The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1917-05-23
Practically Repeats the One Buck
Law Passed by Legislature
in 1915.
ONE DEER MAY BE KILLED
Lower Branch OF Legislature Sends
Fish and Game Bill TO Engross-
nent-Resources of Banks
Have Increased S53, e1o,116.a4.

1Siaiure in 1915 permitting the shoot
Ing Of one buck deer and which has
been the subject Of much controversy.
The amended bin provides that one
deer may be shot during the deer sea
son. which shall open November q
and close November 80. The one buck
law provided that only a buck deer
could be shot during the open season.
Among the important provisions of
the bill are
Deer season opens November p.
and closes November 80. One-buck
law repealed
Trappers must take out a license
based upon the nlrnber of traps which
they set. The fee is graduated.
Open season all year all over the
state for croppies and silver bass.
Muskrat season closes April 10 in
southern Wisconsin and April 20 in
northern Wisconsin. Season reopens
November l.
Provides for the use Of three poles
In catching fish, and removes the pen
ally for not attending to a pole.
The bill was engrossed.
Bank Resources Increase.
The resources of Wsconsin's state
banks have increased $53 1864 in
the past year according 10 the report
of the state banking department just
made public. Since March l the re
sources of Wisconsin's state banks
have increased S2.336, 24O.14. Commits
sioner OF Banking A. K. KuoIt CON
siders this very favorable showing.
One year ago on May ] the total
resources of WiscOnsin's state banks
was $271, 7O4, 252.84. On May 1 this
year the total resources were $685.
514,369.38.
during the past two months have been
So ,OS9, 1865 in time certificates of de-
post. Undivided profits have in
creased S674 128.O4 during the same
period. The demand certificates Of
deposit have increased 500, 1878 dur
ing the past two months.
The total amount of postal savings
En- Wisconsin state banks on May l
was $228,071.
The bill from the senate judiciary
committee introduced today would ap-
ply the Milwaukee child-labor law to
cities of the second and third classes
that is, to cities like Superior, Madi-
son, GAINESVILLE, Racine etc
Normal School Appropriation
Carrying a $4,000 emergency fund,
the normal school appropriation bill
of the finance committee, No. 567-S
passed the senate, % to l. The bill
carries $844,382 the first year and
$S45,662 the second year for operation.
S90,244 first year and S56150 second
year capital.
After Incorporating an amendment
increasing the amount TO be given to
the extension work at the University
of Wisconsin, the senate passed the
appropriation measures for the unfver-
sty. An increase of sol. 900 for uni
versity extension work was given at
the request of the state council of de-
fense.
The university proper for the next
biannum will receive So. 753, 176 for the
fiscal year 1917.18 and So, 762 645 for
the fiscal year r91S-19. This Is slight
increase over the actual expenditures
for the past biannum.
For the coming bannum the univer-
sity extension is siven $301 $40 for the
year 1917-1S anc 1904, 40 for the fiscal
year 191S-19. This sum includes S25.-
500 annually asked for extension work
by the state council of defense and in
corporated in the bill by an amend
ment by Senator Whitman. Together
these two university bills carry S3O54,-
1856 for the fiscal year 1917-1S and So
O66 755 for the fiscal year 1853. The
state council of defense asked for his
additional appropriation to university
extension for medical work
Asks Congress to Act
Joint resolution No. Co.'S, memorable
ing the congress of the United States
to enact a Law vesting power in an
appointive commission to regulate the
control and production, distribution,
transportation, and price of foodstuffs,
grains, fuel, and other basic commo-
dities has been introduced in the up
per house, by Senator Wilcox. who OBJ
tanned unanimous consent for that
purpose.
Money for Stout institution.
The senate passed the appropriation
bill for the Stout institute, and the bill
appropriating $4,000 TO the Platteville
mining school. The bill appropriating
$500 annually to the state board of
agriculture was also passed. The Carl
Hansen optometry bin was given a
third reading and concurred in The
joint resolutions to allow sheriffs to
have terms of longer than two years
was indefinitely postponed. The SEN
ate concurred in the assembly bill.
making changes in the voting by mail
Jaw so that Il person at home i'll can
register his ballot.
May Crop Report
A summary of the May government
crop report for the state of Wisconsin
is as follows:
Winter wheat-Forecast 2O300OO
bushels; production last year (inal es-
timate), 1880 900; two years ago. 3
100000; 1904 average, 1,714OOo
bushels.
Rye-Forecast, 100000 bushels;
production last year (final estimase).
6.075OO0: two wears ago RIO OOO