Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-30
SENDS MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE
Governor Philip Gives Expenses
of the Wisconsin State
Defense Council.
TOTAL COST WAS S73,984
Executive Declares "Record of Organ.
Ization Vii Stand AS Lasting Evil
dence to Fine Patriotic
Spirit of People,"

MISUNDERSTANDING to a special
message submitted TO the legislature
the past week by Governor Philip,
the expense of the Wisconsin state
council of defense to date has been
$73,984.25. A complete itemized state
ment of all expenses in excess OF 500
to any one person is submitted. A. II.
Melville, who acted as secretary or
the state council for a time, received
the largest salary item, having drawn
$4,166.66 Credited to per diem ex-
pense, a number of members OF the
council received varying sums.
"The council has been in existence
% months. and during the period OF
the war rendered a valuable service to
U state and country" says Governor
Philip In his message.
"There has been some discussion IN
the press Of the cost of carrying on
this organization, and it has been sug-
gested that the legislature should be
advisedsregarding the expenditures.
Governor Phillip called attention to
the expense of the Wisconsin Ouncl
as compared with other states, show
ing that Wisconsin's is the Oldest or
%ganization and, with the exception OF
Missouri, spent less. He said the
state of Michigan spent $2,6OO,OOO. He
called attention to the activities of the
council II saving money to the farm
ers through the furnishing of seeds In
order to increase production. w. 5.
Heddles, the present council OF de-
Tense chairman, refused any pay Tor
services and expenses.
II would not wish to dismiss this
subject without calling your attention
to the fact that there has been a we'll
organized council of defense In every
county of this state and that by far
the largest per cent of the services
was rendered by the people without
COST avs the governor in conclusion.
1.-THE record of the institution will
stand as a lasting evidence to the fine
patriotic spirit of the people of our
state during the period of war;"
Three of the biggest measures of
the legislature were indefinitely post
poned when the assembly, by a vote
Of Al to 81, killed the M. b. Johnson
bill for an eight-hour day and the SEN
ate, by a vote Of II to IA, killed the
two bills, one for the elective railroad
commission and the other for an cleo
tive tax commission.
Assemblyman w. III. Edwards, Wau-
kesha county, offered an amendment
to the M. e. johnson eight-hour day
bill which would bring all classes OF
laborers, including farmers, under the
eight-hour law and subject them to a
time and a half pay for overtime. The
amendment was defeated by a vote
of 48 to %.
Charges that the Republican party,
the Democratic party and the Farm
ers' Equity were not living up to their
party platforms if they rejected the
eight-hour bill featured the debate In
the assembly.
All amendments which were offered
to the bill were finally rejected and
the vote ON the measure narrowed
down to the original committee meas
are. which provided that from and af-
ter January 1, 1920, eight hours in any
one calendar day shall constitute a
DAYS work; no person shall be hired
or permitted to work for wages for
more than eight hours in any one day,
unless he be paid at the rate Of at
least one and one-half times the regu-
lar wage for all such time worked in
excess of eight hours in any n day.
The following classes were exempted
from the provisions Of the bill: Fire
men. police officers, farm labor, high
a work outside of cities, canneries,
or logging operations; or where not
more than four men are engaged in
the manufacturing of butter, cheese
or in the distribution of milk and
cream.
It was in this form when Assembly
man T. S. Nolan, GAINESVILLE, moved in
definite postponement, and his motion
carried by a vote of Al to 80.
Without a word of debate the SEN
ate. on two successive roll calls, de
feated by identical votes the Severson-
Roethe bills to make the railroad and
tax commissions elective. The result
was IA to 12 on both bills. The past
week both measures were e~ngrossed.
the railroad commission bill by a vote
of Is to z and the tax commission bill
10 to 8. Two Republicans and two So
cialists who voted for the bills on en-
grossment voted against them on final
passage. They were Burke and Pc
passage.
Decorated Flag Is Returned.
Decorated with honor ribbons by
Gen. John J. Pershing and with a
croix de guerre pinned on by General
Mangin of the French army, the One
Hundred and Twenty-seventh infantry
battle flag has been returned to Adju-
tant General Holway's office after an
absence of more than two years. The
flag. S n of the emblems of the Thfr-
ty-second division, brings distinction
to the division and regiment, being the
only flag of the United States army in
France to receive distinguished honor
decorations.
Death Rate Low Despite Epidemic.
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