Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-02-13
LAWMAKERS MUST
RUSH MEASURES
Whittet Tells Legislature Time
Limit Is Near.
SOLONS HAVE ONLY TEN DAYS
One Hundred and Forty-Three Bills
Introduced in Assembly to Date
\ -Dearth in Legislation ls
Predicted.

Madison. Ten more legislative
days will be allowed members Of the
legislature for the introduction oil
bills. under a rule which both
houses of the legislature have adopt
ed. To date las assembly bills have
been introduced as compared with l9l
for the same number of legislative
days two years ago The total num-
Der of assembly bills introduced in the
Legislature two years ago was Lbs
This would indicate that there VIII
either be dearth of legislation this
year or that the members Of this leg
islature are not moving with the
rapidity in introducing bills that the
legislature Of two years ago did. The
rule under which both houses are OPP
Grating allows Ave weeks for the in
PRODUCTION of bills, This limitation
will expire on February II. Inasmuch
as the legislature Is not in session
every day, there are about ten more
days for the introduction OF bills.
Speaker Whittet called the legisla-
lures attention to this matter In
statement in which he declared
that all bills should be presented at
once. Committee hearings cannot be
held with any degree OF satisfaction
until all measures are introduced.
Occasionally there are several bills IN
troduced amending the same section.
Were one measure to be passed now
and still others later affecting the
same section of the law it would re
suit In the legislature amending laws
which # had already passed at this
session. causing much delay and use
less effort The rule specifically is
designated to give the members five
weeks time for the Introduction OF
bills. and the temperament Of the
body would indicate that unless the
bills are introduced within the limita-
ton period members would experience
difficulty in getting proposals Of legis-
lation before the house
Assemblyman MCGOWAN of Adams
county believes that the morals of the
students and professors in the educa-
tional Institutions Of the state need
regulation He has presented meas
ure which provides that no education
al institution Of any kind, which is
supported In whole or in part by pub
lie money. shall employ a teacher. in.
structor or professor who smokes
cigarettes. ANY educational institu-
ton violating the provisions Of this
act shall forfeit any right or claim
TO share in any public moneys to
which II might Rtherwise be entitled
The state university and the normal
schools exist almost entirely from
public funds which would he denied
them for violation of this law II en-
acted
Assemblyman Nelson introduced a
bill repeating the law passed two
years ago giving municipalities the
right to bond their municipal plants
md issue mortgage certificates for the
purpose of making improvements This
law was passed 90 circumVent the con
stitutional limitation which limits the
Indebtedness of municipalities II was
represented 10 the legislature two
years ago that several municipal
plants OF the state would be unable 10
make the necessary improvements un.
less such legislation We're enacted The
Nelson bill would repeal this law. AS
semblyman Donnelly Of Milwaukee has
offered a measure to the effect that
applicants for the bar examination
shall not write their names on the ex-
animation paper but each applicant
shall be designated by "A number un.
known to the examiner who reads the
paper Assemblyman Budloug offered
a measure requiring that all street
cars having closed vestibule must
have an attendant in the vestibule AS
semblyman F. s Hansen has present
ed a measure providing for q closed
season for doe In Door county and an
other which would change the date al
holding the annual school meeting
from the first Monday>in June to the
fourth Monday in June
Three significant changes have beer
proposed TO the state income tax law
Senator Bichler has introduced a bill
which terminates the tenure of al
deputy income tax assessors Decem
Der 81 next and provides that the
county board shall file with the tax
commission a list of six men from
which the commission shall choose an
assessor OF incomes Ter such district
The term is for three wears Senator
Bichler contends that this would
bring the income TAX law closer tc
the people
Herman Succeeds Self.