Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-03-12
BONE DRY BILL
IS NEAR PASSAGE
Assembly by Close Vote Refuses
to Reconsider 1t.
HEARINGS ON TAX MEASURES
Many Persons Desire TO Be Heard
When Legislature Takes Up Con-
sideration Of All Bills TO In
crease Taxes.


Madison.-Since the Wisconsin gen.
eral assembly refused by Vole u
4S to d 70 reconsider the vote Of q
Few days ago by which i sent 70 en-
srosslheht the Mathesoh boHe-dFy plil'
the measure IS likely 10 be up lof
maj ACTON Witthh me next Ie" uass-
Fenate action VIII next be In ofder.
During The debate three members
OF me legislature attacked me acliFi.
Ties OF T. J. HUTTON superintendent u
me W lseohslh AuLI->a'o"h leas ut' as
Seino'Ein'h +. a. hurdeh Oh Marllle' y
shid tiat Hutton mas offered suppo
Tor ah apl'oihtthehl u "ouiu suli'oi I
ire Matiesoh blIi' IN spite q tHese
Hit"'N9 Ft'"i'siue'",'oi u '"e '"dli'e
s'Ii pIii was refused
tFooabis me b'ese9i nearing e'ei
h.aS'u ~ Hat''soIi wiz Df 'e'i va
Mafcu - "ile" me Ies9llalule '"h''s
up 'Ie CONSIDERATION VI an l'iiS - III
'ie.i9' ih'oii'e 'aA mites va lii1'' ~ w.
hud corporations u"ihg business III
w iS'"i's'a. BUSINESS interests lio'l.
r'e'S se'.t.eh u iiie S'a'e' '',"'i''e' ; =
Vol'iif'sF alla hiali'lla''u' .'e sS,'"
'lN''l.''''ss nave ho''ileu 'i'e ,e-'S'a' '''e
''''f 'ites HeslIe ~ Oe He"iu oA '''''s'
blli''
h5te DIS VIII DE UP l"' to!l>iueia d
non iFst Is me l'ani ni'i' winch
provides TOT an increase OF income 'aA
rates Oh incomes oeio" S''VVV anu car
FleS exemptions vi S-'VV" ioI iii"i'it''
men ana @i'-'D i"f unmarried iuet'
Hre"od y me bi'i offered by senator
IT, SeVerSoh' Naupa'a county "ii''h
pro''''sS i"T = siauOa, ,u suIeaA ~ ~.
comes move A''V'V' rms "ili aPplte9
NIKE 10 lilalFiduaiN ana '"fio'a'i''ils'
! ne Hr>f S'ea" Is exempt oh 'he sixth
Niu' th' TAX Is = per cent anu ulis
YAK increases sr'uuHIy uh'u' On M
over Hi-"0' tiie tax Is D per cent IiIls
OH Is estimated To raise approximate
" @o''RVtVo ailhua'lE' inns measure
= sun 70 nave the lhaoFse'heht q
10Y. 1o'h !. h'alhe, II the personal
property onset no" used against IN
come iaNes were repealed these TWO
hH'S "'ula probably produce a sum
'iel'' amount Oh revenue so mat NO aa.
u''I"iai state TAX on real estate "ou'd
~ necessary
me uata mn Tor consideration Is
pnt W senator '"i'oht win rates
'e"'uiilS ds hiIh hS ~ per cent ana
van u''tea - pIou"'e 9lo'VVoVVV an
'uai'5 senator Arnold mas q hl'l 70
greatly Increase present income tax
t0t's. BUSINESS interests declare that
-'''S' ol''s su"u'' h"l ne p"'seu uuf-
"- '''"e OF oppression
'a' 'i'e se"'Fu' properly taxes lev
leu 10y tue state are Sii'uI as compared
WIN ti't amounts taisea LOT c!t} anu
S'"'ol purposes is SHOWN III "a bulletin
lNSue0 oS me W lseohSih TAX coin'nis-
SION ana sent TO me legislature. Data
LOT every cry IA WISCONSIN mas been
'o'uii'ea,
N'"'e taxes constitute on 'he aver
aye Only . per cent Oh the totai lax
'oi'ecled' county board ie'ies are 10
per cent. ti'y councils are to per cent
ana Sehoo' boards are 81 per cent,
Many people have the impression
t'at me general property tax burdens
hFe hea1y because ct the requirements
Tor slate purposes says The bulletin.
ms i entirely wrong. by far the
largest part 81 all general property
tnNes are Kept III the city treasury and
spent Tor city auu school EUTpDSpS II