Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-25
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The people of Wisconsin apparently
Will have an opportunity to vote in
the 1926 election on the question of
asking congress to legalize 275 per
cent beer. The assembly, by vote
OF 40 to 30, has concUrred in the Pola-
kowski resolution directing the secre-
tary of state to place the question on
the ballots. The resolution followed
an opinion by Atty. Gen. Ekern that
bill was necessary to make the refer
endum effective.
An amendment to the omnibus APP
bill, whereby an appropria-
ton of sufficient money to finance the
beer referendum would be acquired
failed 10 pass the senate, however, the
vote being II to 18.
Two bills appropriating large sums
or money for the work of bovine tu-
berculOsis eradication in Wisconsin
have passed the senate and were i'm
messaged to the assembly
One appropriation for approximately
$75000O annually is incorporated in
the administration appropriation bill
for the state department of agricul-
ture. The other a4lots $1,075,00O an
nually for eradication and is known
as the Severson bill.
The assembly has concurred in the
senate bill providing for the detach-
ment of agricultural territory from
union free high school districts. The
vote was 81 to %. Sponsors Of the
measure declared it would relieve farm
lands from excessive taxation for
school purposes, while opponents saw
a possibility of shifting too great a
burdo0 to village and city property.
The Heck resolution referring to the
next legislature the proposed constitu-
tional amendment requiring a two
thirds opinion of the state supreme
court to declare laws unconstitutional,
was concurred in, so to %.
The appointment of Col. John J.
Hannah to the state board Of control
to succeed DIR. William f. Lorenz, re-
signed, has been confirmed by the SEN
ate.
Appointments to the state fair adj
visory board and the state board Of
public affairs were also confirmed.
State board of public affairs John
II. Kaiser, Port Washington; Joseph
G. Lazansky, Kewaunee; Edward
Kirchner, Fountain City.
State fair advisory board: Charles
Schoenfeld, Beaver Dam; Math Koe-
nigs, Fond du Lac; A. D. Jones, Black
River Falls.
The Blaine administration sustained
crushing defeat in the senate when
that body, by an overwhelming major
ity, adopted The Sauthoff amendment
to the finance committee appropriation
bill for the conservation commission,
and then ordered the amended bill to
engrossment, % to 3. The only sena-
tors voting against engrossment were
Chase, Carey and Heck.
The Sauthoff amendment strikes out
from the original bill that portion
which requires the conservation COM
mission to pay back to the state gen.
eral fund $825,0OO principal and in
terest on land investment, at the rate
Of $4,000 per year for IL years:
The senate has killed the Keppel
minimum income tax bill which would
have required all persons earning
standard wages but not paying other
tax, to pay a minimum income tax
bill Of SIS per annum.
Assembly opponents of the major
income tax bill, enacted at this ses-
sion of the legislature, have succeeded
In affixing one of their proposals to
the senate bill correcting administra-
tive features of the law. This is an
by Assemblyman Miner,
New Richmond, repeating the grain
and coal occupational tax offset which
he has sought since the big income tax
bill, containing the personal property
offset, repeal, was enacted.
Gov Blaine has vetoed the bill asked
for by bankers to put the taxation Of
banks on an income tax basis, instead
of on capital stock. Banks in the state
are now taxed on the value Of their
capital stock and this aw was upheld
by the courts. The governor declared
that mercantile establishments paid
both real estate and income taxes and
he saw no reason why banks should
not pay an income tax in addition to
other levies.
Drug stores in Wisconsin will be
able to operate soda fountains in their
establishments and have alcohol on
the premises. The Gentleman bill to
exempt drug stores from the soft drink
parlor provisions of the state dry act
was passed by the senate without a
roll call and is assured passage in the
lower house.
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The grand lodge of Knights of Py-
thias, in session at Oshkosh, voted to
annrnnriata the sum of go 600 ac o