Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-28
Senate Defeats EIant-Hour Bill

Senate Defeats Eignt-Hour Bill
b a vote Of Is to IA, the Tucker
eight-hour bill was rejected by the
senate. This bill which had passed
the assembly, was recommended in
TWO successive memorandum by Gov
Blaine, and was regarded as one OF
the conspicuous planks in the Pro
gressive platform. It is generally
believed that it viii be impossible to
revive it in discussion
! On a vote just previous to the bilrs
defeat its supporters seemed TO have
victory in their hands On a motion
: for inconvenience, the vote resulted
+ in a tie, IS to 16 Lieut., Gov Com
I ings then asked for a decisive vote in
+ favor Of the bill Senator Huber
moved for engrossment, expecting
! that the vote would be the same and
that Lieut. Gov Comings would de.
+ eide for the bill, but two senators
changed their votes.
4 Before the final vote the senate had
adopted the Johnson amendment pro
viding for a referendum in the 1924
election. This was adopted, % to u.
4 Previously the senate had defeated
/ two substitutes, one by Gettelman foI
a general eighthour day referendum
and another by Carey establishing a
basic eight-hour day, but permitting
/ overtime
/ The Tucker bill sought to apply the
compulsory eight-hour day. to all IT,
/ dustries in the state
No Changes In Blue laws
The assembly went on record as
4 opposed 10 any change in the Wis
4 consin Sunday blue law. By vote
of 48 to 80. it killed the GRAIN bill
which would have legalized Sunday
shows. games, entertainments. dano
ing and other diversions.
/ In killing the bill the assembly over,
rode its judiciary committee, which
/ had recommended passage.
/ A bin by Assemblyman Holly, seek.
/ ing to bring legal holidays within the
application Of the blue law, is pend
I ing in committee Enactment Of this
/ measure would make it Illegal for any.
one to keep open his shop, ware.
/ house. or workhouse, or do any man.
ner of labor. business, or work. ex.
cept only works Of necessity or char.
/ ity, or 10 be present at any dancing
or public diversion show or entertain.
ment, or to take part in any sport,
game or play on the first day Of the
week or any legal holiday"
/ The Wisconsin blue law has been on
the statute books Of the state nearly
rs years, but there are reported to
have been few convictions during that
period for its violation
Fourth Auto Bill introduced.
Assemblyman Robert Caldwell. Lodi
has offered another automobile taxa.
ton" measure in the legislature. His
is the fourth such bill now before the
/ state lawmaking body
The Caldwell bill provides that in
addition to the weight and gasoline
tax, a $40 license fee be paid by each
motorist
The weight tax schedule follows
Cars of 1,S0n pounds or less. $40;
/ 1900 to $500 pounds. $50.
Cars over $500 pounds, IS for each
additional 500 pounds.
For the registration Of each trailer
or semi-trailer. a fee equal to one-hali
/ the fee of the truck would be charged
/ Cars used by municipalities and coun
/ ties would be assessed a 81 fee.
Under the Caldwell bill, all Of the
money raised would go to the state
and counties. Not more than S4O0 per
mile for road construction would be
allotted each county,
Senate Kills Three Dry Measures
4 The senate Of the Wisconsin legls
/ lature conclusjvely showed its colors
ON wet and dry legislation when by q
to l vote it killed measures intended
TO repeal or modify the Seyerson state
prohibition enforcement act.
BY vote of Is to 10, the upper
house killed the Gettelman bill to re
/ peal the Severson law; by a vote OF
/ 19 to 9, it killed the Czerwinsld bin
1 TO repeal the search and seizure clause
of the same law and then by a vote
of is to II sent to its death the Pola.
kowsld bill to wipe out the state en-,
1 forcement act
A resolution urging the United
States government TO acquire all re
. hneries and pipe lines of the country
was introduced in the legislature by
Assemblyman Frank Weber Milwau
/ kee socialist The resolution said
that the LaFollette investigation in
the United States senate indicates
conclusively that competition in the
Oh industry is al an end ana that pro
3uctiou and distribution of oil and
gasoline are absolutely controlled by
private monopoly
The senate voted to extend provi.
~ions eli the Wisconsin women's hours
IF labor law to employees ct hotels
when it sent 70 third reading the xii.
IAN bin already passed by the assem-.