Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-04-28
CRETNEY MEASURE
TO HAVE HEARING
Local Town Assessors May As.
SeSs Income Tax.
is GOV. Philips IDEA
Assemblyman cretney Says They Can
Do the Same Work as State AS
SCISSORS Are Now Doing at
Less Expense.

Madison.-GoYernor Philips idea
of having the income tax as
sessed by the local town asses
sors instead of deputies appointed
by the state tax commission will be
presented to the assembly committee
on taxation soon when the Cretney
bill comes up for hearing. AS
semblyman Cretney says that the
local assessors can do the same work
as the state assessors are now doing
at less expense. He bases his meas
ure on the feature of home rule in
! government Senator A. p Tomkins
of Ashland win appear in opposition
to the measure. He says that the in
come tax law has failed in other states
because 1t has been administered by
| local assessors and that the merit of
the Wisconsin law is in the fact that
1t has been administered by deputies
| or the state tax commission who had
no local interest in the assessor ent.
The special committee printing bill
will be given hearing. This meas
ure will reorganize the state printing
board and in the opinion of Senator
Whitman will save the state upwards
of 100000 annually.
There will be a further hearing this
week on the Bradley bill to repeal
the appropris ton of $4,000 for the
construction OF a physical education
building at the La Crosse normal
| school. This measure was once en-
crossed by the assembly, but on rep
reservations made by Assemblyman
Karl Kurtenacher of La Crosse it was
sent to the joint finance committee
for further presentation of argu-
ments as to the immediate need Of
the institution.
Assemblyman George P. Hambrecht
takes exception to reports that his
| bill amending the civil service law is
calculated to undermine its effective
ness. The bill provides that appoint
ments from civil service eligible lists
may be made from among all the sue
cessful candidates instead of from the
three ranking highest.
AT present" he says, the employ
| ing official cannot engage a man or
woman who would suit him exactly
unless he or she happens to be among
the three highest. The eligible list is
good only for year, so that the fourth
or fifth or sixth highest candidates
| may never be eligible"
| Mr.. Hambrecht told the assembly
| state affairs committee that his bill
If enacted viii increase rather than
decrease the effectiveness of the law
| The bill was also advocated by City
| Clerk P. F. Leuch and Assemblyman
H. o. Kent of Milwaukee.
| AxeI Johnson, chairman of the CON-
mittee, expressed the fear that the
bill would allow opportunity for the
exercise Of political influence in OBJ
| tanning civil service appointments.
| Young men and women from his dis
trict from time to time write him, he
said, asking him to use his influence
to get appointments for them, even
though their names are not on the
eligible lists.
The senate committee on education
and public welfare has introduced
| substitute for the first bill to abolish
| county boards of education. The sub
| stitute also repeals the county board
law bat provides machinery to take
its place. 1t provides that the chair
man of the county board of supervi-
sore shall appoint committees in
school districts, who shall have the
power to create, dissolve and consoIi-
date school districts, or alter the boun-
daries Of districts Members of these
committees would have three-year
terms. their expenses would be paid,
and they would also be allowed per
diem under certain circumstances.
The bill also makes provision for
better supervision of rural schools.
II provides that in counties or super
intended districts with more than rs
and less than $50 schools there shall
| be appointed one supervising teacher.
Assemblyman George P. Hambrecht
has resigned from the Craftsmanship
of the steeriI 3 committee. appointed
several week ago to take charge Of
the legislative program set by the
administration. Its stated object was
10 endeavor to Sc shape the course
of things as to speed up the work OF
the two houses so that adjournment
might be expedited.
Mr.. Hambrecht will remain mem
Der of the committee. He Is chairman
of the judiciary committees. which
must hold hearings on over 200 bills
now on the files, and which is great
ly congested by work.