Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-20
Senate Kills Five Tax RlIIs


on the senate calendar.
The Dahl bill, sponsored by the
speaker Of the lower house, is on the
assembly calendar this week and will
form the basis Of attempts at cont
promise between the Progressive fac
lions.
The measures killed in the senate
included the joint finance committee
bill, the Johnson substitute, the gov
ernor's bill and the Carey substitute
amendment which took the form Of a
separate bill, and the Severson bill.
Speaker Dahl announced he would
call conference committee of Pro-
gressives in final attempt to agree
on amendments that will make his
tax bill acceptable. While the assem-
bly, might accept his bill in it's present
form, 1t would stand no chance un-
amended in the senate.
The Severson surtax bill was the
vote in the senate, engrossment being
refused, 16 to Is.
The tax bills killed sought to relieve
property of $7,500,OO0 taxes year and
would have increased income taxes
by this amount
Each of the bills sought in differ
ent way to shift a large revenue bur-
den from general property to corpora
ton and individual earnings Bust.
ness interests of the state had fired
broadsides of criticism against the
measures, threatening in some in
stances to move industries from the
state if the proposed laws were en-
acted.
1t was proposed in each tax meas
ure to repeal the state mill taxes for
educational purposes, including the
support of the state university and
the normal schools, and to substitute
additional income taxes imposed
through revision Of the present laws.
Tests on Diagnosis Favored
By vote of IL to Is, the senate
passed the Bentley bill which, if con-
Cured in by the assembly, provides
that all who desire to practice the
healing art must have studied the sub
ject Of diagnosis.
"This bill simply carries into effect
the recent opinion of our supreme
court" explained Senator Bentley.
Those who treat the sick, other than
by spiritual or mental means, can be
sued If they use improper treatment
by reason of a lack of reasonably
correct diagnosis. This measure would
ascertain whether the applicant had
such knowledge before permitting him
to set up his practice"
The upper house reconsidered and
then advanced without further change
the amended Miner bill, providing for
the licensing Of chiropractors. Under
terms of this bill, as amended in the
senate, chiropractors would be given
representative on the state board Of
medical examiners and would be
licensed after an examination. Such
examinations would be by committee
of chiropractors for all subjects ex-
cept diagnosis, which would be by the
board.
Gasoline Tax Passes in Senate
Wisconsin's road building program
has been definitely settled by the SEN
ate and there Is every indication that
the assembly will approve of the SEN
ate program. The senate passed
bill providing for a 2 cent tax on
gasoline in Wisconsin used for motor
vehicles and If this bill is concurred
in by the assembly, the road build.
ing fund in Wisconsin will be en-
riched by about 100000 annually
Each cent Of gasoline tax raises ap-
proximately $1,500,000 in revenue
annually.
The tax for gas is part of the
road building program. A separate
bill has been set for passage in the
senate providing for a graduated
auto license fee, ranging from $40 to
SIG, depending upon the weight of
the car. The auto license fee will
raise approximately a fund of So
100000. OF this sum, however, over
$2,500,000 is returned to the county.
The rs per cent retained by the state
is used to meet purposes of federal
oho oI1IC e10 A41O lLS CONSTRUCTION OF
bridges.
Assemblyman Robert Caldwelps bill
for the institution of the Torrens sys-
TEN of land title registration passed
in the house. 1t will go to the senate.
The system is in use in a number Of
states now and is said to lessen ex-
pense and greatly simplify registering
titles
The Eber bill, providing for cessa-
ton of water power development in
this state by private interests for two
years and appropriating $4,000 for a
survey Of water power sites by the
railroad commission, was killed by the
assembly when IT came up for final
passage.
The senate passed a finance COM
mittee bill giving six years time in
which to refund excess income tax