The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1919-05-29
SENDS MESSAGE
TO LEGISLATURE
Governor Phillip Gives Expenses
of the Wisconsin State
Defense Council.
TOTAL COST WAS S73,9G4
Executive Declares "Record of Organ
lzation Will Stand AS Lasting Evil
denee to Fine Patriotic
Spirit of People,"

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message submitted TO the legislature
the past week by Governor Philip,
| the expense of the Wisconsin state
| council of defense 10 date has been
| 3,9S4.25. A complete itemized state
ment of all expenses in excess of 500
to any one person is submitted. A. ii.
Melville, who acted as secretary OF
the state council for a time, received
the largest salary item, having drawn
$4,1GG.G6. Credited to per diem eX-
pense, q number of members Of the
council received varying sums.
"The council has been in existence
% months and during the period OF
the war rendered a valuable service to
our state and country" says Governor
Philip in his message.
"There has been some discussion in
the press of the cost IF carrying on
this organization, and it has been sug-
gested that the legislature should be
advised regarding the expenditures
Governor Philip called attention to
the expense of the Wisconsin council
rs compared with other states, show
ing that WiscCnsn's is the oldest or
ganization and, with the exception OF
Missouri, spent less. He said the
state of Michigan spent $2,GO0WO. He
called attention TO the activities of the
council in saving money to the farm
ers through the furnishing Of seeds in
order to Increase production. W. ).
Heddles, the present council Of de-
Tense chairman, refused any pay for
services and expenses.
81 would not wish to dismiss this
subject without calling your attention
to the fact that there has been a we'll
organized council of defense in every
county Of this state and that by far
the largest per cent of the services
was rendered by the people without
cost says the governor in conclusion.
The record of the institution will
stand as a lasting evidence to the fine
patriotic spirit of the people Of our
state during the period Of war"
Three of the biggest measures of
the legislature were indefinitely post
poncd when the assembly, by a vote
of Al to 81, killed the NJ. +. Johnson
bill for an eight-hour day and the sen
ate. by vote of - to II, killed the
two bills one for the elective railroad
commission and the other for an cleo
tive tax commission.
Assembyman w. II. Edwards Wau-
kcsha county, offered an amendment
to the. NJ. f. Johnson eight-hour day
bill which would bring all classes of
lnborers, including farmers, under the
clghthmr law and subject them to a
time and half pay for overtime. The
amendment was defeated by vote
of 4S to 20
Charges that the Republican party
the Democratic party and the Farm
ers' Equity were not living up to their
party platforms If they rejected the
cight-hour bill featured the debate in
the assembly.
All amendments which were offered
10 the bill were finally rejected and
the vote ON the measure narrowed |
down to the original committee meas
are. which provided that from and af
ter january / 1920, eight hours in any
one calendar day shall constitute Il
days work; no person shall be hired
or permitted 10 work for wages for
more than eight hours I'm any one day,
unless he be paid mt the rate of at
least one ana One-half times the regu
lar wage for all such time worked In
excess of eight hours In any one day.
The following classes were exempted
from the provisions of the bill: Fire
men, police officers, farm labor, high
way work outside of cities, canneries,
or logging operations or where not
more than four mt. are engaged in
the manufacturing of butter cheese
or in the distribution Of milk and
cream.
II was in this form when Assembly
man T. S. Nolan, GAINESVILLE, moved in
definite postponement, ana his motion
carried by vote of 4, to 80.
Without word Of debate the sen
ate, ON two successive roll calls. de-
fented hy Identical votes the Sevcrson-
Rocthe bills to make the railroad and
tax commissions elective, The result
was II to II on both bills. The past
week both measures were cngrossed,
tho ralrOad commission bill by vote
Of Is to and the tax commission bill
l3tos. Two Republicans and two So
cinists who voted for the bills on en-
grossment voted against them on final
passage. They were Burke and Pc