Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13

load to the taxpayers.
1t is these same appropriation bills
which will hold up the session, if Il
should be held up farther than is now
contemplated. The governor VIII moi
accept any bills that do not conform tc
what he believes to be proper appro
priations for the various departments
Unless the bills come to him in rea.
sonabe shape they will not meet his
approval and the legislature will have
the task of doing its work over again,
which would mean delay of some days
at least
The pint finance committee, after
comforting with President Van Hise,
and Business Manager H. j. Thorkel-
son of the state university, decided to
report back to the senate without
change, the bill appropriating $685.
go for the university during the next
two years. This meant that the orig
inal recommendation of the commit
tee that the bill be passed as first re-
ported in, stands.
The appropriation carried by the bill
is $685. less than university author
tiles at first requested. Individual
members of the finance committee re-
served the right to offer amendments
on the floor of the senate to cut or
increase certain items in the bill if
they should desire.
DR.. w. Fl. Allen of the governors
Office was present at the finance COM
mittee conference and showed the
committee that the bill would give the
university $576,1S7 more for operation,
apparatus and maintenance than it
spent for those purposes during the
last two years 1t is expected that, in
view of DIR. Aliens statement, some
senators will offer amendments to cut
the total appropriation when the bill
comes up for consideration.
Spent $3,266,56e for Operation.
During the last two years the univer-
sity spent for operation, exclusive of
so-called revolving funds derived from
fees and sales of property and supplies
and similar purposes, $3,266,569. The
bill as recommended by the finance
committee, on the same basis of figur-
ing, carries $3,62S.9SO for operation for
the next two years. This means that
the bill carries for operation $362.411
more than was expended for that pur-
pose during the last two years.
1t was shown before the finance COM
mittee that there was an unexpended
balance in the operation account of
S10S,447. 1t also was shown by undis-
puted figures that the allowance by
the finance committee bill for mainte-
nance is $4,000 more than the amounts
expended for maintenance in the last
two years. To add to this there is
an unexpended balance in this fund of
$S,737. There is an unexpended bal
ance in the apparatus fund of $4,000.
Concur in Assembly Cut.
I The senate concurred in the assem-
bly, amendment to the appropriation
bin for the industrial commission.
This bill, which originally appropri-
ated $4,000 annually, was amended
by the assembly to 81, 42S.69 for 1915,
and 100000 annually thereafter. The
total cut is about $4,000 from the
amount allowed by the finance COM
mittee The amendment was con-
Cured in, IA to ID.
Philip Vetoes Bill Already Law.
Gov. Philip returned to the senate
the bill, GAS, without hes approval.
This bill related to the borrowing of
money by villages for building sewers
and drains. The governor gave as his
reason for the vetb that another bill,
791A, on the same subject had already
been passed and signed by him, and
there was no necessity of two acts on
the same subject.
Senator Whitman introduced a bill
by unanimous consent which will per-
nit the State Firemen's association,
which receives state aid, to get an ap-
preparation by Sept l. The bill pro-
vides that the association makes its
report by Aug. 1 and the money com
ing to it be paid by Sept. 1.
AS it is now the association does not
receive its appropriation for a year
after holding its tournament.
The assembly concurred in the SEN
ate resolution of appreciation of the
public services of p. Stephen Trip,
Sank City banker and legislator, who
recently died and left a legacy of
100000 to the University of Wiscon-
sin
A motion by Assemblyman Pieper
was adopted hereafter to message i'm.
mediately to the senate all bills and
resolutions passed. Heretofore bills
and resolutions have been retained in
possession of the assembly twenty-four
hours after being acted on, thus Civ
ing chance to reconsider action be-
fore the measures go out of control OF
the house.
Confer on Appropriation.
Gov. Philip, President Van Hise of