Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-23
Legislature Agrees on Measure to
Put Up to People.
BILL is PASSED OVER VETO
State Affairs Committee Act for Re-
moVal of Appointive Officers Fa-
Vored so to 21-New Beer
Bill Offered.

SIN legislature mas agreed on Ine SOL
der bonus bill and the measure will
be referred to special vote of the
people September 2. If the people ap-
prove of the bill soldiers, sailors, ma
rines and nurses from Wisconsin will
be paid SO a month while in service,
with minimum of 500. The assembly
receded from It's position and struck
out the provision of the bill which
would bar aid in case congress acted.
Under the bill as passed, if approved
by the people the soldiers will get this
aid regardless of the action of con-
gress. The bill carries tax of $15,-
100000, of which $50 5000 is to be
levied by a surtaX on incomes. The
remainder would be raised by a prop
erty tax
That the very large appropriations
of the legislature have begun to worry
Governor Philip was indicated by
special message which he sent to the
legislature calling attention to this
matter.
II feel that you should agree with
me that it is our duty to the taxpayer
to trim our appropriations wherever
we can do so WITHOUT material injury
to the states service. In this cOnnec-
ton 1 wish to call your attention to
the fact that the appropriations that
you have thus far made amount to
approximately $45,0OO,000 for the BIZ
ennium. This, compared with the ap
preparations made by the last legisla-
ture of $34,000,000 for the biennium,,
is an increase of 81 100000. This
that may be necessary to finance the
so-called Nye educational bill. If that
becomes a law it may require $1,000
900, or $10000,000. No estimate is OBJ
tainable at this time-it depends en-
tirely upon the number of soldiers
who will take advantage of the bene-
fits that the law offers.
"This enormous sum of money, add
ed to the increased appropriations
made by counties and municipalities,
particularly by the former for road
building, will bring the total taxes that
will be collected by the state, counties
and municipalities to a very large
sum. Unless some trimming is done
wherever it is possible the taxpayer
will be heard from when the bills are
presented to him for payment"
: For the first time this session the
assembly passed bill over the COVER
nor's veto. The state affairs commit
tee bill providing for the removal of
appointive state officers by the legis-
lature was passed Tuesday by vote
of so to u. This bill was originally
introduced by c. e. Hanson and
passed both houses almost unanimous
ly It was vetoed by Governor Philip
and the state affairs committee rein
troduced the measure, with but slight
amendments, when it was again
passed and vetoed by the executive
two weeks ago.
Governor Philip has signed the
Mulberger 2.5 per cent beer bill. He
has asked the legislature in a memo
randum accompanying the bill to pass
a new measure which will keep the
restrictive legislation relating to Ii
quor on the statute books. A new
bill to accomplish this purpose will be
offered at once.
1.-THE bill defines Intoxicating IL
quorS to mean any beverage or patent
medicine capable of being used as a
beverage that contains more than 212
per cent alcohol, and forbids the
manufacture, sale or transportation of
such beverage or medicine in the state
of Wisconsin, except under certain re-
StrictiOns contained in the BILL" says
Governor Philip in his memoranda.
Cali beverages or patent medicines
containing less than 215 per cent al
cohol are declared to be nonintoXicat
ing and are therefore not included
with the commodities prohibited by
the bill
THE bill suSpends chapter 66 of the
statutes of Wisconsin for 1917. enti-
tied Excise and the Sale of Intoxicat-
ing Liquors. The suspension of this
section permits the sale of beverages
and patent medicines of less than 21a
per cent alcoholic content without re-
striction. In my judgment this should
not be done.
81 trust that you will appreciate the
Importance of my suggestions in this
matter and that you will before final
adjournment pass the legislation up
on this subject that / am asking for"
Federation of Labor Convention.
The twenty-seventh annual conven-
ton of the Federation of Labor of the
state of Wisconsin has been in session
the past few days at Appleton. About
two hundred delegates, many of them
from Milwaukee. were in attendance.
Among the subjects discussed were
prohibition, the eight-hour day and
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