Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-04-27
THE LEGISLATURE.

passed The assembly taking from the
jurisdiction of the railway commission
municipality owned public utilities in
cities of the fourth class. 1t is claimed
the real effect of this bill was not
thoroughly appreciated in the assem-
bly,, and that many assemblymen
now see the effect which the measure
would have in regard to the regula-
tion of municipality owned utilities
are desirous that the senate shall re-
verse the action of the assembly and
refuse recognition to the bill.
The LaFollette leaders and several
of the administration leaders will
oppose the measure in the senate.
One of the features of the substi-
tute county board of education bill
which was discussed by the senate
committee on education and public
welfare Tuesday afternoon made the
measure very similar to the Cubert-
son bill introduced early in the session
with reference to the supervision of
the country schools. The substitute
bill provided for the appointment of
supervisors of education for the coun-
try school districts, these supervisors
to be appainted by the chairman of
the county boards of the various
counties, and to be subject to the ap-
proval of the state superintendent of
public instruction.
The Culbertson bill provided for
the appointment of these officials by
the state superintendent.
There is talk of the passage of a
joint resolution providing that all
bills must be reported out from the
committees by May Is. Several of
the committees will have hard time
finishing their hearings by that time.
This rule, of course, would not apply
TO the finance committee, which is
always exempted from similar rule
which is generally adopted by each
legislature requiring the committee
reports on all bills to be in within
fixed time.
The tuberculin test question is
causing a good deal of discussion in
the legislature, and there will be
decided opposition in the senate to
the bill which has passed the assem-
bly, forbidding any municipality to
make regulations demanding that the
milk sold in that municipality come
from cattle which have been subjected
to the tuberculin test.
The assembly committee on judici-
ary has decided to recommend for in
definite postponement the Helm bill
which proposed to give to city coun-
ellis the right to enact Sunday closing
ordinances which would permit Ger
tain amusements and business to be
conducted on Sunday.
"Ninety per cent CT the votes re-
ported by the different town meetings
of the state were in opposition to the
bills in the legislature to legalize the
making Of skim milk cheese, to in
crease the railroad fares and the
measure to give away the rights of
the people in the undeveloped water
powers"
This announcement was made by
Senator Otto Bosshard of Lacrosse
Thursday. Mr.. Bosshard was chair
man of the committee of progressive
republican members which submitted
the propositions to the town meetings.
Out of 1900 petitions sent to the
town meetings of the state returns
have already been received from 1865
towns and more reports are coming in
daily.
The anti-tipping bill has just
reached Gov. Emmanuel j. Phillip
and the fight over this bill is not yet
ended, as the governor has already
had appeals of most strenuous char
acter that he disapproye of the meas
ure. The governor has not yet an
nounced publicity what he will do in
regard to the bill, but there are many
people who believe that he is likely
TO veto the measure. There was an
amendment incorporated in the bill
at the last moment which somewhat
changes the form of the measures as
it provides that the bill shall not go
into effect before Sept. l, the object
of this being to permit restaurants
and other employers of labor where
the labor depends somewhat upon tips
to adjust themselves to the new order
and make arrangements with the
walters whereby they receive higher
salaries and thus are compensated for
their loss of tips.
The income tax question is not like
ly to cut very much of figure before
this legislature and it is understood
senate committee on judiciary, which
has the Tomkins bill in charge, will
probably report the bill out for in
definite postponement despite the fact
that the measure has the support of
the tax commission.
THE bill creating state board of
agriculture of three members, which
is To have the duties of the present
state fair board and in fact of all the
boards having anything to do with
agricultural pursuits, will be reported
for passage by the assembly commit
tee OF agriculture. The committee
had vote on the bill Thursday after
noon, and decided to recommend Che
measure for passage. IL is understood
that the report on the measure will
be unanimously in favor of the bill.
UNCLE JOHNS THE HAPPIEST