The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-29

commission and reducing the expenses
of such department several thousan,
dollars. This bill should pass.
"The state board of education from
the experience I have observed in th'
last two years performs no necessar!
or essential function, except the ad
ministration of the soldiers educa
tional bonus law. l recommend tina
the powers of said board relating t,
the administration of said bonus Law
be transferred to the state superin
tendent of public instruction an
such other powers that are lodged
such board of education be trans
ferred to the respective boards
necessary. With these suggestions
at once becomes apparent that tn
law creating the state board of edl
cation should be repealed. WithoU
any reflection whatever, upon any il
dividual connected with such board.
want to frankly state that there
no reason for its existence. By sue
repeal the larger part of the $25,0t
for operating expenses of said boar
can be saved. These several saving
suggested will amount to over S25t
600 annually.
There is also a bill known as Il
'Sachtjen bill for the repeal of Il
compulsory feature of military trai
ing at the university. If there evt
were any reasons for military TRAN
ing at the university, those reasons [
not now obtain. There will be co,
siderable saving to the students al
to the state if such compulsory trai
ing is abolished. 1 urge the passai
of such bill.
Urges Economy in Roads.
81 also desire to urge upon the lie
islature a most rigid economy relatiY
to a highway financing program.
meet the federal aid and rights
way and relocations will require a
nually $2,5OO,OOO.
ITO strike from the tax rolls, mai
tenance of state trunk highways
counties will require annually $41t
IT'S.
''By relieving the counties of mai
tenance of $500 miles of county trm
highways and placing them under Il
state trunk system the counties c;
be relieved of cost of $500 a mil
raised by direct taxes amounting
nually to 100000. The total of sal
sums is $3,416,175. Said sums hav
heretofore been paid out of funds de
rived from taxes levied on real an
personal property. The relief of res
and personal property from tn
amounts l have hereinbefore sched
uled is $6,648,236, making a total o
$1O,O64,411.
Il trust that the total amount un
der the proposed highway bills shall
not exceed $8,OOO,OOO and if we car
have a reasonable highway program
for less money, then less none!
should be raised. However, if it j.
proposed to raise such money, i
Should by no means be by a tax lev!
on property, real or personal.
Opposes Present Search Law.
Il also take this opportunity t.
press the contention that l made two
years ago that any state prohibition
enforcement act should run along the
same lines as the federal law. TIL,
present search and seizure law hang,
as threat and menace over every
home. Under it's Interpretation b.
the courts, no home is secure-nO per
son is secure-against unreasonabl,
search.
"The federal and state constitution
prohibit unreasonable search an,
seizure. Our law should be made t.
conform to those constitutional guar
antees.
However, so long as the eighteenth
amendment is part of the law 0
the land, [ believe in unfolding tn
constitution and the laws enacted un
der it, but the eighteenth amendmen
is not the only law of the land. Their
are other provisions of the fedora
and state constitutions as the eight
zenith amendment, and the rights
citizens hereunder should be pro
tected
while the eighteenth amendmen
involves subject primarily for feder
al legislation it should be supple
mented by such state legislation n.
more restrictive in all its parts tina
the national legislation on the sub
ject, so there may be the proper stat
enforcement and the retention 0
fines to the state.
''The constitution of the Unite
States is grant of power by tn
states to congress. In addition
such grant of power, it was intende
that the federal law should guaraT
tee certain personal ana inalienabl
rights. The eighteenth amendment J
the first departure from the fund.-
mental purpose of our federal con
stitution. That amendment improper
ly writes into our fundamental Law
police regulations. In the interpreta
tion of such amendment, congress un
der the Volstead act has not given a,
honest Interpretation of the eight
zenith amendment. The eighteent.
amendment prohibits only intOxicat
ing liquor as beverage. The Vol
stead act goes beyond such prohibi
ton. 1t is unnecessarily restrictive
1t should conform to fact. State leg
islation likewise should conform t.
fact and in no case should it be more
restrictive than federal legislation"