The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-04-23
CRETNEY BILL UP
FOR HEARING SOON
GOVERNOR Philips IDEA TO BE
PRESENTED TO THE AS
sEMBLY BODY.
WILL SAVE MONEY FOR STATE
AssembIyman Would Have the Income
Tax Assessed by Local Town
Assessors Instead of
Deputies.

acknowledgements Philips idea
of having the income tax assessed py
the local town assessors 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. Assemblyman Gretney
says that the local assessors can DO
the same work as the state assessors
are now doing at less expense. He
bases his measure on the feature or
home rule in government. Senator
A. P. Tomkins of Ashland will appear
in opposition to the measure. He
says that the income tax law has
failed in other states because it 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 OF the state
tax commission who had no local In
terest in the assessment.
The special committee printing bill
will be given a hearing. This measure
will reorganize the state printing
board and in the opinion of Senator
Whitman will save the state upwards
of 100000 annually.
There will be further hearing TINS
week on the Bradley bill to repeal
the appropriation of $4,000 for the
construction of a physical education
building at the La Crosse norman
school. This measure was once en-
crossed by the assembly. but on rep
reservations made by Assemblyman
Karl Kurtenacher of La Crosse 1t was
sent to the joint finance committee
for a 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 it's 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.
cat present. he says, "the employ
ing official cannot engage 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 candi-
dates may never be eligible
Mr.. Hambrecht told the assembly
state affairs committee that his bill
IL enacted will increase rather than
decrease the effectiveness of the law.
The bill was also advocated by City
Clerk P. F. Leuch and Assen1blyman
III. o. Kent of Milwaukee.
Axel Johnson, chairman of the com
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 repeats the county board
law but provides machinery to take
its place. 1t provides that the chair
man of the county board of supervi-
sors shall appoint committees In
school districts, who shall have the
70 nd IL
date school districts, or alter the boun-
daries of districts. Members of these
connsittee would have three-year
terms, their expenses would be paid.
and they would also be allowed a per
diem under certain circumstances.
The bill also makes provision for
better supervision of rural schools.
1t 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 u. Hambrecht
has resigned from the craftsmanship
of the steering committee, appointed
several weeks ago to take charge Of
the legislative program set by the
administration. It's stated object was
to endeavor to so 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 a men,
Der of the committee. He is chair
man of the judiciary committees.
which must hold hearings on over 200
bills now on the files. and which is
greatly congested by work
State Butter Up to Standard.