Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-09
LOOKING IN
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LEGISLATURE

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Madison. wis.-The University Of
wisconsin has lost its fight for an an
ANAL $4,000 building appropriation to
I'm for period of six years, as was
asked BIZ the regents In appearances
IN tie university budget.
rpivsrsjrv odicials had hoped to
nave tile program settled for the next
=, wears. thus obviating necessity of
enpealIng to the next two legislatures
f.r pew building funds.
Instead, the university will receive
bg.ldtns appropriation of approx
ma,eIy SI.500,000 for the biennium. 1t
v.iu h. necessary, when this sum is
nse3 for the regents 10 renew the
appeal 10 the legislature for additional
building alIotments.
The university appropriation bill
when Is to be reported to the legis-
lsura viii contain these items:
For a wing for Bascom hall, SAT- 900.
For the chemistry building, 100000,
which is to be In addition to the $780,
600 appropriated in 1927 and not yet
used
For an addition to the library build
ing. S55OO00.
These buildings are to be erected In
Che order named, as rapidly as the
governor authorizes the expenditures.
The operating fund Of the univer-
sity each year Of the biennlum is fixed
al 100000. This is an Increase over
expenditures Of the last two years and
II is also an Increase over the bill of
two years ago which provided $685.
0O0 for each of the two years.
Test Favors Cigarette Tax
The Gwidt bin taxing cigarettes at
She rate of cents a package had the
support Of more than half of the as
sembIy when it was ordered engrossed,
81 To 80. 1t is estimated this measure
would yield from $3,O00,000 to $1,000
90 In revenue, each smoker of one
package Of cigarettes daily paying
about $3.50 q year to the state.
This is painless luxury tax, and
Il would not hurt anybody very much,
said Assemtlyman S. f. Gwidt, Rhine
.snder author Of the bill. Under this
bin We viii reach about 80 per cent
Of those people who pay no tax at all
and Who ought to be contributing
something toward the maintenance of
government"
Final Tax Battle On
uressful in attempts to abolish
the grain and coal occupational tax
offset TO conform with the personal
property tax offset repeal, conserva-
lives are prepared to center their final
efforts On the substitute offered by
j. 6 Thompson, jr., Oshkosh, to the
assembly duplicate of the senate bill,
which was enacted In amended form
IN enc Of the major contests of the
session The substitute would restore
the personal property offset. increase
individual exemptions and tax corpora
iron incomes of more than $4,000 at
hat rate e 4 per cent. 1t appears,
however that administration sup
p'fJorS have sufficient strength to
o.o.6 ans attempts to change the new
taxation laws.
Fight on Wet Resolution
l~fd fight is expected over the
Aegsers resolution asking congress to
esa federal constitutional conyen-
ZION I" repeal the national prohibition
amendment, Nevada has approved a
similar resolution Should two-thirds
VI .1r states adopt the resolution it
0elI1 oe mandatory on congress to
Nal lhe convention.
Tue committee bill giving the power
" 5Ae BOARD Of control to order the
Nr1.'z2.Ion Of any insane or feeble
'le4 patients after a hearing before
'1''aHS ihem out of institutions has
.sssa the senate and now goes to the
assembly far final action.
Governor Gets Two Big Bills
i"' .s bills have just gone to the
desk and his action on them
new state policy. The Carey
PENSION bIl, passed bv both
ts been sent to Gov. Blaine
my I believed lie will apnroye #
optional measure 4 two
ase of the county board be,ng
.ar il adoption by the as.
The ether bin is the Min.
.Ns"n>in Mississippi river bot.
0saTe. It preserves Wisconsin,
over bottom lands acquired
7aeri government
rap growing weather = GOT
farmer members Of the Wis TTs
stature nervous. T rl,e W." ars
t He reporting Of y legisla-
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