Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-04-26
Militia Fund Cut to s2oO. 600

900 annually to 100000 was voted IA
to IL by the senate with adoption OF
the Huber amendment to the finance
committee appropriation bill calling
for grant of S255,000.
There was no attempt on the part
of any senator to obtain a larger ap
preparation than $255.0OO. 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 on amendment by Senator H. J.
Severson removing the continuing
feature of the appropriation. requiring
the guard to obtain funds by an af-
frmatiye vote of each legislator.
Senator Huber, chairman of the
joint finance committee, dissented
from that committees report, to-
gether with Senators Schumann and
Polakowsl1i, who stood out for a
larger cut in the appropriation.
Senator A. E. Carey, Edgerton, and
Senator w. L. Smith, Neillsville,
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 letter from
Adjt. Gen. Salesman advising that with
an appropriation of s255,000 it would
be necessary to muster out the regi-
mental headquarters, Is organizations
of infantry and six of cavalry.
Col. SALESMAN said that by careful
handling of funds the guard with a
reduced strength could get along on
an appropriation of $255,00O.
Income Tax Secrecy Is Repealed
The secrecy clause of the state in
come tax law was officially repealed
when Gov. J. 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
diyiduals 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 priIl-
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 moro
revenue.
The governor also signed the
Barber bill, which will permit him
to appoint any reputable physician to
the state board of medical examiners
Under the old law he was required to
make the selection from a list SUBJ
mitted by Wisconsin medical society
Vote Repeal Of Eugenics Law
n Repeal of the eugenics law enacted
IN 1913, was voted by the senate. 1S
to Z, when it engrossed the Spoor bill
already passed by the assembly.
The vote, one more than majority,
indicates that the measure will final
ly 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 at
ford to keep a farce on the statute
books. The law is 100 per cent farce,
eastman declared, and referred to q
Milwaukee case where a woman mas
querading as man obtained a physl-
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.
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