The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-04-16
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AFTER RECESS REST
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extensive governmental agencies. Is
it any disgrace for the dairy and food
commissioner to have his department.
placed under John j. Jones, commits
sioner of agriculture 1t should be
placed in the department of agricul-
ture where it belongs"
Senator Hunt Scores Market Dept.
The department Of markets, which
also was headed for the jurisdiction
Of the department Of agriculture I'M
der the Titus bill came in for Caustic
remarks on the part of senator Hunt.
"The department of markets. de-
clared Senator Hunt, has not function
cd in Wisconsin. 1t ought to be plac-
ed under department where it will
exercise the functions which the law
intended it to perform"
Senator Carey declared the Titus
measure was a hodge podge" bill
worked out in few weeks with
pencil in an attempt to give the state
better system Of government than
that which it has taken years to build
up. He charged the bill was intro
duced for political purposes. He
pointed out that the majority of th
boards and commissions slated for
elimination under the Titus bill Gre
ated little or no expense to the state.
The senate had been under call Of
its members since shortly after nine
o'clock, when Senator Max Heck, in
censed over the absence of several
members without leave, moved the call
when a bill to allow cities of the
fourth class 80 provide for police Of
ficers' pensions came up for consid-
GRAFTON.
Recovering after a recess Of sew
eral days the Wisconsin legislature
last night made it real business ses-
sion and passed or concurred in thir-
ty six measures. Twenty of these
were disposed Of in the senate and
sixteen in the assembly. There was
no debate in either house.
The Senate by seventeen to eight
vote adopted the resolution Of assem-
blyman H. H. Smith to raise the sal
airy of the governor from $4,000 to
$4,000 per annum. Senators voting
against the measure were Bilgrien,
Gettelman, Keppel, a Roethe, Smith,
Staudenmayer, Titus, and Teasdsle.
Raise in the compensation of the ex-
ecutive will not affect Governor John
j. Blaine for the reason that the law
prohibits salary raise Tvs from becom-
prohibits salary raise laws from becom-
tion in which they were passed. In
any event, the resolution must be
adopted by second Legislature and
then must be referred to vote of the
people.
For Establishing Judicial Council.
The senate also passed the Heck bill
to establish a state judicial council
of seven members including justice
Of the supreme court, the attorney
general, a circuit judge, county
Judge, the chairman Of the judiciary
committee of the legislature and the
! president of the Wisconsin bar associ-
alton. The vote was 20 to 6.
On a measure to allow counties to
add to the state paid salaries Of cir
cult judges, the senate endorsed the
bill Is to II, with senators Barber,
Bilgrien, Hunt, Kemp, Keppel, LANCE,
Roethe, Schumann, Smith, Stauden-
mayer and Teasdale voting against the
proposal.
The Sauthoff bill, introduced by re-
quest, to reimburse A. j. Cobban for
legal fees expended in his suit over
his position in the office of the sec
rotary of state before the civil service
commission, passed the senate with
but one dissenting vote.
The assembly refused to advance the
Gettelman bill which would permit
motor buses to operate at the same
speed as other autom obiles. The
buses now are restricted to speed
Of 20 miles an hour. Concurrence was
voted III five senate bills, including
the Padway measure providing tai
legal processes against NONRESIDENT
operators Of motor vehicles on Wis
consin highways may be served on tho
secretary of state.
The other bills were of minor inn
portance.