The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-05-19
WISCONSIN d
HIS ANCIENT ENEMY
WISCONSIN,
La Toilette Rebuked the Senate in
His Message on the School
Tax Bill.
He Chose the Lesser of Two Evils,
He Said, and Affixed His
Signature.
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Madison, Wis, May 1s.-Governor La
Toilette has signed the school tax bill,
but it is signed under protest. Between
two evils the governor says he has chosen
the lesser because by vetoing the bill the
taxpayers would be obliged to contribute
about 100000 more than they will have
to under the bil.SEThe evil provision Of
the measures the governor says, is that 1t
lprecludes. a reduction in taxes for the
next biennial term by depicting the gen
eral fund. 49,:
In a note attached to the bill the gov
ernor sets forth his objections to the
measure and the reasons why he signed it.
1t is taken as a, direct rebuke to the SEN
ate, inasmuch as it is of the action Of
the upper house that the governor COM
plains. ~
-. "CommissIoner Of Banking
The appointment of Marcus c.. .Bergh
as commissioner Of banking was sent to
the senate by Governor La Toilette last
night and Immediately confirmed, mas
much as the passage and signing Of the
new banking law ended the term of the
bank examiner ands5it was necessary to
have immediate action.
The bill prohibiting the operation Of
bucket shops created much discussion,
Rogers speaking for the measure. 1t
passed with but four dissenting votes.
Senator Hudnall presented a substitute
measure for the bill providing for. the APP
pointment of a commission to determine
upon the remodeling of the capitol. 1t
merely makes more specific the duties of
| the commission and increases the amount
| to $150000.
Vetoed Because Compulsory.
The Miller crow bounty bill, making it
compulsory for counties to give a bounty
Of 10. cents for crows and % cents for
hen hawks was sent back to the assem-
| bly, last evening with a veto by Governor
La Toilette, his disapprcval being upon
the compulsory feature of the bill. IT am
firmly convinced the governor says,
| that it is a mistaken policy to encroach
4 by state legislation upon local govern
ment where the subjects pertain so es-
pecially to local interests, and where the
expense must be borne by local taxation .
| The governor recommended the rnOdi-
| ication of the bill by making it optional
! for; county boards to pay such bounties,
| and a bill carrying out this recolnme nda-
| ton was introduced by the state affairs
committee and passed under suspension
of the rules, the optional clause being the
only change made from the original bill.
| No Mortgage Taxation Bill.
] The assembly last evening refused, by
| a vote of 46 to g., to concur in the sem
ate amendments to the mortgage taxation
bill, which at this stage of the session
means that no bill will be passed. Mr..
Smalley,s chairman of the committee on
assessment and collection of taxes, OBJ
ljected to the amendment, stating that
it was practically a redraft of the Frost
bill of two years ago, retaining the OBJ
jectionable provision for an agreement
between the mortgagor and mortgage
for the payment of the tax. Mr.. Wall
rich asked whether such an agreement
could not be made under the bill as
passed by the assembly, and Mr.. smalley
replied that while it might be possible
he did not believe that itsshould be made
a provision of the bill.
The assembly for a second time this
session killed the Pump Carpenter bill
last evening, refusing to concur in the
senate bill permitting the veteran printer
to bring suit against the state on his
1 old printing claim, amounting to over
! $40. 900.
By a vote of ST to 10 the assembly de
clined to concur i'm the senate bill pro-
viding for a county system of game
SWardens The measure provoked an
acrimonious debate and it was about IL sc
a. m. when the assembly adjourned.
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