Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-11
BEER BILL is
Up TO Philip
MuIberger 2 IL Per Cent Act Is
Sent to Governor Philip
for His Approval.
DISAGREE ON STATE REVENUE
Finance Committee Not Unanimous
and One Dissenting Vote Is Re-
corded Wage Scale for Wom-
Ell Promulgated.

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Madison.-The Wisconsin legisla-
ture the past week sent to Governor
Philip the Mulberger 2h per cent
beer bill for his signature. The meas
ure passed the house a few days ago
by a vote of 48 to SO, but a 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 clt1-
zens, and the Pullen bill authorizing
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 a vote of 48 to % the assembly
passed the Kaney bill authorizing the
refund of license money when the IL
censee is legislated out of business.
The Dittinger bill relating to the
purchase by counties of lands sold for
taxes was passed SO to 9. A similar
bill was passed two years ago, but
was declared unconstitutional by the
supreme court.
To provide funds tt meet the appro-
psiation Of the 1919 session the senate
passed the finance committee bill max
ing a 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 no unanimous, however,
as was Indicated by a statement by
Chairman Wilkinson and a dissenting
vote on the bill by Senator Anderson,
a member of the committee.
1.-THE highway tax is taken care of
in q 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 a problem. Incomes are
changing and railroad 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 hat he doubt.
ed whether sufficient funds are pro-
vided to carry on the building program
mapped out in the session.
II feel that the appropriations voted
for the capital funds will be held uI
to a great extent" he said. 81 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 a bill by Bird re
CISring the service recognition boarG
to investigate the most feasible meth.
cd of providing a soldiers memorial
and to present a plan and an estimate
10 the next session. This bill takes
the place Of the Devils Lake memorial
project recently killed.
The industrial commission has pro
laulgated an order establishing a min.
minor employees in the state. The or
der provides for a minimum wage OF
not less than % cents per hour for ex
.~perienced women, including domestics
and minor employees who are ovel
seventeen years of age. = provides
for a learning period of six months in
| all industries, during the first three
months of which the learners must be
paid not less than Is cents per hour
and during the second three months OF
which they must be paid not less than
| 20 cents pei hour. All minors under
sixteen years of age must be paid moi
less than 18 cents pepr hour, and mi
nors between sixteen and seventeen
years of age must be paid not less thar
20 cents per hour, provided they have
been employed in the industry for al
least three months, and Is cents il
| they have not been employed for this
length of tine.