Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-01-20

yelopment.
IL accordance with a suggestion
made in the governors message a bill
will probably be introduced to give
to the chief executive power to super
wise expenditures by state commits
sions This measure viii bring out
vigorous opposition from the progress
siye forces, who contend that it would
give the governor a big stick over the
commissions by which he might con-
troll the scope and activity of the state
boards.
The first important appointment
made by Gov. Philip was that of
Carl D. Jackson of Oshkosh to sue
coed John Roemer as member Of the
state railroad commission, position
that pays a salary Of $4,000 year.
The term of David Harlowe as a mem
Der of the commission will expire in
about two months. IN his message
GCV. Fhilipp paid compliment 20 the
railroad commission for its useful
work, but suggested that this body
guard extravaganza il the administra'
IDOL OF us dudlrS.
income Tax Assessors Hit.
Progressive members see in one OF
Mr. Philips suggestions death
blow at the ino0m tax law. The gov
ernor would do away with income tox
assessors and delegate the work to
local assessors. The Progressives say
that if the governors suggestion is
carried out it will do great damage.
Mr.. Philip takes the position that il
the local assessors are qualified to as,
sess personal and real estate that they
are qualified to assess incomes. There
will be a big fight in the legislature
On this subject.
The executive proposal to do away
with the legislative reference library
also will develop sharp contest. Mr..
Philip seems to think that the in
dividual member would do more in
dividual work if the library we're dis
posed of. DR. Charles Mccarthy, head
OF this department, has figured prom
inently in the affairs of state, and his
friends say that the administration
will have a hard time wiping out his
department.
Thus far the administration appears
to be in control of the organization of
both houses by a safe working major
ity Governor Philip stood out for
I'the election of Lawrence Whittet. Of
Edgerton, as speaker of the assembly.
Early in the contest there was COCA
deal of support for George P. Ham
brecht, but the governors wishes pre-
vailed and Mr. Whittet won cut.
Assemblyman A. E. Frederick, Of
Kendall, reached Madison with the an
nouncement that he would probably
handle most of the bills which have
been recommended by the state vice
| commission. Mr. Frederick also SAID
that he expected to introduce most of
the bills to be offered in opposition to
! the liquor traffic. One of these, he
said, will provide for the closing OF
saloons at / a. M He will also oppose
a bill to bar university students from
voting on municipal matters in Mad
| ison.
Spoor to Move For Short Session.
Assemblyman Newton Spoor viii
make the first move in the interest OF
a short session. He has prepared
Joint resolution providing that the
| icint committee on finance shall i'm
mediately take up appropriation bills
relating to state departments and
state institutions, and that no other
appropriation bills, except those of an
emergencv nature, shall be considercd
until these matters are disposed Of
| Mr.. SpoOr has another joint resolu-
tion bv which he would greatly reduce
the number of bills to be introduced
| at this session as compared with the
number introduced two years ago. He
would limit each assemblyman to the
! introduction of five bills, each senator
| IN the introduction of ten bills, and
each committee to ten bills, with no
restrictions on the committee on Fl,
| nance.
The women of Wisconsin will again
come to Madison to be heard in their
feht for equal suffrage. Members Of
the legislature have already received
|
will be made by the suffragists to in
duce. the legislature to provide for
another referendum vote. Senator
! Glenn. who presented the suffrage
bill two years ago, has not been asked
to again introduce the bill in the up-
per house, but he has been apprised
OF the fact that the women of Wiscon-
sin will invade the capitol in large
numbers to make spirited and i'm
pressive showing.
New Ideas on Highways.
w. Woodward of Chippewa county
| comes to the legislature with some
| clean cut ideas about the building of
public highways As chairman Of the
county board Of supervisors in Chip
pewa county, Mr.. Woodward has had
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