Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1915-07-09

receive the taxes on railroad docks
and warehouses which now go to tt 10
state. was sent to a third reading by
the senate.
In 1911 bill was passed permit
ting docks and warehouses owned by
railroads to be taxed locally, taking
them out from under the state tax.
This act was declared unconstitution-
al by the Supreme court. The present
bill reaches the object another way
The state is to assess and collect the
taxes the same as now. Then the
amount Of the dock and warehouse
tax is to be returned to the cities.
Bills Meet Opposition.
AS to whether or not the two ad
ministration bills providing for board
of public welfare and central board
of education will get through the SEN
ate is an open question. The agricul-
tural bill, it is believed, will be pass.
ed about as it stands at present.
On the board of public welfare bill
the state board of health has stirred
up an intense opposition in the medi-
cal societies. Petitions and remon-
strances have been coming in from the
doctors, protesting against the state
board Of health being included in the
bill. Not all doctors are opposed to
the BILL but the activity shown in the
board of health office, from which the
Fl 0ht hoe hoon dirocto1 hoe Sorvod RI
create enough noise to cause the be-
lief that the entire state is up in arms
against the bill, which Is far from the
case.
The members of the boards of re.
gents of the university and normal
schools are fighting the central board
of education bill bitterly in order 80
maintain the present order, which Is
responsible for the feeling shown our
through the state against the univer.
sity. While it is the university that
is being most attacked, as a matter
of fact the hardest fighting against
the governors bill comes from the nor,
NAL school regents, who are also the
better politicians.
To Separate Appropriations.
Whatever may happen in rega. d to
the board of education bill, it IL GER
tain that this year the university and
normal school appropriations vii: not
come In in bunch.
The university appropriation and
the normal appropriation will be sep
arated SO that the legislators will be
able to vote for one and against the
other If they choose.
Bill Favors Candidates.
Candidates for offices in Wiscon.
sin will hereafter not be bothered
with requests to make any private
pledge in regard to proposed or de.
signed legislation. The bill by Sen.
ator Bray to stop people and organ
izations from asking embarrassing
questions of candidates was con-
Cured in by the assembly.
The bill as passed provides that no
candidates may make any pledge Ii
rectly or indirectly upon present
laws or future legislation that may
be proposed, or upon questions Of
public or private interest, other than
those issued by the candidate, his
personal committee or regular party
committees, through the press, or by
general distribution of letters,
pamphlets or circulars, through the
mails or otherwise, and no candidate
shall give or sign any such written
statement or pledge unless the same
is issued as provided for the informa-
ton of the voters generally"
Must Cleanse Bottles.
If bill ordered engrossed by the,
assembly passes the legislature every
one who buys milk by the bottle will
have to see that the bottles are thor
oughly cleansed before they are re-
turned or be subject to fine of not
more than SIS. The bill provides
that any person, firm or corporation,
whether acting by servant, agent or
otherwise who does not see that cans,
bottles, etc, used for dairy products
for human use are properly cleansed
may be fined. This will affect house
holders as we'll as milk dealers as it
is the ultimate consumer" that is
aimed at by the bill.
The Moran bill relating to the cleo
ton pamphlet and the Killa bill relat-
ing to a county board of control for
Milwaukee county, were killed in the
assembly as other bills relating to
the same subjects are either on their
way through the legislature or, as in
the case of the county board bill,
have passed the legislature and gone
to the governor.
The bill 100 A, giving banks the
option of being taxed under the in
come tax or as at present, which was
reported in to the assembly properly
engrOssed was sent to the finance
committee, as it carries an appropri.
alton.
Fight on Sunday Bill Due.
The Helm Sunday law bill. it ap.
pears, is to cause another fight in the
assembly. The bill was non-con-
Cured in by the senate. The assem-
bly, received a request from the SEN
ate to return the bill to the senate.