River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-04-06

single volume containing the general
statutes as amended and modified by
the last legislature. This book will
be for general distribution. Hereto
fore the session laws have been pub
lished in newspapers after every ses-
sion at a cost of about $4,000. If the
printing bill Is passed the state will
discontinue this expensive method
and issue a pamphlet instead, at a
cost of about $500,
With but three members vot-
ing adversely, the senate passed
the workmen's compensation bill un-
der suspension of the rules. Nine
teen amendments recommended by
the special Joint committees on work
mems compensation and finance were
adopted before the measure came to
final passage. With these amend
ments the bill is expected to have the
approval Of the agriculturists in the
assembly.
The amendments will also wipe out
the objections Of Milwaukee manufac-
turers and manufacturers in the state
at large. The three who voted against
the bill were Albers, Thomas, White
head.
The bill now will be enrolled and
sent to the assembly, where 1t prob
ably will come up for action week
after next, the lower house not being
in session until late next week. One
of the important amendments decided
upon delays full operation of the act
until September i.
Appropriation bills pending in the
legislature ask for $4,437,1 44 more
than the state will raise in the next
two years, according to a special re-
port of Secretary Of State Frear, deliv-
cred to the legislature in response to
joint resolution adopted early in the
session. The tabulated portions of the
report show graphically the situation
with respect to estimated receipts and
expenditures and appropriation bills
pending and are summarized as fol-
lows:
Estimated revenues for the two
years, including balance on
Estimated expenditures, based
on existing appropriations,
and also including charitable
and penal estimates. ........ 1858, O65. 90
Estimated balance with which
appropriations ................$ 1872, 1882 Oc
Proposed Specific Appropriation.
Proposed specific appropriations
for the biennial period over
and above existing appropr1a- -
tons referred to, total ...:.. 5 1880, 076. SO
Deducting amount for charlta-
BILE and penal institutions,
previously estimated .......... 2,550,O0O 90
Total proposed specific APP
preparations in addition to
existing appropriations, and
previously estimated amount
for charitable and penal in
situations ...................... S 5,o0V,UIoo %
Estimated balance on January
1, 1918, heretofore submitted,
based on existing revenues,
atoms could be had. .......... S52, 932M
Excess of proposed apprOpri
atoms, based on present
revenues .......................$ 4,f5I, l44ot
Mr.. F'rear adds:
GIN addition to the proposed specific
appropriations enumerated, several
bills have been introduced as herein
after designated, carrying indefinite
amounts which cannot be estimated.
'In comparing estimated revenues
under chapter 10, laws of 1909, with
the tabular statement, attention Is
called to the fact that no bills increas-
ing state revenues for the general
fund have been introduced. On the
contrary, bills No. 81, A., and 836, A.,
If passed, will reduce existing rev.
enues over 100000 annually.
"It appears that certain items of es-
timated expenditures will exceed those
furnished this Office at the beginning
of the year. On the other hand, the
estimate for inheritance tax receipts
was 100000 for 1911, whereas the re-
ceipts from that source have already
reached $413,289.89 since January 1,
1911.
G.. E. Buell., the Madison member of
the state civil service commission, has
secured an alternative writ of man
damus from the supreme court, re-
Secretary of State James A. Frear, or
dering that official to show cause why
he should not audit the accounts of
the merit board. The supreme court
thus has taken original jurisdiction in
the matter and the question of the
constitutionality of the civil service
law, brought into question by Attor-
ney General Bancroft, will be quickly
settled.
The commission is represented by
Attorneys F. G. Winkler and Glenway
Maxon of Milwaukee for the Civil
Service Reform league, and John M.
Olin. Madison, and Secretary Frear
doubtless will be defended by the at
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