Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-05-18
SDLONS CONSIDER
APPROP RIATIONS
40 EeH Buildings win Be Erected
al U. of w.
TO KEEP EXPENDITURES DOWN
University 20 Get AnsoUrt Which u
Requested for Operation and Main
tenancs, but Program e. Econ
omy Bars New Buildings

MafEsUu.-NO new buildings win be
erected &C the University - Wisconsin
during the coming hIeunium. This fact
s. Indicated by statements ~ members
81 the ioiut finance committee who
this wreck began the consideration ~
the BIZ university appropriation BILL
Tie policy 81 the finance committee
g. 90 keep the state expenditures
down tU their minimum that win make
q state tax unnecessary.
n Is believed thar b Is possible 10
give the university practically tie
amount which % has requested for
operation and maintenance. but the
program ~ economy win make IL im-
possible for the erection IL any build
iuzs az the institution.
one large building. however. viii he
completed az the university during the
coming bieunium. This building was
authorized - q special session ~ the
legislature On 1890. II s the biz gen
eraI hospital building which. when
completed. win ~ able fo care for
about GOO patients. This hospital pro-
gram Is modelled after the Iowa nsti-
tuition and. by the terms q the meas
ure. soldiers. crippled and deformed
children and INDECENT persons in the
state WIN DE- given treatment. The
erection ~ this hospital means the
founding q a large medical center az
Madison. Even by rushing the work,
this building cannot De- completed un-
tl sUme time during 1923. Ia a linn
fteI way some ~ this hospital work Is
already being cared for at the inStitu-
ton. Some slight changes in the law
providing Tor admission ~ soldiers 90
the Institution and for their care az the
expense 0f the state win probably be
made by the legislature within the next
tW0 Ur three weeks. When completed.
the general hospital win cost upward
~ S1.2100o0. This sum of money has
already been raised and IS the excess
from the spldier bonus tax ~ two
years ago.
Tho legislature is nearly through
amending the constitution. Besides
tte home rule amendments. other pro-
raSais which win e. 90 a vote ~ the
people authorize che legislature % pro
vile thar valid verdict Gu civil cases
may - returned rs not fewer than
fve-s.xths 81 the jury. and that sheriffs
may sucreed themselves in office.
Two amendments. adopted two years
arn have hepn defeated. Both were
fiscal -fa first authorized bond IS
sues Tor highways and the second en-
powered the state o. borrow money 20
aid Iu land settlement. A substitute
fTr the laud settlement proposal, ~
duciu- the amount that may De- Dor
rrwef. has beeu introduced by Sena-
Cor Wpnien. Two other amendments,
providing that the legislature may fix
the salaries ~ the governor and lieu-
tenant governor. remain 90 be acted
uron-
A -reuSus" ~ tie legislature shows
that Wisconsin Is sliI notable for the
cosmopolitan character o. It's people
Nearly Une-thIr'i the total membership
comes frrm other countries and
states Counting the uative-horn
Americans and Canadians as distinc-
tive. tire legislature includes nine ma
tiunalitIes. But for the work ~ the
melting pot SIX languages would be
spoken here
of 100 usSemblymCn. - were born
outside the borders ~ Wisconsin. "a
~ them IN foreign countries. other
countries which contributed their sons
20 the assembly are: England. =; Swe-
den. 1: Denmark. q: Germany. .;
Switzerland 4: Norway. .: Other
states and their representation are:
Minnesota. >. Illinois. 2: Michigan. .:
Ohts. D. Vermont. I New York. .;
PENNSYLVANIA. I New Hampshire. /.
In the senate. foreign Countries are
represented as follows: Canada. >;
Germany. =: R0umanla. l. other
states which contributed members:
Vermont. Indiana. Minnesota. Iowa.
pennsylvania and Maine furnished one
each.
Counting Wisconsin. II states are
represented Ia the legislature.
Members 81 the legislature are
urged 60 vote appropriations sufficient
q establish q state park at the Dells.
insuriug preservation Of'the Tract by
the citizens ~ EIIbourn.
The river hank on either side. 10
Cether with several hundred acres OF
adjoining land. can he purchased for
$4,000. sitIKens ~ Eilbourn esti-
mated. The land proposed would in
clude an the Delis known % tourists.
Likely 20 Pass Auto Tax 6iu.
There Is every Indication that the
legislature intends 60 adopt the Hirsch
hul providing Tor state taxation of an.