The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-08-05
TWO BILLS VETOED
BY THE GOVERNOR
LAW PROHIBITING APPOINTMENT
OF RELATIVES GOES TOO
FAR, HE SAYS.
WOULD VIOLATE CONTRACTS
Duffy Bill Confers Unreasonable
Power on Town Boards on
Navieable Streams,
He Thinks.
Madison, August 3, 1915.

Gov. f. l.. Philip returned to the
senate without his approval, the Dill
by committee on state affairs, TO Gre
ate a law prohibiting the appoint
ment by officials or employees OF the
state, of relatives to any position eX-
cent persons who are certified by the
civil service commission.
Gov. Philip says the purpose OF
the bill is worthy insofar as 1t seeks
to prevent the employment OF those
now in the service under contract
through the civil service commission
thereby invaldating such contracts
and being retroactive. 1t extends
the civil service law, he says, to a
point never contemplated by the leg
islature.
Gov. Philip also returned to the
assembly without approval, the Duhy
bill, which conferred on town boards
situated on navigable waters the
powers and duties now imposed on
dock and harbor boards. He says
the bill is wrong in principle as 1t
gives to municipalities power to Gre
ate indebtedness beyond all warrant.
He also says the bin is unccnstitu-
tional
Absentee Vote Law Signed.
The governor has signed the alb
sentee voting law. The statute has
fifteen sections and takes effect at
once Anyone whose business calls
him from home on election day may
vote.
Voters expecting TO be absent must
apply TO the county, city or village
clerk from fifteen TO three days be-
fore election, in person, and file a
special form of application for bal
lot, swearing to return 1t before or on
election day.
The ballot Is TO he accompanied by
an oath OF franchise and necessity
of absence, drawn before magis-
trate. The clerk keeps the marked
ballot In a special envelope. to be
opened at the election while the polls
are open The ballot must be sent
TO the election inspectors, with their
blank ballots, If received in time. The
inspectors are TO open the enyelop,
announce the voters name, examine
the signature and deposit the ballot.
The reasons must be Endorsed in case
Of rejection. The vote is subject to
challenge and Ike regulations as
other votes In case Of the voters
death before election, the ballot Is to
be classed as defective. but the cast
ing OF deceased voters ballot will
not invalidate the election.
To Change Jitney Bill.
When the jitney bill Is recalled 30
the senate an amendment VIII be Of
fcred cutting in half the bond to be
required from operators Of litneys,
and eliminating the feature Of the
original bill requiring that motor We
hicles carrying passengers shall be
held to a schedule. The original bill
provided for the recovery OF $4,000
by any person injured while riding
In a jitney and 10000 in the case
OF any number Of persons injured.
Vote to Pay Fair Bills.
The senate believes the state fair
officials ought TO wipe the slate and
pay up all old bills charged against
the state fair To make this possible.
II passed a bill appropriating $4,000
10 the state fair organization for the
specific purpose Of paying up It's bills.
The senate killed bills TO repeal the
mill tax for the state university and
the normal schools.
The house Killed the Everett bill,
ella, increasing passenger rates on
railroads 70 2 cents, and the BIZ by
the judiciary committee, G5Aa, re-
quring motor driven vehicles used
for hlfe 10 carry liability insurance.
To Spread Fair Appropriation.
As result Of a conference be
tween members Of the legislature and
GOV Phll.pp, IT IS probable the Ever
EFT bill, providing that the appropria-
tion Of S255,OU0, made two years ago
for permanent Improvements on the
state fair grounds. shall extend over
period Of five years, and the Whit
man BILL appropriating $4,000 to
wipe out a deficit contracted By the
old state board OF agriculture viii be
passed Both bills have gone
through the senate and are now be-
fore the assembly. where they viii be
acted on next week.
The Everett Ell came up In the
assembly and As-emblyman Bradley
OF Chippewa county offered an