Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-06-19
REPEAL Of LAW
URGED IN HOUSE
Assembly FavorS Action on Mill
Tax.
BILLS SENT TO ENDORSEMENT
Measures offered by AssembIyman
Ellingson Ask Repeal Of Act for
Support Of the State UnIver-
sity and Normal Schools.

MadisOn,-The repeal of the mill
tax for the support of the state uni
versity and normal schools was IA
vored by the Wisconsin assembly
when it sent to engrossment two bills
offered by Assemblyman Ellingson of
Rusk county to accomplish this pur-
pose. Both bills had received a unani-
nous report from the joint committee
on finance for indefinite postpone
ment. The university mill tax bill
created long debate Assemblyman
Mortenson claimed that there was per
petuity to a mill tax and it assured
the educational institutions a reason
able support. He said it was definite
and increased in proportion to the as
sessed valuation of the property of the
state. He declared that the mill tax
increases had not kept pace with the
increase at the university. Assembly
man Ellingson, favoring the repeal of
the mill tax law, said that the legisla-
ture should pass directly on every dol
lar for the support of the university.
Assemblyman Wells said that if the
mill tax for the support of the univer-
sity and normal schools was to be re-
pealed, the same policy should be ex-
tended to the common schools The
motion to indefinitely postpone the
bill failed by vote of IS to So and
the bill was ordered engrossed.
The waterpower interests have been
temporarily defeated in their demands
for waterpower law which will aid
them in a more rapid development
By vote of SO to SO, the assembly
engrossed the. Nordman amendment to
the waterpower bill which is aimed
at preventing any increased value in
waterpower properties which may be
purchased in the future by a munich
pality or the state.
The NOrdman amendment provides
that when a franchise is granted the
state shall make value OF the flow
age rights of the waterpower, and in
case of later state or municipal pur-
chase this shall be the price which
shall be paid.
With only few votes in opposition.
the assembly has engrossed the Smith
amendment to the constitution which
would increase the salary of members
of the Legislature from $500 to $1,000
per session. 1t engrossed the Krembs
bill. giving the civil courts of Milwau.
kee county power to act as courts Of
Cancellation. Assemblyman Bradley
made an extended speech in favor of a
bill which will limit the expenses of
travelling agents of the state. He
charged that many OF the states rep
resentatives had presented lavish bills
in the past for travelling expenses and
urged the passage of a law which
would curtail their expense accounts
The measure was engrossed. By a
vote of 81 to 80 the assembly killed
the bill repeating all state aid for
bounty on wild animals. Assembly
man Spoor claimed that the bouRty
plan was subject to petty graft and
that only counties should give aid
The assembly killed the bill which
would repeal the state aid for the
Wisconsin Cheesemakers association,
but by a vote of 81 to 46 engrossed
the bill repeating state aid for the
State Dairymen's association.
The assembly committee on judici-
airy reported bill for passage to pay
John A. Aylward and NJ. B. Olbrich
$500 attorneys fees for defending
Insurance Commissioner Ekern in the
courts, as a result of attempts of for
mer Governor McGovern to GUST him
from Office. The assembly committee
on education reported for passage the
bill 10 limit the medical course at the
University Of Wisconsin to two years.
The state affairs committee in the
senate reported for inconvenience
the Carl Hansen bill requiring safe
places for the storing Of explosives.
The senate concurred in bill en-
towering school district voters to Dor
row money for @lrchasing school sites
or Fairgrounds, and passed the Martin
bill repeating the gross negligence law
relating to railway accidents affecting
persons other than employees. 1t re-
fused to concur in the Hoffman bill
regulating the storage of explosives
Third reading was ordered for bills
providing for a permanent closed sea
son for game in Forest county, and
the Bradley bill reducing the fees for
reporting fires to the state fire mar
shall
The senate engrosse6 the Helm as
sembly hi appropriating 100000 an
nually to extinguish the state debt
The debt is S2500,000 Twenty-Five
years time viii pay the debt