Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-13
game warden's department to make up
a deficit needed to make June payroll.
Insurance Bill Reconsidered.

deficit needed to make June payroll.
Insurance Bill Reconsidered.
The assembly reconsidered the vote
by which the bill 55-S had been con-
Cured in and then nonconcurred in.
This is the bill changing the method
of taxation for insurance companies
so as to give the home life insurance
companies a chance with outside COM
panies. The bill was concurred in by
the assembly with a good vote, but
statements made by anti-administra-
ton papers that the legislature was
taxing the people at the expense of
the life insurance companies scared
the members. 1t was another case of
1--WE need the money" Assemblyman
Kubasta showed that while there
might be slight decrease in taxes
now under the new system there
would be an increase as years went
by, but the assembly refused to con-
cur in the bill, AZ to rs.
Grants University Privilege.
The assembly passed the Cretney
bill providing that graduates of all
four year course high schools of the
state shall be admitted to the univer-
sity without examination.
1t also passed a bill providing that
the state railroad commission shall on
request examine and audit freight bills
of Wisconsin shippers, but not more
than fifteen for any one shipper in
one month.
The assembly finance committee bill
appropriating $1,000 annually for the
aid of the Wisconsin Livestock Breed
ers' association, after a long debate
killed, 81 to so. Mr. Murphy moved
the vote be reconsidered.
The senate amendment to the Grell
bill providing that public utilities own
ed by cities of 10000 population or
less shall not be required to file de-
tailed reports on cost, receipts and
expenditures with the state railroad
commission except on request, was
concurred in by the assembly
Senate Concurs in Bills.
The senate concurred in the follow
ing assembly bills: By Mr.. Laing, re-
lating to winter terms of high schools;
by Mr.. Nye, to authorize commission
F. McClaustrand certain lands; by
Mr.. Laing, appropriating money to
maintain a domestic science depart
ment in the Waukesha high school;
by the committee on finance, apprO-
priating $1,000 to the Wisconsin Acad-
envy of Sciences, Arts and Letters; by
the committee on finance, appropriate
ing money to clergymen for prayers
during the session.
A bill presented by Senator Burke
in the senate amends the present state
law relating to glucose.
The senator said he introduced the
bill at the request of the attorney gen.
eral and the governor.
New Tax Bill Referred.
A new tax commission bill came into
the senate. 1t provides for repeating
the law creating the present commits
sion of three paid members, and
creates a commission, consisting of
one paid member, the governor and
members of the state railroad commits
sion. The bill is designed to take the
place of that killed by the assembly
Senator Bennett, who introduced it,
said on the floor of the chamber that
it represented the state administra-
tons desires respecting the creation
of new tax commission. The bill was
introduced as a substitute for senate
bill No. 1888, which was presented ear
ly in the session.
On motion of Senator Tomkins, the
new bill was referred to the commit
tee on finance and will probably come
up for consideration in the senate
Would Split Court Costs.
Senator Martin of Milwaukee offer
ed for Introduction a bill providing
that the county and city of Milwaukee
pay equally the cost of maintenance of
district and municipal courts of that
county. The bill is similar to one
killed some days ago in the assembly.