Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-08-13
SENATE APPROVES REDUCTION
OF $7a,6so FROM SUM
RECOMMENDED.
GOVERNOR SIGNS DEBT BILL
Appropriation of 100000 to Wisconsin
National Guard Also Receives
His Sanction-Men to
Get spripkling System.
Madison, August II, 1915.

The senate, without a word of de-
bate, passed the bill making an annual
appropriation of $206,110 for the uni
versity extension department This
represents a cut of $78,6S0 from the
amount requested for extension de-
partment work for the two-year period.
No Action on Normal Budget.
No action was etaken by the senate
on the appropriation bill for the nor
NAL schools Senator j. III. Bennett
raised the point that any appropria-
ton voted by the legislature unless
the bill had been referred to the COM
mittee on finance, would be void The
bill originated in the committee, but
Senator Bennett insisted that under
the rules the measure would have to
be referred" He carried his point de-
spite the fact that Senator William
Bray and others disagreed with him.
Gov. e. L. Philip signed bill APP
propriating $4,000 so that the state
may clear up all outstanding debts
against the state fair
Other bills of importance signed
were: Appropriating 100000 to the
Wisconsin National guard; the Nor
gan bill under which male persons de-
string to enter into contract of mat
rimony shall be examined by ply
stefan, who may insist upon the Was
serman test if it is considered neces-
sary; appropriating $4,000 to the re-
gents of the state university for the
testing of hog cholera serum; appro-
priating $4,000 to the state board of
control for the installation of a sprin-
king system at the Mendoza asylum;
creating a committee on common
schools to improve conditions in the
common school system, and the So
called highway bill, which makes the
county the unit in the construction of
highways.
Assembly Passes Hambrecht Bill.
The Hambrecht bill continuing the
state board of public affairs for two
years and providing for its reorganiza-
tion was passed in the assembly by
a vote of SO to 81. A bill appropriate
ing $1,000 for the state board of law
examiners, also was passed.
The assembly concurred in Senator
Bosshards bill providing for mainte-
nance and repair of bridges across
waters forming boundary lines be-
tween two or more counties.
A bill by the finance committee
amending the law relating to county
agricultural representative and APP
propriating $4,000 was non-concurred
in,
To Limit Sessions to 90 Days.
Assemblyman Hansen spoke at
length for his joint resolution propos-
ing an amendment to the constitution
providing that legislative sessions be
limited to ninety days. Mr.. Hambrecht
raised a point of order that several
months ago similar proposal had
been negatived. That was so long ago
that the members had forgotten about
it and the resolution was put over to
look the matter up.
Lawmakers May Adjourn Aug. 20
That the legislature will adjourn
sine die on Aug. 20 is now the general
opinion. The work of the session has
reached such a stage fairy accurate
estimate can be made as to the time
when the members can go home for
good.
The work of the two houses will be
completed by the latter part of next
week. Then the governor will have
six days in which to decide what he
will do with the bills sent to him. Get
ting bills to him will take several
days, hence it is safe to put the final
adjournment about ten days after the
last bin has been passed by the legis-
lature.
When this has been done most of the
members will go home, leaving a few
of each house to remain and adjourn
Should there be delays, due 10 vetoing
OF any of the appropriation bills by the
&c 'ernor, that time will have to be
added. In such case it might be near
ly Sept. l before the legislature ad-
journed
Taxpayers May Get Relief.
1t begins TO look as though the tax.
payers of the state might be given
some relief before the appropriation
bills go into effect
The only thing that will continue the
LOAD is failure on the part of the leg
islature to pass any appropriation bill,
when the continuation appropriation
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