The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-06-16
ASSEMBLY KILLS
MEASURE TODAY
Lower House Votes So to
81 Against Increase in
Income Taxes.
INGALLS, PLAN WINS
Passes Bill to Provide for In.
term Study of All Wiscon-
sin Tax Problems.
BULLETIN.

( Madison-AIl leading taxation
measures before the legislature,
were killed today, leaving revenue
for the coming two years to be
raised by existing laws. The Sew
ersOn income sur-tax bill on which
hopes of the administration forces
were placed, the Dahl administra-
ton income tax bill, and the Ar
mold income tax bill, all went
down to defeat. The principal
fight centered around the Severson
income sur-tax proposal which tied
up the senate through it's entire
morning session. Final vote by
which engrOssment was refused the
proposal to raise $6,O00,O00 after
the Conant substitute amendment
had been killed, was II to Is.
The Dahl administration income
tax bill, which would provide
means for raising $17,0O0,O0O addi-
tiOnal revenue, was indefinitely
postponed in the assembly, So to 81.
A similar fate was given the
Arnold income tax bill establish
ing rates which would raise
S26,000,O0O from the incomes of the
state, when it was killed, 20 to IL,
in the upper house.
Two Factions in the senate
clashed over the Severson bill,
which had been recommended from
the finance committee along with
the other tax measures for indef-
mite postponment. Disse emitting
members of the committee rose
to defense of the proposal on the
ground that the revenue it would
furnish was necessary to success
full operation of state institutions
during the coming two years. j.
SAYS BUDGETS ARE AMPLE.
Senator Nye, chairman of the
finance committee, declared that
the budgets allowed were ample,
that all departments, the univer-
sity, normal schools, and board of
control, were satisfied and that on
this basis, estimate of the commit
tee that no new taxation was nee
essary was conservative.
His explanation swung over the
votes of Senator Ridgway and
Senator Peterson, who voted
against engrossment and turned
the tide to defeat.
Vote on the Dahl bill in the as
sembly and the Arnold bill in the
senate was taken without debate,
both sides realizing that passage
was improbable. All the pressure
of administration interest was CEN
tered about the sur-tax bill, which
would replenish common school,
normal school and highway funds.
Without any remaining tax Leg
islation to be considered, except
the Hirst highway privilege tax
proposal, the forces responsible
for defeat of the Severson bill will
turn their attention to passage of
this measure which has been
recommended by the finance COM
mittee and which has already
passed the senate.
Senator Nye explained that with
acceptance of the Hirst proposal
the finance committee is ''abso-
lutely positive that it is on the
safe side in its estimates, and is
not unduly optimistic" In fact,
he said, 'the committee has been
very conservative in it's receipt
estimates which may bring up the
total much higher
"Under any conditions the sem
ator said, Governor Blaine has the
appropriations for building in his
own hands and should there be
deficit he can refuse to sign the
contracts, relieving the general
vund as a result"
BUCK IN AT DEATH.
Proponents of the sur-tax based
their arguments on the claim that
state institutions during the past
six years had suffered from lack
of appropriations and urged that
this means be adopted of giving
them sufficient revenue with which
to -expend.
Roll call on engrOssment of the
Severson proposal, was:
Ayes-Anderson Arnold, Beier,
Bilgrien, Conant. Dennhardt, Oh
sen, Huber, Hirsch. kIeist, Moran,
Roethe, SeversOn, Staudemayer and
Titus-15.
NOes-Benfey. Bird, Buck, Burke,
Clark, Czerwinslti, Jennings, Kuc-
kuk, LANCE, Morris, Mulberger, Nye,
Peterson, Ridgway, SkOgmo, Smith
and Werden-17.