Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-05-28


Imprisonment in the county Jail from
five days to three months, and also
carries permanent suspension from the
institution with which the offender is
connected.
The senate refused, fourteen TO fif-
teen, to reconsider the vote by which
it several days ago killed the Hanson
bill, providing chat the degree of ba-
chelor of arts should be given by the
state university to students completing
the English course without any foreign
language requirements. Senators Boss
hard and Bray opposed the motion to
reconsider the vote.
Boxing Bill Put Over.
The senate killed the Bray resolu-
tion for a constitutional amendment,
providing that the secretary of state,
State treasurer and attorney general.
be appointive instead of elective Of
| ficers.
On motion of Senator George E.
Scott, his bill, repeating the law Great
ing the Wisconsin athletic commission,
which is known as the state boxing
law, was laid over for consideration.
Hereafter members of the assembly
wishing leave of absence will have to
| secure them from that body Speaker
Whittet called attention of the mem
bers to the danger ahead and said that
hereafter he should refer all such re-
| quests to the house.
Clubs Allowed to Transfer.
The Fairchild bill, granting clubs or
ganized without capital stock permits
sion to transfer their license to a new
location, was passed by the senate, as
was the Bennett bill exempting from
the income tax cooperative creameries.
The Reinhardt bill, granting the
school board in Milwaukee the right
to purchase land, was non-concurred
in by the senate The, bill granting
school boards power to purchase equip
ment for gymnasium and similar ac-
tivities was sent 10 third reading
Three Big Issues Up.
Less than 80 bills are scheduled
for hearings before committees of the
legislature this week. The commit
tee on taxation of the assembly will
open hearings on the administration
bill to reduce the membership of the
state tax commission from three
members TO one member.
Anti-Vice Bill Scheduled.
The move to change the makeup of
this commission originated with the
administration forces, and Gov E.
L. Philips full strength is expected
to line up for the bill. 1t is proposed
to reorganize the tax commission so
that it will be placed on the same
basis of other state departments,
with one head However, the com
mission, if changed, will continue to
have three members, but only one of
them will be on a salary. The COVER
nor and one other constitutional Of
ffcer are named as ex-officio members
of the proposed board
One of the few remaining anti-vice
measures is scheduled to be taken up
Wednesday, by the committee on
public welfare of the house The
Monk bill providing for policewomen
in cities passed in the senate, but is
just reaching the committee hearing
stage in the assembly.
Water Power Issue.
Final action on the Ackley water
power bill probably will be taken in
the senate Wednesday, when the
matter comes up as a special order of
business. On the same day there
will be final conference on the bill
creating a general board of education.
Would Reconsider Saloon Bill.
Motions by Senator Arnold of MIL
waukee in the senate that the vote by
which the senate killed the Grell bill
permitting saloons to be open certain
hours on election days, and the Aulen-
bacher bill, providing that the license
of saloonkeeper shall not be revoked
for selling liquor to a minor, If the
minor appears to be 81 years old. be
reconsidered, and that the motions lie
over were received.
The motion of Senator Staudenmay-
er of Portage that the Bosshard bill
providing for one days rest in seven
for all employees except certain COM
panies, be reconsidered and the motion
lie over until later was received.
There was warm debate in the as
sembly over the Edwards BILL which
would permit the employment of boys
over the age of 16 years in stone quar-
ries. Socialists contended it would
materially change the child labor law
The bill was refused indefinite post
ponement and was ordered engrossed
by a vote of SO to Is.
CaldwelPs bill, which provides for
board of varied industries, was sent to
engrossment.
House Kills Many Bills.
Nine assembly bills were indefinitely
| nnsfnnned The Everett and GINNING