The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-02
TAX BILL NOW
ON THE FIRE
Reconsideration Defeated
Speeches on Passage
to EngrOss..
DIVISION IS CLOSE
ingalls, Presses for His Interim
Commission Proposition
But in Vain.

Madison, Wis.-The assembly, by a.
vote of IS TO &c, refused today to re-
consider its ordering of the income
tax bill to third reading. The measure
thus comes up for concurrence, the
senate having passed it.
| The assembly was placed under
call of the house on motion of Assem-
blyman George Blanchard, conserva-
tive leader, this morning to obtain
| full vote on the question of re-
consideration of the ordering of the
income tax bill to third reading.
| Several members spoke in favor of
| re-considering when the question was
taken up. Four pairs were registered
and conservative leaders apparently
sought vote of the full membership
on the presumption that the voting
would be close. The call showed all
present except Royce and F. A..
Mueller, absent with leave, and the
call was lifted.
Vote on reconsideration Of ordering
to third reading, was:
Ayes Blanchard, Brooks, Busse,
Cody, Conway, Cushman, Davies, Din
ring, Dorwin, Eber, Edwards, Ellen
becker, Engel, Frederick, A. Glass,
Gwidt, Eilker. Hipkleg, Hoffman, In
gals, Jensen, Kersten, Koehig, CAL,
Krause, Laffey, Larson Nels, Lawson.
Leicht, Mathiowetz, Miner, Perry,
Prescott, Raihle, Sellers, Shearer, A.
Z. Smith, H. H. Smith, Staab Stokes,
J. G. Thompson, Thorp, Trembath,
Vincent, Walsh, and Wood.
Barber, Beversdorf, Caldwell,
Cieszynski, Coleman, Dettinger, DER
| niger, Duncan, F. A. Frederick Gerald
son, Goodman, Grimstad, Hall, Halvor-
son, Halson, Hillmann, Holly, Huck-
stead, Hutchinson, E. H. Johnson, R. B.
Johnson, Kemper, Kiesner, M. Koenig
]. L. Larson, Mcdowell, Meggers, Men
tink, J.. d. Millar, A. M. Miller, Moul,
Naumann, Nelson, o. G. Olson, w. OIL
son, PAIL, Peterson, Price, Ruffing,
Saugen, Schmidt, Schultz, Slack, Swan
son, H. f. Thompson, Tuffley, Warden,
Weber, Zittlow and Sachtjen.
Pairs-F. A. Mueller for the bill
paired with Sonnemann, against. Royce
for bill paired with Mosely, against.
After the opponents failed to obtain
re consideration of the vote to third
reading, Assemblyman Frank l.. Pres
non-concurrence in the measure.
Assemblyman B. 2. Glass, Milwau-
kee, progressive who joined in OPP
position to the bill, which was spon-
sored by the administration progress
sives, then took the floor. Although
he opposed the tax measure, he de-
Tended Governor Blaine, declaring the
executive had been made "a football
of the conservatives and socialists"
Mr.. Glass contended the bill was not
a progressive measure. He read from
the Milwaukee Leader, Socialist news
paper, in an attempt to support his
arguments.
After spending three hours on the
income tax bill, the assembly recessed
until 1880 D. m. when the debate start
ed again A vote on the measure was
expected late in the day, with indica-
tions that non-coHcur4ence would be
refused and the bill would be passed
finally.
Wallace Ingalls,, Racine, and George
Blanchard, Edgerton, presented the ar
guments for the conservatives in oppo-
sition to the plan which provides for
repeal of the personal property offset,
increase in exemptions to heads Z
families and re-apportionment of rev.
enues They asserted the bill would
increase the tax burden.
Urge Defeat of Measure.
Ingalls, suggested that the measure
be defeated and his resolution for an
interim committee investigation of the
tax problem be adopted.
Blanchard declared the "four or five
million dollars which you purport o
save for the real estate owners would
increase proportionately the burden on
the small taxpayer, including the
workers, farmers, small business men
and others" He termed the personal
property offset repeal another kick
in the Stats" Of the small taxpayer
Assemblyman James Goodman, Ar
gyle; Ernst PAIL, Milwaukee, and An
ton Holly, Kewaunee, replied to the
opponents. Goodman cited figures to
show that the bill would benefit farm
ers by reducing the real estate tax
burden. Holly denied that the measure
would increase taxes generally and
endeavored to illustrate his point
with the aid Of two charts which he
exhibited.
Speaking as a manufacturer, PAIL
told the assembly he was glad" to pay
his share toward the states support.
al do not fear the people who have
bombarded me with kilograms asking
no 70 vote against this bill" he de-