Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-05-20
AN1|T|P BILL
VETO SUSTAINED
Lower House of Legislature Sup
ports Governor.
WAS PASSED BY THE SENATE
Opposition Claims IL Would Be a
Dead Letter on the Statute Books
Assembly Kills Brad
lev Bill.

Dead Letter on the Statute Books
Assembly Kills Brad
ley Bill.
acknowledgements Philips veto
Of the multiplying bill has been sus-
tanned by the lower house of the Wis
consln legislature by a vote of 81
to SO. In the senate the bill was
passed over the governors veto. The
debate on the motion to pass the bill
over the veto was spectacular. AS
semblymen Mortenson, Carl Hansen,
Mlnkley- and Frederick favored the
passage of the bill. Assemblyman A.
}. Hedding of Milwaukee, one of the
hoor leaders for the Democrats, asked
that the governors veto be sustained.
Mortenson claimed that the bill was
asked for by the travelling public.
Minkley charged that the tipping sys-
tenn made man coward and hypo-
critic. Hansen said the employers Of
the state ought to pay their employees
sufficient wages SO that they would
not have to live off the gratuities Of
the public. In opposition to the bill
Assemblyman Hambrecht claimed that
the measure would be a dead letter
on the statute books. Assemblyman
Hedding said there was no sentiment
for such bill.
By strong vote the assembly killed
bill by Assemblyman Bradley pro-
yiding that county judges shall draw
free of charge all papers in the set
tlement of estates. The assembly also
killed the Nelson bill to repeal the
law creating a commission to study
the subject of uniformity of legisla-
ton. The Bradley bill repeating the
state board of public affairs law was
sent to engrossment. BY a vote of
20 to 81 the assembly refused to re-
consider the vote by which it killed
the Smith bill providing for one days
rest in seven in industrial and mer-
camille establishments.
1t sent to third reading the Jen-
nings bill providing for the bonding
of the city of Milwaukee for the con-
struction of a new sewerage disposal
system. Assemblyman Minkley at
tempted to attach an amendment pro-
viding that all bond issues for the
construction of this plant be submit
ted to vote of the people This
was defeated by a vote of 50 to 20 and
the bill was then engrossed.
Representatives of the cities of
Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ashland and
Superior have appeared before the
joint committee on finance in favor
of the passage Of the Nye bill for the
taxation of ore docks. The terminal
taxation law of four years ago has
been declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court, because it permits the
application Of local and state rate of
taxation to railroad property Such
rates are not uniform as required by
the constitution To obviate this legal
difficulty but to secure the receipts
from the taxation of ore docks to To-
calities, Assemblyman Nye has offered
a bill providing that the state shall
assess the ore docks separately, apply
the state rate and then return to the
locality the amount of taxes raised
from the assessment of these docks.
Senator Otto Bosshard and Insur-
ance Commissioner Herman L. Ekern
appeared before the joint finance COM
mittee in favor of the enactment of a
to bill appropriate $4,000 to John A
Awkward and NJ. B. Olbrich for defend
ing Commissioner Ekern in the pro-
ceedings brought against him by Gov
ernor McGovern, who sought to GUST
Mr.. Ekern from Office. The supreme
court sustained Ekern's contention
and the insurance commissioners at
torneys now ask compensation from
the state Senator Bosshard pointed
out that the attorneys in the Sulzer
proceedings in New York were paid
100000, and that for legal difficulties
involved the Ekern case was far the
more important.
The senate killed the Bradley bill
to repeal appropriations for improve
ments at the state fair grounds and
on a motion 20 reconsider the motion
stayed by its original action. The ap-
preparations sought to be abrogated
aggregated $255 900. Other senate
bills killed were: Requiring interur-
ban cars to stop at crossroads on
signal, and limiting the length of
freight trains to a half mile. The
Dobie bill allowing the sale Of ciga-
rettes to adults by licensed dealers
but forbidding their sale to minors
passed the senate and will probably
be signed Governor Philip vetoed
a bill comforting police powers upo /
members of the Milwaukee fire and
police commission, saying such author
ity was not needed by those officials.
The governor himself vas member
of the board up to this year.
State to Have Artillery Corps.
Plans for organizing a complete ar
tillery corps under the Wisconsin Ma
tional Guard are under consideration
by the National Guard officials.
The matter has been brought before
Gen. Orlando Holway and his aids by
the United States war department,
and, it is understood, the war depart
ment has offered to furnish equipment
for a complete artillery organization.
The Wisconsin military officials are
so favorable TO the project that 1t is
more than probable organization work
will be started within two months.
Wisconsin interpretations.