The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-20

1 duced by the joint investigating
committee, TO permit the governor
! to remove the mmissioner VI
banking for cause.
Pass $95,oo0 Appropriation.
The finance committee bill, 757a
making an appropriation for the de
partment of banking, s4S,000 for 1915
and $4,000 for 1916, was ordered en-
crossed and then, under suspension
of the rules, was passed.
| Bill 520a, providing that no person
shall engage in the buying and ship
ping of milk until granted a permit
| by the state, and that in the conduct
of the business, the rules of cleanli
ness prescribed shall be followed, was
ordered to third reading and then pass
ed, as was the bill by the committee
on judiciary providing the cities, park
boards, ETC., may regulate and impose
penalties for violation of rules and reg
ulations for the control of motor vehi,
cles in such cities and parks.
The assembly concurred in the sen.
ate bill, COOS, providing that the rate
of interest in the redemption of lands
and personal property sold for taxes
in any city shall be 10 per cent in
stead of Is per cent, as the law now
prescribes.
The senate today refused to recon
slider the vote by which it killed the
Cretney bill providing for the admis-
sion to the state university of the grad
yates of any four-year course high
school without an entrance examina-
ton
Marketing Department Killed.
The assembly killed the Crosby bill,
creating state marketing department
under the management of the state
dairy and food commission, and also
killed the agricultural committee bill,
providing for the licensing by the state
Of butter and cheesemakers.
The assembly concurred in the SEN
ate amendment to the Hambrecht bill,
relating to the practice of embalming
and transportation Of bodies. The
lower house also concurred in the SEN
ate amendments to the Monk bill,
raising the age Of consent of females
from IA to 16 years, and the senate
amendment to the Hart bill prohibit
ing the publication of fraudulent ad-
vertisements for the purpose of bring
ing Strikebreakers into a municipal
ity where an Industrial strike is in pro-
gress.
The assembly concurred in the Ham
son bill repeating the law providing
for the publication by the state of
campaign pamphlets. Also the Fair
child BILL raising qualifications of ap-
plicants for certificates to practice
dentistry.
The committee on finance recon-
mended for indefinite postponement.
bill 730A, relating to the taxation of
banks; Senator Baxter and Assembly
men kubasta, Kurtenacker and Pick
art dissented from the committee re-
port.
The assembly passed the Woodland
bill, limiting free passes to agricultur-
al fairs; the Fairchild bill, appropriat-
ing $3.50 for the purchase of state flags
to be carried by Wisconsin infantry
and artillery volunteers at the grand
review to be held soon at Detroit.
Agricultural Bill Concurred In,
BY to 1 the assembly concurred
IN the senate amendments to the ag-
rlcultural consolidation bill on the
assembly calendar. The Skogno
Announcement to create an agricultural
department of one member instead of
an agricultural commission of three
members was concurred in. The bill
as now passed goes to the governor.
1t carries an appropriation of $40, 900:
provides an independent board to
manage the state fair and a separate
board to take the place of the live
stock sanitary board.
Stout Budget Presented.
The committee on finance introduced
in the senate bill appropriating
$4,000 year to Stout institute. Of
this, 100000 is to be used for current
expenses, $4,000 for permanent i'm
provement. Senator Bichler introduced
a bill creating the position of execu--
tive counsel to the governor at a sal
airy of 5000 month for a term con-
tinuing during the session of the
legislature and thirty days thereafter,
and abolishing the position of state
claim agent. The bill was referred
to the finance committee.
The finance committee recommend
ed for passage a bill creating a state
department af architecture and engi-
neering, and recommended for in
definite postponement bill appropri-
ating $4,000 to defray expenses of a
live stock exhibit at the Panama Pa
cific exposition at San Francisco.
Bill 730A was ordered engrossed
by the assembly. 1t gives banks an
option of being taxed as at present
or under the income tax law. Many
petitions were received from all over
the state.
Pledge Bill Amended
The senate adopted an amendment
to the Bray bill, relating to secret
pledges by candidate for office and
then sent the bill to the assembly,
where the amendment was concurred
in. 1t provides no candidate for pub
lie office shall give a secret pledge
relating to legislative order admin