Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-25
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guard from 100000 annually to $780,
600 was voted ii to II by the senate
with adoption of the Huber amend
ment to the finance committee appro-
priation bill calling for grant of
$255,00O.
There was no attempt on the part
of any senator to obtain larger APP
preparation than $255,000. The gen
eral expression Of senators was that
the states military organization
should be cut to a pre-war basis,
when approximately $500 men were
in service. The present strength is
about $500 men.
The upper house turned down an
amendment offered by Senator
Hirsch, Milwaukee Socialist, cutting
the guard appropriation to 100000
annually 1t accepted without roll
call an amendment by Senator H. J.
Severson removing the continuing
feature of the appropriation, requir-
ing the guard to obtain funds by an
affirmative vote of each legislator.
Senator Huber, chairman of the
joint finance committee, dissented
from that committees report, to-
gether with Senators Schumann and
Polakowski, who stood out for a
larger cut in the appropriation.
Senator A. E. Carey, Edgerton, and
Senator w. L. Smith, Nellisville,
urged fairness in dealing with the
grant of funds to the adjutant gen.
eral Senator Carey declared an APP
preparation of 100000 annually would
mean the disruption of the Wisconsin
guard.
Senator Anton Kuckuk, Shawano,
read into the record a letter from
Adjt Gen. Salesman advising that with
an appropriation of $255,000 it would
be necessary to muster out the regi-
mental headquarters, IS organizations
of infantry and six cavalry.
Col Salesman said that by careful
handling of funds the guard with
reduced strength could get along on
an appropriation of $255,000.
Votes Repeal of Eueenics Law
Repeal of the eugenic law enacted
in 1913, was voted by the senate, Is
to Z, when it engrossed the Spoor bill
already passed by the assembly.
The vote, one more than a major
ity, indicates that the measure will
finally be passed and sent to the gov
ernor.
An attack was made on the eugen-
les law, which senators said had
proved ineffective to accomplish the
purpose for which it was enacted.
Senator John e. eastman, Denmark,
declared the state could no longer af-
ford to keep a farce on the statute
books, The law is 100 per cent farce,
eastman declared, and referred to a
Milwaukee case where a woman mas
querading as a man obtained a physi-
cal certificate to wed.
Senator H. A. Huber, Stoughton,
was the lone defender of the law He
said he would favor amendment to
provide the Wasserman test in all
cases if the present provisions are
inadequate
Income Tax Secrecy Is Repealed
The secrecy clause of the state in
come tax law was officially repealed
when Gov. j. ]. Blaine signed the
Severson bill, which recently passed
both houses of the state legislature.
Under the Severson measure income
tax accounts of corporations and in
dividuals are open to the public, the |
same as property tax returns.
The governor during his cam
paign for reelection made the repeal |
of the secrecy clause one of his prin- |
cipal issues. He contended that the |
throwing of the veil of secrecy about |
income tax returns led to dishonesty |
and fraud. He maintained that with |
the returns open to the scrutiny of
everyone the state would receive |
more revenue.
The governor also signed the |
Barber bill, which will permit him
to appoint any reputable physician |
to the state board of medical exami- |
ners. Under the old law he was re-
quired to make the selection from a
list submitted by Wisconsin medical
society.