Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-07
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STATE TREASURY
Henry Johnson Estimates Bal
ance in General Fund July |.
WOMAN JURY BILL ADVANCED
Provides Women on Juries and Sepa.
ration of Mixed Juries in Separate
Rooms When Not Considering
Verdict

Madlson.-On July / the state OF
wisconsin will have in it's general
fund balance of $110OO,0O0, accord
ing to recent statement by the state
treasurer, Henry Johnson, who pre-
diets a fourishing financial program.
johnson says his statement is not
issued for the purpose of influencing
tax legislation, but is given the people
OF the state for the purpose of showing
the general financial condition of the
commonwealth.
Following is the statement by tn.
state treasurer:
According to my estimate at this
time there will be on July 1, 1921,
about 100000 in the general fund.
In addition to this, we have 100000
coming from the federal Government
for equipment of troops during the late
war, which no doubt, If effort is made,
can be collected Only one-half of the
railroad taxes are included in above
statement. The last half due next fall,
will amount to about $3,30O,000 These
amounts, with other revenue coming
in, should be sufficient to run the state
government if the legislature does not
venture into new enterprises
Glenn p. Turner of Madison, a mem
Der of the Nonpar:isan league and for
mer Socialist member of the assembly
from Milwaukee, has been denied the
right to visit the assembly chamber by
@ vntn in tho ho,,ca which oarriad 40
to %. The ruction arose over an al
legged movement started by Turner to
have Assemblyman H. w. Shields of
Waterloo, Jefferson county, either
vote with the Progressives or resign.
Petitions circulated in Stokes district
asked that Stokes change his course of
action in the legislature in the future.
"ho ho-sn ndonted resolution which
declared that such petitions were Ear
ffori 10 intimidate member of the
house." The resolution bars Turner
from coming into the assembly be-
cause of his activity in this matter,
No sooner had tie resolution been
adopted than motion to reconsider
was entered, which comes up for
consideration on April Z. This is the
first time that the Legislature has taken
such action in % years.
There are now registered at Mad-
son 249 enthusiastically double the
number of members of the legislature
and more are coming on every train.
Every bill calls forth new delega-
ton. Any man who appears even for
one minute on one bill must be CLASH
fed for that day in the lobby.
Women are more numerous in the
lobby at this session than ever before.
Probably ii is their admission to citi-
Zenship and the vote that has stirred
interest in legislation. Most women
appear on legislation of social turn.
Others make a speciality of measures
supposed to correct high prices, the
bane of the housewife.
Several organizations are represent
ed permanently The Wisconsin Asso-
citation of Progressive Women. which
is linked with the La Toilette Progress
sive movement, has several represen-
tatives: Mrs. f. Ledwith Mrs. Jacob
Fehlman Mrs. Lillian Davis. Miss
Gena Thompson and Mrs. E. c. Hoebel.
all of Madison. The Citizenship Study
club, Milwaukee is represented by
Mrs. Alicia $. Upham, Mrs. Clinton
Barr Miss Ellen L. Minahan. Mrs.
Gavie L. Nichols, Mrs. f. NJ. Bassler
and Miss Ella Seligmann, Milwaukee.
Other organizations and their WON
en- representatives are: Wisconsin
League of Women Voters. Luela NJ
Hardy, Milwaukee; Parents and
Friends Association for the Deaf,
Frances Wettstein and Mrs. Ida c.
Ragsdale; State League of Nursing
Education, Mrs. Adelaide Northam,
Ell b. Smith and Sue n. Norman;
Wisconsin State Nurses association,
Marian Rottman, Milwaukee; Wiscon-
sin Nurses club, Levina DietrichsOn,
Milwaukee; Milwaukee association,
March G.. Smith; Women's Fair Price
league. Mrs. Frank Howe. Mrs G.
Duncan. Mrs. Louise Fuellermann and
Mrs. o. w. Jackowski-Pe Peterson.
The Mark bill providing for the es-
Establishment of comfort stations in
parks and camp sites was advanced to
the third reading. The senate ordered
TO engrossment the Nye bill providing
that where employers shall be in doubt
as to the age of prospective employees
the county court shall determine the
age.
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