Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-20
TAX COMMISSION
ASKED TO REPORT
ASSEMBLY ADOPTS THE STOUT
RESOLUTION.
HE MEANS NO 0FFENSE
Author Explains He Is Not Trying 20
Prod But Wants Legislature to
Get information in Time to Do
Some GoSd-Squabbie From Mil
waukee.

Assemblyman Stout's resolution call
ing upon the tax commission to issue
its report as soon as possible and not
later than April 1 was passed unani-
mously by the assembly yesterday.
Mr. Stout took occasion to make few
remarks in favor of its passage, in the
| course of which he dis, laimed any
/ identity of motive or purpose with
the Brazeau resolution in the senate,
which, some maintained, was nothing
less than a prod applied 10 the rail
road commission Mr. Stout main
tanned that his resolution was inter
posed merely for the purpose of get
ting information within the reach OF
the legislators in time for intelligent
action on many matters relating to
taxation He did not wish his atti-
tude toward the commission to be
! iisconstrued.
/ Assembly man EStabrook's bill fixing
the time when bin shall go into
effect as the first of July after the
publication and passage of the act, ua-
less otherwise provided was passed by
the assembly. The only other bill
passed was the bill introduced by AS
semblyman McGregor, regulating the
issuance and distribution of the
Farmers Institute bulletins.
Would Date All Eggs
A new bill made its appearance
through the committee on revision,
being credited to Mr.. Thomas, by re-
quest 1t is designed to supplement
Mr. Thomas "rotten-egg" bill, and
provides that every g-produ.ing fowl
in the state should Re -egistered with
the secretary OF tie state board Of
agriculture and be equipped with a
tallying machine to stamp on each egg
the date upon which 1t was laid, $50
as to protect the general public against
the sale Of eggs Of doubtful age"
Military Bill Reported.
The committee on military affairs
recommended five bills for passage.
the most Important of which is AS
senlblyman Bancroft's bill providing
for an appropriation of $4,000 for
the maintenance of the Wisconsin Ma
tional guard
Just a Milwaukee Fight.
The favorable report of the commit
tee on libraries on the Kander nil
relating to the tax levy for the Milwau-
kee public library provoked dis
crssion on the floor of the assembly,
in the course of which the Milwaukee
| delegation took occasion to air lit
tie family quarrel, much to the delight
and edification of the members of The
assembly. When the bill came up,
with slight amendments, providing for
an increase of the library tax Of some
thing like $4,000, Assemblyman Esta-
| brook moved to have it laid over un-
til February 90 by which time, he de-
clared, another bill remedying the lie
fects discovered In the Kander DILL
would be submitted TO the considera-
ton of the members
Mr.. Kander vigorously objected 10
asking the house to wait until the sen.
ate should see fit to deliver itself OF
another measure. He opposed the
idea of waiting for some measure
perhaps a dummy" to make it's ap
pearance. He intimated that delay
was not urged in good faith. Mr.
Estabrook retorted that amendments
were certainly necessary since 1t was
discovered that the bin vests in the
library board far more power than
was intended.
Assemblyman Ledvina, chairman oil
| the committee to which the bill had
been referred and which recommend
ed the measure for passage. vigorous
~ decried the procedure which was
being advised in regard to bill which
had received unanimous approval or
the part of the Milwaukee legislator
and had been favorably reported by
his committee. If this sort of thing
| is 20 be don. with every bill that
comes UP we will have a session
that will last until the first of Novem
Der" He asserted that hearings mad
been held on the bill several weeks
ago, that only the social democratic
| members had shown enough interest &c
attend the hearing; and thai the board
of library trustees had been given the
opportunity Of appearing.
After more quaTeling Assemblyman
Norcross censured the Milwaukee
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