Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-02-28
Three Amendments
Have Been Killed
Seventeen Proposals Made at This
Session of Legislature for Con-
stitution Amendments.

Madison--Of the II proposals
made at this session of the Wiscon-
sin Legislature for amendment of the
state constitution, three have been
killed and one has been withdrawn, a
check-up of senate and assembly rec
ords showed today. Thirteen pro-
posed amendments are still pending
in one or the other of the two
houses.
Leading the list of the casualties
is Senator Walter II. Hunts joint
resolution amending the constitu-
ton to limit legislative sessions to
100 days, The senate rejected the
proposal even after the author had
amended it to make the limitation
ITO days.
The senate also defeated the pro-
posal made by Senator Max H. Heck,
Racine, for an alternate justice Of
the supreme court to fill vacancies
and replace absentees. The assem-
bly,, in turn, killed the amendment
proposed by Assemblyman Julius
Kiesner, Milwaukee, socialist, re-
curing a referendum on salary in
creases for circuit court judges. AS
semblyman r. B. Wood, Adams, of
fered resolution to exempt bona
fide employees of any railroad cor
poration or company from the anti
pass clause in the constitution, but
later he withdrew it.
Two of the pending amendments
were adopted at the 1928 session, and
now have only to go through the
present legislature before they will
be submitted to popular vote Those
are the proposals for the initiative
and referendum and for the recall of
elective officers. The recall has been
adopted by the senate by large ma
jority, and it is expected to win out
in the assembly. The initiative and
referendum was sent to a third read
ing by comfortable margin in the
upper house, and it undoubtedly will
be adopted when it comes up for
vote Tuesday. Senator Heck is the
author Of both resolutions.
The Racine senator's other propos-
al requiring a two-thirds vote of the
state supreme court to declare legis-
lative enactments unconstitutional
has been endorsed without opposi-
ton in the senate, and it will be
placed upon its passage tomorrow.
The Kiesner resolution changing
the amending clause of the constitu-
ton to require amendments to pass
only one session, instead of two, be-
fore going to a popular vote, was
endorsed by a two to one vote in
the assembly last week ami probably
will be adopted and sent to the sen
ate early this week.
The amendment, offered by AS
semblyman Frank Weber, Milwau-
kee, socialist, to raise the salaries Of
members of the legislature from $500
to 81 500 for the biennium, has been
reported out favorably by the assem-
/ bly, Judiciary committee and is on
Tuesdays calendar. The amendment
/ by Senator Walter Polakowski, Mil
waukee, socialist, requiring the legis-
lature to establish a state printing
/ plant, is on the upper house calen-
i dar tomorrow, having been reported
out without recommendation by the
committee on state and local govern
ment.
Proposed amendments still in com
mittee are;
Senator Heck-Authorizing the
governor to withhold approval from
any portion Of bill. which would
not become a law until the execu-
tive's wishes are complied with 81
the legislature overrides the veto by
a two-thirds vote.
Senator Schumann - Prohibiting
legislators from holding other state
county or city Offices.
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