Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-26
BIG SUM VOTED FOR PRESENT
FISCAL YEAR-MoRE
FOR 1910.
RESULT OF LONG CONTEST IN
CLAIMS COMMITTEES A VIC
TORY FOR HuDNALL.
ONLY CONTEST ON PROPOSAL TO
INCREASE AMOUNT FOR
EXTENSION WORK.

The senate on Wednesday passed
the state university appropriation bill.
which carries about 81 ,20S, 900 for the
hscal year beginning June 80, next, and
a sum slightly larger for the second
fiscal year beginning June 80. 1910.
While the bill does not appropriate as
much money as some of the authori.
ties OF the university and others in
terested in the big institution desired.
II Is understood to be acceptable to
the regents and administrative ofic.
ers. The result is looked upon as a
decisive victory for Senator HudualI
and his co-workers on the claims com
| mittee
Senator Hudnall chairman of the
committee on claims, and Senator
Browne conferred with some of the
regents on Wednesday before the bill
which was on the calendar as the spe
cial order of business for 10: 80 O'Clock.
was taken up, and they reached an
agreement in which both sides made
concessions.
When the bin was taken up Senator
Hudnall offered some amendments
which had been agreed upon at the
conference. These amendments did
not greatly change the committee sub
stitute bin which was pending. me
original bin, which was introduced by
Senator Brazeau, provided among 9TH
err things for a state tax of 3-S Of a
mill tax on the taxable property OF
the state. The substitute provided for
a 81 Of a mill tax, which has been
the rate for some years. At the con-
ference, the university representatives
accepted this change and no fight was
made on it on the floor of the senate.
Senator Hudnall took up the substi-
tute bill and explained each section
of it and gave the committees rea-
sons for modifying the original meas
ure. He showed that the substitute
bin would probably give the unlver-
sity considerably more revenue than
It receives at present.
The Hudnall amendments agreed on
in the conference were adopted with.
out dissent,
The only contest was over an
amendment introduced by Senator
Sanborn, increasing the appropriation
for extension work from $4,000 to
$4,000 for the first fiscal year, and
from $75, 900 TO 100000 for the second
year, Senators sanborn, E.ockney and
Gaylord advocated the amendment,
and Senators Hudnall and Bird OPP
posed it. There was no difference OF
opinion as to the desirability OF sup
plying ample funds for extension
work; 1t was simply a question as to
how rluch was really needed and
could be best used.
Finally the sanborn amendment
was lost by a vote Of 16 for to II
against IT, Lieutenant Governor
Strange casting the deciding vote
there being a tie vote of the senators
present.
The substitute bill was then. on mo
ton OF Senator Randolph, passed I'M
der suspension of the rules. The vote
In favor Of the passage Of the bill
was unanimous. Senator Brazeau was
the only member absent.
During the debate, Senators Hud
nall and Browne said they hoped the
time would come when the university
would have fixed and certain income
and would not be compelled to make
fight in the legislature at every ses
sion for the money 1t needs. Senator
Whitehead. in explaining his vote in
favor OF the bill, made a similar
: statement.
Following is the record Of the vote
: on Senator Sanborn's amendment:
Ayes-Senators Bishop, Blaine, Bod
J enstab, Browne, Fairchild, Gaylord
J Husting, Kleczka Krumrey, Lehr
Lockney, Morris. Page, Pearson, Ran
dolph and Sanborn.
Noes-Senators Barker, Bird
Burke. Donald, Fridd. Hazelwood. Hud
nall. James. Lyons, Marsh, Martin
Owen. Stout, Thomas, Whitehead
urrg.As ana NJ Draafdanf