Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

Madson-A determined effort to
slash the Wisconsin national guard APP
preparation for 1925 met defeat in the
senate, IS to IA.
BY that vote, the senate rejected an
amendment by Senator Polakowski
socialist, to repeal the continuing fea-
Gure of the S245, 900 appropriation and
reGuce it to $150,000 for the second.
The senate defeated Senator Heck's
moti0n to refer the bill to the COM
mittee on state and local government,
and then voted to pass the measure to
It's third reading by p to IL margin.
Senator Carey, administration lead
ser, led the fight for the appropriation
recommended by the joint finance com
anittee. He pointed out that it was
$4,000 less than the present grant to
the state militia and he declared the
P0lakowski amendment was an at
eempt at slow strangulation of the
guard.
More Highway Legislation
AS soon as the administration high
other bills affecting the highway de-
uaFtment and the highway education
an the state are to be reported. The
Staudenmayer bill for removing the
ex-OfficiO members of the highway
commission is scheduled for early ac-
zion. Senator Staudenmayer is follow
ang the lines suggested by Gov. Blaine
In his message for the removal of the
state geolOgist and the dean of the
engineering college from the highway
commission.
Curb on Appointments Loses
Senator William Titus, Fond du Lac,
cost his fight to prevent the appoint
zaent OF Legislators to state offices in
the senate when his bill was defeated
by vote of 10 to -.
Under the Titus bill, no member Of
the legislature could be appointed to
a state job during his term of office.
En- defending his measure, Senator
Titus explained that an undue pres
sure could be brought to bear on the
votes of Legislators by the governor
GhrOugh the prospects Of an appoint
Enent
Opponents of the Titus bill took the
stand that they would rather see the
appointment of legislators with whose
connections they were familiar, than
10 have men appointed to offices whose
affiliations were not known.
Measures Approved by House
Among measures adopted or passed
by the assembly are the following:
The Price resolution referring to the
Titus proposal for publication in the
1925 Wisconsin Blue Book of the
names and salaries of officers, mem
beers and employees of state govern
mental agencies.
Senate bill abOlishing one superior
JudgeShip and creating another circuit
Judge in Dane and Sank counties.
The senate bill providing for two adj
GIifional circuit judges for Milwaukee
county.
The resolutions, previously passed
by the senate, calling for registration
of lobbyists twice weekly
The senate had spirited arguments
over the feasibility of a short session
of the legislature and then voted 16 to
10 on a resolution by Senator Walter
Hunt, River Falls, providing that the
session be limited to 100 days. Lieut.
Gov. Huber held that he had no right
20 vote on the resolution and the meas
are was killed.
Kill Lobbying Bill
The senate has killed the Barber
Gill to prevent lobbying by any state
or judicial officer before any legisla-
tive committee unless requested by the
committee to appear. An adverse vote
of Is 10 IA resulted on the question
whether the bill, as amended by SEN
afOr Teasdale, should be engrossed and
read "A third time. The presiding Of
Gicer ruled that the action was con-
sidered indefinite postponement of the
BILL
Moves To Shorten Session
The assembly has taken two steps
designed to shorten the legislatures
session. 1t adopted, 70 to 10, reso-
2ufion offered by Anton Holly, Kewau-
neg, for sessions every day except
Sunday and holidays and the first
weekend of each month. The Cald-
welI resolution for sine die adjourn
ment May 10 then was adopted, 81
20 80.