Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-05-07

Legislative Committees to Make
Report This Week.
PLAN TO BUY LAND AT DELLS
Famous Indian Mounds Near Lake
Mills Also May Be Purchased by
the stste-Miller Resolution
Passed by Assembly

Passed BY Assembly.
MadisOn.--The Wisconsin state leg
islature has under consideration the
purchase Of three additional parks. All
Of these projects win be investigated
by special legislative committees this
week and reports viii Immediately be
made to the legislature.
One proposal Is for the purchase OF
the lends about the Dell5 Of the Wis
+ cons'n river at Kilbourn as a state
park This is one Of the most scenic
spots In the state. The second pro-
posal IS for the purchase Of the
grounds on which are located the ia
nous Aztlan Indian mounds in Jeffer-
son county, near Lake Mills. This IS
one Of the most famous Indian earth
works In the United States. The third
IS for the purchase of about 5000 acres
Of land Ia Sawyer and Price counties,
whore an untouched virgin forest Of
timber IS stlll located for q park. This
latter park Is urged on the ground that
It will show northern Wisconsin as it
was before the coming Of the lumber
companies.
Speaker Young has announced the
appointment Of the following members
/ to serve on special investigating COM
mittees 10 make reports at this ses-
sion:
To investigate the feasibility Of the
Dells as state park-AsSemblymen
T. II. Conway, Milwaukee; John F.
Dahl. Barron, and John Verkuilen,
Clark.
To investigate proposed park In
Sawyer and Price Assembly
men J. Z. Farr. Price; William Olson
Green, and Ben Mahon, Milwaukee
To investigate purchase Of Aztalan
/ indian mounds as a park-Assembly-
men H W. Stokes, Jefferson; J. ..
Grandine. Forest and f. W. Downs,
Bayfield,
/ The house killed the Higgins resolu-
/ ton for an investigation Of the work
OF the state railroad commission. 1t
killed by vote Of s. 10 q. the Lucas
bin fixing the liability of owners OF
automobiles for damages done 10 per-
sons and property. Il was explained
i that there IS now plenty Of legislation
on this subject
+ Without a roll call bur with no
voices heard IN opposition. the assem-
/ 1ly went on record IN favor of the
adoption Of the A. VI. Miller resolu-
tion condemning the proposed federal
sales tax and asking congress not to
i repeal the excess profits tax. The res
olution must go To the senate for con
gideration. There was no debate.
The hin Of the insurance and bank
/ Ing commission Of the state, requiring
mutual liability insurance companies
to submit dividend data to the lnSnr-
ance department of the Industrial
commission before paying ont their
earnings, was defeated.
The free textbook bin, passed by the
assembly, was laid over when Senator
j A. c. Anderson offered substitute
amendment which graduated the pur-
chase of school textbooks by school
boards Tie entire list Of books need
not be purchased, under the provisions
+ Of the amendment. until 1925.
A wrong impression has gotten
abroad among the farmers, the pro-
ponents Of the Grimstad land tax bin
ray. IS 10 the purpose and effect If
that measure. II simply provides for
4 surt8Z on the use aud enjoyment of
+ excess land y0IupS above S11 Dp0 c-fth