Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-31
Funds Low, Blaine's Veto Warns


state support of county training
schools. This measure, the governor
concluded, would mean an additional
cost to the state of $161,000 annually.
Instead of adding additional bur
dens upon the state this legislature
should cut the appropriations almost
$1,000 the governor said. 'The
general fund ought to be relieved to
the extent of $SS5.o00 for highway
purposes. There seems to be little
prospect of either Of these two objects
being accomplished.
II think the legislature and the
people of this state ought to be adj
vised that cannot approve of any ap-
preparation to any substantial amount
unless there is embodied in the bill a
method by which the additional money
is to be raised.
1t must not be overlooked that ap-
preparations have been made for the
last eight years that have not been
met because there has been no money
in the state treasury available for such
purposes. There is presently no
money in the general fund with which
to meet the added burdens under this
proposed bill, nor will suggested saw
ings make funds available for this
purpose
Tax Leaders Agree to Compromise
The Wisconsin legislature will be
asked to pass a. compromise" income
tax bill.
This was the decision reached by
Progressive leaders and legislators
following a five hour conference at
which Robert M. La Toilette Jr., chair
man Of the Republican state central
committee and son of Wisconsin's
senior senator, presided. La Toilette
Jr is in Madison to aid in straighten-
ing out the legislative tax muddle.
Realizing that the Blaine, Dahl and
Severson tax bills all will be I'M
doubtedly defeated, it was the sense
Of the conference that a new measures
should be drawn at once. The new
bill, it was said, will include some Of
the salient features of each of the
other measures.
Under the agreement reached by
Progressives the compromise tax bill
will be presented to the legislature in
anonymous" form, that is it will not
bear the name of any one as its
author.
A motion that no substitute amend
ment to any of the bills be accepted
on the floor Of either house was car
ried by a big vote. Under this line
of procedure it was pointed out that
eech Of the three bills now before the
state law making body will rise or
fall on its original merits
Power Survey BIZ Engrossed
The Eber bill, appropriating $4,000
for a survey by the railroad commits
sion of water power sites in Wiscon-
sin, was engrossed by the assembly,
81 to &c. The bill was amended SO
as to restrict water power develop
ment by private interests for period
of two years The bill originally pro-
vided six-year period.
This is the second time the bill has
been engrossed by the assembly. Fol
lowing the first engrossment, it was
sent to the finance committee where
it was recommended adversely. Chair
man Tuf1ey OF the committee said he
opposed the bill because .'the state is
not ready to take over the work Of
developing its water power, and until
1t is ready private interests should
not be hampered in such develop
ment."
Efforts were made on the floor 10
have the bill indefinitely postponed
and to have the portion restricting
private Development stricken out, but
both were defeated.
Governor Blaine has signed the bill
by Assemblyman John w. Weber, Mil
waukee, introduced at the request of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men and Enginemen, providing that
no railroad operating more than so
miles of track as common carrier in
Wisconsin shall cause to be operated
after January 1, 1925, any road engine
weighing 100000 pounds or more on
the drivers, which is not equipped with
a power reverse gear.
The assembly killed the Kiesner
resolution for an interim committee to
revise the election, laws. The same
action was taken on the Koenig bill,
to prohibit the circulation of political
handbills and other political adver-
tisements at the state fair.
The senate killed the Weber reso1u-
ton adopted by the assembly which
would have memorialized congress to
take over all refneries and pipe lines
for operation under federal direction.
Senator Schumann's bill to cut off
two ex-officio members Of the State
Highway commission and to increase
the salary of the other three from
$500 to $1,000 day was killed by
the senate.
By vote of 10 to Z, the senate sent
the Sachtjen bill, making military
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