Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-15
Assembly Favors City Markets

IL eHSFOSS6u Two Oils, DOLn OIL Which,
would empower municipalities to ham
die food products in competition with
existing enterprises.
By engrossing the Gauer bill per-
hitting Milwaukee to establish de-
partment of markets for the purpose
of dealing in food products for dis
tribution to citizens, the lower house
recorded is favor for municipal par
ticipation in business.
1t also engrossed the oliver bill au-
thorizing all cities of the state to es-
tablish and operate depots and plants
for the preparation and distribution OF
milk and other dairy products. This
measure is broad in it's scope and
opens a field of enterprise for munich
palities.
A move to defeat the Gauer pro
posal was lost, IS to 80, and then the
measure engrossed. A like fate met
move to postpone indefinitely the
Oliver bill, when it was defeated 80
to n.
The joint committee on finance of
the legislature will make marked
reduction in the rates carried by the
Dahl general income tax bill, it was
learned here. This reduction is ex-
pected to be made in the schedules
on incomes over $4,000.
Action of the assembly in lowering
exemptions to their present level OF
$1,000 for married persons, $500 for
single persons and 5000 for each child
will add approximately $750,000 to the
revenue raised by the proposal and
will mean consequent reduction in
its rates. The Dahl bill has been esti-
mated to raise $16,00O,0O0 annually.
Members of the committee say that
fin addition the schedule of rates may
be cut to make up for the large re-
turn from the tax which is expected
as a result of the business revival.
The finance committee is expected
to go into executive session on both
the Severson and Dahl tax bills DUR
ing the next two weeks. Their report
on the two proposals will put them
finally before the session for action.
Official Shake-up Is Predicted
An official shake-up that may lead
to Gov. Blaine calling for the resig-
nation of at least one high state en-
ploye and the censoring Of several
others, appears imminent.
1t was learned from a reliable
source that for the last few weeks the
governor has been collecting informa-
ton bearing upon the activities Of
certain state officials in the interest
of the bills to abolish the Wisconsin
national guard and other measures.
political housekeeping may re-
suit.
The lobbying tactics are said to
have been continued by certain men
even after the governor called them
ON the carpet short time ago and
served them with an ultimatum that
their practices be stopped.
Seek Gasoline Tax for Roads
Counties of Wisconsin would direct
ly benefit from the 2-cent gasoline tax
proposed in bill to be submitted to
the joint highway commission of the
legislature for approval. This meas
ure is to come into the legislature
to supplement the proposed graduated
license fee based upon weight Of auto
mobiles.
The bill provides direct license
tax of 2 cents a gallon on all motor
fuel sold in the state in intrastate
commerce after June 80, 1928. The
first dealer who sells this motor fuel
is liable for the payment of the tax
unless already paid, under the bill
which provides for registration Of all
persons handling gasoline 1t is esti-
mated $2,5Oo.O0O will be raised an
nually from a gasoline tax.
Deductions from the amount of the
tax are made whenever any person,
firm or corporation purchasing motor
fuel shall certify in writing that such
use is in stationery engine, farm
tractor, motor boat, or in manufac-
lures, the sciences or the arts, or in
any manner otherwise than in propell-
ing a motor vehicle on the public
highways" The dealer deducts the
amount of the tax from the sale price
and then is himself reimbursed by the
secretary of state.
The Wisconsin senate voted IL to
8 to pass the Severson bill wiping
out the secrecy clause to the state
income tax law, carrying out the man
date which administration senators
asserted had been given by the people
at the last election.
With this measure now finally dis
posed of in the upper house it goes to
the assembly for concurrence. Final
passage can be definitely predicted by
a large vote in the lower house ana
Gov. Blaine will sign the bill.
An attempt to pass the Liche bill
requiring the width between sleigh
runners to be uniformly set at three
feet six inches was unsuccessful IN
the assembly, when farmers united to
bring about its defeat. The lower
house first voted to reconsider the
vote by which the proposal was in
definitely postponed last week and
then killed the bill, 48 to IS.