Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-21
Fac Of Present session in sIuht

The end of the present session of
the legislature is at last in sight,
members are saying. They expressed
the belief that business can be
cleaned up and adjournment taken
during the first or second week in
July.
At the bottom of the confidence that
the legislature will be able to termi-
nate its session within the next few
weeks, is the report by Senator Henry
Huber that all large appropriation
bills will be reported to the floor be-
fore the end of the coming week.
There also is belief that the new
compromise tax bill may get sufficient
backing to get by both houses before
the end of next Week.
Whether there Is to be revision OF
the state income tax law or whether
the present statute is to stand, viii
be determined, legislative leaders say,
before the end of June.
When that is done, only minor mat
tiers will remain for consideration.
This results from the fact that the
senate killed the Severson resolution
for an investigation of alleged NAL
feasance on the part of state officials.
Had this resolution been adopted
many senators say that the session
would have been extended for some
time.
When the important measures are
out of the way, the houses are ex-
pected to follow past practice and
have morning, afternoon and evening
sessions to clean up business. It
there are no further complications
members declare that an adjourn
ment by July / is possible.
Indorse Half Million Improvements
Nearly half million dollars in i'm
provements will be made in the
charitable and penal institutions dur
ing the coming biennium in the state.
Finance committee sent its report to
the senate involving the special ap-
preparation for these institutions dur
ing the coming year. According to
the report Of the committee 1881 ,135
will be spent in special capital at the
institutions.
The amounts which are recon-
mended at these institutions are as
follows:
Wisconsin State hospital, $20,25o;
Northern hospital, $133,900; School
for Deaf, $1,000; School for Blind,
$4,000; Industrial School for Boys,
$25,550; Wisconsin State Prison,
$66,925; State Public school, s63,4o0;
Home for Feeble Minded, $32,850;
State Reformatory, $73,125; State
Sanatorium, $1,000; Central State
hospital, $500; Industrial Home for
Women, $1,000; Southern Home,
$34,235; Tomahawk Lake camp, So
800; Workshop for Blind, $4,000;
Industrial School for Girls, $1,000,
and Board of Control, $4,000.
Lakes Park Bill Given Approval
The Northern Lakes park bill, call
ing for the appropriation of $4,000
July 1 to purchase portions of the
proposed state park in Price and Saw
yer counties and take options on
areas that otherwise might be cut
over, was favorably reported by the
joint finance committee. The vote
was IL to 3, Huber, Casperson and
Tuffley voting in the negative.
The bill creates a state park pur-
chasing board, composed of the con-
servation commissioner and two mem
bers to be appointed by the governor.
This board would be held to strict ac-
countability and would continue in ex-
istence until the purchase of the park
was completed by the setting aside Of
$4,000 a year for five consecutive
years.
Friends of the bill now believe it
will pass both houses. It has the
status of committee bill, which is an
added strength. The purchase Of the
park would give Wisconsin 5000 acres
of the finest lake, river and woodland
area for recreation and wild life re-
serve purposes to be found anywhere.
A new tax bill agreed to by Gov
Blaine and Speaker John L. Dahl of
the assembly was drawn as compro-
mise measure at a conference in the
executive office attended by the speak
err, the governor, Robert M. La Fol-
lette, jr.,.A Atty. Gen. Herman L. Ekern
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