Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-04-25
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LEGISLATURE

vs5ison Wis.-Goy. Blaine has
stoned the administration income tax
hill making it law.
n anixing his signature, however,
.ts chief executive declared the meas
III was not the kind of bill | would
write as it was amended in the senate
- q combination Of votes against the
administration"
The governor inferred that the tax
b.W was more drastic than he would
have had enacted. but he advised that
asu.a imperfections as exist, as ex-
per.ence may demonstrate, may be
reme5ied BY future legislation, without
darr4ment to our general tax policy and
without foistfng unfair burdens upon
those least able to pay"
The senate amendment referred to
by the governor as having altered the
original measure was one to allow a
4 per cent deduction of the value of
income producing property from gross
incomes Of individuals and corpora
tons
Deduction Plan Defeated
After the administration tax bill had
become law through official publica-
lion the assembly voted down resolu-
lions to permit the introduction Of
hills calling for amendments that
would have repealed the offset on the
occnpational tax, and provided 6
per cent offset on personal property.
Both resolutions were sponsored by
Assemblyman Miner.
The first resolution, for the intro
ducton of a bin repeating the occupa-
tIonal tax offset for coal docks and
grain elevators. received vote of "a
Ia u. and would have been adopted
had not Speaker Sachtjen held that
II must receive a two-thirds majority
because il involves suspension of the
rules
The second MINER resolution to au-
thorizp the introduction of a bin to
incorporate the 6 per cent deduction
clause ia the new law was defeated
by q 70 %
Administration supporters vote d
against both Of these proposals for
restoring features of the original tax
bin as approved by Gov Blaine.
May Ask U. S. Forest Preserves
The federal government would be
invited to establish forest preserves in
Wisconsin under the terms of bill
introduced in the senate.
According to word received at Madi-
son the federal government is ready
10 enter Wisconsin with such plan
Fl the state legislature votes its
consent.
The procedure is under Clark Nc
Mars act passed by congress June Z,
1924 According to the terms Of this
net state must invite the federal
government to purchase land within its
borders before such a reserve can be
established.
The state and federal governments
would retain joint jurisdiction over
oi such lands under the terms of the
new federal law
Board Merger Bill Killed
The vote Of Lieut.. Gov. Henry
Huber presiding officer Of the state
Senate, killed the Titus bill for the
Consolidation of state bureaus, boards
ana commissions, after the senate had
voted l6 TO IA to reconsider its vote
by which the bin had been indefinitely
postponed
The deciding ballot was cast on the
question whether the bin should be
engras>ed and ordered to third read
jag A tie resulted from the roll call
q lhe senate personnel, Is to IS. and
jAe presiding officer was called upon
g decide the issue. For a time it
appeared that the bin might carry by
we votes, but on the deciding ballot
Senators VA keppel and Harry Saul
t+tA'i AEtA NHilltS Will pro-
FaHslts q the bin on motions leading
w 20 the climax, changed their posi-
a.a and voted against engrossment.
Drivers License Bill Wins
-Ae assembly has concurred in the
.eis pm to license Wisconsin motor
's The bin requires all automobile
,lefatars e have a drivers certificate.
l''.s.ses would cost . cents. They
S..l IS revoked only on court order
" conviction for reckless driving
.flHs while intoxicated.
ie assembly recessed April II as
-+Fs ri respect to Frank n. Roem-
NV -seabiymau from Barron county.
funeral was held at Prairie
i IN that date.
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