Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-05-07
zINN MEASURE PROVIDES PAM
ELS SHALL BE CHOSEN FROM
POLL LIST.
APPROPRIATION HELD UP
Objection Raised Because No Specific
Amount Is Named-veto Threat
Claim Bobs Up
Again.
Madison. May 4, 1916.

The assembly passed the linn bill
providing that juries shall be selected
from the poll list instead of from list
submitted by jury commission.
The assembly, after heated discus
sion OF the state forestration policy,
deferred action on bill to appropriate
sufficient money to be spent upon the
approval of the governor, to fight
forest fires in Wisconsin. Objection
was raised because the bill failed to
name a specific amount.
Assemblyman Newcomb Spoor de-
clared that when the original bill,
which carried definite appropriation,
was before the finance committee, 1t
was stated that the proposition, II pass
ed by the legislature would be vetoed.
81 believe in specific appropriations"
said Mr.. Spoor, land when the commit
tee was told the measure would be
vetoed, | left the room. ] do not pro-
pose to sit in hearing on any PROPOSE
ton when we are told that if we pass
a measure it will be vetoed"
Senate Bills Advanced.
Among the senate bills sent to a
third reading were the Fairchild bill
for a lot and block system for assess
ment in cities of the first class; the
Weissleder bill abolishing the office
of water registrar in Milwaukee; the
Fairchild bill authorizing cities of the
first class to issue bonds for park pur-
poses; the Fairchild bill authorizing
cities of the first class to issue short
term bonds for street Improvements
and the bill to appropriate $4,000 for
equipping the tuberculosis camp in the
forest reserve.
The senate adopted resolution re-
calling from the governor for slight
amendment the Staudenmayer bill re-
lating to the laying OF sewer, water
and gas pipes in villages. Senator
George Skogmo had his bill appropriate
ing $4,000 to defray expenses OF the
proposed legislative state marketing
investigation committee recalled from
the Judiciary committee and referred
to the state affairs committee.
Tax Changes Not Favored.
Senator Bray introduced substitute
for the Martin bill increasing the list
of properties in which trust funds may
be invested The finance committee
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the Bennett measure exempting
farmers associations and cooperative
creamery corporations from the in
come tax law and the Arnold bills pro-
viding for the adoption of the single
tax system, and increasing the rates
of the inheritance and income tax laws.
The finance committee recommended
for passage a bill providing that the
statute relating to the commitment of
insane persons to the state insane
asylums shall also apply to commit
ments to the hospital for the criminal
insane at Waupun and bill appropri-
ating 1856 to the Wisconsin Potato
Growers association to discharge I'M
paid claims against the association.
To Reconsider Vote.
Senator Burke in the senate moved
Ehat the vote by which the Bosshard
anti-tipping bill was passed over the
governors veto, be reconsidered.
The assembly, As to 80. concurred
In the Perry bill making the Evening
Wisconsin the official state paper.
Assemblyman Budlong saved his
bill for one days rest in seven for
station agents and railroad telegraph
ers and had it engrossed The bill
was down for indefinite postponement.
The Hambrecht bill providing an
appropriation of $4,000 to enable Wis
consin to participate in the semi-cen-
tennial of the act of emancipation
was passed by the assembly.
Halt Action on One Board.
The Bradley bill, which abolishes
the state board of public affairs, was
laid over until May IA. The bill was
| on the calendar for engrossment AS
semblyman Harrington moved the in
definite postponement of the bill. He
| said that the state board of public af-
fairs would go out of existence auto
matieaIly in July, 1916, and it had
work in hand that would suffer in case
the Bradley bill was passed at this
| time.
The Woodland bills, relating to state
aid for highways and making an ap-
preparation, were on motion of the
! author laid over until next Thursday
One bill carries an appropriation of
100000 for state aid and 100000 for
expenses of the highway commission.
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