Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-08
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LEGISLATURE


Dahrs tax bill, engrossed by the as
sembly, 80 to II, will be amended as
to new rates before it is passed.
In it's original form the measure in
creased exemptions for the head of a
family and for dependent children, but
the house adopted an amendment to
re-establish existing exemptions.
Following this change either Speak
er Dahl or the finance committee will
recommend another amendment to cut
down somewhat the first schedule of
higher income rates.
The Dahl bill goes to the joint f.
nance committee and will be reported
back to the assembly for final action
in ten days or two weeks. The bill
will be passed by substantially the
same majority as it was engrossed, it
is expected.
The Severson bill repeating the Sc
crecy clause of the income tax law
was engrossed by the senate by a
vote of % to 9.
Eight.Hour Day Plan Gets o. X.
The assembly went on record as
favoring basic eight-hour day Jaw
for the state when it ordered the
Tucker bill engrossed by a vote of
81 to SO. An amendment offered by
Assemblyman Frank L. Prescott, Mil
waukee, which would permit men to
work longer than eight hours a day
il they wished, was rejected, so to 80.
The bill, introduced by Assembly
man H. G.. Tucker, Milwaukee, limits
the hours of work day of employees
in any mill, factory, or manufacturing
establishment to eight hours in one
day, watchmen excepted. In emer-
gency cases, where overtime is neces-
sary, the rate of pay for such work
would be time and one-half of the reg
ular rate An amendment by Assem-
blyman L. H. Allen, Superior, makes
the measure applicable only to estab-
lishments employing five or more per-
sons.
The bill also provides that the mar
ket commission in ascertaining the
cost of production of farm products
figure labor on an eight-hour day
basis.
Against Land Clearing Shows
Speaker John L. Dahl. Barron coun-
ty, left his chair to fight for the re-
peal of the law providing for land
clearing demonstrations, a state soil
laboratory and state appropriation
amounting to $4,000 yearly.
The bill, introduced by Assembly
man A. M. Miller Outagamie county,
was recommended by the committee
on agriculture for indefinite postpone
ment.
Speaker Dahl and other proponents
of the bill said the land clearing DEM
onstrations were mot worth cent"
in practical value to the farmers and
were characterized as "a good show
or Jokes" The speaker urged the
members elected on an economy plat
form to vote for the bill The house.
with but three dissenting votes. or
dered the bill engrossed.
Open Primary Wins in Senate
In passing the Gary open primary
bill the senate opened the way for
the first primary election reform
measure that has been advanced in
years with a prospect that it might
become a law.
The Gary bill permits the voter in
the primary to vote for candidates of
his choice. without regard to the tick
ct upon which the candidate seeks
nomination Under the present law
the voter must select a party ticket
and stick to it from top to bottom.
While he voter is thus restricted, the
candidates may seek office upon any
ticket he thinks is likely to win. This
system is held to have promoted pro-
fessionalism in politics.
War Referendum Plea Offered
A referendum of the people of the
United States on the question of war
before any declaration by congress
becomes effective is asked in reso-
luton introduced in the legislature by
Senator A. E. Carey, Edgerton. The
resolution says that the legislature
should memorabilia congress to SUBJ
nit to the people an amendment To
the constitution to provide that no
declaration of war shall become effec-
tive until approved by the people in
a referendum vote, except in cases
of actual invasion of the country"
The "shoe cobbler" bill introduced
by Assemblyman John w Eber, Mil
waukee, was indefinitely postponed by
the assembly. The Eber bill would
provide for a shoe repairers' board
of three members and would require
a two-year apprenticeship before
granting a journeyman's license. Up
on the payment of $40 master shoe
repairer's license would be obtained,
renewable yearly at the same fee.
The bill was recommended for pass
age by the committee on manufacture
and commerce.
Adoption Of the resolution by Sen
ator o. H. Johnson memorializing con-
gress to take the initiative in pushing
the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence deep
waterway project was recommended
by the senate state affairs committee
in report.