Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-25
BILL DEFEATED
FOR THIRD TIME
ASSEMBLY AGAIN KILLS EXHIBIT
AT PORTLAND.
FOUR VETO MESSAGES
Governor Says His Executive mo" to
Two Local Milwaukee Measures,
Appeal from Town Boards on High
way Matters and Graveyard" Fire
insurance Bill.

The bill providing $4,000 for an ex-
hibit at the Lewis and Clarke cxposi
ton was down on the assembly calen
dar for non.concurrence yesterday, but
Mr., Hamm wanted 1t sent back TO the
state affairs committee so that some
Milwaukee manufacturers might be
heard Mr.. Cortland opposed the mo-
ton. For the third time and by a vote
of GA to 49, the assembly voted down
the proposition.
The bill amending the law relative
to funding ana relunding of city debts
was advanced.
Two important propositions were ad-
yanced, No. 45A, TO change the constr
tuition 80 MS to give the governor ten
DAYS !n which to consider bills insteaa
of three, and the Kinney bill, l6OA, ap
propriating 100000 for state tubercn'
losa sanitarium.
The Brockhausen resolution praying
congress TO work for the nationalist
ton OF trusts was killed.
The Roehr bill, 1865, to provide
punishment for usury, was concurred
In.
The vote by which lila, relating to
the price OF county printing In coun-
ties of more than $4,000 Inhabitants,
was referred to the committee, was re-
considered and the bin passed.
Four Executive Vetoes.
Gov. La Toilette sent to the assem-
bly, vetoes of four bills. One was
274A, relating to the district court OF
Milwaukee and which the governor
said simply provided In two long type
written pages that the court reporter
be allowed n vacation OF twenty days
a year, that IL deputy be then appoint
ed for that time at So day and be
paid fees for what the clerk now must
do without pay, While the bill Itself
was one of trining Importance, the
governor held II would create a bao
precedent In the matter of holidays for
officials and he did not believe the
state should change salaries fixed by
local bodies. The message is as fd
lows.
Let Counties Fix Vacation.
"1his bill consists of two pages OF
printed matter. II adds as new mat
ter, not found in section IL of chapter
2lS of the laws of 1899, provision
that the reporter shall be allowed va
cation of not exceeding 20 days In one
year; that the district judge may mp
point an assistant reporter to dis.
charge the duties of the reporter In bis
absence; that the assistant reporter
shall be paid not to exceed five dol
lars a day, MS determined by the coun
ty board that the reporter shall re
ceivo compensation for transcribinG
testimony and proceedings In the dis,
trlct court which under the existing
law, he Is compelled TO transcribe free
of charge, and allows him to turn over
the duties of his office for the period
of time designated to an assistant for
the services of whom the county board
has to pay.
ut Is questionable whether legisla,
tive action In matters Of such tritling
Importance can be justified. II would
doubtless become precedent for other
special acts upon the subject of holi.
day vacations for other public officers.
But this bin violates Il principle OF leg.
islatlon which, In my Judgment, should
be rlgidly adhered to, A provision In
ereasing the compensation of tho re
porter. tho salary of whom Is paid by
the taxpayers Of the county, and not
BY the taxpayers of the state at large,
cannot be sanctioned A provision
granting to this officer, who is thus
paid, vacation, Is not different In
principle. 1t is OF no consequence that
the amount OF increase Is small, or Is
indirectly made, or that the county
hoarl Is permitted to fix the compen
sation of the assistant reporter 1t Is
practically bound to fix n reasonable
compensation for the assistant, and is
likewise bound to fix reasonable
compensation in payment for the tran.
scripts which the reporter Is now rc-
CURED to furnish free of charge. The
question Is not one of amount. 70 do.
part from the principle at all Is to hc
driven to abandon II altogether In the
end, If the compensation of any mu
nicipal officer is fixed by statute, and
II Is insufficient, let that provision OF
law be repealed, and the power given
over fully to the local governing au.
thorily to fix the compensation.
81 have heretofore returned bills
without approval, which sought to fix
salaries Of officers, whose compensa
ton is paid by the taxpayers of a coun
ty or municipality, | cannot approve
any measure which, II made law
would accomplish that result
Governor Scents Fraud.
Another bill objected to was 545a,
which proposed to permit agents Of
unauthorized companies to write In