Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-05-22
MESSAGE ON WORK
OF DEFENSE BODY
Gov. Phillip Preparing Address
for the Legislature.
EXPENSE OF COUNCIL TOPIC
Executive Will Present Full Financial
Statement Showing Expenditures
Of Body and Report CT It's Ac-
t.Vities During the War.
BY FRED l.. HOLMES.

DJ = hEO l.. FlOLmES.
Madison, May 20-GOv. Phillip is
pref" ing a message which he will
submit TO the legislature during the
week detailing the activities and eX-
pendltureS Of the council Of defense
My message Will be ready for pre-
sentatiOn TO the legislature during the
week" said Governor Phillip. THE
message will be brief Accompanying
it will be a full finaciaI statement Of
the expenditures Of the state council,
with complete report showing the
work which the council has done. The
message will show that Wisconsin
spent less money for its council Of de-
tense than any other state in the
Union, except Missouri. The council
in that state was not organized until
many months after the Wisconsin or
ganiZatiOn. Wisconsin was the first
state TO organize a council Of defense
The law was passed in April, 1917, and
the first council was Immediately or
ganized"
The records of the state council Of
defense, which had auxiliary branches
III every county Of the state, will be de-
posted with the secretary of the state
and Will be open to official public in
SpeCtion. a bill which is now being
passed by the legislature provides that
the activities Of the council are to end
on July l, 1919.
-.,l h.ls. ,rix on
10 the bill providing that appeals may
be made from the comfy courts direct
TO the supreme courts.
BY a unanimous vote the senate
committee on education and public
welfare killed the Conant bill aimed to
clip many Of the powers exercised by
State Superintendent G.. Z. Cary, and
confer them on the central board Of
education, of which f. A. Fitzpatrick
is secretary. Mr.. Fitzpatrick appeared
for the bill. State superintendent
Cary, President Birge of the univer-
sity and Dean II. L. Russell opposed
the measure.
The bill conferred large powers on
the board of education.
The new drainage bill has practical
ly been agreed upon by all interested
persons and is expected to come into
the senate Wednesday or Thursday in
substitute form. The measure will
greatly aid in the drainage of Wiscon-
sin land and Governor Philip believes
it to- be one of the most important
pieces of legislation enacted at this
session.
Governor Philip has signed bill
which makes uniform certain eXemp-
tlOnS under the state and federal in
come tax law. Heretofore, gifts to
charity have not been deductable I'M
der the state income tax law. The
measure which Governor Philip has
signed provides exemption for all con-
tributiOnS or gifts actually made with
in the year to corporations or aSSOca-
tons organized and operated eX-
cluSively for religious, charitable, sci
entitic or educational purposes.
Cities which have accumulated con-
siderable plumber in the form of Ii
quorS and other paraphelnalia while
enforcing city dry ordinances will be
allowed TO sell the plumber. Under an
old law all liquors seized and confiS-
Gated had to be dumped out The new
law which has been approved by the
governor permits the sale of these
liquors, the proceeds of such sale after
deducting the expense thereof, to be
paid into the police pension fund of
such city. Any such sale may be made
in the manner provided by ordinance
of said city or rs provided by law for
the sale of personal property on eX-
ecution issued out of justice courts.
but sales of Intoxicating liquors may
be made for nOnbeverage purposes
only.
The following important bills have
been signed by the governor:
Increasing the membership on the
state board of education to ten and
providing for representative on the
state educational board of one person
who shall be appointed by the state
board of vocational education
Designating influenza as contag-
iouS disease and providing that it NAV
he quarantined as any other contag-
4ouS disease.
Giving common councils the right
G---nate certain streets as heavy