Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-08-19
HOME RULE LOSES
IN UPPER HOUSE
Senate Kills Proposed Amend
ment to Constitution.
APPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED
Upper House Puts o. K. on Hambrecht
as Member of Industrial Body
Moran Oil Inspector and KeI-
logg Member of Civil Service.


MdQlson.-Ihe senate Of the legiSla-
ture confirmed the appointment of
George Hambrecht of Grand Rapids as
member of the state industrial COM
mission. Barney Moran of Rhinelander
as state oil inspector and Senator l.
8. Kellogg of Rhone as a member of
the civil service commission. The SEN
ate killed the proposed home rule for
cities amendment to the constitution.
The university appropriation bill
has gone through both houses of the
legislature reduced approximately
100000 from the amount recommend
ed by the joint committee on finance.
The bill as amended carries a total
appropriation of $5,228,00 It went
through the senate after a sharp de-
bate but received only short considera-
ton in the assembly where the amend
ed bill passed by a vote of % to Il.
Final action was taken on the nor
nal school appropriation measure
which carries $2,65O,991. The measure
was long debated in the senate but
only a slight amendment running all
appropriations to the state board of
education, q. newly created body, was
incorporated.
interesting in this connection is the
long debate held in the assembly, &C.
cupying nearly an hour, over a bill of
1888. The measure was finally
passed. As the session nears its close
OF active work the utmost of good
feeling prevailed among the members.
While it will still be a week before
final adjournment can be had, the
actual work of the session has prac-
tcally been completed. Concurrence
was given to a senate bill remodeling
and codifying all the state fish and
game laws. This measure when ap-
proved by the governor will make it
possible to have all the fish laws pub
hshed in pamphlet form so that every
person will be correctly informed as
to the exact status of the laws in
force.
Governor Philip has vetoed the bill
passed at this session of the Iegisla-
ture for the printing and distributing
of $4,000 copies of the Wisconsin blue
book biennially. The governor points
out that blue books cost the state so
cents per copy and that the number
of additional volumes authorized by
the bill would cost the state a large
sum of money. The old law provided
for a liberal distribution of blue
books to schools, to members of the
legislature and to public officials, and
the governor sees no reason for in
creasing the number for distribution.
The veto of the governor was sus-
tanned.
The Milwaukee sewage problem re-
ceived final consideration by the leg
islature and the assembly concurred
in the Martin bill providing for a bond
issue and small mill tax levy to take
care of the inauguration of this $4,000
900 project. Throughout the session
the proposal has had the opposition of
the Socialist party. The assembly
killed the Hanson bill limiting the
time under which actions may be
brought in breach of promise actions
and alienation of affections to one
year. Assemblyman Beringer's bill for
a county auditor in Milwaukee county
was taken from the table, amended
and passed under suspension of the
rules.
The special legislative committee
investigating certain specific charges
against members of the assembly in
connection with the passage of the jit-
ney bill found that all lobbying In con-
nection with the measure was done in
a legitimate manner, and that no i'm
proper influence was brought to bear
on members Of the assembly to vote
one way or another on the bill.
Confirmation was voted unanimous
ly by the senate to the appointment of
members of the state fair advisory
board, as follows: Frank Johnson,
Darien; c. w. Harvey, Beaver Dam;
G. N. Mihills, Fond du Lac; B. F. Will
son, Wausau; L. I. Roe, Stanley; Rob-
ert Mcdowell, Oconto; Edward J.
Fennimore; H. S. GriswoId,
West Salem
The senate concurred in the Laing
plumbing bill by vote of 20 to 2, re-
Yersing its former position on the bill.
The measure extends the scope of the
present act. Concurrence was also
given the Monk bill raising the age of
consent for women from fourteen to
sixteen years, and it was then ready
to go to the governor. The Caldwell
bill on distribution of automobile reg
istratton fees was killed by a large
vote