The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-07-25
Nonresident Fishermen viii Have
to Pay So for Privilege.
DECLARE OPEN BEAR SEASON
Bruin Has Been Devourinq Sheep and
May Treat inefficient Hunters in
the Same Manner-PhiIipp We
toes Few Bills.
BY FRED l.. HOLMES.

general game laws as result OF the
legislative session. Most Of the amend
ments affect special localities
Nonresident fishermen will find the
license changed to their disadvantage
by Increase of the Ole license and the
addition of new one The old license
is raised from 81 to So. The new IL
cense, called trout license, entities
the holder to ply the line FOR game fish
in inland waters. 1t costs So. Hunt
ers' licenses are not changed.
Fishermen who don't like this can
console themselves by hunting bears,
on which an open season has been de-
clared. This was done because bears
are devouring sheep on the ranges.
These animals are likely to treat in
efficient and careless hunters In the
same manner.
The, closed season on cartridges and
chickens will continue for two years.
Deer hunters are entitled to the same
Quarry-one deer of either sex.
Governor Philip has signed the SEN
ate bill creating a land settlement
board, intended to cooperate with the
government in regard to soldier settle
ment. He will, before August 1, ap-
point soldier as one of the three mem
bers. The others will be the dean of
the college of agriculture at the uni
versity, Prof. III. L. Russell, and the
commissioner of immigration, B. G.
Packer. The term of office of the SOL
der member is to last until January,
1926
Prof. L. ID. Wolfeson of this city
and Dr.. A. M. Benson of Hartford are
leading candidates for the office of
state humane agent, created at the
present legislative session, the appoint
ment of which is left in the hands of
Commissioner of Agriculture NOrgord.
Professor WOlfenson is president of
the Dane county branch of the WiscOn-
sin Humane society and has been ac-
tive In such work for many years. The
same is true of Doctor Benson, whose
efforts were responsible for the organ
ixation of the Washington county
was appointed state field agent, with
out salary.
That Governor Phillip intends to
leave the teachers pension law as it is
until the special legislative committee
has made it's investigation is shown
by two vetoes sent to the senate to bills
which were aimed to increase the scope
Of the fund. He will sign the bill
which will reduce the annuities of the
fund Is per cent beginning with Sep
TENDER 1. The teachers pension legis-
latiOn is of far-reaching effect because
every teacher in the state outside of
Milwaukee must contribute to the sup
port of the fund.
The first bill TO be vetoed by the gov
ernor would add the teachers employed
in the normal schools, the county train
ing schools and the county schools of
agriculture and domestic economy to
the list of teachers eligible under the
teachers retirement fund.
ut would, in my judgment, be I'M
wise, and in fact unfair, to the teach
ers named in this bill,' says the COVER
nOr's veto, ito exact contributions from
them to fund that is rapidly being de
pleted and is therefore unable to COM
ply with the obligations it assumes.
The entire plan must be revised, and
with that thought in mind the legisla-
ture appointed an interim committee
to report to the next legislature.
II recommend that the addition of
teachers to this privilege be postponed
until Il REIMBURSEMENT is made"
Governor Phillip also vetoed the bill
which sought to make changes in the
administration of the teachers retire
ment fund and would take from the
common school fund $4,000 to pay
part of the cost of administration.
1.-The present teachers retirement
fund is not upon Il sound basis" says
Governor Phillip in this veto. "The
liabilities to the present annuitants
amount to approximately S1,231 900,
while the present assets or available
funds amount to about $552,O00 l am
stating it mildly When 1 say that the
situation is serious and some radical
adjustment must be made in the near
future and unless that is done it will
be only question of short time when
this fund, like so many other similar
funds, will come to grief and will be
wound up leaving hundreds or perhaps
thousands of disappointed teachers and
other beneficiarieS."
Governor Philip vetoed the bill
which would increase the age limit re-
quirement to attend vocational schools
to eighteen years, commencing with
1921. A similar bill which would apply
the same provisions in 1920 was vetoed
some time ago by the executive.
Up to July 10 the total expense of
the legislature had reached S181, OPT. 98,
according to accounts fled In the sec
rotary of states office. The total ex-
pense Of the 1917 session was but $685.
598.66. By the time the remaining so