River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-01-18
BLAINE FORCES TO
CONTROL SESSION
DAHL CHOSEN ASSEMBLY SPEAK.
Err AND HUBER PRESIDENT
PRO TEN OF SENATE.
MESSAGE ASKS TAX LAW CHANGES
Governor Recommends That Incomes
Yield Larger Share of Revenue
Opposes Increased Expenditures on
Highways--WouId Bar Big Trucks.

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Opposes Increased Expenditures on
Hiahways--WouId Bar Big Trucks.
Madison-The f1fty-sixth Wisconsin
legislature convened at noon on Jan.
uary 10, with Gov. Blaine In control
of both branches.
Administration supporters had a
walk-away in the assembly, John L.
Dahl of Barron county being chosen
as speaker without opposition.
The Blaine program was put through
the senate by narrow margin with
the assistance of three socialist votes.
Senator Henry Huber Of Stoughton.
q staunch supporter of the governor,
was elected president pro tempore
over Senator Timothy Burke of Green
Bay, choice of the anti-Blaine forces.
the vote being II to Is.
Blaine's program went through IN
the senate as follows:
President pro tempore - Senator
Henry Huber of Stoughton.
Chief Clerk-F. w. Schoenfield.
Edgerton.
Sergeant at arms--Charles Leicht.
New Lisbon.
Committee on committees - Sena-
tors Severson, Huber and Ridgway.
The vote for president pro tempore
of the senate was:
For Huber-Senators Barber, Bill
grien, eastman. Casperson, Carey,
Heck, Hirsch, Huber, Johnson, Pola-
kowski, Quick, Ridgway. Schuman.
Severson, Staudenmayer, Teasdale,
Titus.
For Burke-Senators Bentley, Burke,
Clark, Czerwinski, Gettleman, Kuckuk,
LANCE, Mahon, Moran, Morris, Roethe,
Skogmo, Smith, Werden, White.
Senator Gettleman Of Milwaukee. a
pronounced wet, who had refused to
vote for Senator Huber because of the
latter's prohibition record, switched
over in favor Of pro-Blaine candidates
for other offices.
For chief clerk of the senate F. w.
Schoenfield defeated Col. O.. G. Mum
son, 18 to IA.
The first vote on sergeant-at-arms
Of the senate was a is to 16 tie be-
tween Vincent Kliepinski, Milwaukee.
and C. A. Leicht, New Lisbon, the tie
being broken in favor of Leicht, Blaine
man, by the vote Of Lieut.. Gov. Com
ings.
committee on committees stood IS
to IL.
From the beginning it was conceded
Dahl would sweep the house for the
speakership. He was nominated by
Assemblyman F. ]. Peterson Of Mil
waukee. E. C. Shaffer. Madison, was
reelected chief clerk without opposi-
ton.
Three candidates tried out for SER
geant at arms. T. w. Bartingale of
Chippewa county, was first with sc
votes; Richard Rolfe, Milwaukee, Sec
ond with 8, and Gerold Maloney, Lady
smith. third with 4.
Blaine Asks Tax Law Changes.
Sweeping changes in the states sys-
tenn of taxation constitute the out
Blaine's annual message to the Wis
consin legislature, delivered at joint
session of the two houses in the as
sembly chamber.
Most important of the changes
which the governor proposes is that
by which the amount Of money raised
by taxes on real property and on in
comes "be in a definite ratio" Real
property, Gov Blaine holds, Is now
burdened to the limit and can not be
further taxed.
fhs governor suggests that thought
should be given to plan for ultimate
ly repeating the personal property
tax and substituting therefor the In
come tax.
Opposes High Road Cost.
The governor declares himself op
posed to excessive expenditures" for
highways preferring to meet the fed
eral appropriations dollar for dollar
and not expanding more than $780,
600 q year. He also believes that the
cost OF maintaining the highways
should be borne by motor vehicles in
proportion to their weight and cylinder
displacement rather than on the basis
of fiat amount. He would deny the
use of the highways to heavy trucks
and passenger autos which "unreason-
ably" destroy the roads. He sees ir
these heavy trucks a menace to the
entire highway system.
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Would Increase Exemptions.
other recommendations of the gov
ernor with regard to taxation are:
Exemptions of the state income tax