Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-17
PR0CRESSIyES
SCORE VICTORY
Amendment of Free Text
Book Law in Wisconsin
Approved.

Madison, Wis, Feb. 17.-Progres-
sives scored another victory in the
Wisconsin assembly last night when
the committee on state affairs rec
commended passage Of a resolution by
Assemblyman Stolowski, Socialist, of
Milwaukee, to amend the state con-
%stitution to permit acquisition and OPP
Grafton by the state of storage houses,
warehouses and grain elevators.
n resolution has seen pending
several sessions of the legislature, but
this is said to be the first time it has
ever been reported out of committee.
1t proposes to amend section 10 of
article s of the constitution which for
bids the state engaging in any enter
prlses except in the construction of
highways.
Amendment of the free text book
! law to make it's provisions mandatory
instead of optional was approved by
the assembly committee on education
which reported Assemblyman E. H.
Johnson's bill for passage after
amending it to include high schools
in the ranks of schools required to
furnish all text books free.
City Opposed Plan.
The bill, which was introduced at
the request of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, was supported by the
: SIdIS DodIu VI eOuCdllOn, ldDOT ledQ-
ers n teachers but bitterly opposed
by a delegation representing the city
of Milwaukee which object to the add
ed burden of taxation.
The Matheson bill to amend the
educational bonus law was recon-
mended for passage, but amended SO
that the present application of the
law only to soldiers who saw more
than 80 days service, stands as
amended the bill extends to the bonus
Wisconsin soldiers who served the al
lied armies and soldiers who were
enlisted to November -, 1918, instead
of November l, as in the present law.
A proposal by A~ssemblyman Erick-
son, for the state to pay delegates to
party platform conventions SO a day
for each days attendance and 10 cents
a mile for travelling expenses to and
from the conventions. met it's death
in the assembly elections committee,
Bills to make it a crime to black
mai state commissioners, judges, ad-
illustrative and legislative officials
or plaintiffs, by threatening to expose
immoral relations in their past, and
a bill to prevent the employment OF
spies to join labor unions, and reveal
their activities. r being prepared
for introdu ction in the Legislature by
Assemblyman Lucas of Milwaukee.
oeiidlOI oISoN u REINFORCE
ment bill which will duplicate the
Matheson proposal for strengthening
the Mulberger enforcement law, and
brought it into the upper house just
before the time limit for introduction
OF bills from the loo ended. His
bill will lie in waiting throughout the
session unless assembly action upor
the Matheson measure is adverse, ir
which case it will be brought out fol
action.
Would Revoke Part of Law.
Repeal of the eugenic sections OF
the marriage law is advocated in a
bill introduced in the assembly las
night by Mr.. Peltier of Door county
His would revok all require.
ments for the physical examination
of male applicants for marriage Ii.
censes and for the refusal Of licenses
to men suffering from social diseases
Assemblyman Fowler introduced 8
bill providing a penalty for the unau'
thorized wearing of war insignia anG
another to create a state finger print
bureau at the p~enitentiary