The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1921-03-18
No NEW BUILDING
At UN|VE Rs|TY
u. of w. Authorities Will Present
Claims to Legislature.
TO ASK MAINTENANCE FUND
indications Are That Joint Finance
Committee Does Not intend to
Launch on Any Extensive
Building Program.
TO ASK MAINTENANCE FUND
BY Fred l. HOLMES.

no extensive building program at the
University of Wisconsin this year. Au-
thorities of the institution will present
their claims before the joint finance
committee of the legislature on Tnurs-
day and because of financial condl-
lions, the university is going to ask for
no new buildings. 1t is probable that
it will only ask for the present operat-
ing expenses and for a small amount
for maintenance.
The indications are that the joint
finance committee does not intend to
launch on any extensive building pro-
gram at any of the state institutions.
1t is estimated that it will take nearly
One-half million dollars to put the
present buildings in good repair.
Without a large state building pro-
gram, it seems probable that Governor
Blaine will be able to keep the ex-
penses of government down so that no
state tax on general property will be
necessary and only a small increase
will be needed upon incomes. Business
men from all sections of the state, anx-
iOus to keep the cost of government
down during this period of financial
laxity. are cooperating with Governor
Blaine and with the legislative COM
mitteeS in working out program OF
economy. 1t is expected that the joint
finance committee will announce at the
end Of this week the practical abandon
(ff ho no buildings
at the different state Institutions
This is legislative discussion on the
merits of the corncob pipe:
On mornings, when solons are gath
ering in the assembly chamber for ses-
sion work, the careful observer will
note score or more columns of smoke
rising from behind the studious, bill
laden desks. These signals of thought
begin to go up about half-hOur before
the call to order Each smoke screen
is thrown up by an assemblyman, each
by a device believed by it's possessor
to be most perfect and gratifying.
These smoke columns may be classi-
fed as continuous and concatenated.
The first, from pipes, rise in an unin-
terrupted cloud. The second, in dis
jointed rings, come from cigars. AT
the stroke of ten and the bang of the
speakers gavel they cease.
Various kinds of pipes are sung by
their owners. Assemblyman f. w.
Ploetz sticks to the. corncob. With his
thumb on it's life-giving bowl, he
tackles and subdues problems that
stumped the Greek solon of old. The
ancient Greeks had no corncobs-and
see what became of their country.
Assemblyman Bartingale also de-
rives inspiration from a corncOb; so
does Oliver, Green Bay. Much wisdom
from the homely stem finds it's way
into the statutes, to be extracted later
by the State Bar association and SUI
preme court.
Miles Hineman, chairman of the COM
mittee on education, prefers French
briar, to which much service has given
the complexion of deep twilight. The
CLINT of a silver mounting relieves the
somber impression. Ruffing, Socialist,
who loves to suggest that things as
they are ought to be unscrambled, finds
refuge in his pipe when hard-hearted
majority sits down on some idea. Then
there are Johnson of Racine, Mellow
ell, Zittlow and several others who
send up those still, steady clouds, de-
aoting great mental composure, and q
pipe.
The assembly, by vote of 81 to %,
killed the Czerwinski bill which would
Increase the exemption under the state
income tax for children from $500 to
S4OO.
The house delayed until Wednesday
action on the G. g. Hanson personal
property offset BILL This bill has been
recommended for death by five to
Two vote of the committee.
The house refused to reconsider, by
a vote of 52-22, the vote by which it
killed the Fowler bill providing that
a son who is lawyer cannot practice
before hsi father sitting as a Judge.
This was aimed at Judge Higbee. La
Crosse.
Assemblyman Canway's eight-hour
udy Dll1 was uieluC u SpcCldl OTQ6r TOT
Thursday.
A bill to prohibit advertising in
newspapers for labor of children was
engrossed, IS to %.
Reversing the committee recommen-
dation, the senate engrossed the Nye
bill bringing hotels under the jurisdic-
ton of the industrial commission. by q
vote of 81 to 8. The bill was then put
on for immediate passage and will ar
rive in the house on Tuesday. This
bill will regulate the hours of women
working in hotels.
The Conant bill prohibiting the dis
play of nude or semi-nude figures in
moving pictures or advertising was
| passed without opposition. and now
goes to the assembly.
The Moran bill to 1etach the town of
! Phelps from the Eagle River school
| district was killed. is to ID. A motion