The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-04-03
MUCH WORK STILL TO BE CON-
sIDERED BY LEGISLATURE.
BUDGET BILLS TO COME YET
Expected States Finances VIII Be
Short Nov. /, as Big Appropriation
Measures viii Not BE Effect
i've Until 1914.

plan of direct marketing has as yet
received no committee attention. This
will require three weeks of hearings
and consideration. Besides this, there
is months work still before the
legislature for consideration
The heaviest work to be done by
any committee is before the joint COM
mittee on finance. Bills are before it
for the merging of several of the de-
partments. A complete examination
of every source of revenue and ex-
pense Is being made with the assist
pected that the first budget bill will
be sent to the house for consideration
about May /. The larger appropria-
ton measures will not take effect until
one year from now.
Must Practice Economy.
The states finances will be found in
a rather cramped condition by Novem-
Der /, and it requires the greatest
economy on the part of the state Off
Gals not to run short of money to
meet the current expenses.
Already a general rule has been
laid down by the finance committee
to delay all appropriation measures
that can be put off another year be-
fore they became effective. 1t is expect
ed that appropriations will be made
for state dormitory system at the
university at this session, but the bill
will not become effective until about a
year from June. The financial strin-
gency in the state has been brought
on by renting too much Of the state
tax during the fall of 1919.
Opposition has sprung up to the
Litza bill, which attempts to repeal
that part of the Wisconsin stock and
bond law which fixes fee to the state
of one dollar per $1,000 of capital
stock and bonds authorised. Last year
a sufficient amount was collected
from this source to pay the entire ex.
penses of the railroad commission so
far as the regulating of the railroads
was concerned. During the past two
years, statistics show, upwards of Of
$4,000 in fees have been collected, Of
which amount 70 peri cent. was con-
tributed by the large interstate rail-
ways.
Guards Against Disaster.
Because of the tornado in Nebraska
and the floods In Ohio, the bill intro
duced by Assemblyman Fred l..
Holmes of Dane county has special
significance at the present time. This
bill provides for an emergency fund
OF $4,000 to be used by the state In
abating epidemics and relieving con-
PRODUCED in the legislature long before
the recent floods The idea of the
measure was occasioned by the fact
that special session of the legisla-
ture had to be called last May to meet
the emergency Of the destruction
caused by the Black river floods The
fund is under the control of the state
board of health, to be used in cases of
any great disaster that may overtake
Wisconsin.
Members Of the legislature are also
especially interested in the closing
clause of the bill, which provides that
money in the fund may be spent for
the purchase of any cure for tubercu-
losis which may be approved by the
government health department at
Washington.
Boxing Law Seems Certain.
1t is practically certain that the
Hedding boxing bill will be favorably
reported to the assembly this week
1t is even predicted by those who
have canvassed the situation that the
measure will be reported without any
opposition. Rev. A. E. Frederick of
Monroe county, member of the COM
mittee on judiciary, looks quite favor
ably on the measure, and number Of
the other members believe that it. is so
drawn as to prevent prize fighting in
the state
The committee on labor has voted
to recommend the Bingham bill for
passage This amends the industrial
commission law in many vital particu-
lars. First of all, every employer of
labor in the state is under the law
unless he elects to stay out. Hereto
fore it was the duty of the employer to
elect to come under the law. The
second important amendment does
away with the defense of contributory
negligence. This last feature will
drive most employers under the law,
for with no contributory negligence
bed to fall on, there is little left upon
which to contest accident cases from
legal standpoint. Another amend
ment fixes specific damages for the
loss of an eye or hand, or other mem
Der, to be paid weekly, instead of in
lump sum. Several other minor
changes are made in the present law,
and among the most interesting is
clause that allows damages for disfig-
urement about the face.
When the assembly convenes tomor-
row it will be confronted by calendar
of unimportant bills 1t is not expected
that quorum will be present and no
bill will be acted upon that will 70
Quire roll call.
Not Then.
Parting, you know, is sweet sor-
row." said Browne "NOt always .