Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1919-03-27
Investigation of big FWe' Not
TO Be Made by the Leg
iSIature.
RECALL ACT UP TO Philip
Measure Provides That AppontiVe Of
ficias Could Be ousted by Assem-.
bly--Government Ownership of
Railroads Is Opposed.

Madison The big Five packers
with no investigation SO far as the
| Wisconsin legislature Is concerned.
! The house, by vote of so to II chic
| reformed the Bennett resolution pro-
viding for the probe. ASsemblyman
! Bowman of Milwaukee, alleging that
an investigation would be too costly,
! led the opposition to the resolution.
The Wisconsin assembly is opposed
! to government ownership OF railroads
BY a vote of 81 to 81 1t defeated the
! Metcalfe resolution petitioning con
| greSs in favor of taking over the rail-
roads at once.
The house killed the McClone reso-
luton for legislative investigation
of the cost of farm machinery in the
| state. Ii killed the Metcalfe resolu-
| ton for consolidation of city and
! county government in Milwaukee.
! The house engrossed the kaney res
| olution 10 increase the Indebtedness
! limit from per cent TO 10 per cent
of the valuation of the property. The
| vote on engrossment was Go to %
| II Is up TO GOV, Il. l.. Philip 60 say
/ whether Wisconsin legislatures of the
future shall have authority to recall
4 appointiye officials of the state The
/ G. +. Hanson bill, comforting recall au-
thority on the Legislature, was con-
CURED in by the senate Approval by
the governor will make II law. The
| bill is built ON the theory that broad
/ powers are vested in app0intive Off
| cials who are far removed from the
! people therefore it is proposed 10 give
| the people a check on their work by
making these officials subject TO recall
| after a 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-
nended the Burke resolution calling
for a reduction in the representation
In congress of those states 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 ana marines
who went forth from Wisconsin into
the service.
| BY vote of Is to 10 the senate re.
considered the vote by which II en-
crossed the Wilcox bill providing for
minimum wage for men.
! Strong opposition 10 the Kleist bill
I for the use of the seven 81 A. r. G.
barracks at the University Of Wiscon-
1 sin as dormitories for students deve-
oped al the hearing before the senate
committee on public welfare
Mai Il. A. Fitzpatrick, secretary Of
| the state board of education. APP
4 penred before the committee iu favor
\ of the Commit bfll for a state textbook
\ commission, State Superintendent G.
T. Cary appeared in opposition.
The assembly committee on insur.
ance and banking offered an amend
ment TO the Maslakowsh state life
insurance bin and recommended the
| bin as so amended For passage.
The bin provides for the appoint
ment by the insurance commissioner
Of three solicitors or agents in Milwau-
/ kee county, and one IN each other
county, 70 solicit applications for the
state life insurance fund. The original
bin provided for fee Of ~ for each
application and 10 per cent Of the
amount Of the premium TO be paid the
agent
/ The committee amendment provides
for fee Of 80 cents on each 500 Of
4 Insurance or annuity, and in addition
10 per cent Of such premium 20 the
4 agent.
I The SENATE uon-concuwed In the
/ Joint resolution offered by Assembly.
man J. w. Conner providing for an
adjournment from March - 10 April
10 allow members 10 return to their
4 homes over election Senator'S Koethe,
4 Wilcox, Bennett and others opposed
/ the resolution. The resolution was Inn
4 mediately sent back 70 The assembly.
4 The lower house advanced the bin
to permit cities to manufacture and
/ sell dairy products. II killed bin 70
create the county Of Pershing and
passed resolution inviting Senator
r. l.. Lenroot to speak here next Thurs
day.
I Taft Thanks State Assembly.
William II. Taft, I'm q letter TO As
semblynan George II. Hood. Baraboo
I commends The Legislature for It's inter.