Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-27
AMENDED STEMPER
ACT PASSES SENATE
MEASURE PROVIDES THAT THERE
SHALL BE NO INCREASE
IN SALOONS.
CHANGES BAKER LAW RATIO
500 Inhabitants or Fraction
Thereof in Any Town,
Village or City.
Madison, July 20, 1915.

Inc senate ADOPTED the 6uulOHS
amendment to the Stemper bill, relat-
ing TO the issuing of saloon licenses,
and then concurred in the bill as
amended by a vote of IS to 4.
The bill provides that one license
shall be issued for each 500 inhabi-
tants or fraction thereof in any town,
village or city, the population to be de-
termined by the last preceding nation
al census, or official estimates made by
the board of census of the United
States government.
This changes the provision of the
Baker law on the question of ratio of
license to population, the provision in
the Baker law being one license to
$50 inhabitants. The provision of the
bill relating to the re-licensing of the
Milwaukee saloons which were put out
of business by the court decision a
year ago, gives the chief of police
authority to determine whether loca-
lions shall be reinstated and granted
a license or be abandoned for saloon
purposes.
Marketing Bill Revived.
Assemblyman Crosby won a minor
engagement in the assembly when he
restored to standing his bill 52a which
had been indefinitely postponed during
his absence. The bill provides for an
experiment in marketing by establish
ing a department in connection with
the dairy and food commission and ap-
propriating $4,000 for the purpose. The
vote by which it was killed was re-
considered and the bill then was order
ed to engrossment.
Has Plan to Hasten Sessions End.
Believing that if members of the
finance committee and the governor
reach an agreement on appropriation
bills before those measures are acted
upon by the legislature considerable
time will be saved, Senator Edward
F. Ackley introduced a joint resolu-
ton requesting the joint committee
to report all appropriation bills to the
governor first. Gov. Philip has
threatened to veto all appropriation
bills which in his judgment have not
been cut enough.
Senator Ackley also submitted a
joint resolution recalling from the
governor bill 55S reducing the fees
of insurance companies.
A bill was introduced which makes
the commissioner of insurance ex-
officiO fire marshal and provides that
the deputy commissioner of insurance
may be named deputy fire marshal.
The bill gives the governor a check
on the number of persons to be en-
ployed and the salaries to be paid in
this department. 1t provides IS of
l per cent of the premiums of fire
insurance companies shall be paid to
the state for the maintenance of the
fire marshaIs department which has
been consolidated with the state in
| surance department.
Liquor Bill Advanced.
The Burke bill providing for the
| separation of retail and wholesale
| liquor licenses was advanced to third
reading. despite the protests of AS
! semblyman Jacob Killa, who argued
| that under this measure the excise
| laws of the state would apply only
! to retail dealers. Action was defer
red on all bills concerning which
there was a difference of opinion.
May Change Saloon Ratio.
Senator Frank Hanson moved in
senate that the vote by which the
6temper saloon license bill was
amended and cOncurred in by that
body be reconsidered and action on
the motion be deferred. The motion
prevailed without objection. Senator
Hanson then moved that the vote
by which the Bray amendment chang
ing phraseology of the provision Civ
Ing the chief of police of Milwaukee
authority to determine which of the
Cream City saloons put out of bust
ness by the court decision year ago
should be relicensed, was adopted be
reconsidered and the motion lie over
until later This motion also pre-
vailed.
It is proposed to change the provi-
sion relating to the power of the chief
of police to approve licenses to make
it clear. The provision of the bill
changing the ratio of the number OF
saloons to population from one saloon
/ to $50 persons TO one saloon to 500
persons may also be amended so as
to put ratio back to present figures
of one saloon to $50 persons.
Agricultural Bill concurred In.
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