The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-03-28
Legislature FavorS Restoration of
System to Private Ownership.
NORMAL BILL IS ADVANCED
Without Opposition or Debate, House
Approves Appropriation Measure
Carrying $2,23e, e56-Bil Pro-
hibiting Red Flag Advanced.
BY FRED L. HOLMES.


telephone system to private owner
ship. The senate, after a short debate,
passed the KandutSch resolution me-
mOrializing congress to return the
telephones to private ownership at
once. Voting against the resolution
were the four Socialists, two Demo
Gratis and four Republicans, as fol-
lows: Arnold, Dyer, Kliest, Zumach,
Jennings, Mulberger, COnant, Huber,
SeversOn and Staudenmayer. The as
sembly has already adopted this reso-
luton.
With only the voice of Senator Jen-
nings in opposition. the upper house
of the legislature adopted the Burke
resolution memOrialiZing congress to
reduce representation in congress of
those states which in any way denied
the franchise as defined in the four
teenth amendment. In the course of
the debate on this resolution Senator
ROethe predicted that a Republican
administration would win in the land
slide of the next presidential election.
The state will not pay the expenses
of political candidates attending party
conventions at the capital. The house
killed the Markham bill to pay a per
diem of So and actual travelling ex-
penseS by vote of 50 to L. Ire bill
was favored by Assemblyman Mark
ham and opposed by Assemblyman
Coe.
By vote of 81 to the house killed
the Otto bill which would compel
candidate to sign the party platform
adopted by it's party. Without word
of opposition or debate the house adj
vanced the normal appropriation bill.
carrying an appropriation of $780,
$50. This action indicates that there
will be no opposition to the measure
in the lower house.
Senator /. L. Lenroot will speak be-
fore the Wisconsin legislature today
on league of nations plans.
The senate advanced bill prohibit
ing the red flag in the state of Wis
cOnSin.
George 2. Hambrecht, chairman of
the industrial commission, will 60 be-
fore the joint Legislative finance COM
mittee this week and ask for an emer-
gency appropriation of approximately
$129,OOO for the maintenance of 80
free employment agencies in the state
for the next year.
1t will cost about $32, 250 to operate
and maintain the offices until July 1,
and in presenting the matter to the
finance committee Mr.. Hambrecht will
make negative report, in which he
will declare he cannot bring himself
to see the prOpriety, the justice of
closing a single office at this time
He will ask for an emergency con-
tingent fund for the continuance of
the offices until such time as congress
can be called in special session to
make the deficiency appropriation and
to pass the civil sudry bin, which was
pending when it adjourned on
March A.
The decision of Judge E. Ray Ste
vens in ordering q Scent street car
fare in La Crosse, after the railroad
commission on September II, 1918,
had ordered a 6-cent emergency rate,
is one of the prime topics of. discus
sion before the legislative members,
and at least one senator declares that
he believes it will have an effect on
the confirmation of Carl d. Jackson as
a member of the state railroad COM
mission. The Stevens decision shows
that a number of other state commits
sions, New York and New Jersey in
particular, had refused to grant emer-
gency rates under the same general
facts as were advanced in the La
Crosse case.
Before the session of the legislature
there was opposition to the appoint
ment of Mr.. Jackson, whose term ex-
PRED last February. Farmers and la
Dor organizations officially passed res
Olutions against him. His name was
sent to the senate for confirmation
three weeks ago, but on suggestion Of
Senator HI. G.. Schultz, Milwaukee,
consideration was delayed until April
10, to await the action of the COVER
nor on the c. E. Hanson bill which
permits the recall" of appointive Of
ficials by the legislature. This bill is
expected to reach the executive this
week.
But meantime other cities of the
state are manifesting the greatest in
terest in the Stevens Scent fare deci-
sion.
Wisconsin counties paid out $780,
1919 under the provisions of the
mothers pension act in the first year
of its operation. In 1918. the third
year of operation, counties paid out
S402, $1,000. The figures are based on
reports to the state board of control
just sent to the legislature.
The board knows no reason for the
increase except the more general use
of the law and the high cost of living.
1t is believed many mothers with de-
pendent children who have moderate
fixed incomes have found their means