The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-22
SEE INSURGENCY
IN BLAINE RANKS
Direct Break Expected Be
tween Governor and As
sembly Faction.
FOLLOW LAFOLLETTE
(By Associated Press)


La Toilette Progressive forces of the
assembly and Governor Blaine, over
the taxation problem. There is evil
dence of direct break between the
executive and the leaders in the low
er house who express their first al
legiance to Senator La Toilette, rath-
er than to the governor.
This insurgency is gradually creep
ing into the senate with the result
that one leader in that house no long
er hides his breath from the governor.
An unwillingness to hedge on the tax
issue, is given by these legislators
as their reason for taking a different
path from Governor Blaine.
First Break on Monday.
The division broke out plainly in
the assembly yesterday when the low
er house voted without opposition to
recall the Hanson bill, providing for
repeal of the personal property tax
Offset from the income tax, from the
taxation committee and place it on
the calendar as a special order of
business for Thursday. The governor
had personally requested in two let
tiers to the finance committee that con-
sideration of this question be with
held until he could draft his tax bill.
By it's action the lower house took
a direct slap at the executive. This
may be tempered by a move today to
reconsider this vote and again send
the bill back to the committee, but
there seems to be little likelihood that
the assembly will change its mind.
The personal property Offset repeal
is becoming an outstanding issue.
Speaker John l. Dahl, together with
other leaders in the lower house, and
members of the senate, are strongly
in favor of repeating the Offset, as
recommended by the state tax commits
sion for eight years, and by Gov
ernor Blaine in his message of two
years ago. They take the position
that the governor could obtain remov-
al of this section of the statutes if
he would again take the stand that
he did in 1921.
Instead, he is reported to be i'm
pressed with the fact that the pro-
posed repeal of the personal property
Offset could not get through the SEN
ate. To determine this question the
assembly has called the Hanson bill
to the floor. 1t intends to pass the
measure Thursday night and immedi-
ately send it to the senate, where it
will be referred to the corporations
committee;
SeversOn is Leader.
Senator Severson, chairman of this
committee, will bulletin the proposal
for an early hearing, and then have it
sent to the floor recommended for
passage. The result will be a definite
lineup of the upper house on the
question
1t is the contention of the strictly
La Toilette Progressives that the off
set can be removed providing Govern
or Blaine does not exert his infu-
ence against repeal in the senate. At
any rate, they say that they can get
roll call on the issue which they
can carry to the people in the next
election to show them the lineup on
proposals that the Progressives have
urged for years.
Don't Favor Governors Idea.
The wish expressed by Governor
Blaine that he be given time to draw
up tax bill if his own is not meeting
with favor among certain of the lead
ers who want to get the present SEES
sion over with. They take the po-
ei+ior +bo+ +bo ooxor1or Los boJ ayo
pie time to shape his views and to ex-
press them to the legislature, with
out having the session extended.
Governor Blaine. on the other hand
feels that the two general tax bills
now introduced, are not satisfactory to
the people of the state. He wishes
to shape up something Of his own for
presentation. AS yet, his ideas have
not taken concrete form, according to
assemblymen who have been called
into conference with him on the ques-
ton.
Wants to Go Before People.
The governor also wants to go be-
fore the people with his tax views.
Such move will take time, and he
feelS that the Legislature has plenty
to do until he can go thoroughly into
the revenue problem with the people
This plan of education, is to include a
series of international statements is
sued to the press, according to the
governor.
This elaborate program, coming at
time when legislators are beginning
to feel their first longings for home,
has caused many to feel that it may
result in a lengthening of the session.
They want to take up the problems
| and dispose of them without too much
waiting, and are willing to put in a
position of opposition to the governor
to accomplish that object.
There is no doubt but that Govern
or Blaine will take immediate and
active steps to gain definite hold on
the lower house. Developments are
awaited to see whether he can sway
to members to prevent an even more
marked insurgency.
HUNGER STRIKER RECOVERING.