The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-06-20
Bill Providing 3.75 Per Cent Beer
Before Senate.
TO ACT ON 8-H9UR PROBLEMS
Will Also Make Final Disposition of
Bounty Aid to enthusiastically
to Dispose of Marketing
Question.
BY FRED L. HOLMES.


business to see if it will not be possible
to close up the important affairs of the
legislature this week. Today is the
crucial day in both houses of the legiS-
lature. The senate will consider the
Mulberger substitute providing for
S.75 per cent beer; it will consider
eight-hOur problems and it will make a
final disposition of the bounty aid to
soldiers. The assembly will dispose
of the marketing question today and
will take up the Arnold bill which pro-
videS for an increase of approximately
% per cent of the income tax rates.
The legislature is attempting to adj
jOurn by July 1, and the progress that
it makes within the next two or three
days will settle the matter. If it be-
comes necessary to lay over some of
these important bills until the follow
ing week adjournment of the legisla-
ture will not come until about July 5,
if not later
The senate has killed the Dennhart
bill which provides for the annual
election of the secretary IF the Wis
cOnsin Historical society. This was
the last of a series which were intro
duced in the legislature, and which
resulted in a legislative investigation
of the Historical society with an Off
cial report which highly commended
the organization. All bills to curb the
activities of the society have been in
6nHV foIx-
trOduced into the legislature WedneS-
day bill carrying an appropriation of
$4,000 for the compilation of an Off
cial history of the part played by Wis
cOnsin in the world war. 1t will prob
ably be several years, however, before
this official tome will be issued.
The COe bill requiring every county
within two years after July 1, 1919, to
employ, upon certificatiOn of the state
board of health, one. or more public
health nurses or public health instruc-
tors, has been approved by Governor
Phillip. The work of the public health
registered nurse or health instructor
shall be directed by committee COM
posed of the chairman of the county
board, the county superintendent of
schools, a woman appointed by the
county board, the judge of the Juvenile
court and the deputy state health of
flcer for that county, to be known as
the county health committee. This is
one Of the most important pieces of
legislation to be enacted at this ses-
sion of the legislature, and it has be-
come No. 81 of the laws of 1919.
Other important bills approved by
Governor Philip during the past week
are as follows:
Requiring the use of chemical fire
engines for voluntary fire depart
ments.
Providing penalty for the manu-
facture and sale of cheese containing
an excess of moisture.
The conservation commission shall
consider the natural resources of the
state and report to the governor from
time to time the results of it's investi-
cations, with recommendation of such
measures as it deems necessary or
suitable to conserve such resources
and preserve them, so far as practical
ble unimpaired.
Whenever majority of the patrons
of any cooperative cheese factory or
creamery shall vote to have their COWS
tested no milk shall thereafter be ac-
cepted at any such factory or cream
cry except from cows which have sue
cessfully passed such test.
For the period ending June 80, 1920,
agricultural representatives shall be
organized in not to exceed 45 counties
of the state, and for the fiscal year be-
ginning July 1, 1920, in not to exceed
90 counties of the state.
Marriage may be contracted be-
tween cousins where the female has
attained the age of fifty years. Rela-
tionship under this section shall be
computed by the rule of the civil law,
whether the parties TO the marriage
are of the half or of the whole blood.
Increasing the state trunk highway
of the state from 5000 to $500 miles.
Appropriating $4,000 as aid to
county tuberculosis institutions.
Providing for the erection of armo-
ries to the memory of men and women
from such locality who have died
while in the military or naval service
of the United States.
The quartermaster general shall,
subject to the approval of the COVER
nor, provide by purchase or by hire
such public animals and motor trans
port as are necessary for the proper
training of any military unit at home
station or field camp .of instruction
and for the care and keep of such pub
lie animals and transport.
Senator Skogmo's bill relating to
hours of labor and employment, his
bill providing for the establishment of
a basic eight-hOur day for wage work
ers, and Mr.. Masiakowskis bill pro-
hibiting employers from requiring or
permitting female employees to work
more than eight hours during any day