Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-05-20
SESSION TO END
IN FOUR WEEKS
June Is Is Date Predicted by
Leaders of All Factions
in Legislature.
VERY FEW IMPORTANT BILLS
Financial Program Most important
Matter to Be Decided-2oo Bills
Yet to Receive Attention
of Lawmakers.

MISUNDERSTANDING to the predic-
tion of leaders of all factions, the Wis
consin legislature will adjourn within
four weeks.
The senate has passed the resolution
favoring an adjournment on June 10.
The assembly has passed another res
Olution which provides that all bills III
committee must be referred to the cal
endar after May 81. These prelimi-
naries are but independent drives to
bring the session of the legislature to
a close. There are only 200 bills still
pending in the legislature, and two of
these are of Importance. The great
legislative program still to be written
is the financial program. The board
of control bill came out of joint finance
committee recently and carries up
ward of 100000 in appropriations.
1t will be rushed through the house, as
there seems to be little opposition to
the measure.
The bill for strengthening the state
marketing department will be on the
calendar the latter part of this week.
This bill has already been engrossed in
the house by a close vote and there
is every indication that the measure
will now be passed with little opposi-
ton. This bill has the backing of the
farmer interests of the state.
1t is expected that new bill will be
offered in the legislature this week, ex-
empting all positions in charitable and
penal institutions from the supervision
and control of the state civil service
commission. This legislation is recon-
mended by the special committee which
made an investigation of these differ
ent institutions during the past four
months. Members of the civil service
commission are opposed to this legis-
lation.
Home rule for cities was favored in
the assembly when the house con-
Cured in the Arnold resolution by a
vote of 81 to 10. Assemblyman G. M.
Perry, Oshkosh, attacked the measure
as an attempt to break down cOnstitu-
tional government. He said it was too
drastic. Assemblyman III. w. Sactjen,
NldQlSOu,
these powers belonged to the cities. He
pointed out that the legislature spends
too much time listening to Milwaukee
quarrels The League for Municipali-
ties is in favor of the resolution, de-
clared Mr.. Sachtjen. This resolution
must go through the next legislature
before it is submitted to the people.
The senate gave final passage to the
highway committee bill which provides
for the division into three classes of
all highways in the state as to the
weight of car that may be driven over
them. The limit on class A roads
would be II tons, seven for class B,
and three and one-half for class c..
This bill now goes to the assembly for
concurrence,
Citizens of Wisconsin who leave the
state to get married will not have such
marriages declared Illegal, the senate
killing the Weittenhiller bill for that
purpose. 1t also showed under the
Roethe substitute that would require
the couples to file eugenics certificates
in the state within 60 days from the
marriage or be fined or go to jail for 80
days,
"Of all d-n fool bills" said Senator
Mulberger, introduced at this session
this substitute is the worst. You would
nave couples spending their honey
moons in JAIL"
Concurrence was given the Vollman
bill empowering Milwaukee to furnish
the material for the resurfacing of ma
cadam roads, instead of letting con-
tracts for that work.
The upper house reconsidered the
vote by which it killed the Czerwinski
bill to allow the expenses of recount
proceedings by the cities to their Off
Gals where such recounts upheld the
officials. The bill was then laid over.
Passage was given the Mulberger
bill to increase the tax exemption on
real property from 120 to 100 acres on
land under cultivation. Passage was
also given the Staudenmayer measure
providing that the conservation com
mission may lease portions Of state
park lands, using the revenue deEiyed
LOT tie PURCHASE VI duulllOudl IduuS
and conservation.
A resolution to change the constitu-
ton to provide for the initiative and
referendum was killed in the house by
a vote of 81 to SO. There was no de-
bate on the resolution. Assemblyman
Ruffing, the author, said that % states
had already adopted the initiative and
referendum.
Reports on Sparta Home Conditions.
Present housing facilities at the
Sparta home for dependent children
are inadequate, according to a report
made to the legislature by the senate
committee on education and public
welfare. This investigation was
prompted by charges which were made
before the committee as to the man
agement of the home. The committee,
after full investigation, has found that
the charges against the superintendent
of the institution and regarding the
mistreatment of children are without
foundation.
Would SteriIize All Feeble Minded.
Sterilizing of all feeble-minded in
mates of the state and county institu-
tions is recommended in a report filed
by the legislative visiting committee.