Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-03-24
DOES NOT FAVOR
TAX LAW CHANGE
Legislature Is Not Friendly to
Proposed Measures.
WILL BE BIG ISSUE IN 1922
Governor Blaine viii Be Compelled to
Make Taxation Matters Chief Plat
form Plank in Fight for
Reelection.


he Wisconsin general assembly. The
body. by large vote, killed the c. K.
Hanson. bill for the repeal of the per-
Sonal property offset in income taxes.
and 1t has indicated that 1t does not
favor change In the present tax
laws.
This means that Governor Blaine, Ii
he stgnds for reelection, will be COM
PEELED 10 make taxation matters d.
rect issue in the next campaign. The
Hanson bill, which was defeated In the
house, was recommended by Governor
Blaine. by the state tax commission
md by at least two or three political
partles. Its defeat by the assembly
means that the tax issue will be fought
out In the 1929 election.
Ii Is probable that the assembly Will
appoint committee to investigate tax
matters. BY vote of 81 to 40, the as
'embly has tabled the ingalls, resolu-
lion which provides for tax investi-
cation. This means that this resolution
can be taken from the table at any
lime and acted upon and II is probable
hat the outcome of this tax discussion
viii be that such committee will be
ultimately appointed.
The Titus resolution for an organ
tZed reforestatiOn project was the sub
ject of long discussion In the senate
Il few days ago. The resolution pro
vldes that Il sum not TO exceed two
enths of IA mill of the last state as
'essment may be appropriated for the
eforestation work in the state. This
would amount to about 5000, 900 under
he terms of the proposed constitutions
ii amendment. On the roll call the
resolution was passed % TO 5.
An emergency appropriation of $780,
mo for the warden's department of the
conservation commission was passed
without opposition.
A part of the grain taxes of Superior,
Milwaukee and other dock cities will
20 to the counties and the state II the
senate follows the action taken by the
house in advancing the Edwards bill
for this purpose.
Up TO 1915 grain was taxed as other
property and was subjected To all
taxes. Then II was found that there
was little grain In elevators on May |.
the tax assessing time, so the law was
changed and an occupation tax was
imposed. The whole amount of This
tax Went to the city where the elevator
was located. The Edwards bill Is for
Il division of this amount of grain tax
collected SO that 10 per cent will 20
to the state, 20 per cent to the county
and only 20 per cent TO the city. AS
Semhlyman Polowski moved for the i'm
definite postponement of the bill. His
motion failed. 1925.
In spite of the fact that the house
recently voted TO repeal the dog tax
law. il has engrossed and amended the
Olson bill reducing the dog tax to "
and 81, instead of So and $3. as the
present law provides, and advanced II.
The c. Il. Hanson amendment to the
constitution TO allow sheriff to sue
ceed himself in office was engrossed
This is the second time the amendment
has been approved by the legislature
II passed by the senate 1t will be sub
mitted to vote of the people In 1902
with the other constitutional amend
ments.
A building program at the Uniyer-
sity of Wisconsin aggregating total
of So, $4,000 is requested of the legis.
lature. Among the buildings desired
by the university are:
Addition to chemistry building. $751;.
600 addition TO Bascom hall, $9O6, GOO !:
addition 90 engineering shops, $685.
900: minor buildings at college of ag-
riculure, Slo0.N0; addition to law
school building. S58.250; addition to
music hall. S9l. $50: addition to- exten.
sion building. Si30,0O0; addition TO
service building. $4,000: additional
dormitories for girls, 100000: dormi.
tory for men, S3Oo,oO0: electric sub
NATION. $4,000; piers and shelters at
lake, S40,0o0; utility needs, boilers.
etc, S396,tNN.
The unusual increase In student at
tendance has emphasized the lack OF
facilities" said Mr.. Thorkelson, In ex.
planning the building program. "lt is
no eNaggeration to state that the uni.
verSity is supplying instruction daily
10 T.o0 students. with building
capacity for 1890.
The practical suspension OF normal
university building activities for the
past seven years has created the I'M
usual accumulation of building needs. "
Value OF Wisconsin Farm Land.
The average acre value OF all Wis.
cousin lands, with improvements. Ia
estimated by Joseph A, Becker OF the
Wisconsin 60 operative crop reporting
service. Crited States bureau of crop
estimates and Wisconsin state depart.
mem of agriculture. at SIPS. compared
TO $3.50 In 1920, Sl0a In 1919 and Sru,
In 1919 Average value OF farm lands
with"u, improvements IL estimated o,
>s4 ner eere. compared TO 500 In 1870.