The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1917-02-22
makes It clear that the central board


educational Institutions President Van
Hise of the university says he feels
that he has no part to play In chang
ing the composition of the board, but
he adds that in all other respects he
regards the Whittet bill as ''construc-
tive" This is taken to mean that the
university authorities will not oppose
the measure.
The senate and the assembly locked
horns over proposition to raise the
salaries of legislators $500, making
the salary of an assemblyman 81 600
and boosting the pay check Of the
speaker of the house to $500.
Early last week the senate passed
the revision bill relating to finances.
When the measure reached the house
an amendment was tackled onto the
bill increasing the salaries of the law
makers. E. A. Everett cautioned the
house not to adopt the amendment be-
cause, in his opinion, it violated
provision of the constitution. Other
members said they thought that the
lawmakers ought to receive at least
enough compensation to meet their
beard bills while in Madison, and the
bill went through with the amend
ment introduced by a Socialist
Senate Beats Salary Boost.
In the upper house, however, the
amendment was rejected and the bill
turned back in its original form. The
senators did not question the Justice
OF the proposed raise, but they con-
sidered it inadvisable to pass bill
which attorneys agreed would not
stand the test in the supreme court.
Speaker Whittet saved the Vincent
bill which provides that state and fed
eral employees who wish to address
the members on pending bills shall
conform to all rules and regulations
relating to lobbying. The house seem
ed inclined to ditch the measure be-
cause some of the members argued
that the legislature seemed to be GO
ing too far in barring citizens from
the assembly chamber.
Mr.. Whittet remarked that two
years ago q state department main
tanned lobby at an expense of be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
D. S. Burnett asked for more details,
and the speaker met his request with
the statement that he referred to the
normal school system
Henry J. Grell has started an in
vestigatiOn to ascertain if the money
spent by the normal school people two
years ago was drawn from any auth
orized sum. He says that if the money
was taken from such fund he will
ask that the full amount be returned
to the state treasury.
Whittet's statement and Grell's mo-
ton for an investigation caused mild
sensation and one which promises to
develop an interesting aftermath.
Wisconsin viii Support the U. S.
The senate and assembly have
adopted the following resolution
pledging loyalty to the federal gov
ernmezt in the present international
crisis.
Resolved by the assembly, the SEN
ate Concurring, that the speaker of the
assembly and the president OF the SEN
ate be and they are hereby instructed
to at once wire the President of the
United States, the president Of the
senate and the speaker of the house
of representatives of the United States
that the people of Wisconsin have
faith that the government will do all
things possible and consistent with
the dignity of our nation to prevent
war, and that the people of Wisconsin
have implicit confidence in our gov
eminent in whatever action it may
ultimately be necessary to take in the
present international crisis"
The following resolution by the So
cialists will be killed:
Resolved, by the assembly, the sen.
ate concurring, That we hereby de-
clare that to our best knowledge and
belief the people of Wisconsin are
in favor of peace and against war
that the people of Wisconsin protest
against taking away our food in order
to provide for the soldiers of Europe
and that the people of Wisconsin.
therefore, do not want a declaration
of war on any power in order to pro-
tect blood-stained commerce; and be
it further
Resolved, That we hereby declare
that the dignity and sovereignty of
our nation do not demand that our
citizens be protected on belligerent
ships any more chan that they be pro
tected on belligerent soil---stnd that
we, therefore, demand that American
citizens be warned against boarding
the ships of belligerents except at
their own risk and that American
ships be forbidden to enter the war
zone; and finally be it further
Resolved, That copies of these res
olutions be sent to President Will
son, the two United States senators
from Wisconsin and to the Wisconsin
delegates in the national house of rep.
resentatives.
Dave TksrA