The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-10
Beer BILL is
UP TO Phillip
Mulberger 2 1-2 Per Cent Act Is
Sent to Governor Phillip
for His Approval.
DISAGREE ON STATE REVENUE
Finance Committee Not Unanimous
and One Dissenting Vote Is Re-
corded Wage Scale for Wom-
en- Promulgated


Madison.-The Wisconsin legisla-
ture the past week sent to Governor
Philip the Mulberger PA per cent
beer bin for his signature. The meas
ure passed the house a few days ago
by a vote of As to 3S, but motion
for reconsideration was entered and
was the center of attraction the past
week. However, the reconsideration
proposition was defeated. Governor
Philip is expected to sign the bill,
thus ending legislation on the matter
for this session.
With but little debate, the assembly
killed the Bentley bill to provide for
the erection in France of a memorial
to the Wisconsin soldiers and making
an appropriation of $4,000. The bill
was killed 43 to 26.
Among bills passed were the Kuckuk
Junior high school bill, the Bird bill
appropriating $4,000 for a memorial
history of the party taken in the war
by the state of Wisconsin and its citi-
SNiAps anu TIC uiltn bill uuAilbl lHillt ,,
cities, counties, towns and villages to
appropriate money for the construc-
ton of memorial buildings in memory
of the soldiers and eXempting such
buildings from taxation.
BY vote of 4S to % the assembly
passed the Kaney bill authorizing the
refund of license money when the Ii
censee is legislated out of business.
The Dittinger bill relating to the
purchase by counties of lands sold for
taxes was passed 50 to o. A similar
bill was passed two years ago. but
was declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court.
To provide funds to meet the appro-
p.'iation of the 1919 session the senate
passed the finance committee bill max
ing nominal tax levy of 500. This
formal action means that the finance
committee believes the usual revenues
of the state are sufficient TO take care
of the appropriations. The finance
committee is not unanimous, however,
rs was indicated by a statement by
Chairman Wilkinson and dissenting
vote on the bill by Senator Anderson,
a member of the committee.
"The highway tax is taken care of
in special bill and the soldiers bonus
is also provided for in that measure"
Chairman Wilkinson said. I'VE have
gone over the figures very carefully
and it seems TO us that the income
will be sufficient for 1919. The year
1920 is problem. Incomes are
changing and railroad revenues may
be variable. We thought it better that
a special session of the legislature be
convened to meet the conditions, if the
situation warrants"
Senator Anderson said he disagreed
with the conclusion and that he doubt
ed whether sufficient funds are pro-
vided to carry on the building program
mapped out in the session.
81 feel that the appropriations voted
fer the capital funds will be held up
TO q great extent" he said. II do not
believe the financial condition of the
state is such that these appropriations
can be taken care of on the revenues
in sight. l therefore vote against the
bill"
The bill was passed with Anderson
dissenting.
The senate passed bill by Bird re-
G6aring the service recognition board
TO Investigate the most feasible meth
cd of providing a soldiers memorial
sind to present plan and an estimate
10 the next session. This bill takes
tue place of the Devils Lake memorial
project recently killed.
The industrial commission has pro-
Lulgated an order establishing a min
imum wage scale for all women and
minor employees in the state. The or
der provides for a minimum wage Of
not less than % cents per hour for ex-
perenced women. including domestics
and minor employees who are over
seventeen years of age. u provides
for learning period Of six months In
all industries, during the first three
months of which the learners must be
paid not less than 10 cents per hour.
and during the second three months of
which they must be paid not less than
20 cents per hour. All minors under
sixteen years of age must be paid not
less than Is cents pepr hour, and mi
nors between sixteen and seventeen
years of age must be paid not less than
20 cents per hour, provided they have
been employed in the industry for at
least three months, and IS certy If
they have not been employed for this
length Of time.