The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-06-24
Appropriation Measures on Their
Way to Executive.
Sk0GMo BILL IS KILLED
Provided Service and Retirement Fund
for State EmpIoyees-Two Law
makers Direct Spending of
$45, 1000, 900 in Five Months.
BY FRED l. HOLMES.

hSSSLuDly Ibis TCJeCL6O Tie OdUl SuIIdA
amendments to the university and nor
NAL school appropriation bills, by
which half of the revenue of these edu-
catiOnal institutions would be raised
by a surtax, and has sent the bills to
the governor unamended as they came
, from the finance committee. The
board of control appropriation bill,
carrying upwards of. $10,0O0,OOO for
the biennial period, has passed the
senate and is also OH its way to Gov
ernOr Blaine for consideration.
The senate by vote of II to 8, has
killed the "home brew" amendment to
the Blaire dry enforcement bill and
committee on conference was appoint
ed to give further consideration to the
measure.
The motion for reconsideration of
the vote by which the Ingalls, party
convention bill was defeated has been
withdrawn and this bill Is now dead
for the session.
Fhe women's equal rights bill has
passed both houses of the legislature
in the form asked for by the women.
Governor Blaine sent to the senate
the nomination of r. G. Knu0sOn of
La Crosse as member of the state in
dustrial commission for a six-year
term. He viii take the place of George
p. Hambrecht. The governor also
nominated John Salter of Unity as
member of the state board of educa-
ton; William Mauthe of Fond du Lac
as member of the board of concilia-
ton: Dr. /. d. Steffen of Amigo as
member of the state education board.
and Senator Al. G. Anderson of Dunn
county as member of the state high
way commission.
The dog tax question has finally
been settled. By result of a confer
ence between the two houses, the SEN
ate receded from it's position ON an
amendment to the Olson bill and the
bill now goes to the governor. This
bill will make the tag 81 for male
dogs and 81 for female dogs. Gov
ernOr Blaine will sign the bill.
BY a vote of 10 to 9 the senate
killed the Skogmo bill providing a
service and retirement fund for state
employees. An attempt to have the
bill referred to the finance committee
was defeated, IA to 10. Senator Buck
led the attack on the bill, claiming
that it would not be conducive to
thrift and that any man Or woman
who could not save money was ''un-
balapced."
How would you like to spend $45,-
100000 in less than six months?
Senator Ray J. Nye and Assembly
man George Cakes, joint chairmen of
the finance committee of the legiSla-
ture, did just that little thing in the
five and One-haIf months the legiSla-
ture has been in session.
These two men. heading the joint
finance committee, directed the work
of apportiOnins the $45,O0O,0OO, the
income of the state during the next
two years. In their hands rested the
task of spending this huge sum,
and they have completed their
work.
And not only have they spent the
money, but they provided the means
for raising it." The thousands and
hundreds of thousands that were
asked for by institutions amounting
to a total of $71,0O00OO for the bien-
mum had TO be sliced and pared to
come within the states income, and
yet done so that the present work of
the departments would in no way be
hampered and in most cases allowing
room for development and extension.
The legislator who made a. million
dollars for the state of Wisconsin is
L. A. Arnold.
Senator Arnold succeeded in put
ing through the legislature a bill
doubling the present inheritance tax
rates, which will net TO the state
million dollars in added income year.
y.
BY a unanimOuSe vote both houses
have passed the bill giving the serv-
zee recognition fund power to transfer
upwards of one-half million dollars
for completion of Wisconsin state
hospital on the university grounds.
Five Junior colleges will be part of
the state educational system when
Governor Blaine signs the Nye bill.
passed last week.
The measure, the first constructive
legislation of the present session. was
passed by two-tO-one vote of the
lower house, after being sidetracked
several times.
Five Junior colleges, offering the
first two years toward a college de-
gree, are provided for. Location and
control is vested in the state board of
education. The bill provides a fund
of $4,000 for the maintenance of the
schools for the first two years. Martha
Riley, director of social work for the
state board of health, states that >coun-
ty and city officials in Wisconsin are
becoming more and more cognizant of
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