Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-03-16
Governor Kills Measure Appro-
priating $4,000.
UP TO RAILWAY COMMISSION
Executive Says That His oisaPproval
Of Appropriation in No Way Az
feets Merits Of Rent Law, but
Insists on Economy.


that his disapproval Of the appropri-
alton In no way affects the merits OF
the rent law. and Il is the duty Of the
railroad commission 10 administer the
law properly. and In his opinion there
are sufficient funds for that purpose.
This is Blaine's first veto and IL Is
based on his economy theory.
This law affected but one county In
the state" said Governor Blaine. "Fru-
gality. at least ought to have tempted
the commission To have procured, II
possible. the necessary Offices I'm some
o. the public buildings Of the city or
county of Milwaukee, In which case
II they had done 50. they would have
saved In rentals. janitOr service re-
modelling OF Offices and furniture aud
Office equipment. over $1,000.
Il also find that the commission In
the administration OF its functions, In
creased other operating expenses with
out regard 20 the amount appropri-
ated 10 IL by the legislature.
This disapproval OF the appropria-
ton Ia no way affects the merits OF
the rent law. Until the rent law Is
repealed the duty restricts the rail
road commission TO administer IL prop
erly. and In my opinion, there are suf-
fcient funds for this purpose"
No changes are expected In the pri-
mary election laws az this session Of
the legislature. An effort 10 amend
the primary law 80 that the state
would pay the expense Of delegates 10
the party convention was killed In the
assembly this week by an Oyerwhelm-
Ing vote.
n was claimed that many delegates
elected 90 state political conventions
did not attend because Of the eN-
pense aud bin was introduced 90
have the state pay the expenses. The
committee made an unfavorable re-
port Of the bin aud the house swal-
| lowed the measure.
The house has also recommended
FOR indefinite postponement the Peter
son blll. which would amend the pri-
mary election law - that "A man once
defeated In the primary could not be-
come an independent candidate FOR Of
ice Ia the fan election. IL Is claimed
that this bill was aimed "a James
Thompson. Ia Crosse. Mr.. Thompson
was Republican candidate for United
States senator last fan and was de-
feated In the primary. lie then be-
cnme ana independent candidate for
/ United States senator. This Peterson
bin has been unfavorably reported and
the indications are that II will be de-
feated.
There seems to be little sentiment
Tor the Ingalls, bin 20 change the pri-
mary election law SO that delegates
/ shall Dc elected 20 state convention
biennIally and that state conventions
be held I'm June rather than In Sep
| tember. This is an abandonment Of
the primary election idea. The bin Is
20 lie considered 10y the elections com
mIttee OF the house this week. but in
dications are against the measure.
Wisconsin has its first Spirituallsi
legislator.
lie Is Assemblyman John Peltier.
Brussels. Door county. farmer and
fisherman. whose spirit counsellor Is
Patrick Reilly. a lawyer OF Dublin. Ire
land. who lived 40 years ago. During
the seances the spirit is familiarity
known as Pat"
Mr.. Peltier has already achieved the
/ following distinctions:
The FIRST member OF the legislature
| In Wisconsin 10 be called TO public
life by spirits.
Introduced the first bin at the be.
hest of a voice from beyond the Dor
deriine"-that Of Doctor Green" an
eminent American physician who Is
deceased.
cast the first vote as the result OF
communication with spirits.
ASs-mhlyman Peltier il not one TO
carnouaage. tie told me- he had uo
sympathy with spirituallsis who hide
their belief; that be has been in com
munication with the other world for
xs years aud that all mis- neighbors
know about IL. but they elected him
because they realized he WIS honest
The medium through whom Mr.. Pei
tier conducts his conversation with
.Pnt" Is Alexander DewisSiger. an old
friend and neighbor. who years ago
when a boy. discovered he possessed
the power Of hearing spirit voices. tie
was lost In the woods while hunting
COWS and was guided safely home by
the voices. Mr.. Peltier explained.
Solons Ask Raise.
Members of the Wisconsin LEXIS
. ! ture have not given up the light
which has been waged for the
past - years 20 secure an increase
in their salaries. The senate has
advanced the Czerwinski bin pro
vidlng for an increase In salaries Of
from 500 20 $3.50 for the session.
Members 81 the lower house 81 the
legislature are elected for a rwO-year
1 term and the members OF the upner