Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-14
TOCHANGE MOTHERS
PENSION STATUTE
Legislature May Make County
Pay Full Amount.
STATE HAS PAID oNE-HALF
New Measure Recommended by As
sembIy Committee Completely
Rewrites Rosa Law of
TWO Years Ago.

Madison.-Following the sugges-
tions of Assemblyman Caldwell of
Lodi, it is probable that the mothers
pension law passed at the last session
of the legislature will be completely
revamped at this session. The old law
provided that the state would pay one
half of the expenses for the support
of dependent children when kept by
the mother. Assemblyman Caldwell
early in the session introduced bill
to repeal all state aid under this stat
ute. After long hearings, the assem-
bly, committee on state affairs has rec
commended for passage mothers pen
sion law, the entire expenses Of which
shall be borne by the county. This
measure completely rewrites the Rosa
law of two years ago.
The assembly committee on insur-
ance has adopted the Kubasta substi-
tute to the big fire rating bill of the
session. The original bill provided
that the insurance commissioner shall
have power to reduce fire insurance
rates in this state if found to be ex-
Orbitant. The measure was cham
piOned by former Insurance Commits
s1Oner Ekern, who claimed before the
committee that the passage of the
original bill would insure substantial
reductions in rates, which he predict
ed would aggregate 100000 a year.
This bill was passed through the SEN
ate unanimously, but was defeated In
the assembly and then reconsidered
and sent back to the committee for
further hearing. The committee then
endorsed a substitute offered by As
semblyman Kubasta. This substitute
is less stringent than the original law
and is practically a copy of the Michi-
gan statute. 1t provides that there
shall be no Determinations in rates,
that in case of determinations all of
the high rates shall be brought to
level with the lower rates. 1t fixes
a fine instead of a Jail sentence, as
under the Michigan law, for violations.
The insurance commissioner is not
given authority to investigate dis
ordinations except on written COM
plant. The measure will not be taken
up until after July II. The main diff
ference between the two bills is that
the original law would give the COM
missioner of insurance the initiative
to make Investigations of discrimina-
tiOns, and the Kubasta bill will not
The senate committee on state af-
fairs recommended for nonconcur-
renee the Killa bill prohibiting whole
sale liquor dealers from soliciting
trade outside of their establishments,
and also reported adversely on the
Baxter bill providing for a one-man
tax commission There was no oppo-
sition in the committee to this action
on the Baxter bill, inasmuch as the
Bennett bill on the same subject,
amended to meet administrative
views, will be taken up as the adj
ministration bill. A similar bill in
the assembly has been defeated with
finality.
A substitute to the administration
bill reorganizing the state printing
board was offered by Senator gilbert
son. 1t is similar in some respects
to the original bill. 1t makes the
board consist of the secretary of
state, state treasurer and attorney
general Gas at PRESENT., the superin-
tendent of. public property, and one
member, a practical printer, to be
appointed for two years by the gov
ernor.
The Tomkins bill for the taxation
of timber lands was ordered en-
crossed.
The agricultural consolidation bill
will come up in the senate again
Wednesday. When the bill appeared
on the calendar last Friday Senator
Everett offered an amendment to make
the state fair board, now existing en-
der the name of the state board of
agriculture, an advisory board only
and subsidiary to the proposed con-
solidated board, and asked that it be
laid over until Wednesday. This eff
fort prompted Senator Bennett, ar
dent administration supporter. to sug-
gest political motives in the opposi-
ton shown to the agricultural bill on
the part of numerous members. He
said it seemed to him that these sena-
tors we're afraid that if all the con-
solidation bills pass Governor Philip
might be a candidate for United
States senator, while if they fail of
enactment the governor will be forced
to remain at home and fight for them
before the people during the next gov
ernorship campaign.
Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of incorporation were filed
in the Office of Secretary of State
Donald as follows:
South Branch Dairy company, Wit
tenberg; capital, $1,000; incorporators,
Carl Hartwig and others.
Chamber of Commerce Clearing as