Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-07-12
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE


sion just closing has cost the state
nearly quarter million dollars.
Up to July l legislative expenses
amounted to $213,598.44 and there are
a number of bills to come in to pay
for the activities of the states law
makers.
The assembly cost the state about
three times as much as the senate,
Senatorial salaries amounted to $751;
800 with a mileage of $1,050.70. AS.
semblymen's salaries mounted to $780,
800 with a mileage payment of
$3,OS490
Senate chief clerk expenses were
$20,328 while for the assembly chief
clerk they were $26,222. The senate
sergeant at arms cost $12,088 while
the assembly sergeant spent $751;
$1,000.
Postage and supplies of the legisla-
ture cost $7,762.41 while visiting com
mittee spent over $1,000.
1t has not yet been decided what
the total appropriations made by the
legislature amount to.
Less Than Last Year
Without taking into consideration
the university and normal school ex
penses the figure is expected to be
somewhat less than last year.
Gov. Blaine is still faced with a
stack of bills and the result will be
determined by his actions on these
measures.
The failure of the legislature to
pass the appropriation bills for the
normal schools and university has
brought a necessity for readjust
ment. Fs1#HH
There was surplus fund that has
been figured in the university appro-
priation and by counting this the uni
versity will have more money under
the continuing appropriation than it
had last biennium.
The normal schools, however, are
less fortunate and will be forced to
worry along with cut in funds.
Cities May Keep Daylight Hours
City officials of cities operating
under the daylight saving plan are in
no immediate danger of going to jail
because of their refusal to abolish
daylight saving time despite the en-
actment of a state law which fixes
standard time as official for Wiscon
sin.
Unofficial opinions in Madison indi
Gated that any "revolts" on the part
of cities in the matter of time will not
ruffle the feelings of state officers.
Gov. Blaine is inclined to view
lightly reports of refusals to abide by
the time law holding that what the
law actually provides is standard time
for the state of Wisconsin.
Prior to the passage of this law
Wisconsin did not have any official
time, but this new statute makes
standard time official for the State"
said the governor What time indi.
vidual localities want is a matter for
them to decide. That is the way
felt about the bill when signed it."
Working Hour Law Explained
The industrial commission has is.
sued the following statement regard.
ing laws pertaining to hours of wo-
men passed at this session of the leg
islature.
1.-TWO laws of vital interest to en-
ployers of women have been passed at
this session Of the legislature. Chap
ter lit, which is already in effect,
fixes the hours of labor for women in
hotels at 10 per day and IS per week
for day work and 9 per day and 81
per week for night work. Night work
is defined as any work between 800
p. M and 600 a. m.
"Chapter 1876 which goes into effect
September /, reduces the hours of
women in general, outside of hotels,
to 9. per day and so per week. The
limitations placed on night work by
order of the commission still exist
No woman may be employed in any
factory or laundry after 600 p. m. or
before 600 a. M. In other kinds of
employment a woman may work at
night, but if she works on more than
one day in the week after $3.50 p. m.
she may not work more than s hours
on any day during that week or more
than 48 hours during the entire
week"
Gov. John J. Blaine has vetoed
the oliver bill which would have pro
hibited the teaching Of courses other
than training courses" in the
nine state normal schools. The bill
would have made statutory the ruling
of the state board of normal school
regents abolishing college courses in
the normal schools.
Beaver farms may take their places
alongside other wild life propagation
schemes in Wisconsin as a result of
the governors signature to a fish and
game committee bill permitting the
farming of these fur-bearing animals.
The senate killed bill by Assem-
blyman Blomberg for new fund for
the common schools The proposal
was to use the interest on more than
$1,000,000 in inheritance taxes along
with mill tax on real estate for
this purpose.