Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-06-28
MADISON NEWS

Madison Wis, June Special - While
che public may tire of legislating and
ciamor for seemingly slow legislature
to adjourn, t1e interests never sleep.
This is again proven by the discovery
in the senate of Bill No. 500, S provid
ing for the legalization of every one of
the 500 illegal saloons now operating in
Milwaukee County and what ever plac-
es that may be operating contrary to
the Baker Law in other parts of the
sate.
The bill is on the order of the recent
Ackley measure passed BY the senate
after a hard a9l bitter fight last week
and killed ia the assembly by an over
waslmng v.te. the result of the brew
ery interests aid, it is claimed
The Ackley bill was handed TO sena-
tor Ackley By a repr sentative CT the
schli 2 Brewing Company, according
to admissions Of the senator made on
tae floor Of the senate after being
Dressed on the matter by one Of the op-
ponents Of the bill. Bill No 500, S. is
almost a duplicate of that measure.
{ H.e Ackley bill provided that every sa.
loon hsense, now held illegally be le-
galized 1t also. according to those who
stuffed the measure. withdrew all re-
strictions as to where saloons could be
located and left nothing to prevent the
establishment of refreshment parIors
in the most exclusive residence district
of any city.
Naturally when the bill passed the
senate - that body being considered
stronger for regulation of the traffic
than the lower house it was presum
ed it would go through the assembly.
The lower house turned down the bill
= a vote of 81 to 9. The defeat Of the
measure was attributed to an alleged
sudden decision Of the brewery people
that the Aokley bill was not Just what
they wanted
Bill No 509,S was introduced, pre-
sumably. as precaution against the
possible defeat to emasculation Of the
Ackley bill. Il is claimed, however,
by parliamentary experts Of the legis-
lature. that the subject matter having
been disposed Of another bill Of the
same substance, is out of order. The
point has been officially centercd a
gainst the bill by Senator Bosshard,
and after sharp parliamentary fight
the bill probably will be ruled out.
Many senators have expressed disap-
proval Of The length tn which the brew
cry lobby is carrying its efforts to Sc
cure a sweeping legaIization of exist
ing itlegalities in the liquor business,
and it is predicted that only the dyed
in-the-w5ol supporters Of liquor bills
will vote on appeal against a decision
ruling SEQ S. out Of order
KARO BILL BROUGHT UP AGAIN.
Another evidence of the fact that the
interests never tire and never sleep
was the slipping in the senate of anoth
er bill to nullify the Wisconsin law for
me labelling of food products for exact
ly what they are.
Under the guise of being a different
bill, this bill, undoubtedly put forward
by the glucose syrup people through
Wisconsin dealers, was filed with the
senate chief clerk. Before the bill got
farther, however, the clerk discovered
that the unsnimous consent required by
a recent resolution for the introduc-
lion of new bills had not been reeeiv-
ed for this bill and, returned it to the
author 1t may be offered only by una
nimous consent.
EThe Amery bill requiring syrups to
be labelled so as to shoFy their exact in
gradients. passed by the assembly has
been favorably acted upon by the SEN
ate. The new bill, attempted to be
sipped in after the introduction Of neSs
bills was cut off would have nuilified
the effect of this bill
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
The county commission form Of 90.
,ernment bids far to be a reality by