Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1919-07-11
LEGISLATURE MAY
ADJOURN JULY Il
Senate Tackles Remaining Prob
lens This Week.
Philip BREAKS VETO MARX
Governor Has Killed 20 Measures So
Far This Session and Has Ap-
proved 42s - Soldier Bonus
Bill Before Upper Body.

BIadison.-Ef is being made by
the Wisconsin legislature to complete
the work on hand In order that sine
die adjournment may be taken proba-
bly, on Saturday. Action by the senate
on the bonus bills viii determine
whether the members of the assembly
will be required TO return again to
vote on the bills. Indications are that
the work of the session will be com
pleted during the present week.
Governor Philip has broken his
veto record. Two years ago he We
toed IS measures. So far this session
he has vetoed 20 bills, and he says
there are several in sight which VIII
get the executive ak. To date zoo bills
have been introduced in the assembly
and nearly GOO in the senate. The
governor has given his approval to 42S
laws to date and about $50 measures
are still in prospect.
The soldier bonus problem Is still
the big measure Of Importance pend
ing. The assembly has passed a bill
pie on the subject at a special election
to be called by the governor on August
10 There is some opposition to a ref
erendum in the senate. Two weeks
age, when the bonus bills were first
considered only two senators favored
the plan, but since the house has
taken stand on the referendum
measure and favor it there seems to
be a disposition in the senate to con-
cur in the assembly action. There is
some talk that the liquor referendum
bin providing for 30 per cent beer,
which would not be voted on until the
spring election in 1920, might be
changed and that the two referendum
measures might be voted on mt the
same time. 1t is not certain as yet as
TO whether the beer referendum bill
will he changed. The matter is now
being talked over, but no concensus of
opinion seems TO have been reached
on the matter. Those favoring the
plan argue that by having the two ref
erendum measures up at one time
large vote would be polled and the
people will actually pass on two of the
largest measures which have been be-
fore this session. The Mulberger bill,
legalizing % per cent beer in this
state unless congress shall decree 9th
erwise, does not take effect until Jan
nary 16, 1920. If a referendum were
had on the bin this fall the vets would
have decision on the measure early
and would know exactly what the peo-
pie thought about the matter. If the
present referendum bill stands on the
Muiberger bill it will go into effect and
later be voted upon by the people.
The legislative halls today look rs
if struck by q storm, The desks of the
members, which last week We're piled
high with legislative bills, have been
cleaned up and arou d the corridors
are large boxes in which the members
are shipping their Legislative plum
der" home a place of unusual activ-
ity has become quiet. Both Of the chief
clerks have begun to release employees
and within a day or two there will be
only ghost of the former active force.
With the enactment of new mar
riage law in the state legislature John
c. Muenzer and Sybilla Ebener, his
cousin, were granted marriage IL
cense and the ceremony took place at
Beaver Dam last week.
Under previous state laws IL has
been Illegal for cousins to we'd
Muenzer, when he found the law bar,
red his desire to marry the woman
of his choice, took the matter up with
Senator Roy F. Wilcox, who framed Il
law for MuenZers special benefit.
The new law permits cousins to
marry provided the man be forty-five
and the woman fifty years old. Muen-
ger gave his age as forty-nlne and his
brides as tifty-one The legislature
acted favorably upon the bin after the
state health department had sane
toned the measure.
The state treasury has nearly So
100000 more in the general fund than
a year ago at this time. The official
report of the treasury department, Just
filed with Governor Philipp. shows
that on June 80. 1918, the fund had So.
aS26l2.74,as compared with a general
fund balance ON June 30. 1919 of S.
3Sl,5o5,97. This shows Il balance in
the general fund of 1855, S93.2 3.
On June 30, 1918, the balance in an
funds Of the state was S59TT.096. 80.
as compared with n balance June so
this year Of $7,55S,647.27, The balance
in all funds of the state is S1,5St. $40.
Served on Membership Salary of $500.
The present Wisconsin legislature
has served on membership salary of
$500. a cone 'tutional amendment
now goes to The peonle giving the leg
islature powe~ To increase the salaries
of members of the legislature. II is
probable, if this constitutional change
IS approved, that a special session of
the legislature may he called in adj
vance of inS next regular seSSinn 20