Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-02
OFFICIAL FAMILY
MAY Be REDUCED
Consultations and Reduction in
Membership Proposed.
BIG INCREASE IN SIX YEARS
Number Of State Employees Fifty Per
Cent More and Twenty-Five Per
Cent Addition TO Boards and
Commissions.

Nradlson.-A consolidation OF some
o. the departments and the reduction
81 membership Of some Of the commits
si0ns that do not exercise judicial
functions may be proposed by Gov
ern0r Blaine.
II Is believed that in his message 10
the legislature. which viii be delivered
on Tuesday, March ]. he viii urge re-
organization OF departments so as 10
reduce the number of departments and
commissions. At the request OF Gov
ernor Blaine a survey has heen made
81 the different departments and IL Is
shown that In the past six years the
number ~ state employees has in
creased 20 per cent and the number
OF boards and commissions - per cent.
Governor Blaine has been working
for the past month upon the financial
message. He had planned 20 get IL
into the legislature this week. The
announcement has just been made.
however, that this message viii be de-
llvered Tuesday. March /. The mes
sage viii be a complete survey Of H.
nances OF the state for the past ten
years and Il IL understood that Il will
show that requests Of departments eN-
ceed the revenues OF the state by Sl5.-
100000. The survey which has been
conducted by Governor Blaine. upon
which his message Is based shows
that more buildings are asked for by
the different state institutions for the
next two years than were deTWnded
In the past six years The governors
message will set the hlgh-water mark
for work II the legislature and Il Is
believed that things viii then be
speeded up.
4 hearing win be given this week
on the Severson bin 20 repeal the So
called reciprocal Insurance tax law. II
this Severson bin Is passed Il will
bring upward Of 100000 into the
state treasury. Under the present law
Wisconsin does not tax insurance com
panies In this state II the home state
~ those Insurance companies do nor
tax the Wisconsin companies. Not
only Is an effort being made 10 repeal
the reciprocal insurance clause hut II
= understood that n move viii be made
I'm legislature nj suggestion Of the COVER
nor Ia increase insurance taxes In Wis
consin.
The legislature has been petitioned
by the Appleton chamber Of commerce
10 increase appropriations for the state
highway commission Office IN order 10
pay larger salaries 20 experts. who
are resigning. Commercial organiza-
lions I'm all Wisconsin cities viii be
asked 10 support the movement.
This action was prompted by the
announcement by A. r. Hirst. chief
highway engineer. that his resignation
was caused by inability 20 hold other
officials. who were leaving.
The local chamber also asked Outa-
gamie county representatives I'm the
legislature 20 support any movement
that favors the great lakes-to-ocean
waterway. II is believed Appleton
win be one of the principal beneficial.
rieS ~ this project.
other bills introduced were as fol
lows:
By Mr.. Matheson. raising the maxi
mum axe FOR compulsory attendance
M school from 16 years 20 Il and re-
Quiring attendance for the fun term
I'm all cities. villages and towns. in
stead ~ for periods Of varying length
IN different classes 81 cities. n now.
by Mr.. Fowler. permitting board of
normal regents 10 grant bachelors de-
gree In education completion Of a
four-year course In preparation f"r
teaching: also a bin creating a state
hnrcr-print bureau. the director TO be
paid SR.5o0 n year; also bin pro-
hihlring the wearing ~ war insignia
by unauthorized persons.
By Mr.. Miller creating n land set-
Element hoard and defining SIS powers
and duties.
BY Mr.. Summerville. aholishlng the
Office ~ town treasurer In certain
counties and the taking over Of their
duties by the county treasurer.
By J. +. Johnson. permitting chill
dren between the ages Of Il and Il
working In certain Industries without
labor permit.
BY ~ Rynders. prohibiting the TAX
ing ~ Wild rice from state lands with
out n Permit from the state conserve
ton commission.
Mr. Ingalls, hll 10 change the pri-
mary contempiates n state convention
~ each political party. as defined by
statute. the delegates 10 b elected NJ
the spring election in the years when
governors are chosen.