Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-06-17
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE


peared to have spent their force as
two senate probes entered closing
stages
The insurance quiz, which will prob
ably conclude with cross examination
of Atty. Gen. Ekern, is expected to
result in IN acQuittal verdict for the
attorney general standing trial on lob
bying charges naming him as, agent of
Insurance interests opposed to the
Johnson code revision bill.
Probe Lacks Promised Kick
Inquiry into sensational vice-graft-
lobbying rumors pregnant with po-
litical possibilities, has failed so far
to live up to advance notices. Charges
being gone into by the senate vice
probe committee were frequently men
toned in the 1924 campaign.
Efforts to involve Senators Olaf
Johnson, Gratiot, administration
leader, and A. E. Carey, secretary of
the civil service commission, in the
Moran disappearance episode were met
by contradictory testimony by alleged
principals in the plot. If, as is ex-
pected, Carey and Johnson take the
stand, they will issue blanket denials
of the charges.
Lobbying Quiz Coming
The vice probe may last until June
20. When leads provided by Senator
Severson, lola, instigator of the in
vestigation, have been explored,
comprehensive survey of lobbying ac-
tivities at the capital in 1923 and 1926
will begin.
Senator John B. Chase, Oconto, will
push the lobby quiz, for which he is
responsible. In an address on the
floor of the senate earlier in the SEES
irregularities as unparalleled in re-
cent years in the legislature"
Move to Ease Tax Law Fails
an attempt of the senate commit
tee an corporations and taxation to
place the administration income tax
law in better light before the people
OF the state by the Introduction and
passage of an auxiliary measure which
would have provided a $500 exemption
on merchants and manufacturers
goods, farmers stock and professional
mems books, has been defeated in the
senate.
Opponents of the fixing up" meas
ure claimed it would be ridiculous to
try to perfect an already perfect"
tax measure as the present income law
was claimed to be by administration
senators while it was pending in the
legislature this session.
Governor Signs Anti-oleo Bill
Gov. Blaine has signed the anti-oleo-
margarine BILL making it law. The
measure prohibits the manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine or other
butter substitutes containing milk or
milk fats to give the product the tex
ture and flavor of butter.
The governor has vetoed the Hull
bill specifying the place of trial Of
divorce actions and a measure to per-
nit transfer of inmates of the bows
or girls industrial schools to the re-
formatory or industrial home for
women
Blue Book Episode Ends
The blue book episode passed out
of the session history with the refusal
of the senate to concur in the Price
resolution to finance the issuing of
supplement to contain the names and
salaries of all state officials and EN-
plOyes.
This action means that the supple
ment previously ordered by adoption
of the Titus resolution, probably will
not be issued unless mandamus pro-
ceedings are brought to compel the
printing board to do so in spite of the
fact there is no appropriation.
The senate refused to nonconcur in
the A. e. Smith resolution requiring
the state emergency board to furnish
the legislature with information con-
corning amounts and purpose of all
emergency appropriations made be-
tween the 1923 and 1926 legislative
sessions.
Congress will be asked to increase
the tariff schedules on dairy products
and eggs as a result of senate con-
currence in the Raihle resolution,
which declared that American farmers
were unable to compete with foreign
producers of butter, cheese and eggs.
The assembly has killed the Hilker
bill to make receipt showing pay
ment of personal property tax on an
automobile a requirement for registra-
ton of the car. The lower house re-
fused, Al to So, to advance the senate
bill to transfer the distribution Of
automobile license plates from the
secretary of states office to Waupun
prison, under direction of the board
of control.