Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-31
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

Madison, Wis.-Two Milwaukee SEN
ators, Bernard Gettelman and George
Czerwinski, defeated the Teasdale
bill to change the Milwaukee Normal
school to the Milwaukee State Teach
ers' college with two year univer-
sity course and art department re-
Gently ruled out by the board Of nor
NAL regents.
The bill was killed, IA to IL, and had
Gettelman and Czerwinsh voted for
1t the measure would have been saved
Senator Teasdale quoted statistics
to show the popularity of college
courses in the normals, and made the
point that the present supply Of
teachers exceeds the demand, so there
was nothing to the charge that the
training Of teachers is being neglected.
Senator Morris speaking for the bill
read resolutions by the citizens COM
mittee and other civic organizations
in support Of college courses In the
normals. Because of these depart
ments, he said, many young men were
able to get university training who
could not afford to come to Madison
for it.
Senators Ridgeway and Kuclzuk led
the attack on the bill, dwelling on the
cost of college courses. Kuckuk said
the measure was intended to open an
other university
Nine-Hour Day Becomes Law
ployes in Wisconsin went into effect
with Gov. Blaine's signature to the
Olsen bill This measure makes it I'M
lawful for any employer to work his
women employees more than nine hours
in any day and so hours in any week
At night work only eight hours is al
lowed with a SO hour week.
The agricultural committee bill re-
quiring that the state treasurer give
preference to banks loaning money to
farmers, in depositing state funds, was
signed. This measure is intended to
give an incentive to banks to make
farm loans
A bill by Senator Carey, relating to
the labelling of glucose, maple sugar
and syrup mixtures received the gov
ernor's approval.
Three More Measures Vetoed
Three more bills received the dis
approval of Gov. Blaine. The governor
continues to veto an unprecedented
number of measures passed by the
legislature. The three bills include a
measure relating to constitutional
amendments. One relates to evidence
in personal injury actions and another
to regulating the employment Of
armed guards.
The bill providing for a description
of all proposed constitutional amend
ments on the general election ballot
was vetoed, the governor said, because
'tthe attempt of one legislature to bind
all future legislatures in setting forth
the purpose of an amendment in 80
words. is clearly invalid"
A bill by Senator Severson relating
to disclosure Of information by physi-
clans IN civil actions was vetoed on
the ground that 1t would destroy the
confidential relation between the ply
stefan and patient.
Disapproval of the Killian bill regu-
lating the employment of armed
guards was given, the governor said,
because, "by its expressed terms, it
sanctions the employment by railroad
companies of private detectives and
nonresident aliens, who in many in
stances are nothing short of strike
breakers, recruited from the ranks Of
sluggers and gunner"
No Money for Guard Armories
Use of state money in building ma
tional guard armories in Wisconsin is
forbidden under the terms OF bill
passed by the senate, Is to II. The
measure is the John PolakoWski bill
to turn all eight state armories valued
at $350,000 over to the cities in which
they are located.
The bill was passed by the assem-
bly, and killed In the senate but a mo-
ton to reconsider prevailed and an
amendment removed the clause where
by the state would lose it's present
armories. If the measure is passed a
second time and signed by the COVER
nor 1t will prohibit the building of
any new armories for the guards.
A joint resolution memorializing
congress to enact legislation protect
Ing coal consumers by requiring oper-
ators to give proof of the quality of
coal sold was introduced in the senate
by Senator Teasdale. The resolution
sets out that during the last year coal
operators have sold the people vast
quantities of refuse material, claim
Ing the same to be coal"
For the third time in this session
the Joint highways committee has re-
reported adversely bill providing for
the licensing of all motor vehicle
drivers and prescribing mental and
physical requirements for them This
bill, drawn by the judiciary committee,
was given an unanimous recommends
ton for indefinite postponement fol
lowing lengthy committee hearing.
The house killed bill by the COM
mittee on public welfare for the ply
steal examination of persons arrested
for vagrancy or disorderly conduct,
except those charged with drunken
ness. The measure was Endorsed Shy
the state health department.