Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-05-13
FAVOR BIG CHANGE
IN PRIMARY LAWS
House Body Asks Passage of In
gals Bill.
PROVIDES PARTY CONVENTION
Measure viii Come Up for considera-
tion on Thursday-Is Combination
of Primary Election System
and Convention Plan.

Madison.-Ra Radical changes in the
primary election law of this state are
favored by the judiciary committee of
the house, which has recommended for
passage the ingalls, bill providing for
the holding of party conventions.
The bin comes up for consideration
on Thursday. A distinct political line
up is expected.
The primary election law was placed
on the statute books of Wisconsin
nearly twenty years ago, when Robert
NJ. La Toilette was governor of the
state. The Ingalls, bill provides for a
combination Of the primary election
system and the convention plan. The
Ingalls, convention plan calls for party
conventions to be made up of one dele
gate from each precinct in the state.
Two candidates for each state Office
would be named so that the majority
might feel that it was not sighted,
and could go before the people in the
same manner as the majority, except
that the candidates Endorsed by the
majority of the delegates would have
the advantage under normal condi-
lions.
There is nothing in his measure
which would prevent any candidate
not Endorsed by a convention from run
ming In the primary.
Manufac turing OF wearing apparel
in homes Will be subjected to the SUI
pervlslon of the department of health.
The Huber bill aimed at the sweatshop
evil was given final consideration in
the house and now goes to the COVER
nor.
The Catlin fish and game bill has
been placed on this weeks cal
endar for consideration This bill pro-
vides for a closed season for chicken
and shortens the partridge season four
days. This bill seems to have attract
ed so much attention 1t will be given
special consideration very soon. Pass
age was given the committee bill for
increasing the amount of county aid
for INDECENT soldiers.
The house killed the Cole bill giving
the county board power TO appoint
committee to fix the boundary of
towns; II also killed the Heineman bill
for a change in the consolidation
school law.
Counties of the state may he en-
powered to hire experts q equallze
town assessments. The Burden bin to
accomplish this purpose was sent to
engrossment in the house last week
following a very long debate Assem-
blyman w. H. Edwards. Wadkesha,
attempted to stem the tide and defeat
the bill. His efforts failed
Assemblyman Burden of Marinette
said that this bin was of local impor-
lance to Marinette county He charged
that in one town So per cent of the
property is owned by paper and
lumber mill. He declared that this
property had value of possibly mill
lion dollars, but escaped by paying
about $50 in taxes. The vote on this
bin was a big victory for Assemblyman
Burden.
Milwaukee made winning fight FOR
home rule a few days ago when the
assembly advanced the Arnold resolu-
ton extending home rule to cities and
villages in purely local matters. The
vote was 81 to 81, indicating concur
renee of the resolution on the final roll
call.
This proposed change In the consti-
tuition, for which Milwaukee has been
fighting for many years. win be sub
mitted TO the people at the general
election in 1922. providing a clerical
error In the certitication ef it two years
ago does not stand In the way. The
last legislature had before IL two
home rule resolutions. the original one
and substitute, The substitute was
adopted but, due to an error. the
original was published in the official
paper.
Without debate the house sent TO en-
grossment the Huber bill for the es-
Establishment of pschiatric institute
for the treatment of shell-Shocked sol
diers. This institute will be located by
board created under the law and
will probably be established either at
Waupaca or Mendoza.
Bp vote of - to 30 the house killed
the Kenyon bill TO permit cities to es-
tablish competing public utilities. and
1t killed 6 bill TO prohibit the transfer
of employees from one state depart
ment TO another without the approval
of the heads Of both departments.
All the coal used for state institu-
tons will be bought by the state en-
gineer, IL the committee bill for that
purpose continues to be successful. II
peing engrossed in the senate.
Dahl Tax 5ill to Slutnber.
The Dahl tax boosting bin is headed
for the finance committee, where il
will remain until the legislature deter.
mines whether or not it win make good
its economy pledge, or weaken before
The drive fot. fnpraoS sod orpro,,-y.,tfe.