Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-03-14
Auto WEIGHT Tax Bill Ready

and removed from property owners by
the Joint committee on highways
weight tax bill finally prepared for
introduction in the legislature. This
measure il enacted would raise So
100000 annually through a graduated
license fee based upon weight.
The rates called for in the bill. rang.
ing from $40 on cars under 1900
pounds 10 $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 charged for 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. Is per cent OF the total amount
collected from the bill shall be turned
over 10 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 10 the
people upon petition. was adopted by
a majority OF the lower house. The
vote was IS to H.
Under this proposal. adoption of
which is anticipated by a large ma.
jority in the assembly. people of the
state may petition 10 have bills. intro
duced into the legislature, submitted
10 them for a vote before they finally
become law. Amendments TO the con.
stitution may be proposed and voted
on in ike manner
The assembly voted. 56 10 IL, for a
constitutional convention 10 be called
TO revise the basic law OF Wisconsin,
should the people'so determine. This
same proposal. now adopted by the
assembly. was killed in the senate
two weeks ago by a margin of one
vote. The lower house action will
again force the issue in the upper
house when the resolution reaches IL.
Asks Body study Farm Problems
An interim committee OF the Wis
consin legislature TO investigate and
study means for improving the eco
nomic conditions OF farmers and farm
products" is asked by a joint resolu-
ton introduced I'm the upper house
by Senators A. +. Carey, Edgerton,
and John G. Schumann. Waterfowl.
The present organization of agri.
culture and prevailing methods of
marketing agricultural products hold
no promise 10 farmers of this state
and nation other than the crumbs aud
rags OF failure for the present and
contain bankruptcy and humiliation
for the future. despite the prosperity
for the present and stability for the
future enjoyed in other industries"
the resolution says. State depart
ments are called on to aid in the pro-
posed study.
Quick Court Bill Passed =
The Quick bill to abolish the Mil
waukee municipal court after Jan. l,
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 10 from at.
tending motion picture theaters with.
out their parents unless the films had
been approved by a board OF censors.
Despite the decided opposition. the
Eber bill, providing for general in
stead of special verdicts. passed the
assembly by a vote OF 40 to A. The
bin would prevent judges from out
lining questions 10 be answered by a
jury and would leave the whole mat.
ter of trial decision to juries without
judicial guidance.
The legislature appears TO be max.
ing a determined effort 20 shorten the
present session by undertaking a vol.
ume of work not previously attempt.
cd. judging by the number of commit
tee hearings scheduled. Bulletins for
the present week show one hundred
fifty bills 10 be heard. with daily cal
endars in both houses crowded with
measures up for action.
The Kamke bill, exempting agricul-
tural lands from taxation on improve.
menis for three years. was engrossed |
by the assembly. Il is intended To
give relief to farmers in northern /
Wisconsin.
The commission council OF Oshkosh 1
went on record as being strongly op.
posed 10 the Dahl tax bill, when IL /
adopted a resolution in which the |