Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-01
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

4 LEGlOLAlUR !
Madison, Charges of graft and
corruption made by Senator Herman
!. Stevenson in his demand for an Of
fetal probe have been declared with
out foundation" by the special investi-
eating committee and the report adopt
ed by the senate.
Every one connected with the
charges was cleared and there were
just two votes against the finding.
One was cast by Senator Severson,
the other by Senator 4. f. Carey, one
of those cleared of charges who voted
against adoption on the grounds that
the report was mot strong enough"
The seven charges made were item
lied and each found groundess, the
report stated The committee found
that in the charge that.a woman in a
penal institution was about to become
a mother, it was satisfied that Gov.
Blaine was making a thorough inves-
tigation; that there had been no VIOLA
tionS of the civil service law; that
There was no evidence to Show that a
member Of the legislature had been
spirited away to prevent his voting;
that there was no evidence that legis-
lators had been promised jobs for
votes; that there was no graft found
In charges of alleged expense money
being drawn in violation of law, and
that there has been no violation of
parole laws.
Ekern Cleared of Charges
The state senate has voted a clean
record for Atty Gen Herman L. Ekern
with but one dissenting vote, that of
Senator John c. Schumann, Water
town
The report of the committee which
investigated the charges made by In
surance Commissioner w. Stanley
Smith that the attorney general repre-
scented private insurance interests
when he appeared before the senate
against the insurance codification bill,
was emphatic to the effect that the
attorney general had represented no
outside interests and appeared for the
general welfare.
The main report drew little debate.
Senator William A. Titus, Fond du
Lac, however submitted minority
report in which he recommended that
In the future all state officers be
barred from doing outside work while
serving the state.
Senator Titus signed the main re-
port clearing Mr.. Ekern from any of
the charges that had been placed
against him but he expressed the be-
def that Il system where state officers
can continue their private business
while in the state service is wrong.
The Titus amendment was killed
with only three voting for it, Senators
Hull, Severson and Titus
Asks La Toilette Memorial Site
Erection on the capitol grounds of
a La Toilette statue or memorial to
be paid for by popular subscription
is the object of resolution introduced
I'm the legislature by Assemblyman
Eber Milwaukee.
The Eber resolution, unanimously
passed, calls for the appointment of
an interim committee of three as
semblymen and two senators to make
survey of the proposition and report
to the next legislature.
s. My idea is that the state give the
necessary authority for the erection
of a suitable statue or memorial in
memory of Senator La Toilette" said
Mr.. Eber 1T was not my intention
that the state pay for the project
The legislature in 1927 would sim
ply be requested TO set aside a certain
site for the memorial"
Bus Regulation Bill Vetoed
Gov Blaine has vetoed the assembly
Dill for the regulation of motor busses
by the railroad commission, with tho
understanding that a si:lilar measure
just enacted provides for ample regu-
lation and is not subject to the COVER
nor's objections.
The assembly bill would create a
monopoly in motor vehicle transporta
tion, would permit railroads to aban-
don train service and substitute motor
transportation for it and would not
guard against injury 20 highways.
Session Draws to Close
Eleven bills nearly all of them buff
feted between assembly and senate by
conference committees, are all that re
mains of the nearly 1920 measures
introduced in the 1925 session of the
Wisconsin legislature
The 1925 session was remarkable for
the number of vetoes of the executive,
more than 30 bills having met such
fate. More than 300 bills were en-
acted into law