Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-12


son, says:
THE collection of any taxes
which are not absolutely required,
which do not beyond reasonaole
doubt contribute to the public vel
fare, is only a species of 1egalized
larceny. Unless we wish to ham
per the people in their right to
earn a living, we must have taA
reform" So said President Cool
idge in his inaugural address, ard
1t is cfystallized here for the earn
est contemplation Wisconsin leg
islatOrs who, it is declared are
proposing tax reform that means
a $4,000, 900 increase in the annual
burden that business especially
must bear. 1t is a statesmanlike
proclamation that goes ringing in
grateful tones round our tan
weary nation Unless the Blaine
administration accepts an amend
ment to its tax bill increasing the
percentage that goes to cities ana
villages to so per cent, as now pro
yided in the measure, the three
senate socialists will refuse their
support and the bill fails. The
administration without these So
clalist votes cannot put the bill
through When finally one of the
administration floor leaders had the
bill laid over to the middle of this
week, it was accepted as confess
sion that the administration was
unable to force the bill through
and needed more time to try and
overcome objections. The social
lists, after concurring concluded to
inform the governor that they could
not support his bill. They claim
that, despite the repeal Of the per-
sonal property Offset, the percent
age Of distribution called for is so
inadequate that they cannot coop
crate. They estimate that increas-
ed receipts from the bill would
amount to $45O,OOO This sum they
consider insufficient and asked or.
iginally for So per cent to so to cit
les, a suggestion rejected by the
governor. Then they reduced their
demands to so per cent. This
would net Milwaukee $750,000. This
compromise also was declined
and so there is a stalmate. Late
this week we shall know the worst,
or the best in the doom of the
bin. Graceless souls are beginning
to hint that the administration
cares but little Defeat now means
readymade issue two years hence,
you may know.
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Here's a corker of bill: 1t speci-
fees that eight hours shall cOnsti-
tute days work for all labOrers,
workmen, mechanics, or other per
sons employed by or in behalf of
the state or of any county, city.
town or other municipality" e-t-
cept in extraordinary emergencies.
The phrase extraordinary emer-
gencies" as used in this section in
clude only such as grow out of the
necessity, of protecting property
or human life when endangered by
reason of an attack by the public
enemy in times Of war or endanger-
ed by fires, food, storm or pesti-
lence." In all cases Of "eXtraor-
binary emergency" workmeh, so
employed to exceed eight hours
per day shall be paid on the basis
Of eight hours constituting days
work; and in 1all cases mot less
than the current rate of per diem
wages in the locality where the
work Is performed shall be paid TO
laborers, workmen, mechanics AMI
other persons so employed by or in
behalf OF the state or county, city1
town or other municipality" Work.
MEN employed by contractors or
suhcontractors are deemed to be
employed by or on behalf of the
''state, or of county, city, town or
other municipality All contracts
hereafter made by or on behalf
Of the state or of any county city,
town or other municipality" for
the performance of any work or the
furnishing Of any material shall be
deemed and considered as made
,tpon the basis of eight hours con
shutting a days work If per
son, firm or corporation permits
anyone to work more than eight
hours a day then generous fine
lhrks in the offing. How do county
town, city and village authorities
relish this kind of socialistic econ
on1y? Well, happily the bill was
killed, yet it had alarming support
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Tn the North Carolina legislature
a bill to forbid the teaching of evo
luton was defeated and another
bin to forbid anyone to fiirt will
college girls or teachers was intro
dnced. So far we have had NJ