The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-03-19
Pass Resolution Condemn
ing Administration Tax
Bill on Tuesday.
HEAR SENATOR BARBER
Marathon County Senator Has
Solution for Wild Orgies
in New Bill.

Declaring that the proposed tax
bill supported by the Blaine admins
tration at Madison sis detrimental to
business, agriculture and industrial
interests of the state" the Wisconsin
County Boards association, in conven-
tion here, on Tuesday afternoon adopt
ed by a vote Of "a to ID resolution
condemning the administration bill
nd opposing the enactment of 1T, Inc
resolution was presented by l.. u. East
man, chairman of the county board
from Lancaster, Grant county, and was
adopted only after a half hour of heat
ed discussion. The merits and the dis
advantages were discussed pro and
con by several delegates on the floor
and finally the recommendation of the
resolutions committee prevailed and
the resolution was accepted.
The resolution as originally intro
duced read:
"Whereas, there is pending before
the legislature bill for an increase Of
income taxes, and repeal of the per-
sonal property tax Offset, and
Whereas, such bill, if passed in
its original or amended form, will be
detrimental to husiness, agriculture
and industrial interests of the state.
Therefore, be it resolved by the
Wisconsin County Boards association,
representing as it does the people Of
Wisconsin through delegates from the
several counties of the state, that we
oppose the enactment of the proposed
bill as originally drawn and as amend
ed"
Introduce Other Resolutions.
Two other resolutions were adopted
by the convention following the favor
able recommendation from the resolu-
tions committee appointed by r, W.
Davis, presiding chairman (La Crosse
county) Both of these were submitted
by Hon. J. L. Barber, state senator
from Marathon county and chairman
of the Marathon county board. They
relate to two bills which he is spon-
soring in the Legislature One of these
contemplates the manufacture of auto
mobile license plates, road markers
and highway signs by the Wisconsin
state prison instead of using private
ly manufactured products in this line.
1t would take from the secretary of
tate, according to Senator Barber, all
jurisdiction of the issuance os auto
mobile licenses and place the work in
the hands of the state board of con-
troll. The bill amends the law relating
to the scope of prison. industries and
would extend the business of manu-
featuring such signs, markers and
plates to permit the state board to
create a market outside of the state
for these, and in such a manner
create a profitable industry that would
create employment for prisoners at
Waupun and help make the institu-
ton in a measure self-supporting
Senator Barbar, in support of second
resolution, produced figures to show
that the state had expended on the
single item of manufacturing and dis
tributing auto license plates $220,573.-
80 during the past. year while the auto
plates themselves cost only $42,966.10.
He declared that enactment of his
bill now in the legislature would make
q saving for the people of the state of
Wisconsin of $15o,000 year.
"on Jan. of next year." Senator
Barber continued, "317 men will be
out of employment at Waupun because
at that time the present contract for
labor expires. What are these in
mates going to do then? Why not put
them to work making these highway
signs, and why not give them the duty
Of sending out the license plates di-
rectly from Waupun instead of dupli-
rating 40 much unnecessary work at
Madison. This bill will make the state
prison self-suporting." Both resolu-
lions met with the favor of the county
boards.
Senator Barber was also on the
speakers program for the day to-
gether with Judge John C. Slater
Judge Slater spoke briefly of the pres
ent legislation on the division of penal
fines, Under the state laws two per
cent of the tax paid goes to the county
treasurer while the rest goes to the
state where it is distributed in school
funds, etc. Certain cities enact their
own ordinances in which they recog-
nize as misdemeanors punishable by
state laws punishable also by city or
dinance.
When prosecutions are brought under
The city ordinance, according to Judge
Slater, the fine reverts entirely to the
city treasurer. The speaker called
attention to bill now in the legisla-
ture which would allow county boards
to pass ordinances which would not in
terfere with city ordinances where