Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-05
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

priation bills have been SurtaXed by
the assembly in the fight to shift the
taxes. All these proposals will reach
the senate within short time and
probably will be defeated.
The assembly is attempting to re-
taliate on the senate for defeating tax
bills by attaching surtax amendments
to all the larger appropriation bills.
Following are the four proposals to
which surtaxes have been attached by
the assembly.
University appropriation bill, carry
ing $3.50, 900 for the biennium, to be
financed by surtax of one-half of the
present income tax rate, computed on
all incomes in excess of $4,000.
Normal school bill, carrying an ap-
preparation of $1,765,000 for the bien-
mum, to which surtax has been at
tached of one-half of the present
income tax rate.
Northern Lakes park of 5000 acres,
carrying an appropriation of $250000,
to which a surtax has been adopted of
one-twentieth Of the present income
tax rate.
Eradication of bovine tuberculosis,
for which an appropriation of $1,000
900 is provided with surtax of one
tenth of the present income tax rate.
A surtax amendment to the board
of control appropriation bill was de-
| feated in the assembly.
State Fish Laws Revised
The Wisconsin fish laws were re
vised with Gov. Blaine's signature to
bill sponsored by the fish and game
committee Of the assembly. Tbs
measure goes into effect at once
Under provisions of the new law
there is to be a closed season for all
varieties of game fish between March
and June / each year, unless other
wise provided by the statute. The
exceptions to the regular season are
for bass, trout and sturgeon.
Sturgeon of all varieties are pro-
tected by a closed season for which
no exceptions are made. The season
for large and small mouth black bass
is from June Is to Dec. 81, with bag
limit of ten. Trout season is from
May / to Aug 81, with a bag limit of
twenty-five fish.
The size limit is removed but the
following bag limit established for
fish; for muskellunge one; pike ten:
picLerel fifteen; rock bass thirty;
white bass fifty; bullheads thirty
pounds. With certain exceptions in
definite localities, there are no fur
Their bag limits.
Senate Passes Probe Fund
The Heck bill calling for a $4,000
appropriation to be used by the state
board of public affairs in investigating
state departments, boards and COM
missions was passed by the senate by
vote of IL to 9. The measure was
Immediately messaged to the lower
house.
Senator AIax w. Heck, Racine, au-
thor of the bill, declared that through
a thorough survey thousands Of dol
lars could be saved the state He
made it clear that he was not charg-
ing any department. with inefficiency.
but that in the public interest an in
vestigation would be advisable.
Feb. % Again State Holiday
February %, Washington's birthday,
again will be restoredAas legal hol1-
day in Wisconsin as a result of bill
which has Tassed the legislature. The
measure will no doubt receive the gov
errors signature. 1t was introduced
by Senator George Czerwinski, Mil
waukee.
In 1919, bill sponsored, it is said,
by tie department of public instruc-
tion, was passed removing Washing
tons birthday from the list of legal
holidays in this state.
During the debate on the bill just
passed, Senator John e. eastman,
Denmark, recalled that the former bill
was slipped through about the time
pro-British histories maligning Wash
ington and other great Americans
we're put into our schools
Prior to the passage of the bill in
1919. Washington's birthday had been
holiday for more than fifty years.
Two important bank taxation bills
were acted upon by the senate. BY
vote of "a to 3 the upper house
passed a measure to tax national
banks on the same basis as state
banks are now taxed. BY a vote of
IA to 12. the senate killed bill for
the taxation Of national banks on an
income basis.
The assembly finally passed the
Johnson bill granting $500 tax exemp-
ton to homesteads. The measure now
goes to the governor. Milwaukee Of
ficials are opposed to the Johnson bill
on the ground that it will result in a
shortage of nearly $1,00O,o00 a year in
tax revenue in Milwaukee.
The senate passed the Stauden
mayer bill apprqpriating 100000 for
strengthening the Wisconsin river
1evees at Portage. Danger to life and
property in event of flood was the
argument of those who advocated the
appropriations Staudenmayer's bill
was passed, 20 to 8.
BY a vote of AZ to 10, the house