Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-09
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The Blaine administration income
tax bill has passed the assembly by
a vote of 4S to SO. The measure was
concurre0 in by the assembly exactly
as it came from the senate. 1t changes
the present law in three main re-
spects:
The personal property offset is re-
pealed.
Exemptions for a married man are
raised from $1,000 to $1,000, for de-
pendents from 5000 to $500.
Distribution of revenues is made Cd
the basis of so per cent to cities, 40
per cent to the state, 10 per cent to
counties. The state now gets 10 per
cent, cities 20, and counties 20.
Opponents of the bill started a fill
buster and resorted to call of the
house in an effort to stall off final
action, and for a half hour there was
stormy session The administration
forces were perfectly modified, how
ever and soon forced the issue to a
vote, climaxing one of the bitterest
fought legislative battles in years
Two last minute coups by the adj
ministration forces assured them ma
jority. Two Douglas county members
who had been opposed to the bill lined
up with the majority when they were
assured that nothing would be done
to prevent grain elevators and coal
docks in their home district from US
ing occupational taxes as an offset.
AS an additional attraction to wav-
ering members an original bill was in
troduced in the senate to allow 5000
offset on merchants and manufactur-
ers' stock, professional mems books
and instruments and farmers live
stock.
Another tax battle that bids fair to
rival in intensity the contest on the
administration measure is threatened
over the eleventh hour" exemption
bill unexpectedly introduced in the
senate.
The new bill is intended to take
some of the kick out of the income
tax bill through the granting of GER
tain exemptions. 1t places merchants
and manufacturers stock to the ex-
tent of $500, fixtures, farm machinery,
mechanics tools and books in the ex-
empt class. According to word elna-
i,
substitute bill is being prepared
which will grant still broader exemp-
TONS
Gov. Blaine has vetoed the assem-
bly, bill penalizing persons who oper-
ate a motorboat or seaplane without
the owners consent Such operation
comes under the larceny laws and the
penalty of Imprisonment for five years
or fine as high as $1,000 is too severe
for some cases. his veto message sets
forth.
The bill was to amend section 4416
of the wisconsin statutes, relating to
the operation of ar automobile with
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launches, motorboats, sailboats and
seaplanes to the provisions. It was
introduced byfMrs. Helen Brooks, Co
Iona acknowledgement.
A bill to protect men and youths
from the wi1es Of women who devise
compromising situations and then
bring suit for damages, is asked in a
bill introduced in the senate by Sen
ator Heck, Racine.
Women, having claimed most of the
rights formerly exercised by men, must
be given the same status before courts,
supporters of the bill assert.
They cite the fact that a woman's
word now carries considerably more
weight in court in such cases, and
the bill would require corroborating
testimony to support the woman's case.
Assemblyman Frank Weber's rcsolu-
ton to resubmit to the voters the ques-
ton of raising pay of legislators has
been concurred in by the senate. 1t
was the final action on the measure
by the present legislature, but it must
be approved at the next legislative
session before it can go to a referen-
DUN. similar resolution was de-
feated by the voters at the last state
election.
A bill by the committee on judici-