Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1913-04-02

vote in 1914 on the suffrage question
has already passed the senate and is
now before the house. Public hear.
ings have been held and the assembly
will vote on the proposition soon.
Indications are that the vote will be
close. Both sides claim that they
have sufficient votes to win Party
leaders have taken a silent but de.
cidedly active interest in the PROPOSE.
ton. The La Toilette men and the
Social Democrats will support equal
suffrage; the McGovern men may op-
pose it, and it is certain that the
Democrats will vote to defeat the ref
erendum in 1914.
Marketing Commission.
The way is being cleared in the
legislature for the early consideration
of Governor McGovern's plans for
marketing commission to increase re-
turns to farmers and reduce the cost
of living to consumers through a gen
eral scheme of cooperative handling
of produce.
The assembly committee on agricul-
ture has reported for indefinite post
ponment the Hahn bill proposing an
agricultural commission which would
aid in the formation of cooperative
associations for the handling of farm
products. This measure was drawn
somewhat along the lines of the meas
ure sent to the legislature by the
governor, and the committee decid-
ed upon indefinite postponment
of the Hahn bill in order to give
the governors bill clear sailing. The
broadcast bill dealing with cooperation
that has ever been presented to
Wisconsin legislature.
Insurance Commissioners Power.
A sharp fight will be made in the
legislature over the bill which gives
OF the commissioner of insurance the
authority to fix the premium rate in
contested cases where upon appeal to
the commissioner the insured claims
that the rate is too high. The insur-
ance companies agents who are here
discussing the bills are willing that
have the power to pass upon discrim-
lnation and declare rate void, but
they desire that the power for the
making of the new rate shall remain
with the companies rather than with
the insurance commissioner.
In many ways this same question
arose at the time of the creation of
the railway commission. At that
time there was objection raised to the
placing Of the rate-making power
with the rate commission, and it was
argued that while the power should
be given the commission to set aside
rate, it would create difficulties if
the commission was given the authori-
ty to absolutely fix rates.
County Option Killed.
By vote of % to 4, the senate kill
ed the Teasdale bill providing for
county option in Wisconsin. The four
senators who voted for the measure
were Senators Teasdale, Linley, Scott
and True. There was little debate up
on the original measure, but there
was considerable discussion on an
amendment offered by Senator Teas
dale which provided that the measure
should not apply to counties having
cities of first, second and third class.
Senator Teasdale's strongest argu-
ment for the bill was along the line
that the counties are forced to pay
large sums of money for the care of
persons whose position in life may be
attributed to the use of liquor which
is so easy to secure. He considered
the subject of county option a cues
ton of taxation and home rule.
Milk at University.
That Madison is receiving an infer
ior supply Of milk and cream is the
charge that was brought out at hear
ing on the Burke bill which aims to
make it impossible for the university
to compete with dealers in the sale
Of milk and cream. The bill provides
that milk and cream at the university
which is not used for educational and
experimental purposes shall be dis
tributed by the state board of control
for use in state institutions. Madison
women testified that the supply of
dealers lack proper nourishment for
children.
Dean Russell denied that the uni
versity is competing with dealers,
showing that the prices charged by
the university is in excess of that
charged by the dealers and that the
university has no delivery system. A
number of Madison creameries are be-
hind the measure to prevent the uni
versity from selling it's supply.
Of Interest to Fishermen.
Practical agreement has been reach
ed by the members of the Wisconsin,
Minnesota joint legislative committee
relative to the boundary between the
two states and the game laws that
should govern.
The committee agreed on a recon-
mendation that hunting and fishing
licenses issued in either state grant
the licensee the right to hunt or fish