Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-30
Committees Deke Into Provisions
of Several Bills.
STATE IN NEED OF REVENUES
Administration FsVors Levy Of Add
tlonal Tax on Incomes 20 Raise
100000 Estimated 10 Be
Needed 20 Meet Expenses.


The committees had under consider
alton the big tax program OF this sea-
son. which includes the following bills:
Severson surtax bin increasing In
come tax rates as high as six per cent.
This bin r. estimated 10 produce
100000 additional revenue annu-
ally.
Senator Conant's bin which provides
for surtaxsas high as ten per cent and
Is estimated 20 produce S16,OO0OoO i'm
revenues.
Senator Arnold's hill. which pro-
vides for entire revision Of the state
income tax rates and which Is esti-
mated TO produce S26.O00OOO addi-
tional revenues.
Assemhlyman Dahi's bin which pro
vides for revision OF the present In
come tax rates. This bin Is not in
tended 10 produce any additional rev.
enue. hut increases exemptions under
the income tax law. The fireworks
conferred around the Severson bin,
which has the backing Of Governor
Blaine and his official family. II has
been estimated that Il win take 5000
GOO additional In tax revenues 20 meet
expenses 81 the state. Governor Blaine
has stated that he will permit no addi-
tional taxes 20 be levied on real es-
tate. which makes II necessary II there
Is any increase In expenses 10 levy
additional taxes on incomes. Manu-
featuring establishments. merchants
and retailers were here by the hun
dreds 10 participate In the biz dis
cussion on Thursday. This was the
most important program here before
the legislature this year. The tax ques-
ton Is the most important question
before the legislature. and these rep
resentative business concerns were
here 20 tell the legislature that In the
face Of financial depression II would
be ruinous 20 increase tax rates on In
comes nc this time.
Senator Arnold introduced bin 10
create n department OF markets In the
City 81 Milwaukee which would be
empowered 10 buy. sell and transport
food stuffs. The bin viii be heard
next week.
The senate advanced 10 engross-
ment the Huber bin restricting the
manufacture 81 articles by home work
and placing such work under the SUI
pervision OF the Industrial commits
sion.
Senator Burke's resolution request
FHaaH
the purpose Of amending the national
Constitution 10 give the states more
power Of home rule was engrosSed
without discussion.
The Peterson bin raising the fees
81 witnesses and interpreters was or
dered 20 a third reading. The senate
advanced 10 engrossment the assembly
bin providing an emergency appropri-
alton 81 S74.245 for the tax commits
sion. This bin came within one vote
~ being killed In the assembly.
The assembly went on record as Ia
v0ring a closed season for BURBERRY
picking. The Dettinger hin declaring
IL unlawful 20 pick blueberries before
the Goth 81 July of each year was adj
vanced 20 third reading and engroSsed
without debate. The bin further pro-
vides that any person using a rake in
gathering blueberries may be- put In
JAIN for six months or fined 500. I'M
less the owners consent Is given. The
assembly did not debate the bin az
length.
A~savnhtx-r.an Neil ,,,o,.oa , ~o,o,
sideration Of the vote by which the
house engroSsed the Frank Hanson
bin for n full switching crew on en-
gines outside Of railroad yards.
by a vote OF s. 20 the assembly
passed the Mark bin dividing the free
high school district Of the town OF
Phelps from Eagle River. IL passed
q bin creating the town OF Knowlton
In Marathon county and the town OF
ClOverland In Douglas county. Final
passage was given the Dahl bin which
compels all farmers in a certain dis
trict 10 permit their cattle 10 be tested
for bovine tuberculosis II 60 per cent
Of the farmers from that district petit
ton for the test.
Assemblyman Scrihner withdrew his
motion 20 reconsider the vote by which
the assembly concurred IN the senate
bin appropriating approximately S136.-
coo annually for the state board OF
health.
EIsht.Hour 5lr Gets Knockout.
The big eight-hour day hin Of the
session was killed in the house after
an hour Of debate by vote Of 40 10
50. The measure voted upon was a
substitute offered b. Assemblyman F.
II. johnson Of Frederic 20 the Con-
way bin. II applied 20 'mills. factories
and manufacturing establishments"
Right M the outset Of the debate. on
motion o. ASsemblynan William or
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