Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-02-20
SEEKS REPEAL OF
WHEY BUTTER ACT
Farmers to- Attend Hearing Be-
fore Legislature.
CASES OF FRAUD ARE CITED
Claim Is Made That "Whey Butter"
Shipped Out of State Is Sold as
Wisconsin creamery-SIeigh
Bill Back to Committee.
By FRED L. HOLMES.

Madison, Feb. 1S.-Farmers from all
sections of Wisconsin will be here on
Wednesday to appear on the hearing
scheduled before two committees of
the legislature on the whey butter law.
Assemblyman William r. Olson of
Green county has offered a bill for
the repeal of the present whey butter
law. Under the old law, when cheese
had been made the whey or residue re-
naming, was run through cream sep
aratOr and the butterfat thus obtain
ed was made into a whey butter. By
the terms of the present law this but
ter was labeled "Whey Butter" The
claim is now made that, when shipped
outside of Wisconsin, the label is re-
moved and the butter is sold as good
Wisconsin butter.
Most of the farmers who will ap-
pear here on Wednesday will be in ia
vOr of the measure. They think by the
repeal of the law the deception on the
public outside of Wisconsin can be
controlled.
The wide-sleigh bill, which was rec
bly, committee on state affairs, has
been sent back to the state affairs
committee for further hearing. The
claim was made that this law would
compel many farmers to buy new
SleighS and that millions of dollars
worth of present sleigh property
would be destroyed. After debating
the matter for q long time, the COM
mittee sent the bill back, directing the
committee to give further hearing to
| the plan.
Assemblyman A. c. Otto, Milwaukee,
| has bill to control the sale of fire.
crackers and fireworks. His measure
| provides that no firecrackers, tOrpe-
| does. roman Candles bombs or other
fireworks shall be kept or displayed in
any place within POO feet of neigh
boring building.
A big fight is expected In the house
on Wednesday over the CAM resolu-
ton to limit by constitutional amend
ment the length of the Legislative ses-
sion to 90 days. Strange as it may
SEEM most of the old members of the
| legislature are opposing the plan. They
claim that bad bills are passed by push
ing legislation through in hurry.
The circuit judges of the state are
now asking for an increase of salary.
They are at present receiving a salary
of $500 annually. Both houses Of
the legislature have given some cOnSid-
GRAFTON to the matter and the joint jul
dietary committee will recommend a
bill favOring 81 600 annual increase.
This increase in salary will not apply
to judges during their present term Of
office and the total expenditures dur
| ing the next two years will only be
about $4,000, as only two judges will
| commence new terms within the next
| two years. There are % to 80 judges
in the state Many of these judges
| claim that the cost Of living has gone
up so rapidly that they are unable to
| live on salary Of $500.
Senator Timothy Burke of Green
Bay has offered a bill providing for
| the annual encampment Of soldiers re-
| turning from the world war. Under the
will be held at the Camp Douglas mil
| itary reservation and the expenses
will be paid by the state. A new or
ganizatiOn to bring together members
| Of the different companies, sailors, sol
| diers and marines, is proposed by some
| of the legislative leaders, and former
| State Senator Ackley plans to have q,
| bill before the legislature which will
| give official recognition to the new or
| ganizatiOn.
Scores of petitions are being receiv-
| ed in the legislature protesting against
| the passage of the Kandutsch bill pro-
viding a tax on the farmers dogs.
| Other petitions which are being re-
ceived ask that the state dairy and
food commission be given power to
prevent the starting of new cheese
factories or creameries without the
consent of that department. Hundreds
of petitions are coming in favOring the
passage of the Kuckuk bill increasing
the amount of tuition which q town
must pay for the education of children
in a nearby high school from $36 to
$72 a year.
Among bills offered in the senate
were:
Stevens-Proyiding that compensa-
ton of registers of deeds may be In
creased when his fees are less than
$500 year.
Wilkinson-Regulatin the making
of abstracts of title:
Understanding that milk and
cream shall be paid for at the depot
on the basis of the butterfat test.
Beyer-Creating a joint board on
public buildings and Improvements In
Milwaukee city and county.
Burke-Providing for a field en-
campment in 1919 at the Wisconsin
military reservation for veterans OF
the European war.
Understanding the constitution
to permit issuance of highway bonds
up to $50,OO0,0O0.