The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-17
CUT UNIVERSITY
FUND HALF MILLION
SENATE ADOPTS WHITMAN SUB
STlTUTE AMENDMENT BY
A VOTE OF 16 TO 9.
TOTAL WILL BE 1928, 900
Money Allowed for New Grandstand,
Field House for Women and Barns
Assembly Accepts Codifed
Game Laws.
Madison, August 10, 1915.

Madison, August 10, 1915.
The senate by a vote of 16 to y
adopted the Whitman substitute
amendemnt to the university appro-
priation bill. This amendment cuts
the appropriation in the bill ofered
by the finance committee S497,75Z.
This brought the appropriation down
to the amount expended by the uni
versity in the last two years and the
amount which Gov. Philip has in
sisted ought to be taken from the
appropriation for the university.
While the amount of the cut on
the substitute amendment was $497,-
752, it was reduced by $4,000 sub
sequently by the senate, which al
lowed certain buildings at the uni
versity, including $4,000 for a
grandstand in the athletic field,
$1,000 for a field house for women
students and SIS, 900 for barns, ETC.,
which reduced the cut to $457,752.
This, however, is a good reduction
which will be appreciated by the peo-
pie of the state when they receive
their tax bills next winter.
The bill as amended carries a to-
tai appropriation of S5,228,000.
Codified Game Laws Accepted.
The assembly by a vote of so to 1
amended and concurred in the So
called general fish and game bill
which was prepared by the state re-
visor of the statutes and is a codifi-
cation of all the laws of the state re-
lating to fish and game protection.
The most important amendments
adopted by the assembly provide that
fishing in Green bay shall be permit
ted with such restrictions as the state
of Michigan imposes on fishing along
its territory on Lake Michigan, that
all net fishing shall be done under
supervision of the state conservation
commission, and that no live bait
shall be used on set lines.
Probers Report Balance.
The Joint investigating committee
appointed to investigate and report
on ACCESSIBILITY of consolidating de-
partments of state government, filed
a report on expenditures. The report
showed that it paid former Attorney
General Frank l.. Gilbert of Madison
$40 a day for ninety-four days, a
total of $3.50; to Attorney William
Ryan of Madison, who drafted the
bills of the committee, SIS a week
for six weeks, a total of $3.50; Ed
ward Samp of Madison, bill drafts
man, So day for three days, SIS;
N. l.. Wilson of Madison, statisti-
clan, SIS day for thirteen days, $65;
j. F. Miller of Madison, clerk, $50 a
month for six and one-half months,
1915, making grand total of $4,-
325. The committee turned back in
to the general fund an unexpended
balance of the appropriation made
to it, amounting to $500.
The Bichler bill authorizing the
governor to employ lawyer to help
him examine bills passed by the leg
islature during the session of that
body and thirty days thereafter was
concurred in by the assembly. The
compensation of this legislative coun-
sci is to be $500 a month.
The assembly granted the request
of the senate for a committee on con-
ference on the Martin Milwaukee
sewerage disposal plant bill The
speaker appointed Messrs. Donnelly,
Everett and Smith as the assembly
conferees.
Extension Fund is Cut.
The senate, without word of de-
bate, passed the bill making an annual
appropriation of $206,11O for the uni
versity extension department. This
represents a cut of s7S,6SO from the
amount requested for extension de-
partment work for the two-year period.
No Action on Normal Budget.
No action was taken by the senate
on the appropriation bill for the nor
NAL schools. Senator ]. H. Bennett
raised the point that any appropria-
tion voted by the legislature unless
the bill had been referred to the COM
mittee on finance, would be void The
bill originated in the committee, but
Senator Bennett insisted that under
the rules the measure would have to
be referred" He carried his point de-
spite the fact that Senator William
Bray and others disagreed with him.
Gov. E. L. Philip signed a bill ap-
propriating $4,000 so that the state
may clear up all outstanding debts
against the state fair
Other bills of importance signed
were: Appropriating 100000 to the
Hail Storm Does Damage.