Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-09-11
Lawmakers Pass Bill to Spend
SIS, 900, 600 in Aid During 5
Years
WIDE RANGE FOR
CHOICE OF STUDENTS
Students Who Take Money Bon
us Cannot Have Educational
Advantages Also

The Wisconsin legislature Friday
enacted a soldiers educational bill
which will affect about 10000.
The bill will become effective at
once and the education will be avail
able any time within five years. 1t
is estimated that the cost. of the mea-
sure for the next year will be $780,
900. The total cost for the five year
period is estimated at $4,000, OO0
Taxes to Pay Expenses
Money to finance the bill will be
raised by l mill tax annually on the
general property of the state and a
surtax on incomes. Two-thirds of the
sum necessary will be raised by the
general property tax On corporation
net incomes over $500 and individual
net incomes over $1,000 and individual
tional surtax is IL per cent.
The privileges of the bill are open
to all soldiers, sailors, marines and
nurses from Wisconsin. who served
more than three months in the world
war. Time spent in the S. A. t. G.
shall not be counted Those who are
eligible will receive $50 monthly
from the state to pay for their educa-
ton and four year collegiate course
is permitted.
Wide Range for Choice
These soldiers, If qualified educa-
tionally may attend the university,
normal schools, Stout institute, min
ing school any private college that
had the S. A. T. C. system, or any
other institution of high school or
collegiate grade, if not conducted for
profit Special course will be given
to those who desire special instruc-
ton.
Soldiers who take the money bonus
voted at last Tuesdays election can
not also have the educational bonus.
If they return the money bonus to the
state, they can have the educational
privilege.
One of the features of the bill APP
plies to all soldiers 1t provides that
a soldier may take the money bonus
same time be given a correspondence
course free of charge by the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin.
The educational bill passed the SEN
ate with only the vote of Senator
Bilgrien of badge county in opposi-
ton.
Make Attack on Plan
When the bill came up for consid-
Grafton in the house after it had
passed the senate opposition to the
bill was led by Assemblyman 4. S..
Nolan, GAINESVILLE.
why should we play lap dog poll
ties declared Mr. Nolan why
should we coddle these boys. Loyalty
does not consist in robbing the tax
payers"
Donnelly declared that the educa-
tional bill set the high mark for
other states to try for. Assembly
man Boman opposed the bill, while
Assemblymen Axel Johnson and
Markham favored it. The bill was
passed by vote of SO to % and now
goes to the governor,
Blue Sky Law Changes
Final action was taken by both
houses on the Coe bill amending the
blue sky law. The law as now am
ending allows the taking of subscrip-
tons for sale of class A securities be-
fore the permit is issued upon CIV
ing bond of $4,000 to protect any
one signing the subscriptions for such
securities the sale not being consum-
mated until the matter has been pass
ed upon by the Wisconsin railroad
commission.
The fees under the blue sky law
also are reduced. The reduction is
from per $1,000 too so cents and
placing the maximum charge at $500
This concluded the work of the suec-
ial session