Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1915-03-05

Proposition Up - Legislature.
1t is probable that the expenditure
OF $500, 900 on new physics build
ing and addition to the soils building
at the university will be held up until
the legislature can pass on the pro-
position.
Following trip through the uni
yersity in company with President
Van Hise, Gov. Philip said he felt
the whole proposition was one for
the legislature to pass upon. Before
work can be begun it is necessary
for the governor to approve the plans,
and it is believed here he will de-
cline to do so at this time.
Insurance Rates Too High.
The senate committee on corpora
lions was told by Insurance Commits
sioner Ekern that fire insurance rates
were unreasonably high, and that the
state insurance commissioner should
be authorized to determine unreason-
ableness of such rates.
Ekern was speaking on the Bennett
bill empowering the state insurance
commissioner to regulate fire insur-
ance rate and requiring rates to be
reasonable and nondiscriminating
Senator Bennett said he introduced
the bill after conference with Ekern,
and that he favored it. The commit
tee took no action on the bill.
Helm Bills Postponed.
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airy decided to recommend for indie
finite postponement the Helm bill pro-
hibiting students of the state univer-
sity and other public institutions from
voting unless their school residence is
their permanent residence. The COM
mittee also decided to recommend for
indefinite postponement the Helm
bill prohibiting university and other
officials from being appointed or elect
ed to public office.
Against New Courthouse.
Senator A. e. Martin introduced a
bill in the senate which, if Oassed,
holds up the question of a new court
house in Milwaukee county until the
people of the county shall say at
general election that they wish to be
taxed S3,000,000 or 100000 for
new courthouse.
The committee on state affairs re-
ported for passage bill 31A, which
changes the law regarding the build
ing of courthouses.
Bill 121A, referring to storage of ex-
plosiyes, was reported for indefinite
postponement
The committee on education report
ed for indefinite postponement the Nc
Gowan bill providing that a teacher
in any educational institution in the
state who smokes Cigarettes could not
share in school funds.
Subscriber Must Make Good.
Senator Weissleder, Milwaukee, in
troduced bill to put stop to the use
of slugs in nickel telephones. The
measure provides that the owner of
prepaid telephone must make good
with nickel for every slug found in
the telephone when the collector
makes his call A joint resolution of
sympathy in the death of Sam s. FL
field of Ashland was adopted by ris-
ing vote in the senate.
Many petitions are being received
asking the legislature to make Lin
coins birthday legal holiday.
The Staudenmayer resolution asking
the attorney general for an opinion as
to right of the normal school regents
to pay a person connected with a state
educational institution, while putting
in his time for or against bill pend
ing in the legislature was withdrawn.
A similar resolution was adopted in the
house which means that the attorney
generals opinion in the matter will
be sent to the assembly.
A bill was concurred in changing
the name of the Town of Dunbar to
the Town of Goodman, Marinette
county.
A bill was introduced prohibiting
the use of ferrets in rabbit hunting
The Ackley joint resolution to permit
a sheriff to run for two successive
terms was recommended for adoption.
Expert Revision Bill Killed.
When the Donnelly resolution call
ing for revision of the election laws
and providing for the employment of
experts to supervise the work of re-
vision was introduced, the assembly
seemed peeyed at the insinuation that
it is not body of experts and by
unanimous vote sent the resolution to
the junkman. Not word was said in
its behalf, the author being absent.
The committee voted to recommend
the vint resolution to amend the con-
stitution so that the state may own
and operate storage plants, ware
houses, ETC., for indefinfse postpone
ment. Final action on the bill was
postponed to March 8.
The Frederick BILL appropriatlng
$4,000 to the Wisconsin Humane So