River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-01-18

| SLdle lUcOule lax law.
Repeal of the law exempting cor
poration dividends from taxation.
| Taxation of dividends paid to stock
holders of national banks, state banks,
mutual savings banks and trust COM
panies.
Exemption from property taxation
up to a specific value for home
owners.
Amendment of the statutes to allow
the tax commission to audit income
tax returns back as far as 1915, when
| the state income tax law was passed.
To provide that delinquent payers
of income taxes should be charged in
terest, the same as delinquent payers
of property taxes; to add percentage
penalty for taxes withheld in cases
where the tax commission finds fraud.
Says v. Of w. Costs Too Much.
In taking up educational problems
| the governor submits a table to show
that the staff Of professors and in
structors at the state university has
increased out of proportion to the
enrolment of students. He would re-
duce the appropriation for operation
10 the state university, ito an amount
| proper staff based upon the student
attendance"
In regard to the proposal that the
state manufacture its own cement for
highways, the message recommends
appointment of committee to inves.
tigate the feasibility of the project
and report at the next session of the
legislature.
Other Measures Urged.
| Other recommendations made by
the governor are:
To amend the marketing and Co
opera tive laws to make them more
effective "in bringing about the mobi.
| lization of farm products cooperative
| ly so that the farmer may have some
voice in disposing of the product OF
his toll"
To PASS laws making legal 1.-THE
basic eight hour day" compelling the
payment of extra wages for work over
the eight hours and on holidays).
To increase the maximum weekly
| benefit paid under the workmen's com.
pensation act; to penalize employers
who do not insure their workmen
against injury.
To simplify educational machinery
and provide well trained teachers for
both the elementary and secondary
schools; to place less emphasis on
professional and technical courses I'm.
til the public schools system is inn.
proved.
To amend the corrupt practices law
so that it would require voluntary
committees and individuals to file q
statement similar to the statement re-
quired of candidates.
To provide fine and Imprisonment
penalty for violation of the section OF
the state constitution which provides
that no Judge can become candidate
for any position of public trust, ex.
cept judicial office, so long as he is
a Judge and retains his office.
Gov. Blaine's message made no de-
mand for repeal Of the personal prop.
erty Offset allowed under the state
income tax. Rather he left the thought
that such step should be investi'
gated by the tax commission for a re
port two years hence.
Immediately after hearing Gov
Blaine's message on Thursday, the
| two houses of the Wisconsin legisla
| ture adjourned until January 16.
Demands Dry Law Repeal.
Senator Bernard Gentleman of Mil
waukee introduced bill in the upper
house asking the repeal of the Sever.
son law, state prohibition enforcing
act. Senator Gettleman's bill was the
first to be introduced before the legis.
lature and marks drive against pro.
hibition.
Senator Czerwinski, Milwaukee, in.
troduced bill amending the search
and seizure clause In the Severson
law providing that search for evidence
could only be made upon a warrant
based on knowledge OF liquor for sale
Asks Pay Boost for Lawmakers.
/ Senator Czerwinsk also introduced
q bill increasing from 5000 to $500 the
tax exemption allowed for children un-
der the state income law. He offered
q joint resolution amending the con-
stitution, to increase the salaries OF
members of the legislature to $1,000.
The senate adopted a joint resolu.
ton by Senator Huber extending use
Of the capitol for the university junior
prom Friday night, Feb. 2.
Senator Henry Roetz opposed the
resolution on the ground that the jU'
Nor prom has given the university a
bad reputation because Of the extrava.
gance at this function.
Senator Barber has announced he
will ask amendment Of the eugenio
tIaw to provide that women shall be ex-
amined. This statute should protect
men as well as women" he said.
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