Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-08
PETE RSON's BILL
HITS RAIL BOARD
Attempt to Be Made in Assembly
to Abolish Present Body.
BLAINE MAY NAME NEW ONE
Peterson Measure Also Limits Earn
ings of Public Utilities to 8 Per
cent-Members of Legislature
Co Home to Vote.

BIadison.-An early attempt to
change the present personnel of the
Wisconsin railroad commission will be
made by Assemblyman r. ]. Peterson,
Milwaukee. whose bill to accomplish
this purpose was offered in the house
last week.
The fact that Governor Blaine has
made no appointment to the commits
sion in the place of John Allen. whose
term expired in February, is taken to
mean that the governor viii wait the
disposition of this proposed bill In the
legislature Besides ahoishing the
present railroad commission and Civ
ing the governor the power to appoint
an entirely new commission, the Pc
tersOn bill limits the earnings of pub
lie utilities to per cent. All earnings
In excess of this amount must be
placed in a reserve fund and this re-
serve is entirely under the control of
the railroad commission.
Members of the legislature went
home TO vote, reconvening on Wednes-
day Statewide elections were held in
Wisconsin Tuesday for the election of
a judge of the Supreme court and
state superintendent of schools.
People holding Licenses will not be
compelled to make a report of all game
animals killed The ;sembly killed
the Sullivan bill on tbs subject by a
vote of 81 to rs. Assenblyman III. w
Sachtjen led the fight against the bill
and Assemblyman Mark Catlin defend
ed the measure.
by vote of 43 to 36 the assembly
laid over until April 13 Governor
Blaines veto of the Catlin bill appro-
priating $4,000 to the state conserva-
tion commission. 1t is understood that
number of game wardehs win be
dropped If the bill is not passed over
the veto.
The assembly, by vote of AZ to 81.
killed the Becker bill to Increase the
Fay to the country newspapers for the
publication of the laws of tine state.
The appropriation for the state dairy
and food department, one of the great
farmer agencies of the government,
was killed In the house by vote OF A
to 35 This would leave the continu-
ing appropriation of the department at
$4,000 annually. Under George ].
Welgle's administration $105,000 was
annually spent
Senator Bird has offered a bill to en-
large the libel law The bin provides
that any person who shall contribute
any money, any portion of which he
has reason to believe may be used to
publish or circulate within this state
any newspaper circular, pamphlet,
tract letter or other written. typewrit-
ten or printed publication, shall be
eivilly liable as a publisher for the
Gontents of any such publication.
The senate passed the C0nant jury
with men. This bin now goes TO the
assembly for concurrence.
When the r. III. johnson free text
book bin came up 1t was laid over for
two weeks the third time that it has
been laid over In the senate
the appointment of Brayton o. Web
eter will be considered as a special
order of business Wednesday. April
a3.
Senator Jennings introduced an APP
preparation measure to allow the
Martha Washington Home for Girls at
Wauwatosa $1,000 annually. 1t was
referred for committee action.
The senate passed the entire queS-
tion of the legality of Governor
Biaine's veto of the Eau Claire mu-
nlclpal court bin to the Secretary of
state with all the opinions. The vote
came after an hour of discussion and
final reference to Secretary Hall was
made, 13 10 10. Under this condition
Secretary Hall will probably call on
the Supreme court 10 decide whether
Governor Blaine slept on his rights
and did not return the veto in time to
be effective
Senator Arnolds bin to Increase
property exempt from taxation to the
value of $1,000 was killed The Arnold
bin allowing the mayor of Milwaukee
10 fill vacancies for the position of al
derman was ordered to engrossment.
BY a vote of - 10 the senate post
poned the Czerwinski resolution call
ing for an investigation committee To
look into the lack of housing facilities.
Three appropriation bills giving the
legislative library $4,000. the Potato
Growers association $1,000 and the
editor of the Blue Book $1,000 were
given tina, passage.
May Check Boost in Taxes.
There seems to he sentiment In
the legislature to get the appropriation
measures out of the way and to settle