Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-05-21
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A complete list of all state officials
and employees in all departments who
absented themselves from their duties
to engage in the 1924 political cam.
paigns, together with an account of
all time spent in such work, is de-
manded in joint resolution offered
In the state senate by Senator w. A.
Titus, Fond du Lac. 1t also asks that
all sums paid by the state to such of
hcials and employees for salary and
expenses during the period in which
they may have absented themselves
be likewise listed.
The resolution is expected to bring
out chiefly the activity Of state Off
Gals and employees in the campaign
of Senator La Toilette for the presi-
dency. number of stat officials
took an active part in the La Toilette
campaign, some of them devoting con-
siderable time to this work.
Friends of Atty. Gen. Herman Il.
Ekern failed in their effort to exclude
from the legislative record the w.
Stanley Smith letter. charging Mr..
Ekern with being biased in his posi-
ton on the insurance commissioners
recodification bill Two resolutions
providing for committee of the whole
hearing on the controversy have been
killed by the assembly.
The letter by Insurance Commits
stoner Smith, citing the employment
of the law firm with which Mr.. Ekern
Is associated, by insurance companies
since Mr.. Ekern was elected to his
present state office, was regarded in
circles friendly to the attorney gen
eral as an effort to blast the Ekern
for governor in 1926. In
this belief, Mr.. Ekern's friends took
steps to turn the shaft aside.
With little debate, the assembly
passed the Gwidt cigarette tax BILL
and the measure was Immediately mes
saged to the senate. The vote on pas
sage was 4S to %. The Gwidt bill
places tax of cents on each pack
age of ten cigarettes of certain
weight, and ! cent on those Of
lighter weight. The measure also
provides for tax on cigarette papers.
The governors veto of the 100000
conservation commission appropriation
came within vote of being wiped out
10 sustain the veto, one vote less than
the necessary two-thirds required to
override the disapproval.
Senator Sauthoff of Madison led the
light to put the bill over in spite of
the governors disapproval. Gov.
Blaine's contention was that the meas
ure practically doubled the appropria-
ton and that it was excessive.
Dancing in the Wisconsin capitol
building apparently will be unchecked
by the legislature. The assembly de-
feated the Severson bill to bar enter
tainments at which admission is
charged and to which the public is
not invited The vote on nonconcur-
renee was 48 to TO-
The senate has adopted resolution
calling on the attorney general and
state dairy and food commissioner to
investigate and prosecute any process
cheese manufacturers found violating
the state law in regard to the manu-
facture of process cheese. The vote
was unanimous.
The Barber bill extending the eu-
genie law to women weathered sharp
attack by Senator John E. eastman,
who asked for reconsideration of the
vote by W~ich the bill had been passed.
Senator eastman referred to 1t as
an insult to Wisconsin w0manhood.
Thirteen senators voted for reconsid-
GRAFTON and Is against.
: 4NOW II 10 up " Tic dSSCHDiJ ~ say
women shall be examined the
same as men before they can be mar
ried in Wisconsin.
The governor has vetoed bill pro-
viding that person giving a check
funds in the bank in payment
Of past due obligation could be fined
and imprisoned The giving of checks
funds is punishable now in
cases where it is found to have been
done for fraudulent reasons. Gov.
Blaine declared the additional statute
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