Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-07-03
Provides for Creation of Advisory
Board.
TO INVESTIGATE FARM COST
Compromise Mcaeure Agreed to by
Both Houses Of Leos.ature-Ex-
empts Farmers Organizations
From State Anti Trust Laws.
By FRED l.. HOLMES.

compromise was agreed to which was
put through both houses with pract-
cally no further opposition.
The new bill, which now goes to the
governor, provides for the creation OF
an advisory marketing board to be
composed Of the commissioner OF agrl-
culture, the attorney general and the
secretary Of state, with power to ap-
point the market director, whose office
shall be a division Of the bureau OF ag-
riculture. The bill also recognizes the
principle Of the cost Of production and
provides for an investigation to deter
mine the cost of producing farm prod
ucts. 1t also provides that the anti
trust laws Of the state shall not apply
to farmers organizations. Many OF the
provisions of the special marketing pro-
vision bill has been incorporated into
the measure and it is generally agreed
on all sides that the new measure is a
workable piece of legislation. By the
creation of this advisory board to Sc
1ect the director of marketing the ap-
ernOr, which was one of the principles
cOntended for by the farmer members
of the house. The farmer members
also had a provision incorporated into
the bill providing for an investigation
of the cost of producing farm products.
The assembly concurred in the Kuc
kuk bill reducing the annuities in the
teachers retirement fund Is per cent,
beginning with September 1, 1919. 1t
ordered to third reading the Bentley
bill providing for the erection of
memorial to Wisconsin soldiers on the
battlefields of France
The Gilman resolution asking con-
gress to grant amnesty to political
prisoners was killed in the assembly
by vote of 6S to 20. Assemblyman Ehl-
man defended the resolution, saying
that now was the time for the WiscOn-
sin legislature to go on record in favor
of such a resolution. This is the reso-
luton which, early in the session, was
favored before the committee by Hen
ry 2. Cochems, Milwaukee,
The assembly cOncurred in an
amendment to the bill granting three
weeks vacation annually to state en-
plOyees, and the bill now goes to the
governor.
BY a vote of 81 to 80 the assembly
passed the constitutional amendment
permitting the state to bond itself
per cent of the value of the property
for internal improvements. Before the
resolution becomes effective, however,
it must pass another session of the
legislature and then go to the people.
The assembly advanced the French
bill giving the curatOrs of the State
Historical society power to return any
manuscripts it may desire to the state
of Tennessee. Some of these docu-
ments are asked for by the state.
BY vote of 81 to n the assembly
nonconcurred in the Severson bill es-
tablishing a rule of comparative negli-
gence in railroad crossing cases. Bow
man said that where the railroad COM
pany and the injured men were both
negligent the jury could determine the
relative amount Of negligence in each
case and assess the damages accord
ingly. If the railroad company was
more negligent than the injured man
the man would recover, otherwise not.
Assemblyman Nolan said that the bill
would insure 4 verdict for the injured
man in every case and moved non
concurrence.
On motion of Assemblyman T. S.
Nolan, GAINESVILLE, the assembly non
cOncurred in the foreign language bill
passed by the senate.
Although Senator ROethe made an
effort to save the Chilsen convention
bill, by an amendment the senate over
ruled him and killed the bill % to g.
Roethe's amendment struck out of the
original bill the authority to nominate
candidates and constituted the con-
vention with powers only to make the
platform.
The senate first engrossed and then
killed a bill by Wilkinson to change
the name of DEVILS. Lake park to
Memorial park, and to appoint a com.
mission consisting of the governor, ad.
jutant general and a member of the
state conservation commission, to SUI.
pervise the planting of memorial
trees, one for each Wisconsin soldier
killed in battle.
Governor Philip is opposed to the
passage of the soldier bonus bills with
out the approval of the people. His
special message to the legislature on
this subject will be considered by both
houses Tuesday. The governor asked
that the question of paying the sol
diers a bonus be submitted to a refer
endum of the people at a special cleo
tion to be held in September.
Meantime the house is marching
ahead with its soldier aid program
The house passed the Fletcher bill ap
propriating $1,000,00O for the settle
ment of soldiers on land and the Nyt
bill to grant $50 month for the edu
cation of soldiers in the higher insti