Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-22
LEGISLATURE To
ADJOURN JULY Z
SOlOnS Making Every Effort to
Clean Up Bills.
ACTUAL WORK ENDS JUNE rs
Beth Houses Pass Bill Giving Service
Recognition Fund Power 70 Trans
fer Cash Cor Completion
q State Hospital.


Madlsnn--FInal adjournment n the
Wisconsin reneraI assembly now seems
90 D. scheduled for July >. Every ef-
fort Is being made % rush legislation
On hand with that adjournment date
iu mind However. the actual work
az the lawmakers may te finished by
June -. bur another week viii be re-
gulred to place an bills up O. the gov
eruu- fur his approval
The large number ~ Important bills
on the calendars this week only en-
rlrasTzes how the work ~ the legis-
latura has bepn dragging. Sixteen ~
the most important matters for con-
SfferutIun came before the legislature
this week.
Governor Blaine sent GO the assem-
bis BIS veto on tire e. T. Hanson bin
which originally provided for Inter
pn,atIon and recall by the legislature
~ urrrIufive state officials. As
amended Iu the senate this bin mere
D. provided that tire governor had per-
mission tn remove officials upon rec
ommpudafIU1 20 the legislature. The
executive said the veto. under the
present situation had the same power
"a remove In such ease without the
Recommendation ~ the legislature.
and without this new section the leg
isIaturr now has the general power
O. uaenwmend by Joint resolution 90
the governor tire removal of any ap-
rUIutive state officials"
Bv unanimous vote both houses
have PASSED the bin giving the service
recognition fund power to transfer
upwards ~ one-haif million dollars
f1r completion ~ Wisconsin state hos
r.taI uu the university grounds. This
hospital was authorized nc q special
session Uf the legislature nearly two
years n-o. In order o. 20 ahead with
tho buildings "a was found necessary
60 -pr n change ~ the law So that
tho contracts might ~ awarded. This
hospital viii cnsr upwards ~ n mil
Hon dollars and IS o. he used for the
treatment ~ crippled children and
trdi-enf persons N IS believed that
The establishment ~ this hospital viii
make Madison one u the medical cen
trrS uF the Middle West. Governor
Blaine says he win sign the bin.
Farmer members ~ the legislature
ar vUiriuE their opposition o. the
TTf~St BIN. which provides Tor a . per
rpur tax nm the value ~ automobiles.
They claim that this law would hit
hauirsr uu tire farmer many ~ whom
own fivvsrs The owner ~ n $40
rar would have o. nav n $40 license
- anf q SIT tax. a total ~ So This
measure 81 passed would raise more
money than the state income tax law
with the present offsets.
"a Is estimated hv the state highway
department that, this hin would raise
SSnNO.nN0 this year and Sq.Op0np0 next
year This would be a tax on the au-
tumohlle uwuers - S2O00O00 more
than Is naid by the steam railroads ~
Wisconsin.
There are many Indications that the
HI-st bin win pass the senate atsfhis
weeks SaSS'rr bur Dc viii strike
srH- Coz thp assembly. The farmer
members claim that the greatest dam
re o. the highways ~ the state Is
done hy trucks and there Is no Spe-
ciaI effort being made to get ciasSIfi-
cation ~ these motor vehicles that
would place a lar-e- burden on them.
Many Important changes in the
vorkmeu's compensation law ~ the
stare are now pending Tor cOnSidera-
ton before The Wisconsin legislature.
Tie assembly has passed the Sacht-
fer h5u f0r Increasing the amount ~
compensation. This hin proposed 90
trcrra>e Gre maximum weekly wage
basis f-ru So ~ to Sa0 per week. The
maximum compensation payable would
thereby Increase the cyst ~ the com-
reu~at.ru hv 10 per cent The BIN has
hesr PASSED hy the assembly hut has
NJ vef h.zen acted upon hy the senate
TIE assembly has kilIcd the Schafer
tlu which makes Go compulsory Tor an
employer rn maintain "a reasonable
pane, % physicians from which the en-
r'oyeeS may select a doctor In case
a. injury
The senate has passed q bin chang
ir- the waiting period. Under tine
present law the waiting period Is seven
DAYS. but 81 the injury extends beyond
four weeks compensation is payable
from the day 80 injury. This bin pro
vIIss that 10 the disability extends be-
ycrf three weeks compensation Is pay
allie frrm date % Injury. This bin has
bter PASSED by the senate.
lawmakers Cut Expenses
When the Wisconsin legislature con-
r.-.l ~. h-.rI ~ nrhIle nHnIrs laid