Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1915-07-06
GOVERNOR KILLS
STEMPER MEASURE
EXECUTIVE WITHHoLDS HIS SIG
NATURE FROM THE IL
QUOR BILL.
DEFENDS THE BAKER LAW
Says People Are Against Change in
Present Statute-WiIIine to Ac-
cept Measure If 1t Is
Slightly Amended.
Madison, June %. 1915.

The Stemper bill is dead. Gov.
Philip, at a hearing he gave friends
and opponents of the measure, said
that unless it was called back and
amended so that he could be sure
undesirable saloons were wiped out
and desirable ones took their places,
he would withhold his approval of
the bill.
City Clerk Leuch, who has had
the burden of the fight for the act
on his shoulders, said after the gov
ernOr had made his statement that
they would let the governor veto the
bill if he saw fit, but they would
make no effort to recall it. This
means that it will be killed.
People Against Change.
At the conclusion of the hearing,
Gov. Philip said: ''The Baker law is
evidently the settled policy of the
state of Wisconsin in the regulation
of the liquor traffic. 1t has been in
existence eight years and no amend
ment of importance has been made
to it in that time. This demand for
a change comes altogether from Mil
waukee. No one has come here from
any other part of the state to speak
for the bill I must assume, there
fore, that so far as the people out
side of Milwaukee go they do not
want any change made.
From this measure as it now
stands, l will withhold my approval.
Those who favor it have their rem
edy.
Wants Bill Amended.
1.-The friends of this measure may
recall it to the assembly and l will
agree at this time to sign the bill If
amended so as to apply solely to
cities of the first class, and the law
carries the restriction that when one
of these places operated under color
of license are substituted for an I'M
desirable place the chief of police
shall pass on the undesirability and
desirability of the saloon that is to
be opened, so that the change that is
made will be in the interest of clean
er and better saloons.
The people of Wisconsin want
cleaner and better saloons and in that
feeling I am in hearty accord. If the
friends of the bill want to recall it
and amend it along the lines I have
indicated will say that I will give
it my hearty approval"
Measure Aids Upstate Cities.
The Nye bill, which would enable
Superior, Ashland and other cities to
receive the taxes on railroad docks
and warehouses which now go to the
state, was sent to a third reading by
the senate.
In 1911 a bill was passed permit
ting docks and warehouses owned by
railroads to be taxed locally, taking
them out from under the state tax.
This act was declared unconstitution-
al by the Supreme court. The present
bill reaches the object another way.
The state is to assess and collect the
taxes the same as now. Then the
amount of the dock and warehouse
tax is to be returned to the cities.
Insurance Bill Rereferred.
The assembly passed the Budlong
measure appropriating money for Jas.
H. Gillian of Green Bay, the Caldwell
bill relating to commercial courses in
high schools, the Pieper resolution
authorizing the land commissioners
to convey certain land to A. G.. Gun
derson and others, and concurred in
the bill by Senator Hanson relating
to commissioners of drainage; also
the bill by Senator Whitman giving
the County court of Lafayette county
civil and criminal jurisdiction. The
Bray measure for a cleaner city
about the capitol was referred to the
judiciary committee.
Turn Down Slayton Appeal.
The assembly turned down a reso-
luton commencing Gov. Slayton for
committing the sentence of Leo NJ.
Frank. Assemblyman Nordman of
fered a resolution which said: I'VE
heartily commend the action of Gov.
Slaton in committing the sentence of
Leo NJ. Frank"
Mr.. Nordman said the people of
Wisconsin believe Gov. Slaton did
right and therefore it was proper for
the people through their legislatures
TO commend his action.
The resolution was opposed by AS
semblyman Ellingson.
Assemblyman Minkley suggested
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