Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-12
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One Of the big offensives against
the Blaine administration was opened
In the legislature when Assemblymar
August E. Smith, Viroqua, introduced
joint resolution in the lower house
asking for report on the activities
OF the state emergency board during
the last two years.
The emergency board comprises
Gov. Blaine, Secretary of State Fred
f. Zimmerman and State Treasurer
Sol Levitan. Under the law the board
is empowered to vote appropriations
for state purposes whenever the legis
lature, for some reason, has failed tc
act.
Since the legislature met two years
ago the board voted approximately
100000 for the University of Wis
consin and Normal schools after the
state lawmaking body had failed to
provide the funds The emergency
board split, however, Secretary OF
State Zimmerman refusing to vote
withthe governor and state treasurer
claiming the board was oversteppine
its rights. With the votes of the gov
ernor and state treasurer, however
the moneys were appropriated.
Mr.. Smith and those back of his
resolution seek to inquire into the fol
lowing matters:
Whether, while the legislature and
its joint finance committee was in
session two years ago the emergency
beard purchased a $4,000 automobile
for Adjt Gen. Ralph M Immell.
Whether the emergency board was
justified in making certain appropria-
tions as emergencies.
Whether the emergency board voted
other funds for state purposes while
the legislature of 1928 was in session
Whether the law governing emer.
gency appropriations should be amend
ed or repealed.
A warm row in the assembly over
the consideration of the Prescott res
olution, asking that the legislature in
dorse President Coolidge and the re-
publican platform Speaker Sachtjen
committee on elections. Mr.. Prescott
then moved suspension of the rules
for immediate consideration of the
resolution. This motion was defeated
81 to 10.
Senator Gettelman has presented a
bill asking that the child labor amend
ment be referred to referendum of
the voters on April Z. This was sent
to the senate committee on agricul-
ture, labor and industries. Another
measure by Gettelman provides that
all federal constitutional amendments
must be submitted to referendum
of the voters before being considered
by the legislature
More proposals for the limitation of
automobile drivers are before the leg
islature with the introduction of BIZ
by Senator Howard Teasdale, Sparta,
prohibiting persons under 16 years of
age from driving car, unless accom-
panied by an adult. The same bill
prohibits any person suffering from
occasional fits of epilepsy from driv.
ing a car. The senate concurred in
the Kiesner resolution memOralizing
congress for the federal operation OF
Muscle Shoals.
Senator Teasdale introduced meas.
ure extending the self-governing pow.
ers of counties. Another bill by tue
same author provides that the indus
trial commission investigate all
strikes and work for arbitration OF
the difficulties.
The Padway resolution, ratifying the
federal child labor amendment, was
adopted by the state senate. The vote
was 10 to 10. The resolution now
awaits action by the assembly. There
is no Indication as to when the mat
ter will come up for consideration in
that branch.
The vote came after debate by sen.
ators on either side had continued fol
two hours. Senator Joseph Padway
Milwaukee, opened the argument fol
legislative ratification. He was fol
lowed by Senator J. E. Cashton, Den
mark, who made stirring address in
favor of ratification from the farmers
standpoint.
Senators Ben Gettelman, Milwaukee
and James A. Barker, Amigo, led the
faction against ratification