The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-01
"BE A HOT TIME"
IN MADISON NOW
'There'lI be a Hot Time" in
the State Legislature
This Week.
TAXES AND GUARD
By HERBERT LITTLE.

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
Madison, Wis. = If March, coming
in this week, fails to bring warmer
ings of the Wisconsin legislature may
be counted on to keep the members
at least oblivious to the cold.
The two hottest questions of the
session, taxation and the National
Guard, will be voted on when the
members return after five days rest.
Nothing more exciting than the Titus
bill to add twelve members to the
three state educational boards will
come up Tuesday, the first day of
business this week, but on Wednes-
day the senate will vote on the Hirsch
bill to abolish the National Guard
The Hirsch bill is replica of the
Polakowski bill passed by the assem-
bly, last week. 1t was recommended
on state affairs. The Polakowski bill
From the assembly will be given a
hearing Thursday by the senate state
affairs committee.
To Vote on Dahl Bill.
The assembly Thursday will vote
on the Dahl taxation bill to put new
$13,00O,000 income tax schedule into
effect to replace $6,50O,O0O in mill-tax-
es on general property and $780,
900 raised by the present schedule.
The Severson bill to repeal the Sc
crecy clause of the income tax is on
the senate calendar for vote Thurs
day.
"a The joint finance committee will an
nounce it's recommendation, and, it is
expected, some proposed amendment,
to the Severson general income taxa
tion bill announced at the same time
as the Dahl bill, on Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
Senator Quick's bill placing elabo-
I'rate restrictions and regulations on
the activities of. private detectives, to-
gether with licensing and bonding re-
quirements, will be given another
hearing by the senate committee on
state affairs Thursday.
The Freehof bill providing penal
ties for the use of the words dairy"
creamery" and ''butter" OF the names
of breeds of dairy stock in, connection
with dairy substitutes, will be given
a hearing by the senate committee on
state affairs Wednesday. This bill
has been passed by the lower house.
Highway Bill Up.
The joint committee on highways
will hear evidence on the bill by As
semblyman Dutee A. Whelan to re-
quire all motorcycle speed cops to
wear distinctive uniforms and badges,
in meeting Wednesday,.
The senate corporations committee
Wednesday will consider whether or
not the upper house should concur
with the lower house in the Elsner
resolution, which memorializes con-
gfess to increase the inheritance tax
so that no inheritance of more than
one million dollars could be handed
down. The Socialists in the assembly
advanced this bill as the 'only prac-
ticable way to pay the mammoth war
debt of the United States" and secur-
ed its adoption.
May Tax Canoes, Too.
The bill of w. G. Nelson to license
all water7craft, including canoes, at
81 EACH, the money to be used in. in
speeding all boats for safety's sake,
will be given hearing by the as
sembly committee on state affairs
Thursday
Upwards of fifty other bills are
scheduled for hearings during the
week.
Sessions of the law-making body
will continue through Saturday this
week, under the alternate weekend
vacation" resolution adopted a week
ago. The legislators will meet again
Monday, and continue until the fol-
lowing Friday, when adjournment will
be until the following Tuesday.