Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-04
Vote to Tighten Taxes on Homes

! A $500 homestead exemption from
general property tax assessment was
favored by the senate with engross
ment of the 0. H. Johnson bill by a
IL to Is vote. Lieut.. Gov. George F..
| Comjngs cast the deciding vote for the
proposal when tie, 16 to 16, resulted
from the roll call of senators.
Wisconsin home owners, estimated
by Senator Johnson to number 1885,
900, would be granted a $500 exemp-
ton on their buildings and improve
| ments, should the bill become law.
An amendment offered by Senator
j. j. Hirsch, Milwaukee Socialist, pro-
posing to give $500 exemption on all
general property Of the state, was
killed without roll CALL
Senator Johnson explained his bill
as an attempt to give some relief to
property owners, who, he declared
were overwhelmed with taxes. The
$500 exemption, he said, would reduce
taxes and would not impair the reve.
nue. system of the state.
! Senator Antoine Kuckuk opposed
| the measure on the ground that it al
| lowed an unfair discrimination be
tween classes of property holders.
Anti-Dry Fight by solons Ends
Vets Of the Wisconsin legislature
have ended their assaults on the pro
hibition laws for this session
The Tucker bill for the repeal of
the state dry act, which was killed
by the senate, was the climax of wet
efforts after an all-session attempt to
bring some relief from the official
drought
One of the last wet measures to
hang fire was put out of existence by
Assemblyman Sixtus Lindahl On his
motion the Kamke bill to reduce the
appropriation for the state prohibition
department from 100000 to $4,000
was taken from the table and killed.
For the last few weeks attention
has swung from legislative debate on
the prohibition question in general to
an inquiry into whether legislators
drink liquor
With the settling of Eric Johnson's
resolution for legislative probe the
question of liquor will no longer play
a prominent part in this session If
mentioned at ALL
Fight Seen in Tax Controversy
The Gov. Blaine-Senator Ridgway
legislative controversy, precipitated
when the Elkhorn solon made a series
of sensational charges during the de.
bate on the Hanson tax measure,
promises to develop into a bitter fight.
The governor took sharp issue with
Senator Ridgway, charging that he
has made false statements in an at
tempt to mislead the public. Senator
Ridgway has declared that false i'm
preston had gone out that he had
sought position on the governors
tax measure. Gov. elaine, however,
threw different light on the matter
when in letter to Senator Ridgway
he declared that Senator Ridgway had
been very active in seeking the post
Governor Signs Games Measure
GOF. oldlu6 LIDS SlF9uSu d JILL Icqu1I-
ing high schools and county training
schools of the state to maintain
course in physical education and in
struction in games and playground
management"
Physical instruction as defined in
the law sis instruction in the theory
and practice of the art of physical
exercises, and instruction in hygiene
but shall not be construed to include
or mean medical supervision"
Under the law the state superin-
tendent of public instruction is called
the ages and capabilities of the pu-
pills of the several grades and depart
ments referred to and also to pres
cribe the qualifications of teachers in
physical education. 1t is provided
that the time devoted to physical edu-
cation shall aggregate two and one
half hours a week, exclusive of daily
recess periods.
The law has become effective, but
will not be generally applied until the
September term in the schools.
The senate bill limiting the rate Of
interest to be charged in the sale Of
farm machinery when such is bought
on time was killed when it came up
in the assembly for final passage, A
to 33. The assembly adopted and
sent to the senate the Price joint reso-
luton amending the constitution SO as
to empower the state to establish
system of rural credits to develop the
agricultural resources of the state.