The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-03-07
BAR CABINET FORM
Of GOVERNMENT
Senate Defeats the Bray Joint
Resolution.
VOTE ON BILL, II TO II
Provided the Appointment OF Attorney
General, State Treasurer and
Secretary of State by
the Governor.
VOTE ON BILL, II TO II

appointment of the attorney general,
state treasurer and secretary of state
by the governor by vote Of q to II
ends for the present at least the effort
TO establish the cabinet form Of govern
ment for Wisconsin.
1.-THE governor, who Is the respon-
sible agent, should be given tool with
which to perform his work" declared
Senator Bray. mo one would now
claim that the presidents cabinet
should be elected" Senator Bray OPP
posed the Huber amendment to subject
all officials TO recall
Gives Labor Representative.
A new bill to change the personne!
Of the board Of regents of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin has been offered In
the lower house by Assemblyman Met
cafe of Milwaukee. 1t provides that
labor shall have a representation on
the board. At the present time the
board Of regents Of the university con-
sists of one member from each congress
siOnal district and two from the state
ut large and provides that two mem
bers of the board shall be women. The
Metcalfe bill provides that seven mem
bers shall be selected to represent the
state at large and "at least five of
whom shall be representatives of la
Dor"
Assemblyman Metcalfe claims that
the university is becoming more and
more important to the labOring men
and that they should have a further
representation on the board. The term
for which each member shall be APP
pointed shall be six years, otherwise
the present provisions of the act organ
izing the board of regents obtains.
Citizens Favor EVjue Bill.
Citizens representing Is cities of
Wisconsin appeared before the assem-
bly, committee on excise and fees, ask
ing favorable report on the Evjue
referendum bill by which the question
of statewide prohibition would be sub
mitted to vote of the people. Among
those for the bill were: Thomas Ma
hon. Milwaukee, attorney for the Wis
consin Wholesale Dealers association
Assemblyman w. T. Evjue, author of
the bill; Walter II. Bender, Milwau-
kee; Il. II. BloodgOod, Whitewater;
Father ]. G.. Hogan, Oshkosh; ]. j.
Macdonald, attorney for the Anti-Sa-
loon league Carl Maeser, secretary of
the Trades Council of Appleton; De
Witt @. Van Ostrand, Phillips; Fred
erick Holmes, union labOrer; G. NJ. &
st. T. shops, West Milwaukee; L. Z.
Young, West Milwaukee; ID. G.. James,
Richland Center; John Baker, manu-
facturer Evansville; f. J. Yea, manu-
facturer. StOughton; w. D. James.
manufacturer, Fort Atkinson; John
Strange, manufacturer, Neenah; Rev.
j. G. Cummings, GAINESVILLE; Rev. G. E.
Ewing. Evansville; j. S. Lean. Milwau-
kee. and others.
Three Labor Bills Killed.
Three labor bills were disposed of
within an hour by the assembly. BY q
vote of 80 to so, the assembly killed the
Jordon bill prohibiting employers from
requiring employees to work more
than eight hours except in agricultural
labor and cases of emergency. The
Jeske bin on the same subject was also
defeated. Assemblyman Kent's bill
asking the state industrial commission
to regulate the hours OF labor of do
nestle employees was killed by an
overwhelming vote.
Amends Metcalfe Bill.
State Banking Commissioner Kuolt
has prepared an amendment to the
Metcalfe bill for the creation of school
savings banks. The substitute meas
ure provides that the state banking
commissioner shall designate certain
school banks of depository in each
city 1t does not provide that the
children shall select the savings bank,
as suggested under the original Met
calfe bill. Another feature of the sub
stitute is that where there are no state
banks in locality, state banking COM
missioner may designate a national
bank as the schoolchildren's deposi-
tory.
Another attempt will be made at this
session of the legislature to put
through bill TO permit the taxation
of banks, at their option, under the
state income tax law. Such a measure
was presented at the last session of
the legislature and defeated by close
been introduced in the senate on this
subject, provides for the optional tax
alton aud has back of it the support
of the Wisconsin State Bankers aSSo-
citation.
To Make All Rural districts Dry.
Assemblyman o. 2. Vaughan Of
Crawford county has a plan to vote
all of the rural districts dry by leg
lation act, without referendum.
The measure, if passed. would take
effect June so, 1917. Assemblyman
Vaughan points out that large part
of the country districts are already
dry. His bill, which is only one line
in length. provides:
SNo license shall be issued or grant
ed by any town to sell, deal or traf-
fic in strong, spirituous. vinous, malt,
ardent or Intoxicating liquors in such
town after June so, 1917"
Railroad Taxes High.
The taxes on railroads operating in
Wisconsin will be 1913. 691.S3 higher
this year than last. This is an increase
of L per cent. The valuation of the
roads has increased from $500, $50, 900
last year to 1884. $4,000, an advance of
6 per cent. The railroads of the state