Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-14
SUFFRAGE MEASURE
SIGNED BY NJ GOVERN
Men Must Ratify Change in Law
Next Year.
EXPECT SWEEPING VICTORY
Association of Women Plan to Hold
Meetings In Different Counties of
Wisconsin-Other States Will
Give Their Support. e

Madison.-The James woman's suf-
frage bill was signed by Governor Nc
Govern. The pen with which he
signed the bill was presented to Sen
ator James.
The bill carries a referendum
clause and whether the women will
be allowed to vote depends on the
action of the men of Wisconsin at
the 1912 general elections.
The women suffragists now will car
ry on an elaborate campaign to win in
the referendum.
According to Rev. Olympia Brown,
Wisconsin's original suffraget, the as
sociation expects to cover every vot-
ing precinct in the state during the
coming year. Meetings have been ar
ranged for Oshkosh, Milwaukee and
Madison, and Racine and Kenosha
counties will be organized at the Mil
waukee meeting on June %.
The Illinois Suffrage association has
promised its support, and will send
Miss Harriet Grimm of Chicago
through the state on an automobile
speaking tour. They expect the aid
of Governor Bradley of Idaho. Mrs.
Emma Smith Devoe of Tacoma, Wash,
who helped the suffragets win In
Washington, will have charge of the
campaign.
The cutting off of committee re-
ports by June 1, by virtue of rule
secured by the steering committee,
has resulted in a chaotic situation in
the legislature, especially in the
lower house, and there is no obedi-
ence to it. It is a physical impossi-
bility to report out all business re-
naming before committees within the
stipulated time.
There is a big amount of energy
bent on securing the defeat of the
stock and bond bill, introduced in the
senate Since the Introduction of this
comprehensive bill and it's recon-
mendation for passage, representa-
tives of corporate interests, including
railroads and other public utilities,
have been spreading the alarm"
through the corridors of the state
house, declaring that it's passage will
absolutely cut off the investment of
capital in this state in big enterprises.
The bill is along the lines laid down
by the railroad commission, which is
crippled under the present law in its
efforts to regulate public utility rates.
The commission is now compelled to
take cognizance of all stock, whether
it be watered or not, and all bonds,
whether they be justified by the
amount of property involved or wheth-
er they represent an effort to avoid
reductions which on the basis of prop
er capitalization and bonding would
be possible.
Great distress also has been shown
against the ''tax ferret bill, which
has passed the assembly and recently
came out of the committee on
finance into the senate with a favor
able recomm endation, four members
TWO from each misunderstanding
This bill would enable cities to en-
ploy experts to ferret out" property
which is now escaping taxation, on
contingent fee of 25 per cent. of ali
moneys actually collected, and the
matter is optional with city councils.
1t is believed the senate may pass
the bill, but that the vote will be ex-
ceedingly close. The issue in the case
of this bill is being joined with the
fight on the stock and bond bill for
the sake of greater strength.
The men behind the income tax
profess to be optimistic for its final
success. The administration is not
yet prepared to say that it believes
the pending bill is just the sort of
bill that should be passed, and the
matter awaits decision as to the
propriety of going on with the bill.
While the bill represents the work Of
tle whole session on the part of the
zuecial committee and it's hired ex-
perts it is still opposed. especially by
corporations who are not satisfied
with the way it is proposed to tax
their increment
The bill for the insurance of bank
deposits, carrying a referendum re-
uuirement before it can become law,
has gone over for week, although
there is no hope of its passage. With
all senators present the bill will get
IA votes. and the number required
under the constitution is p. How
ever. the supporters of the bill are
determined to place every senator on
record on the proposition, even II 1t
ia necessary to have call OF the
house.
The special committee on apportion-