Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-28
NO STATE PROBE
OF The PACKERS
ve8tigation of big Five' Not
to Be Made by the Leg
isIatUre.
RECALL ACT UP TO Philip
Measure Provides That Appointive Of
ficaIs Could Be ousted by Assem-
bIy-Government Ownership of
Railroads is Opposed.

Madison.-T big Five" packers
will be allowed to continue business
with no investigation so far as the
Wisconsin legislature is concerned.
The house, by vote of go to 20 chic
reformed the Bennett resolution pro-
viding for the probe. Assemblyman
Bowman of Milwaukee, alleging that
IN investigation would be too costly,
ed the opposition to the resolution.
The Wisconsin assembly is opposed
TO government ownership of railroads.
BY vote of 81 to 81 it defeated the
Metcalfe resolution petitioning con-
gress in favor of tak2Ag over the rail
roads at once.
The house killed the McClone reso-
luton for a legislative investigation
Of the cost of farm machinery in the
state. 1t killed the Meecalfe resolu-
ton for a consolidation of city and
county government in Milwaukee.
The house engrossed the Kaney res
olution to increase the Indebtedness
limit from 8 per cent to 10 per cent
of the valuation of the property The
vote on engrossment was IS to q.
1t is up to Gov. e. L. Philip to say
whether Wisconsin legislatures of the
future shall have authority to recall
appointive officials of the state. The
c. E. Hanson bill, comforting recall au-
shority on the legislature, was con-
Cured in by the senate. Approval by
+, the governor will make it a law. The
Dill is built on the theory that broad.
powers are vested in appointive offi-
eials who are far removed from the
people, therefore it is proposed to give
The people a check on their work by
making these officials subject to recall
after hearing before the legislature
By a divided vote the state affairs
committee recommended for passage
the Olson bin which repeats the clause
requiring the branding of whey but
ter. The judiciary committee recon-.
mended the Burke resolution calling
for a reduction in the representation
In congress of those statesi-Which deny
suffrage in violation of the fifteenth
amendment.
The committee on education has
recommended for passage the Hold
bill providing that Wisconsin soldiers
returning from the war shall be given
free tuition at the normal schools and
university. This bill extends the
same privileges to sailors and marines
who went forth from Wisconsin into
the service.
BY a vote of IS to 10 the,seNNte re.
considered the vote by which it en-
crossed the Wilcox bill providing for
minimum wage for men.
Strong opposition to the Kleist bill
for the use of the seven S. A. t. c..
larracks at the University of Wiscon-
sin as dormitories for students devel-
Oped at the hearing before the senate
committee on public welfare.
Maj. E. A. Fitzpatrick, secretary of
the state board of education, ap-
peared before the committee in favor
of the Conant bill for a state textbook
commission. State superintendent G.
P. Cary appeared in opposition.
The assembly committee on insur-
ance and banking offered an amend
ment to the Maslakowski state life
insurance bill and recommended the
bill as so amended for passage.
The bill provides for the appoint
meylt by the insurance commissioner
of three solicitors or agents in Milwau-
kee county, and one in each other
county, to solicit applications for the
state life insurance fund The original
bill provided for a fee of So for each
application and 10 per cent of the
amount of the premium to be paid the
agent.
The committee amendment provides
for a fee of 80 cents on each 500 of
insurance or annuity, and in addition
10 per cent of such premium to the
agent
The senate non-concurred in the
joint resolution offered by Assembly
man J. w. Conner providing for an
adjournment from March % to April
s to allow members to return to their
homes over election. Senators Roethe,
Wilcox, Bennett and others opposed
the resolution. The resolution was I'M
mediately sent back to the assembly.
The lower house advanced the bill
to permit cities to manufacture and
sell dairy products. 1t killed bill to
create the county of Pershing and
passed a resolution inviting Senator
I. L. Lenroot to speak here next Thurs
day.