Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-28
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE


ing of the Wisconsin legislature Jan
vary 80, after the weekend adjourn
ment, two important tasks were laid
before it by Gov. Blaine.
The first was a copy of the con-
gressional resolution proposing a child
labor amendment to the federal con-
sutuuon, Gov. Blaine, in his message,
pleaded for ratification, but several
farm organizations are known to be
opposed, and there is certain to be
strong fight against it in the legis-
lature>
Gov. Blaine also submitted the bud
get recommendation of the board of
public affairs, recommending strictest
economy in all appropriations.
Clamp Lid on Budget
That theirs might be no increase in
taxation, requests of state institutions
and departments for funds have been
pruned by the state board of public
affairs to come within the estimated
receipts of the state in the next two
years, and no requests for new build
lngs or for expanded state activities
that might tend to swell expenditures
beyond the receipts have been al.
lowed
70 effect this result the board, &C
cording to its report to the legisla-
ture, rejected all except the most urg-
ent demands for new buildings. Ii
the legislature adopts the guidance of
the board, there will be no large kuiid-
Ing program, either in the state uni
Verslty, the normal schools or the in
sItutions under the board of control.
Sachtjen Picks Assembly Leaders
The announcement of assembly com
mlttees by Speaker Herman w. Sacht-
Jen shows most of the chairmanships
going to Blaine supporters or to those
OF conservative tendencies who aided
in the election of Mr.. Sachtjen as
speaker.
Two men-E. B. Miner and E. F.
Royce-who voted for Perry for
speaker, received chairmanships, Mi
nier of the committee on transporta-
ton and Royce of engrossed bills.
Under present circumstances, the
transportation committee may be of
some Importance, but the committee
on engrossed bills performs services
chiefly clerical
Chairmen Of assembly committees
are:
Judiciary-John w. Eber.
State Affairs-James Goodman.
griculture-AntoR Holly.
Insurance and Banking Clinton G.
Price.
Education George Slack
Municipalities Engel.
Finance George A Nelson.
Labor-Anton NJ. Miller.
Commerce and Manufacture "A. NJ.
Warden
Transportation-E. B. Miller.
Fish and Game-Fred E Moul.
TaXation-George w. Schmidt.
Excise and Fees-George W. Meg
gers
Highways A Frederick.
Printing Zittlow.
Public Welfare-Matthew Koenigs.
Engrossed Bills-E E. Royce
Enrolled Bills-Theodore Swanson.
Third Reading-Tobert Nauman.
Revision-Carl Hillman-
Contingent Expenditures Henry w.
Stokes.
Rules-Clinton G. Price.
Dry Law Repeal improbable
There Is apparently little prospect
that the Severson dry law will be re-
pealed at this session While a fight
may be waged in the assembly to re-
peal the law, those who have taken
an informal poll of the membership
declare that there are not enough
votes for repeal in the assembly to
pass such a bill
In the senate the drys have the up
per hand and a bin to repeal, if one
Is introduced there by the socialist
delegation, as is the prospect, has yir-
tually no chance
Many of the vets in the assembly
also would vote against the repeal of
TIE CSNSISOu law, II has DS6n u9IST-
mined by the poll
Tax Payment Change Opposed
A division of opinion already has
been heard in connection with the
proposed bill in the assembly to
change the laws to permit persons to
pay taxes in half-yearly installments
mstead Of in the early part of each
year.
Legislators from the northern part
IF Wisconsin generally would vote for
the change, but assemblymen from
Milwaukee and large portion of the
S-lming districts of central and
southern Wisconsin are outspoken
against such measure
The agricultural objection to the
semi-yearly method of paying taxes
is that unless the final payment of
taxes is arranged very late in the
year, this portion of the payment
would be extremely awkward
Wisconsin NeIDs in Brief