The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-05-07
ATLAST STAND
in TAX BATTLE
Last Skirmish on Tax Bill
to Be Staged at Madison
This Week.
CENTER ON SUBSTITUTE
nv Associated Preasl

Madison, Wis. - The fight over in
come taxes not yet ended, the assem-
bly, tomorrow will be the scene Of
probably the last struggle over the
issue in the present session.
Unsuccessful in attempts to abolish
the grain and coal occupational tax
Offset to conform with the personal
property tax Offset repeal, conserve
tives were prepared to center their
final efforts on the substitute offered
by J. c.. Thompson Jr, Oshkosh, to
the assembly duplicate Of the senate
bill, whcih was enacted in amended
form in one of the major contests of
the session. The substitute would re-
store the personal property Offset, in
crease individual exemptions and tax
corporate incomes of more than $40,
600 at a. fiat rate Of four per cent.
Believe Majority Safe.
Administration progressives, with
the aid of the socialists, apparently
have sufficient safe majority, as in
dicated by roll calls last week, to
block the attempts to change the law
further. Conservatives are maintain
ing to the last, however, their stand
against the plan which first was Of
fered by the administration and then
was changed in the senate to meet
with socialist demands.
Assemblyman George w. Meggers,
Clintonville, will attempt to obtain re-
consideration of the Duncan amend
ment to the assembly tax bill tomor-
row. The amendment, which would
have made the measure conform with
the new, law, except thatthe grain and
coal occupatonal tax Offset would be
repealed, was defeated overwhelm
ingly last week.
Take Up Home Rule.
The home rule enabling bill, which
would put into effect the constitution
al amendment adopted by the voters
last fall, will be taken up in the low
aenate The Holly bill to prohibit the
manufacture or sale of oleomargarine
will be considered Wednesday.
The assembly tonight will take up
the Brooks bill for the confscation of
automobiles used to transport per-
sons for immoral purposes, the Pad
way bill to regulate the employment
of children in cherry orchards and
sugar beet and cranberry fields and the
socalled "third party" bill, which was
amended to prevent the changing of
a political party's name without the
national committees consent.
The Glass indeterminate sentence
bill, duplicate of the measure which
was killedin the senate last week, is
scheduled for public hearing before
the assembly judiciary committee,
Wednesday. Governor Blaine recon-
mended the proposal in his message
to the legislature.
Still Fighting Railroad Commission.
The attempt to shear the state rail-
road commission of it's regulatory pow
ers will be renewed Thursday when
the municipalities committee has a
hearing on the substitute by Assem-
blyman Hilker, Racine, to his bill
aimed at the commission. The meas
ure was introduced at the request of
the city council of Racine.
The state affairs committee on
Nednesdrv will consider the Sever
uon bill to bar public dancing from
the capitol and will hold hearing
Thursday on the senate proposal for
a state referendum on the question
of asking congress to modify the ma
tional prohibition act. The Severson
bill was introduced when reports of
improper conduct at the University Of
Wisconsin junior prom, held in the
capitol, were made.