The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-07-03
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.

Madlson.-Under suspension of the
rules the Wisconsin senate unanimous
~ passed new bill granting bonuses
to soldiers, sailors, marines and Red
| Cross nurses. The heroes are to be al
| lowed $40 a month Cor the time they
we're in the service, $50 to be the mini
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 1, 1919.
Under the terms of the bill about
S15,0O0,000 will be raised, of which
about 100000 is to be raised by a
vldual net incomes in excess of S12,-
900 and corporations in excess of ST.
900 being per cent. This provision
was put into the bill at the suggestion
of Senator II. ]. Severson of Waupaca
county.
The remaining S10,O00,0OO will be
raised by 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
21s per cent beer and prohibition en-
forcement bin which was sent to the
house from the senate. For more than
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 atten-
ton.
The home rule amendment to the
constitution was finally concurred in
by the assembly by vote of 50 to %.
Before the resolution becomes effec-
tive it must pass another session of
the legislature and then be referred to
the people. The measure has bee@ be-
fore the Wisconsin legislature Tor the
past 10 years.
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-
sldered, it was concurred IN by vote
Of SO to 25.
Assemblyhan G. II. 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. L. 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 tho
Wisconsin legislature. By vote of 80
10 20, the assembly killed the Skogmo
bill providing for a basic eight-hour
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. II
the measure had passed it provided for
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 vote Of 80 to 30, the assembly
refused to reconsider the vote by
which 1t concurred in the bill appro-
priating $1,000 to DR.. o. II. Eliason,
state veterinarian, for defending an
action brought against him by DR.. A.
II. Hartwig of Watertown. The bill
low goes to The governor.
The assembly sent to 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 was attacked on the
ground that laborers are frequently Of
| rarad nocftione In ntbar oftiav trop O.
portatIon being furnished, and when
they arrive there find conditions differ
ent than what were represented, and
refuse the position.