Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-02-21
DIRECT MARKET
BILL IS OFFERED
Legislation Affecting Consumer
Before Senate.
LOAF OF BREAD 16 OUNCES
State Affairs Committee Hears Argu-
nents on Measure Occurring
Stamping Of Net Weight on
Packages of Food Sold.


Packages of Food Sold.
Madison.-Legislatio affecting tbs
consumer occupied the center OF the
stage before the Wisconsin legislature
A direct market commission bill wa:
presented, and later the state affairs
committee of the senate heard argu
ments on Il bill to fix the weight OF
the standard loaf of bread at II
ounces and another measure re
quiring the stamping Of the net weight
ON all packages of food sold.
The state marketing measure pro
vides for marketing commissioner Of
one member whose duties shall con
sist of the locating within the United
States all food supplies and other prod
ucts having a direct bearing on the
high cost of living, necessary to sup
ply the demands of the consumers of
the state of Wisconsin. The annual
salary of the market director is fixed
at $1,000 year The measure ear
ries an appropriation Of 100000
Large Power to Market Director.
The market director IS empowered
under the terms OF the bill to make
all necessary rules and regulations,
contract for or store such farm prod
ucts or other products as in this judg-
ment may be necessary to protect the
consumers OF the state against the
manipulation of the food products by
the dealers therein
one of the most important pieces
Of legislation to come before the SEN
ate committee the Skogmo tin requir-
Ing that the weight of packages shall
be placed on the wrapper. was given
a hearing. The measure has the APP
proyal Of the state dairy aud food
commissioner, George j Weigle
The Skogmo bin Is similar to a Law
now existing in New York state Its
constitutionallty has been upheld In
the New York courts aud, according
10 the testimony of the New York
weights aud measure department. it
has saved the people OF t.s state So
100000 annually on packing products
which were wrapped in heavy wrap
ping paper
Senate Leads in Number Of Bills.
At the opening of the fifth week 81
the session the senate is leading the
assembly Ia the number of bills intro.
duved the record being 200 10 the
house a against 10 in the senate
Wednesday is the final day for the In
production Of bills and hundreds of
measures will pour in at the last mo
meut From now until the closing
weeks Of the session the different com
nltteeS viii tackle heavy calendars.
Members Of the joint committee on
finance have completed hearings on
university appropriation bills relating
to operation. Bills relating TO capital
and maintenance will be taken up next
week when appropriation bills for the
normal schools will also be conSid
cred.
Single Tax Amendment.
A hearing on the Nordman single
tax amendment to the state consttl-
dion will be held before the assembly
committee on judiciary March I. lu
behalf Of the amendment. Assembly
man Nordmau will bring to Madison
some Of the best-known tax authorities
in the country, His amendment would
permit counties go exempt improve
ments from taxation.
Assemblyman " Y. Miller of Rusk
county will present a measure In the
house this week for division of Saw
yer county. A long petition was pre-
sented in the house from Saw
ger county asking thar the county be
divided into two paris and that the
southern half be named Hord county
n honor of former Gov ". h. Hord Of
Fort Atkinson. The Miller bill provides
sOr referendum on the subject. how.
ever, by the people Of the country.
To Investigate Stump Oynamitlna.
Another bill offered in the house
by Assemhlyman Miller asks an appro-
priation Of $1,000 for legislative In
vestigation OF the subject OF dyna
hitting stumps. He asks that the agri
cultural engineering department and
the state board Of Immigration be
clothed with the power Of making thl,
investigation aud that these depart
ments file complete report with the
next session of the legislature.
A third bill offered by Assemhlymar
Miller Is for the licensing OF rea
estate dealers. Ii provides that Il
cense be secured from the secretar,
of state for the sum OF $40: that thi,
license shall be- good for five year,
and may be- revoked. however by &
Judge of record finding that the rea
e. estate dealer has fraudulently misrep
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