Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-10
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Madison, Wis.-The burden Of con
structing anu maintaining 10000 miles
of state trunk highways is placed up
on automobiles and removed from
property owners by the joint commit.
tee on highways weight tax bill finally
prepared for introduction in the legis-
lature. This measure if enacted would
raise 100000 annually through a
graduated license lee based upon
weight
The rates called for in The bill, rang.
ing from $40 on cars under 1900
pounds to $50 on automobiles over
5000 pounds and on trucks have been
previously announced They include
a triple fee for motor buses based
upon the truck tax-Cnarged Tor a like
weight.
Cities receive none OF the return
from the tax under the plan of dis,
tribution contained in the bill. The
measure provides that beginning July
], 1924, j. per cent of the total amount
collected from the bill shall be turned
over to the county treasurers to be
used for constructing and maintaining
highways and bridges.
Direct Vote Plan Passes Senate
The initiative and referendum, as
provided for in the Huber resolution
TO amend the constitution to permit
the submission Of questions TO the
people upon petition, was adopted by
a majority Of the lower house The
vote was IS to IA,
Under this proposal. adoption Of
which is anticipated by a large ma
jority in the assembly people of the
state may petition to have bills, intro
duced into the legislature, submitted
TO them for a vote before they finally
become law Amendments to the con
stitution may be proposed and voted
on in like manner
The assembly voted, SIS to IL, for a
constitutional convention to be called
TO revise the basic law of Wisconsin,
should the people 80 determine This
same proposal. now adopted by the
assembly was killed in thes senate
two weeks ago by margin OF one
vote. The lower house action will
again force the issue in the upper
house when the resolution reaches it.
Asks Body Study Farm Problems
An interim committee Of the Wis.
cousin legislature 10 investigate and
study means TOR improving the eco
monte conditions OF farmers and farm
products" is asked by a joint resoh-
ton introduced in the upper house
by Senators A. D. Carey Edgerton,
and John G. Sclamaun. Watertown
The present organization of agri
culture and prevailing methods OF
marketing agricultural products hold
no promise to farmers of this state
and nation other than the crumbs and
rags of failure for the present and
contain bankruptcy and annihilation
for the future, despite the prosperity
for the present and stability tor the
future enjoyed in other industi,e s. "
the resolution says State depart
ments are called ON to aid in the pro.
posed study
Quick Court Bill Passed
The Quick bin to abolish the Mil.
waukee municipal court after Jan. /.
1925, and to establish two new
branches OF circuit court was passed
by the senate. The vote was unani.
nous.
At the same time the senate killed
the Teasdale bill which would have
prohibited children under is from at.
tending motion picture tbeaters with. +
out their parents unless the films had
been approved by board of censors.
Despite the decided opposition. the
Eber bill, providing for general in
stead OF special yerdicts. passed the I
assembly by a vote Of so to A. The
bill would prevent judges from ont
lining questions to be answered BY
jury and would leave the whole mat .
ter of trial decision to iuries without
judicial guidance
me assembly advanced the A. H. I
Smith bill 90 create one man con.
seryation commission. If the bin is
passed, Elmer S. Hall, former score
tary OF state and recently appointed
to the commission. will be retained
as it's head
The kamke bin, exemptiue agricul +
tural lands from taxation on improve
ments for three years. was enerossed .
by the assembly II is intended 10
give relief to farmers in northern
Wisconsin
The legislature appears to be MAX.
ing determined effort to shorten hsf
present session by undertaking. vol
ume Of work not previously attempt-
ed, judging by the number of commit.
tee hearings scheduled. Bulletins for
the present week show one hundred
fifty bills to be heard. with daily cal
endars in both houses crowded with
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