The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-03-11
WOULD ABOLISH
STATE TAX BODY
NELSON OF DANE COUNTY PRE-
SCENTS BILL TO ASSEMBLY.
SENT TO JUDICIARY BODY
Work Gould BE Done by the Railroad
Connml ssion--House Votes to
Make LlncoIn's Birthday
Legal Holiday.

Is favored in bill presented in the
assembly by Assemblyman Nelson of
Dane county. He believes that this
work can be done by the railroad com
mission and by the regularly elected
state officers, the same as before the
tax commission was created. The bill
has been referred to the assembly COM
mittee on judiciary, but no hearing
will be held until the legislative com
mittee on the consolidation of depart
ments is ready to report.
The assembly voted to make Lin
coins birthday a legal holiday, after
one of the longest debates held in the
house this year. Objection was made
to the measure by Assemblymen Ell
lingson of Rusk county; O'Brien Of
Kewaunee county, and Crosby of
Clark county. Assemblyman Van
Gordon said that the passage of the
bill would accomplish no good, that
it would close the banks and other
places of business, and act as him
drance. Assemblyman Ofstie of Eau
Claire said that there was too great
a tendency to figure everything by
dollars and cents. The measure also
was favored by Assemblymen Ham
brecht and Nelson. 1t was passed by
vote of 81 to 25
Another long debate was INDUCED
in over the MCGOWAN bill for the re-
peal of the present law requiring pro
fessional training for rural school
teachers. The measure was killed.
Assemblyman MCGOWAN said there has
been no educational progress in Wis
consin In twenty years. Assembly
man O'Brien said that the MCGOWAN
bill would do more damage to the
country schools than all the good that
had been accomplished in thirty years.
The measure was indefinitely post
poned.
Assemblyman Grell offered a joint
resolution for committee Of five
three assemblymen and two senator's
Ito investigate the land purchases at
the University of Wisconsin past and
present. 1t was sent to the commit
tee on revision. BY vote of so to
80 the assembly killed the Kent bill
for an eight-hour day on all state
printing contracts. Assemblyman
Prescott moved reconsideration, and
the measure comes up again on Thurs
day. The assembly killed the Nelson
bill to give twenty-five days, instead
Of twenty, for the holding of the coun-
ty board sessions.
Assemblyman ]. B. Jenson of Caven-
ovia would legislate against the in
toxicated "joyrider." He has offered
a bill in the assembly against the usts
Of motorcycles automobiles and other
motor vehicles by persons who are in
toxicated. Under the bill any person
driving motor vehicle along public
highway while intoxicated shall have
his license to operate machine can
celed for period of two years. II
the machine is operated by an en-
ployee the license of the owner to OPP
crate machine for period of one
year is provided. Upon conviction the
Judge is directed to order the sheriff
to destroy the license and to notify
the secretary of state that no new
license shall be issued under the con-
viction.
Unused city market grounds may
be used for city Fairgrounds if the bill
offered by Assemblyman Zinn is en-
acted into law. Assemblyman Brad
ley has offered bill cutting the fee
for reporting fires to the state fire
marshal from 81 to 81. Assemblyman
Donnelly, Milwaukee, has a bill to reg
ulate the sale of stove polish when it
contains any inf1ammable compound.
The repeal of the law for the pub
LEGATION of the election pamphlets is
proposed in a bill by Assembyman
Camper. This pamphlet is issued by
the state before the primaries and
before election. The candidates pur-
chase space in it, but the amounts
paid by the candidates fall many thou
sands Of dollars short Of paying the
entire expense Of mailing and Issuing
the pamphlet, according to Assembly
man Camper. He says he Is in favor
of every person conducting his cam
paign without cost to the state
Assemblyman Minkley has plan
that would delay the construction Of
all public buildings until hard times.
when men are unemployed" His bill
provides that whenever less than five
per cent of the adult population of
the state is unemployed, the erection
or construction OF buildings or other
works by the state shall not be com
menced, nor shall any money apprc-
priated for that purpose become avail
able unless the public welfare shall
be injured by the delay. When over
five per cent are employed the gov
ernor shall order the construction Of
these buildings and the money shall
become available at once. This bill
is planned to furnish work to the I'M
employed during dull seasons"
Senator Glenn representing a Miss
IssipDi river district snnnsors q hill