The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13

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hard tried unsuccessfully to save the
| bill
The bill appropriating $4,000 to the
| Wisconsin free library commits sion
was concurred In by the senate. The
Grell bill relating to bids on contracts
to which there are objections by the
J commissioner of public works in Mil
Naukee, was laid over.
The bill permitting the railroad com
mission to audit not more than fifteen
| bills of any shipper In one month was
sent to a third reading, while the Wal
dron bill relating to public accountants
was nonconcurred in after it was
shown that another bill relating to the
same subject had been passed.
Sunday Rest Assured
The senate refused reconsideration
to the Helm Sunday bill, which had
been nonconcurred in by that house
The Burke glucose bill, introduced
at the request of the governor and at
torney general, to enable a better en-.
forcement of the law on this subject
was Indefinitely postponed and this
vote was refused reconsideration.
The Bray bill, providing for party
conventions, was refused engrossment
by the senate, 10 to 10, which action
automatically postponed the bill.
The Poole bill, empowering the Mil
waukee common council to pass an
ordinance regulating the sale of milk
and cream in that city, was amended
by the adoption of an anti-discrimina-
ton provision submitted by Senator
Bichler An amendment by Senator
Fairchild, providing that no milk or
cream shall be sold in Milwaukee I'M
less from COWS tested for tuberculosis
within two years preceding, or unless
pasteurized, was refused rejection.
The bill and pending amendment
then went over until later.
The Cretney bill, providing that a
graduate of any high school of the
state, with four year course of study,
shall be admitted to the state univer-
sity without examination, was killed,
Is to 10. Lieut. Gov. Dithmar casting
the deciding vote.
Tax Bill Killed.
The senate killed the Baxter bill to
decrease the size of the tax commits
sion.
1t engrossed the bill providing that
milk bottles may be so manufactured
as to contain a designating mark to
which the bottle shall be filled.
A number of bills were laid over, in
Guiding the Bray bill for party conven-
tions, the Burke bill on labelling of
corn syrup, the jitney bill and the Bray
bill to amend the county board of edu-
cation law.
Education Measure in Senate.
The future of the school system in
Wisconsin, from rural school to uni
versity, is in the hands of the senate.
Educators of every rank are waiting
the fate of the central board of educa-
ton bill, fathered by Gov. E. L. Philip
which will be decided by the vote of
the upper house.
Almost overwhelming opposition,
which has been evidenced before the
legislature since the governors plan
in it's being re-drafted and amended
several times in an effort to attract
the opposition votes, which promise to
defeat the scheme to do away with
the regent management of university
and normal schools and place them un-
der control of the governor and his ap-
pointees.
The last of number Of official argu-
ments in favor of the central board
plan was issued from the governors
office. In it Mr.. Philip reiterates his
claims of benefits to the common
schools to result from the reorganiza
ton of the management of the higher
institutions of learning.
extra Session" Unlikely.
1t is predicted that unless the senate
gets down to business this week the
legislature cannot adjourn sine die be-
fore the first week in August.
Instead of being a short session, the
present session will be one of the long
est in the history of the state. The
suggestion that unless Gov. E. L. Phil
ipp approves of general results he
will call a special session of the legis-
lature, is not causing much excitement
here. 1t is claimed that the governors
consolidation program has blocked the
work of the finance committee and has
caused more delay than any other
matters before the legislature.
Governor Signs Bond Bill.
In an executive message to the SEN
ate Gov. E. L. Philip announced that
he had signed the bill which authoriz-
ed the city of Milwaukee to issue
100000 bonds for three succeeding
years for the building of a sewage dis
posal plant. The act provides that
upon a petition signed by Is per cent
of the voters of the city the bond issue
shall be submitted to a referendum
vote. The governor also signed bill
42a, making it possible to garnishee
the wages of persons on public pay
rolls, including state employees.