Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-28
Auto Tax Bills Are Ready

The two general highway tax bills
prepared by the joint highway COM
.nittee of the legislature are finally
prepared for introduction after nine
weeks Of the session and will be
brought into the senate within a few
days.
These two measures, one the gradu-
ated license fee based upon weight
and the other a 2-cent gasoline tax,
are estimated 10 raise Sl1,000,000 an
nually from automobile owners. Both
are TO be strenuously opposed on the
floor, in their present form, and il is
the opinion in the best informed cir
cles that both bills will be amended
in essential respects before they get
through the legislature.
The weight tax measure is estimat'
ed TO raise sS.0O0.OOO for use on the
l0.OOO-mile state trunk highway sys-
TEN. upon a scale of rates ranging
from $40 to $50 for passenger autos,
and $40 10 S1S5 for trucks. with triple
fees for motor buses.
AIM 70 Muse 0G1SiOU way 70
Two moves to force an early ad.
iournment of the 1928 session of the
! legislature are planned for this week.
A joint resolution viii probably be
introduced in the assembly setting
May is as the date when the two
houses will have to complete their
business and leave for home. In the
senate a bill is expected setting the
same time for adjournment.
Speaker John l.. Dahl in the as
sembly and Senator Herman J. Sever
son in the senate are understood to be
favorable to these attempts to set
definite time for completion of legis
lative work. They wish to carry out
their promises of a short session.
Vote Fund for Disabled Vets
Creation of a soldiers rehabilitation
fund amounting to nearly S1,OOO,OOO
transferred from the service Fecognt
ton fund and the soldiers educational
bonus fund. was voted by the assem-.
bly, in engrossing the Sachtjen bill
providing for the relief of disabled
World war veterans.
This measure, introduced at the re
quest of Gov. Blaine. establishes a sol
diers' rehabilitation board in Wiscon.
sin, TO consist Of the secretary of the
board OF health. the director OF the
Wisconsin. psychiatric institute and a
member Of the medical department Of
the University of Wisconsin.
Returns from investment of the ST..
100000 fund created by the proposed
statute would be used by the rehabili.
tation board for the treatment of
former service men. "for any phys
ical or mental disease or injury, or
the consequent result of such disease
or injury which is directly or indi-
rectly traceable to their military or
naval service"
Handle rs Bills in 20 Minutes
The assembly established a record
for speed Saturday. March II, holding
a Commute session and disposing of
Is bills. several motions and numer-
Gus committee reports. Upon motion
Of Assemblyman Spoor, six bills were
sent TO their death with one sweep OF
the legislative ak.
Among the bills killed was the SEN
ate measure by Carey. making armi-
stice day legal holiday in Wisconsin.
The motion TO nonconcur was made
by Mr.. Spoor. who remarked that I'VE
have too many holidays now" An
other bill killed was that by Assem-
blyman BlonLberg, requiring that
voters at municipal bond elections
shall be property tax payers.
The assembly engrossed the bin by
Assemblyman Peluer making it an
offense for any state employee to alter
any bin or act of the legislature. The
senate was not in session.
Unfavorable recommendation was
given by the house committee on
state affairs TO the Mark bill increas-
ing the speed limit of automobiles in
rural districts to 50 miles an hour and
to a bill by Mark fixing the standard
of lights on all vehicles, motor and
horse in the state.
Assemblyman Clinton G. Prices bill
that would grant a trial by jury TO
any person arrested for violating a
restraining order of injunction was
recommended for passage by the COM
mittee on judiciary. This bill was
sponsored by and had the backing of
every labor organization in the state.
The state board of control has
agreed TO follow the wishes Of Gov
ernor John J. Blaine TO keep state en-
ployees from lobbying in the capitol
The board has ordered that no en-
ployes under the jurisdiction of its
members can appear before any COM
mittee of the legislature without writ