Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-05-27
BIG BILLS TO Be
HEARD THIS WEEK
School Control Problem May be
Finally Determined.
TO PASS ON TAX MEASURES
Two Senate and Four House Acts Pro.
posing Changes Are to Receive
Attention-Fish and
Game Laws.


parlor, before the senate and assem-
bly, committees on education, on the
Bird bill and the Peterson and Pullen
substitute amendments, to put the con-
troll of all city schools under boards OF
education as Independent corporations.
The proposed control extends not
only to engaging teachers and superin-
tendents, but to building and maintain
ing schools. 1t is expected many may
ors, city attorneys and presidents OF
boards of education will be here for
the hearing.
The Bird bill creates 81 new sec
tons. The Peterson amendment pro-
poses to effect independent control of
the schools by amending existing stat
utes, repeating others and creating
seven new sections. The Pullen amend
ment creates 20 new sections and re-
peals 10 sections of the present stat
utes regulating control Of the schools
through city councils controlling the
actions of boards of education.
The Peterson bill proposes school
boards of seven members, elected at
large and to be named school COM
missioners. Regulations vary for the
schools of Milwaukee and of other
cities. The Pullen bill provides cleo
tive boards, but the number varies &C
cording to the size of city. 1t also
makes the superintendent of schools
an important advisory factor to the
board All three bills define regula-
tons for engaging teachers, issuing
bonds for new schools and handling
other school moneys.
The assembly committees will hold
hearings on AT senate bills and on II
assembly bills this week, showing the
assembly has almost cleaned up. Sen
ate committees have "a senate bills of
its own to consider and % assembly
bills In another week, committees of
both houses will have completed hear
ings on all bills, except the few to be
introduced by committee chairmen.
Among senate hearings will be that
by the committee on corporations on
two senate and four assembly bills
proposing changes in the income tax
statutes, and on the Arnold bill, re-
writing the law on inheritance taxes
and proposing increases in rates on a
ratio of 1 to 8. Of the income tax
bills, that by Arnold proposes in
creases of about % per cent; that by
Schultz affects incomes on notes, con-
tracts mortgages, stocks, bonds and
profits from sale of capital assets ;
that by Otto affects sources of war
contracts profits; that by Cole, allows
no deduction on losses of limited char
acter; that by Otto provides for col
lection from one community by an
other, where tax should properly have
been paid; and another by Otto re-
vises the regulations as to payment
of income taxes to county treasurers.
The assembly elections committee
will conduct a free-for-all hearing on
II out of 4 bills offered by Senator
Herman G. Schultz, Milwaukee, pro-
posing changes in the election laws.
The most important are proposals to
have nomination papers filed not later
than the last Tuesday in July, for cleo
ton of party committeeman from as
sembly districts, instead of wards or
similar precincts, making election
commissioners the canvassing board
in Milwaukee, requiring printing of
ballots not later than the third Tues
day in August, requiring keeping of
two instead of three poll lists, permit
ting nominated candidates. to decline
running on the last day, instead of
seven days before election, and max
ing ballot clerks election inspector of
ficers.
Bills passed by the assembly, relat-
ing to fish and game, will be consid-
cred by the senate committee on state
affairs; but the assembly committee
on fish and game will conduct a hear
ing on the finance committee bill, re-
vamping the statute pertaining to the
conservation commission and carrying
appropriations.
The senate committee on reconstruc-
ton will conduct hearings on its two
bills, one for joint legislative COM
mittee to investigate social insurance
and the other for a representative of
labor and agriculture ON the state
board of education.
The joint finance committee has
three bills left for hearings, Of which
one is It's own, for exempting certain
classes of property from taxation. The
highway commission appropriation
also will be considered. &