Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-22
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

ment by Gov Blaine of his plans for
revenue raising, Senator Henry Huber,
chairman of the joint committee on
finance, announced following receipt
of the governors letter asking that
bills now before the committee be kept
off the floor until he can have an op-
portunity to present his views.
By stepping forward with definite
tax plan of his own, Gov. Blaine has
injected another element into the al
ready complicated situation existing
in the legislature over the problem of
revenue raising. Leaders in both
houses are watching eagerly for the
proposal of the executive. Before it's
features are known, members of the
legislature are not ready to say
whether they are willing to line up
with the governor.
Gov. Blaine determined upon COM
prehensiye tax program of his own
when it became evident that both the
Dahl and the Severson income tax pro-
posals before the legislature were slat-
ed for defeat. He announced to news
paper men that it was his determine
ton to have a bill, which would
definitely be termed an administration
measure, and which would carry out
his pledges to the people to bring
about readjustment Of the tax bur-
den.
Ask $1,65o,5oo for Building.
With no new courses added at the
university in the last ten years and an
increase in campus work of 81 per
cent the uniyersity's public service
has increased 1875 per cent during the
same time, President E. A. Birge of
the university said in explaining the
budget of the university.
The university is asking for ST.
650,500 for building program but is
askingsfor no increase for operation
Declaring that the most noteworthy
change in university work during the
last twenty years has been the recog-
milton of the need for closer connec-
tions between the university and peo-
pie and the provision for such connec-
ton through extension work, Presi
dent Birge told Of the development of
experimentation and other forms of
public service which has grown with
greater rapidly than the academic
work.
Vote to Repeal Drainage Law.
Repeal of the Wisconsin drainage
law, under which millions of dollars
have been invested in districts
throughout the state, was voted by
the assembly when it engrossed the
Price bill without roll call. A move
to postpone the measure indefinitely
was defeated, Sc to 16.
Extreme bitterness was shown by
speakers attacking the present Wis
consin drainage system, with charges
of oppression and graft frequent dur
ing the discussion. An effort Of OPP
ponents of Vie bill to get it re-referred
to committee in order that the oppo-
sition might be heard, was killed by a
large majority.
xAssemblyman Clinton G. Price,
Juneau county, author of the bill, de-
burdened with an almost unbearable
expense to meet costs of the drainage
system instituted on recommendation
of University of Wisconsin professors.
Those favoring the existing drainage
statute urged that its proponents be
given another opportunity to express
their stand and tried to get the bill
back to committee. This failed, how
ever, and when the vote on indefinite
postponement was taken, the bill came
through with Endorsement of the
house.
Irksorne Noises May Be Banned.
Following attempts to regulate about
everything else, the legislature is now
about to attempt to take care of an
noying and irksome earth vibrations
Under the bill introduced in the
lower house by Assemblyman George
Gauer, Milwaukee, noises and vibra-
tons that prove bothersome to resi-
dents near an industrial plant would
be declared nuisance.
The bill provides that the district
attorney of the county in which the
offense is committee could, upon
proper complaint hale the proprietor
of the concern into the district court
and proceed to abate the nuisance.
Overriding the committee recon-
mendation for indefinite postpone
ment, the senate sent to engrossment
the Titus bill establishing tenure of
office for teachers in Wisconsin
schools. The vote was 16 to II. This
proposal would permit dismissal of
instructors in city schools only after
a hearing before the board of educa-
ton and the establishment of cause
for removal.
The Wisconsin Sheep Breeders as
ISOLATION is not in favor of the repeal
of the dog tax law, according to r. E..
Richards, Lodi, it's secretary.
A move to remove the mandatory
section of the Wisconsin county nurse
law was killed, "a to 20, on motion of
Assemblyman Matheson. The assem-
bly, had previously engrossed the
measure, which would leave employ
ment of nurses optional with counties.
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