Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-04-10
AND UPPER
HOUSES ADJOURN
Members of Legislature Go Home
to Vote.
TO REASSEMBLE APRIL IL
Speaker Asserts Work Of Session viii
Be misunderstanding on Con-
soldation Bills During
Next Two Weeks.

Next Two Weeks.
Madison Both houses Of the legis
lature have adjourned to allow tbs
members to go home to vote The
members will reassemble on Monday
April IL. to resume their tasks, and II
is the declaration OF Speaker Whittel
and others that the work Of the SEES
sion will then be brought rapidly to a
close. Hearings on all Of the CONSOLE
dalton bills will be heard in the next
two weeks Thus far the only hear
ing on a consolidation bill was that
OF the consolidation OF all of the agri-
cultural departments-stat board OF
agriculture, board OF immigration. vet
Urinary department and state live
stock sanitary board-into one depart
ment, that will have complete super
vision over the expenditures OF state
aid to all OF the poultry, horticultural,
county fair and similar agricultural
associations as Welt
Under the terms Of the consolida-
ton bin this work would be delegated
TO a commission Of three members,
with special qualifications, appointed
by the governor for a term Of six
years at a salary OF $4,000 annually.
Speaker L. c. Whittet member OF
the special legislative Investigating
committee that examined the depart
ments and drafted the bill, said that
the measure would give coordination
to the work and would save the state
about $4,000 annually He quoted
Grant T. Fisher OF Evansville. a for
mer member Of the board of agricuE
ture, az stating that the bill would ac-
complish the purpose of its drafters
Several members Of the state board
Of agriculture, having the management
of the state fair in charge appeared in
opposition to the bill II H. Peavey
Of bayfield, county said that so much
power was lodged with the board that
the members would never be able to
do the work He said that the pres
ent board was nonsalaried and the
proposed board was not and he be
lieved that as good service could be
obtained from a nousalaried board.
Senator c. II. Everett of Racine, a
member of the state board of agricul-
ture. said that the proposed commits
sion would be 'topaotcher for ex.
pense"
Because he believes that the mem
bers Of the legislative investigating
committee had no power to expend
money in travelling TO the New York
forestry reserve. but that they were
directed to coniine their activities to
Wisconsin. Assemblyman Carl Hansen
of Manitowoc has introduced reso-
luton 70 compel the committee TO file
It's expense statements He said that
after these have been filed he would
offer another resolution to compel a
refund of the money spent by the com
mlttee in making it's Investigations in
the East
Action on the tIambrecht bin to
increase the nonresident tuition fee
at the university from 500 to $50
has heen deferred until April IA. at the
reQnc OF Assemblyman Whitcomb Of
Oconto The Harrington and Helm
bills to ltquidate the state debt have
been sent to he joint finance com
mittee of the Legislature for further
consideration At the time of the Civil
war the government of Wisconsin
loaned the federal government about
$1,000 000 This debt was carried in
the form Of certificates of indebted
ness Although nearly all of this
money has been repaid the money
was used 10 meet the general expenses
OF government These bills provide
for the payment OF definite amount
annually until the debt is W ped out
The house also advanced the Ross.
hard bin requiring the display of haes
on school hon e~ I'm fair We, Their
The assembly committee on excise
and fees has reported for death the
J r. leuson bin which would increase
the liquor license Zee in the state ia
$500
The bitterest sct.to IL WHICH the
august senate has thus far engaged
occurred over the Perry bin makme
the Evening Wisconsin of Milwaukee
the official state paper for PUBLISHING
all state laws. notices and proclama.
lions The state Journal of Madison
has for years heon The state paper
The bill was ordered euErussed after
three hours of debate by "a vote Of
Is to 9 As amended the bin pro
vides that The charges fer the print
ing shall not exceed those now e. st
ing with the State Journal. and mat
the official paper shall bear an met
dental expenses. such as trauspor,a
ton and communication in publish
ing the laws
Fair Removal Plan Found.