Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-02-25
BILL PASSED To
AID TAxpAYE RS
Senate Measure Extends Time
in Which to Pay.
RELIEF FOR UNEMPLOYED
Abolition of one-Haif the Offices in
Wisconsin Is Advocated in Petit
ton to AssembIyman Bartin-
gale by Farmers.

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If the assembly enacts the senate bill
providing. for an extension of time up
to July of this year for persons who
may find it hard to pay taxes.
This bill is aimed to leiieye persons
who are paying for ho}Aa, on the in
stallment plan and haze been hit by
unemployment 1t is declared that
more taan a dozen cities of the state
will receive considerable relief under
this bill. The senate passed it by a
16 to vote and the measure will be
Immediately taken up in the house
this week.
University of Wisconsin law school
graduates may be compelled to take
tho state bar examinations, with other
students. The assembly has advanced
the Scl4fer bill, by a vote of so to 81,
to conn Il all law school graduates to
take the examinations. This bill will
come up for passage this week and
the indications are that 1t will be APP
proved and will go to the senate.
The bill is favored by Marquette
university of Milwaukee, whose grad
yates at the present time are required
to take examinations. Graduates of
University of Wisconsin law school
are not required to take examinations.
More than a score of assemblymen, in
debating this bill. have declared that
this was special privilege" for the
university law school graduates. The
assembly is working this week The
senate refused TO pass the Perry re-
solution for an adjournment over
Washington's birthday
Governor Blaine is expected to send
his special message to the legislature
the latter part of this week. The mes
sage will deal entirely with the finan-
cial problems OF the state. The COVER
nor viii urge that all other legislation
be FASTENED so that work can be done
by the end of April.
Abolition of almost one-half of the
offices in Wisconsin is advocated in a
petition to Assemhlyman r. w Bar
tingae, Chippewa county. which has
just been received. The petition is
from c. +. Hanson. New Auburn, and
was presented in behalf of the farm
erS Of the surrounding community. The
petition is as follows
'"rhe farmers around This county
voted for you Governor Blaine. We
voted for you because we believed you
were honest and would work for the
best interest of the majority of the
people of the state, and we feel crate
full for what you have done and hope
that You will keep on and do what yoli
can to reduce taxes so that we may
keep our small farm homes that we
have worked so hard to make and
build up. Our taxes are getting SO
high that in some instances the whole
crop raised on the land will not pay
the gxes We believe they could be
redr&ed by abolishng some of lae
state county and town officers. We be-
lleve the farmers institute workers.
the county agents and nurses could be
| laid Oft without any loss and the office
OF village and town treasurer could he
abolished ~ld taxes collected by the
county treasurer. and the county
board ought 10 he abolished and five
commissioners take their place. and a
committee of said county commission
ers could handle the road work. We
are opposed to the present highway
system. II seems that most OF the
funds 80 to high salaries and are
wasted-not many roads for the money
spent, We are much opposed TO the
high assessment value ON farm build
ings We ought to have laws like
Canada. where farm improvements are
exempt Buildings on farms are DIFF
ferent from buildings In villages and
cities. They bring in no revenue. but
are Il continual expense; and last, we
are In favor Of law that would pro-
hihit citizens that are not taxpayers
from voting on money appropriations
in villages. There are a lot Of people
always ready TO get this and that and
vote an awful burden on the taxpayers,
because they do not have to help pay
for IT,
NOW. Brother Tom. we trust in you
TO see that all of these things are done
the way we want them"
One Of the most important hills
which has only been presented by title
thus far is one by AsSemblyman
George Oakes. New Richmond. II viii
provide for the establishment of the
Torrens land system In this state.
Repeal of the secrecy clause of the
state income tax law was recommend
! ed by the senate judiciary committee.
200 Bills Now In Committee.
over 200 bills are now in committee
on revision of the assembly and Will
not be reported until the measures
have been drafted for them. The bills
have beeg presented only by title and
Pleasures which are 10 come In under
| these titles have not as yet been draft
ed. Assemblyman f. w. Ploetz. Wau-
shara county, promises the introduce
ton Of a resolution which will prompt
~ compel the drafting of these bills
upOn nrpSpnfatiOD fO the hOuSp If This