Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-06-18
SOLONS GIVE 0. X,
To SUFFRAGE ACT
Assembly Ballot Was 81 to z;
Senate ~ to |.
HOUSING BILL is FAVORED
Measure Concurred in by Assembly Is
Expected to Aid in Steadying La
Dor Turnover of the
State.

MadisOn.-The Wisconsin legislature
| adopted the federal woman suffrage
amendment in both houses within one
hour and fifteen minutes after it had
been officially certified to the two
houses.
The assembly adopted the resolu-
ton by vote of "a to 2, after fight
made to delay led by Assemblyman
Donnelly.
The senate adopted the resolution
by vote of "A to l. Senator Bilgrien
of Dodge county was the only senator
in opposition.
The suffrage amendment was report
ed in the house Wednesday morning
as having been incorrectly enrolled
| and was Immediately sent to the sec
rotary of states Office, where it will
be officially certified to Washington.
The movement for woman's suffrage
was started in this state in 1875. In
every campaign the women have at
tempted to wage a campaign n favor
of the idea.
This session Of the legislature has
already passed two suffrage bills. The
first was by Coe, which permits women
to vote for presidential electors. The
second, by Nolan, asks for a general
referendum on the question of suf-
frage at the November eelection, 1920.
The Jennings housing corporation
bill, which was passed by the senate
on April 80, has been cOncurred in by
the house and is expected to reach the
governor within a short time.
The bill, which it is claimed will go
a long way in steadying the labor turn
over of the state, in that it will permit
the organization of companies to con-
struct modern homes for working peO-
pie, is something entirely new in Wis
cOnsin and, when explained, met with
hearty approval of the members of the
legislature. 1t provided that three or
more adult residents of Wisconsin may
form a corporation for the purpose of
acquiring land.
BY a vote of % to 20 the assembly
killed a resolution by Coe asking for
legislative investigation of the threat
ened general strike in the city of Mad
ison. The resolution provided for the
appointment of a committee of three
asSemblymen and two senators to
make the investigation and report to
TINS legislature.
Following another attack on State
Superintendent c. P. Cary, the assem-
bly, adopted the Porter amendment to
the finance committee bill increasing
the appropriation for the department
from $4,000 to $4,000, that the sal
aries of the employees might be in
creased to hold them in the state serv-
ice.
Assemblyman Nolan secured delay of
the finance committee bill appropriate
ing 81 800 to the governors contingent
fund committee to be used in publish
ing the history of the Thirty-second
division. Mr.. Nolan declared no mat
ter how good the Thirty second divi-
sion was, it was not the only one in
the war. That it at least had some
help in winning the war and he want
ed to offer an amendment to have the
history cover other divisions.
Governor Phillip has vetoed the
Klein bill to give TO the common
council of Milwaukee the right to pre-
scribe for all members of the police
force such rest days as it shall deem
advisable.
ST do not understand that the hours
of labor demanded of this force are
now unreasonable" declares Cover
nor Philip. However, if further con-
cessions can justly be granted II
should be done by the chief OF police
and the fire and police commission,
who are responsible to the people for
the police protection of the city
The assembly killed the Dennhart
bin providing for a closed season for
mink. skunk, muskrat and raccoon IN
most of the southern counties OF the
state. 1t killed, by vote of 40 to y,
the Pullen bill which would permit
musicians to make disclosures of IN
formation in civil actions. 1t ordered
TO a third reading the Wilcox bill in
creasing the age of attendants for Vo-
catjorol schools to eighteen years al
ter 1920.
IIi> assembly, by vote of A. TO 70,
killed the Jennings bin appropriating
$500 for physical educational su-
pervisor in the office of the state SUI
perintendent of public instruction.
The Coe bill providing for a rural
planning department under the super
vision of the commissioner of agricul-
ture was engrossed.
Advisory Wage Body Appointed.
An advisory wage board has been
appointed by the industrial commits
sion TO act in connection with the ef-
fort of various Wisconsin organiza-
tons to have a minimum wage scale
established for all women and minor
employees in the state. Petitions
have been filed before the commission
by the Wisconsin Federation of La
Dor. the Central Control Council OF