Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-15
LEGISLATURE MAY
ADJOURN JULY Y
Senate Tackles Remaining Prob
lens This Week.
Philip BREAKS VETO MARX
Governor Has Killed 20 Measures So
Far This Session and Has APP
proved 42S - Soldier Bonus
Sill Before Upper Body.

Madison.-EffOrt 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 will determine
whether the members of the assembly
viii 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 Phillip has broken his
veto record. Two years ago he We
tOed IS measures. So far this session
he has vetoed 90 bills, and he says
there are several in sight which viii
get the executive AK. To date 700 bills
have been introduced in the assembly
and nearly 600 in the senate. The
governor has given his approval to 428
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 bill
providing fOf a referendum to the peO-
pie on the subject at a special election
to be called by the governor on August
ID. There is some opposition to ref
erendum in the senate. Two weeks
ago, when the bonus bills were first
considered, only two senators favored
the plan, but since the house has
taken a stand on the referendum
measure and favor 1t there seems to
De disposition In the senate to con-
cur in the assembly action. There is
some talk that the liquor referendum
bill providing for % 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 at the
same time. 1t is not certain as yet as
10 whether the beer referendum bill
will be 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 he
fore this session. The MuIberger bill,
legalizing % per cent beer in this
state unless congress shall decree 9TH
erwise, does not take effect until JAN
uary 16, 1920. If d referendum were
had on the bill this fall the vets would
have a 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
Mulberger bill it will go into effect and
later be voted upon by the people.
The legislative halls today look as
If struck by a storm. The desks of the
members, which last week were piled
high with legislative bills, have been
cleaned up, and around 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 Gdiy or two there will be
only ghost of the former active force.
Rage law In the state legislature John
&C. Muenznr and Sybilla Ebener, his
cousin. We're granted a marriage Ii
.cense and the ceremony took place at
Beaver Dam last week.
Under previous state laws it has
been Illegal for cousins TO wed
Muenzer, when he found the law bar
red his desire 10 marry the woman
OF his choice, took the matter up with
Senator Roy 2. Wilcox, who framed a
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-
yer gave his age as forty-nine and his
brides as fifty-One. The legislature
acted favOrably upon the bill after the
state health department had sane
toned the measure.
The state treasury has nearly ST.
100000 more in the general fund than
a year ago at this time. The official
report of the treasury department, just
filed with Governor Phillip. shows
that on June 80, 1918, the fund had 49,
532.612.74. as compared with general
fund balance on June 80 1919. of So
3S1. 505.9T. This shows balance in
the general fund of Sl,S5s,S9S.2S.
On June 80. 1918, the balance in all
funds of the state was S5,977, 096.59.
as compared Nth a balance June 80
this year OF ST.55S.647.27. The balance
in all funds of che state is 81. ISL. $50.
Served on Membership Salary of $500.
The present Wisconsin legislature
has served on membership salary of
$500. A constitutional amendment
now goes to the people giving the leg
islature power to increase the salaries
of members Of the legislature. 1t is
probable, If this constitutional change
is approved, that special session of
the legislature may. be called in ad-
vance OF the next regular session to
make a salary change. There seems
TO be disposition to Increase the sal
airy 10 81 900 a year With actual mile,
age
To christen "city of seioit."
Miss Harriet Elizabeth Evans of Be
xDIt. daughter of Rev. E. ]. Evans.
pastor of St, Paurs Episcopal church