Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-02-23
THE LEGISLATURE.

"A measure or interest TO many or our
cities was introduced in the legisla-
ture. 1t provides for the legalizing
of the acts of commissioners in charge
of the operations Of water and light
works of cities operating with general
or special charter. 1t adds to the law
creating board of commissioners for
the conduct of municipal utilities,
several amendments and sections. If
passed the city council is empowered
to fix salaries Of the commissioners
by ordinance. to provide that all ac-
counts against the department may
be audited by the commission and
paid by the city and that the revenues
from the plant may be taken in by
the board and to be turned over to
the city. The bill regalizes all acts
Of this nature which may have been
performed in the past without certain
legislative authority. The bill also
provides that the city may use the
income of the plant above the expend-
itures TO take up bonds issued for the
plant or to place such funds in it's
general fund or any other fund.
ct the present rate at which the
bills are being printed, it will be fully
two weeks before all the bills that
were introduced Wednesday are be-
fore the legislature in printed form.
A bill has been introduced in the
assembly which provides that every
hotel shall publicly display in each
room the rates charged for the room,
and the difference in the charge if it
is occupied by one or two persons.
Appropriations for over $500, 900 for
new buildings at the university, the
money for which becomes available
under the terms of the present law
March l, may be repealed by this leg
islature.
Assemblyman George Reinhardt, of
Milwaukee, mas presented to the Leg
islature an anti-tipping bill. 1t alb
solutely forbids the acceptance by
any person of a gratuity beyond the
actual charge which is made for the
service.
The senate committee on corpora
lions on Friday morning recommended
for passage in the senate the bill to
permit the Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance company to pay a
larger salary than S25, 900 to the presi-
dent of that corporation.
There is bill before the legisla-
ture for the pensioning of the supreme
court judges. The bill has so far
been drawn in skeleton form only,
but it is being placed in shape and
will soon be reported to. the floor to
be sent TO the proper committee.
just what pension is to be allowed
the judges under the terms of the bill
cannot yet be said.
One of the constitutional amend
ment resolutions which has been in
troduced into the legislature will, if
it becomes part of the constitution,
absolutely forbid any person over 10
years of age being a candidate for any
judicial office. 1t is said that there
are quite a number of Wisconsin
judges who are over 10 years.
Assemblyman Laing, of Waukesha,
has offered bill which provides that
Elks' clubs in Wisconsin shall be ex-
empted from taxation on the ground
that they are charitable organizations.
Assemblyman Duffy is the author of
a bill for municipal loan department
in Milwaukee, and for the establish
ment of branch offices in different
parts of the city.
A hospital for the care Of inebri-
ates is proposed in bill introduced
by Assemblyman Weber, of Milwau-
kee. This measure is similar to the
Rosa bill of two years ago. 1t pro-
vides for s farm where the drunkards
shall be given employment and at the
same time treatment. Although the
measure has only been offered by title
it is understood it will provide that a
portion of the license money collected
by the different localities shall be
used for the support of the institu-
ton.
The bill which Assemblyman Julius
Hanson of Shawano county proposes
for the repeal of the boxing commits
sion statute is an exceedingly drastic
measure. The bill not only repeats
the present boxing commission law,
but provides very heavy penalties for
any person either engaging in a box
ing or sparring exhibition or promot-
ing such exhibitions.