Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-06-25


moved reconsideration OF the vote
by which the assembly advanced the
banking bill which allows banks to pay
their taxes on an income tax basis
of 10 per cent. The joint committee on
| finance has recommended for passage
the Nye bill for the state assessment
of elevators and railroad terminals, the
amount collected in taxes. however, to
be turned over to the locality.
Tax Commission Bill Killed.
Following the surprise it sprung
in connection with the water power
bill, the assembly again upset the
plans of the administration by indef-
initely postponing the bill repeating
the present tax commission law, and
creating a commission to consist Of
one salaried member, with the gov
ernor and state treasurer ex-officio
members. The vote was 40 to AZ.
Gov e. L. Philip will present his
best fighting front when the motion
to reconsider the vote by which the
tax commission bill was killed will be
taken up. Administration leaders
fear that unless the house recedes
from its position on this proposition
that practically the entire legislative
program of the administration will be
endangered.
That the vote on reconsideration
will be close there is little doubt, as
the administration leaders will work
tooth and nail in the interests of the
bill in the interim.
Wants $4,000 for Hog Cholera.
A bill appropriating $4,000 to re-
gents of the university for erection of
a building for manufacture of hog
cholera serum for free distribution to
farmers was introduced in the senate
by Senator Bosshard of La Crosse. 1t
was referred to a committee.
The Van Gordon bill, creating a
state central board of education to
manage the state university, state
normal schools, Stout institute and
state mining school, was received
from the assembly, which passed it
last week and referred it to the COM
mittee on finance.
Amend Age OF Consent Bill.
On motion of Senator Monk his bill
relating to the age of consent of fe-
males was amended so as to correct
an error in the bill, making the age
of consent 16 instead of IS years. The
law at present fixes the age of consent
at IA years.
Bill No. 578S, authorizing COM
mon councils of cities and trustees of 1
towns and villages to issue negotiable
mortgage certificates for improve
ments of municipal light, power and
water plants, was recalled by resolu-
ton from the governor for slight
amendment in phraseology.
The assembly passed the bill relat-
ing to shipment of rabbits and con-
Cured in a measure by Senator Whit
man, comforting civil and criminal
jurisdiction on the County court of
Iowa county; also the bill by Senator
Bennett, relating to the power of viii
lage boards in cases of emergency.
The assembly nonconcurred in
577S, relating to insanitary condi-
tions in the manufacture of dairy
products, and the bill by Senator Ey-
erett relating to board of park com
missioners in all cities except cities
of first class
Woman Suffrage Wins.
The senate refused to reconsider
the vote by which the Glenn woman
suffrage bill had been ordered en-
crossed. The vote was 10 to 49,
The Budlong bill, which exempted
from taxation homesteads of veterans
of the civil war and the Mexican war,
was refused third reading. The He'd
ding textbook bill, which provides
for submission of copies of books
and giving of bond as to prices,
was advanced to third reading.
The assembly committee on agri-
culture recommended for passage the
Grell bill permitting cheese to be
made from skinned milk, which is
to be branded and sold as skinned