisrt--
Marriage Bill Veto 70 Hold.

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siu Eeneral assembly.
The finance committee has recon-
ueuLed for Indefinite postponement
the John L. Dahl bin. which would re-
t.se the Income tax rates In the state
and would make other changes Ia the
lresent tax laws 50 as to produce
revenue u about ST.oo00D0. Announce
meut was made b. the finance commis
Jee that. blcause this amount - money
would not bc neesled, Il would not be
necessary % pass the law.
Assemblymau Dahl contends that
the bin should pass He declares that
t=e present Income tax rates are too
Tow compared with the tax rate on real
estate and will make an effort 20 &c
cure, the passage Of his bill. This
means one Il the hottest fights az this
session u the legislature. Besides the
revision o. income tax rates, the Dahl
bin provides for the repeal Of the per
sUuaI property offset TO income tax as
sessmeuts; Increases the personal eX-
emptiOus O. correspond with the fed
sral law and repeals the secrecy clause
~ the state Income tax law. The prin-
clpaI argument against the bin will be
made by AssembIyman W. II. Edwards.
The senate committee Oh judiciary
Lras favorably recommended the HUI
ber bill designed % prevent unemploy-
meut ca the state. This measure
which would h. administered by the
Industrial commission. would guaran-
tee a salary 10 man who was forced
cut ~ employment for az least u
weeks. The employer would have 10
take cut Insurance 60 insure the pay
ment % the unemployment wage. The
buI was drafted b. Prof. John II. Com
mons. Who declares lt win he Of great
aid Ca settling Industrial troubles.
business men can prevent unem-
plOyment II they give il their atten-
tIou.~ Professor Commons said. He
cited Individual firms throughout the
nation that bad made extensive expert
meuts In the prevention 81 unemploy-
ment which had been successfully
conducted. one firm of the metal
trades industry had not laid OF a man,
be said. Iu - years. Il j. difficult for
the individual employer 10 nrevent IN
employment Employers must work
together Tor this purpose. because the
individual employer wOuEi be az q dis
zdvunfaEe-
The bin does not pretend 20 relieve
ne present state * unemployment, but
business win cume hack. There viii
ke another imitation 81 credit and bus
u.gs. 1 cannot say how soon. but ]
am sure Il viii come back" said Pro
fesSur Commons
Many employers q labor have pro-
tested against the bin as radical de-
uarture which would handicap employ
meut.
The assembly Is expected 20 sustain
che veto 81 Governor 3laine 10 the
amended Anderson marriage bin,
which would psrmIt women over thir'
ty-hve years of age 70 obtain a mar
.rfaee license and be permitted 20 mar
~ without awaiting the fve-tay limit
4 cannot permit 20 % Eun0ticed
err said GuxszsIor Blaine. viewed
ehaEGsnbly. an ui-aivised sense
humor caused 10 be inserted among
the enumerated conditions. that shall
make a case ~ emergency az exiraor-
binary circumstances provision as 10
women over thirty-dve years ~ age.
There Is here revived. In a pecu-
LARRY offensive form. the Anticipated
and shop-worn ilbe az the expense of
single women who have reached the
axe II q considerable maturity. Were
there nothing involved but a mere
question % taste. such a provision
should find no place In the statutory
euactmsnts Of the state"
nv vote II T. 70 : the senate has
-oucurred in the A. n Miller resolu-
mem0rlallzing congress against
81 Profits tax law
ed sales tax
n passed the
in the olive
me- congress &C
freight boats taken
axes during the war
=
mt was given In the house
increasing the trapPers Il
rom 81 70 $50 annually. Al
IN the BIN was reported for death
Assswhlvman Sachtjen secured tbs -
,rroSsment Of his bin giving IN eoul',
- rlrht 10 pass On property sei1eN
iby game wardens-