Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-28
RECORD SESSION
is IN PROSPECT
Legislature May Not Adjourn
Until After July 4.
AT SEA over INCOME TAX
Apportionment Bill VIII Likely Cause
a Sig Difference Of Opinion ana
Long Debate-Board OF
Public Domain.

Madison, Wis. June 27.-(SpeeiaD-
All records for the length OF legisla-
tive sessions may be broken by the
| Wisconsin legislature now in session
here Hope has been held out that
! the legislature would adjourn sine
die by July A. but indications are that
the session may last much longer The
, record session which lasted until July
IS stands a good chance or being bro
! ken The legislature is at sea over
/ the income tax bill. anf the appor-
tionmeut bill doubtless VIII cause q
big difference Of opinion and long de-
bate. All of the large appropriations
are yet to be acted upon While these
are expected to go through IN accor-
dance with the report Of the legisla-
tive committee on finance. there is
some grumblng among the country
| members because the university Is
getting so much money. This iLIi-
Gates the possibility Of delay over the
large Appropriation bills
The lower house is all confused over
the income tax bill A series OF Re-
publican meetings have been held on
| this measure.
II is the purpose Of Speaker Ingram
to have the Republican members ad-
just their differences of opinion on
this bill before the bill reaches the
floor Of the house. An indication of
the approach of the end of the session
is the fact that members of both
houses are packing their plumber
boxes with their files and other legis-
iative data and are sending them
home Some Of the members say they
will 60 home for good If the session
Is not over by July 4
The Bichler automobile bin passed
the senate. This bin increases the IL
cense for automobiles to S. and the
license for motor cycles 10 50 The
| biz fixes the speed limit in cities at
| Is miles an hour and at 25 miles in
the country The bill covers the en-
tire subject Of regulation Of the auto
mobile traffic.
The senate passed a bill creating a
board of public domain composed of
five non salaried members This board
viii have charge of the forestry de-
9artment and the fish and game de-
| partment, each one Of which will con-
stitute a separate division. An at
| tempt TO abolish the state game war
den department and shift the duties of
that department TO the fish commits
sioners failed The creation Of a
board of public domain 1t Is thought
will save the state money and will
strengthen It's system of policing
The assembly passed the big water
power bill relating to the granting OF
franchises and the state ownership Of
waterpowers. The waterpower people
regard the bill a. unconstitutional and
will take the matter into court In
order to get an early decision on the
law the bill was amended so that ex-
listing franchises will be repealed six
months after the enactment Of the
bill
The Yockey bill to furnish co cent
gas to the city of Milwaukee hit a
snag in the assembly the other day
while tive author OF the DILL was out
OF the city Because the railroad com
mission was created to investigate the
question Of rates 1t was argued that
II Milwaukee wanted cheaper gas It
ought to take the matter up with the
commission II was pointed out that
an application already had been made
to the commission 70 investigate the
business affairs of the Milwaukee Gas
Light company with a view of lower
ing the rate in the Cream city II
was contended that until the commits
sion has had opportunity TO pass upon
this application and conduct an inves-
tlgation it would be a reflection upon
| that body for the legislature to pass
a bill lowering the rate. The bill was
killed, but Mr.. Yockey says he will
ask to have the matter reconsidered
| After a long, hard fight the bill to
| lower the taxes paid by the North
western Life Insurance company was
| killed in the senate Friends Of the
| bill charged that the company was be
| ing held up. but the senate failed tC
view the matter in that light. While
there was some disposition on the
part of several members Of the upper
/ house 70 lower the taxes of the com
pany. the hill failed because the legis.
lature has appropriated such large
sums that It was not considered good
business judgment to make any reduc
tions IN the source of income.
y i =
! Wisconsin is going about the estab'
llshment Of a forest reserve in con
| sentative manner The bin 10 ap
propriate 81 0.0oG annually Jor tel
years to purchase lanu for fores
reserve recei ed rough treatment il
the lower house. Speaker Ingram lead
ing the fight against the proposed 81,
100000 appropriation When the as
se,ubly finally got through with n,
bill the appropriation was cut to $50.
coo year for a period Of five years
Mir Ingram ,harged that certain lum
Der companies have stripped thousand
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