The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-06-07
Two More Bills introduced
in Effort to Find Way
Out of MIDDLE.
TO ACT ON FRIDAY
Conservative Members State
Readiness to Go To Bat;
Agree on Delay until Friday.
(By Associated Press Leased Wire)

(By Associated Press Leased Wire)
Madison, Wis.-With the introduc-
ton of sixth tax bill as substitute
amendment to the finance committee
income tax measure, all revenue pro-
posals pending in the senate were car
ried over today by the upper house and
placed as a special order of business
for Friday
The new substitute amendment offer
ed by Senator A. E. Carey to the COM
mittee bill is the same as that offered
by Senator Johnson to the Blaine bill
earlier in the day.
The Conservative senators announced
that they were ready to go to bat" on
the tax bills at once and asked that 9TH
ers be given immediate consideration.
Set Friday for Action.
Administration members objected,
asking for further delay of one week.
When opposition appeared to this move,
agreement was reached that the bills
be taken up Friday. Consideration of
the finance committee revenue bill oc-
cupied most Of the morning. Five at
tempts at amendment were all defeated
before the measure was finally brought
to an issue. At this time the admin
istration members brought in their
substitute to throw over any action.
Roethe Wanted Offset Back.
The first amendment, offered by SEN
ator Henry Roethe of Fennimore, would
have restored the complete personal
property offset to the bill. This was
Killed IS to 10 by the I N vote:
For the complete offset Bentley,
Burke, Clarke, Czerwinski, Gettelman,
Kuckuk, LANCE, Morris, Roethe, Skog-
mo, Smith, Werden, White
Against the offset-Barber, Bilgrien,
eastman, Casperson, Carey, Heck, HUI
Der, Hirsch, Johnson, Kemp, Polakows-
XII, Quick, Ridgway, Schumann, Sever
son, Staudenmayer, Teasdale, Titus.
Socialists Make Attempt.
An amendment offered by the Social
list members to increase exemptions
for husband and wife from $1,000 to
$1,000 was killed, as were two amend
ments offered Iby Senator Czewinski
changing the time for application of
the new measures and limiting the time
during which back taxes might be col
lected. Then Senator Teasdale offered
an amendment which would have re-
pealed the entire personal property off
set to the income tax. On this ques-
ton, the principal point of contention
over all tax measures, the senate voted
18 to II for rejection. Following is
the roll call:
For complete repeal-Cashman Clark
Carey, Heck, Hirsch, Huber, Johnson
Kemp, Polakowski, Quick, Teasdale-11
Against complete repeal-Barber
Bentley, Bilgrien, Burke, Casperson
Gettelman, Kuckuk, LANCE, Morris
Ridgway, Roethe, Schumann, Severson
Skogmo, Smith, Titus, Werden, White
10.
With all amendments killed, the Con
servatives moved to continue consider
alton of the tax measures, but had
their efforts blocked.
The new bills offered in the form OF
substitute amendments, according to
their authors, represent the governors
tax ideas. They vary only in few
particulars from his original bill, which
was recommended for indefinite post
ponement by the finance committee.
New Governors Bill.
A new tax bill, the fifth of the pres.
ent legislative session, was introduced
into the senate this morning by Sena,
tor 0. H. Johnson, as substitute
amendment to the Blaine general in.
come measure. This proposal, Senator
Johnson said, represents the governors
attepmt to save his own bill and tt
keep his name on tax measure.
Rates in the new Blaine bill, which
is modelled after the governors frs
tax plan, would raise approximately
$14,000000 from incomes. Of this
amount cities would get 1870 and the
state 60%o.A
Has Several Changes.
The new measure establishes rates
from one-half OF 10 on the first $500
of taxable income for individuals t.
1920 on. incomes over $4,000. Rate:
on corporations range from to 100
A personal property Offset of $40 i!
allowed both corporations and individ
uals. This is the only offset permitted
under the governors new measure
An exemption of $500 on homestead
imuroveme is afforded.
After Senator Johnson offered hi.
substitute amendment, the governor.
| bill went over. Senator Kuckuk ther
/ moved that the finance committee bill
be taken up, and the senate went int
committee of the whole to conside.
that When no one appeared for 0,
against the bill, the upper house pro
ceeded to its consideration.
| Senator A. E. Carey Of Edgerton il
prepared to offer the governors sub
stitute amendment to the finance com
mittee measure if it looked as though
the measure might pass.
Few senator's saw any hope for ia
yorable action on the various tax plan