Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-05-22
ANTITIP BILL
VETO SUSTAINED
Lower House of Legislature Sup
ports Governor.
WAS PASSED BY THE SENATE
Opposition Claims X Would Be a
Dead Letter on the Statute Books
Assembly Kills Trad
ley Bill.


tanned by the lower house Of the Wis
consin legislature by a vote Of 81
to 49, 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 Morteuson, Carl Hansen,
Minkley and Frederick favored the
passage of the bill Assemblyman A.
Hedding of Milwaukee, one Of the
floor leaders for the Democrats, asked
that the governors veto be sustained
MoTtenson claimed that the bill was
asked for by the travelling public
Minkley charged that the tipping sys-
tenn made man a coward and a 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
IIedding said there was no sentiment
for such bill
by a strong vote the assembly killed
a bill by Assemblyman Bradley pro-
yiding that county Judges shall draw
free Of charge all papers in the set
Element 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 enerossment. BY a vote Of
% to "a the assembly refused to re
consider the vote by which it killed
the Smith bin providing for one days
rest in seven in Industrial and mer-
camille establishments
It sent to third reading the Jen-
nings bill providing for the bonding
OF the city Of Milwaukee for the CON
structiOn OF 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 a 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
Mauitowoc. 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 Gre 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
bin 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 lnsur.
ance Commissioner Herman l.. Ekern
appeared before the joint finance com
mittee In favor OF the enactment OF a
to bin appropriate $4,000 to John A.
Aylward and NJ 3. OlbriCh for defend
ing Commissioner Ekern In the pro
Ceedings brought against him by Gov
ernor MCGovern, who sought to GUST
Mr. Ekeru from office The supreme
court sustained Ekerus contention
Rad the insurance commissioners at
torueys now ask compensation from
the state senator Bosshard pointed
out that the attorneys in the Sulzer
proceedings in New York we're paid
$50 900. 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 It's original action The an
preparations sought 10 be abrogatet
aggregated $255.000 other senate
bills killed were Requiring interur
ban cars TO stop at crossroads on
signal and limiting the Length al
freight trains TO a half mile. The
pohie bill allowing the sale Of ciea
rettes TO adults by ucersed dealer.
but forbiddiug their sale TO minor,
passed the senate and will probabl,
be signed Governor Phuipp vetoed
"A bill. comforting police powers upa
members of the Milwaukee fire an,
police commission. saying such author
ity was not needed by those officials
The governor himself as a membe
OF the board up To This year
State to Have Artillery Corps.
Plans for organizing a complete ar
tillery corps under the Wisconsin Ma
tioual Guard are under consideration
by the National Guard officials
The matter has been brought hefor
Gen Orlando Holvay end HE aids b
the United States W. department
and, it is understood. tAe war depar.
meat has offered TO furnish eauinmeu
for a complete artillery organization
The Wisconsin military officials sr
80 favorable to the project thzt ii 1