Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-04
BOUNTIES FOR
WISCONSIN, men
Senate by Unanimous Vote
Passes Bill to Pay Soldiers
Monthly Bonus.
HOME RULE IS ADVANCED
Action of Assembly in Defeating Sen
ate Bill Prevents Enforcement
Legislation at This
Session.

Madison.-Under suspension of the
rules the Wisconsin senate unanimous
" passed a new bill granting bonuses
to soldiers, sailors, marines and Red
Cross nurses. The heroes are to be al
lowed $40 a month FOR the time they
we're in the service, $50 to be the mimi
mum amount.
Senator Wilcox secured the incorpo-
ration of an amendment which pro-
vides that where the soldier, sailor.
marine or nurse has been killed the
heirs shall receive the payment and
the date Of termination of service
shall be July /, 1919.
Under the terms of the bill about
$15,000.O00 will be raised, of which
about $5,0O0.0O0 is to be raised by a
surtax on incomes, the rate on indi-
vidual net incomes in excess of $l2,-
900 and corporations in excess of ST.
600 being 6 per cent. This provision
was put into the bill at the suggestion
of Senator II. J.. Severson of Waupaca
county.
The remaining $1O,O00,00O will be
raised by a direct state tax except in
those counties which desire to raise
the sums allotted by a bond issue.
The state assembly, by only one
vote-46 to 45-killed the Mulberger
Pa per cent beer and prohibition en-
forcement bill which was sent to the
house fnor, +ho coro+o Eo,. moro +hor
one hour the roll calls shifted back
and forth between vets and drys, the
final result being that the state was
shifted, by the single vote, to the dry
column. Indications are that the
proposition will receive further attcn-
ton.
The home rule amendment to the
constitution was finally ~concurred in
by the assembly by q vote of 80 to 20.
Before the resolution becomes effec-
tive it must pass another session of
the legislature and then be referred to
the people. The measure has been be-
fore the Wisconsin legislature for the
past Is years.
The Arnold home rule amendment
was killed in the house last week, but
Assemblyman Klein moved a reconsid-
Grafton. Assemblymen Coe, Ballard.
Metcalfe, Olson, Knappe. Eehlman.
Kaney and Bartingale spoke briefly in
favor of the resolution, most Of them
reading letters from their city mayors
in favor of the proposition. The
amendment was opposed by Assembly
man T. S. Nolan. After the vote by
which the resolution had been recon
sider9d, it was concurred IN by a vote
Of 50 to 25.
Assemblyman G. H. Hood moved a
reconsideration of the vote by which
the assembly Tuesday evening killed
The Nye bill providing for the applica-
ton Of the S. A. T. c. system in the
education Of returned soldiers in the
higher institutions Of learning in the
state.
There, will be no basic eight-hour
Say legislation at this session of the
Wisconsin legislature. By a vote of SO
to 20, the assembly killed the Skogmo
D11l PIONlOl1S 1O4 q Od01G CASAl-1OuA
day in the state. Attached to the bill
was a referendum to the people at the
spring election in 1920. All exemptions
have been stricken out of the bill. If
the measure had passed 1t provided for
an eight-hour day in every class of m
ployment. There was no debate on the
measure. Assemblyman Nolan moved
inconvenience and his motion pre-
vailed.
The Arnold income tax bill is dead
for the session. The assembly, by a
vote Of So to %, refused to reconsider
the measure.
BY a vote Of so to 80, the assembly
refused to reconsider the vote by
which 1t concurred in the bill appro-
priating $1,000 to DR.. 0. II. Eliason,
state veterinarian, for defending an
action brought against him by DIR. A.
H. Hartwig of Watertown. The bill
1ow goes to the governor.
The assembly sent to a third read
Ing the Skogmo bill giving employers
the option of recognizing Christian
Science treatment under the work
mans compensation act. The assem-
bly, killed the reconstruction commit
tee bill providing a penalty for obtain
ing transportation with intent to de-
fraud. The bill vas attacked on the
ground that laborers r frequently of
fered positions in other cities, trans
portation being furnished, and when
they arrive there find conditions differ
ent than what were represented, and
refuse the position.