The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-05-03
HOT TIME DUE AT
STATE CAPITOL
Fur Expected to Fly at
Sessions of Legislature
Next Week.
HAVE FULL CALENDAR
BY HERBERT LITTLE.


Madison, Wis. This week will be
warm one under the capital dome,
as far as legislation is concerned.
The two houses have enough import
ant measures scheduled for hearing
and votes to take two weeks Of time,
according to the slowness of it's action
so far.
When the senate returns Tuesday,
the first thing it will do is to start
on last Fridays calendar of Fl bills,
which it didn't get around to because
of the fight which eliminated in the
defeat Of the bill to repeal Wiscon-
sims eugenic marriage law. Then it
has a regular calendar for Tuesday
Of rs bills, including important meas
ures affecting the state bureau for the
blind, and the MINER resolution to
submit a constitutional amendment to
limit legislative sessions to four
months which has been adopted by
the assembly.
Wet and Dry Fight.
The Schumann bill for a Novem-
Der, 1924, referendum, on the ques-
ton: "Do you want the Volstead
act amended so as to permit the sale
of light wines and beer?" comes up
for a vote Tuesday in the senate.
This bill was recommended for pass
age by the senate state affairs com
mittee.
In the assembly Tuesday the Eber
bill to prohibit the issuance of new
water-power permits for more than
six years, with the aim of the states
taking over all now undeveloped wa
ter-power as state-owned utility,
comes up for first vote. The assem-
bly, state affairs committee has rec
commended that this bill be passed.
The assembly Tuesday will give
final passage Of the Dahl bill to allow
the issuance of injunctions to stop
violations of the corrupt practices act
in a hurry, to prevent such practices
from being carried through a political
campaign. the bill will then go to the
senate.
The senate Tuesday is expected to
adopt an assembly resolution provid-
ing that after bill has been passed
in the house in which it originated,
1t shall not be given a committee
hearing in the other house. This
would end all senate hearings on as
sembly bills, and all assembly hear
ings on senate bills after next week,
and would greatly expedite the work
Of the session.
Governors Tax Measure.
Then, too, the governors tax revi-
sion bill is expected to be reported
out for vote by the finance commit
tee next week. Blaines letter Fri
day to Senator Huber, chairman Of the
committee, declaring he would not
countenance any interim committee to
investigate is taken as hint that the
governor is getting FESTIVE, and wants
action. Opponents of the bill predict
its defeat, declaring that 20 out of
the 33 senators are against it. The
tax fight is certain to be rocky one,
as about Is are against any tax revi-
sion bill along the lines of the Blaine
bill, and the Dahl and Severson meas
ures.
Action by the upper house on the
highway tax measures also is prob
able during the week. The joint fl
nance committee has held hearings on
the highways committee" bill and the
municipalities county boards"
bill, and recommendation should
come soon. Both bills have violent
opponents, and it is likely that Meth
er will get by, but compromise
measure,,ofi, some kind, replacing the
present $40 automobile license fee
with graduated tax on weight to-
gether with gallon gas
oline tax is expected to be offered
with various distribution features to
placate both the cities and the coun-
ties
The joint highways committee We'd
nesdsy will begin work on a third
highway tax and gas tax.
Sachtjen Bill on Liquor.
The important liquor bill of the
session, the Sachtjen measure to
amend the Severson prohibition en-
forcement law so that officers could
not get warrants to search homes
without positive information and due
legal proceedings, will be given a
hearing by the state affairs commit
tee Tuesday. This bill, passed by the
assembly Will come to a vote probably
next Friday.
Ten measures amending in various
ways the workmen's compensation law
will be explained at a joint hearing
Of the senate corporations committee,
the assembly state affairs committee,
and the assembly labor committee
Wednesday. .e
The Duncan bill to surround private
detectives with. stringent licensing and
bonding regulations will be given a
hearing by the assembly state affairs
committee Thursday. The same COM
mittee will hear a resolution intro
duced by Assemblyman Frank Pres
colt, Milwaukee, asking Senator Rob-
ert M. La Toilette to "come out in
the open" and make move in con-
gress toaamend the Volstead act to
allow light Wines and beer.
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