Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-06-04
ASKS RECALL Of
THE DRY NE ASURE
Gov. Blaine Requests LegiSIa-
ture to Amend Bill.
LEGAL RULING CAUSES ACT
Attorney General Holds Home Made
Wines Cannot Be Manufactured
Under Mathewson Bill With Its
Search and Seizure Clause.

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recall of the Mathewson dry enforce
ment bin for the purpose of correc-
ton. Three main reasons are given
by Governor Blaine in asking for the
recall:
First, that the Mathewson bill
should he put into harmony with the
federal enforcement act.
Second, that amendments be incor-
porated which win clarity the present
bin. All antiquities should be taken
out Of the present measure.
Third. revision Of the present pro-
vision Of the bin TO allow the manu-
facture Of wine and beer for private
and family use. and not for sale"
Il 10 action is taken Governor
Blaine will either have To sign the
measure or veto it, He makes no in
timation in his message as TO the
course De viii take in case Of d fail
ure TO recall.
Change in the present prohibition
laws 70 permit the manufacture and
sale Of light wines and beers was OPP
posed by the assembly, 4G to 40,
through the defeat of the PierSon res
olution memorializing congress TO
amend the Vostead act.
The antiprofteerins bin drawn by
Attorney General Morgan was en-
crossed by reclamation in the assem-
bly, after an attempt 10 cut out the
$4,000 appropriation had been killed
- to Q.
The Commons unemployment pre-
Vention measure was indefinitely post
poned by the senate. The upper house
. refused consideration of the bill by a
vote Of rs 70 13.
The change of representation on the
educational boards of the state may
be put through this session of the Wis
conSin legislature. The house has inst
received from the senate. where il was
passed, the Titus bin which would en-
large the representation of tile boards
of normal school regents and uniyer-
sity regents from two 10 six members
a large. The additional four mem
bers viii give place on the beard for
+ two farmers and two representatives
Of the manual trades according 10 the
provisions Of the measure.
Members of the senate will have to
vote on memorials to congress. The
attempt of Senator Bird to have legfs-
/ lative business defined to exclude such
memorials was defeated by vote Of
Is to 70. it requiring two-thirds for
the amendment 20 the senate rules de-
hning Legislative business" TO be
adopted.
ASSemblyman Fowler's bin for
four-year course in the normal schools
Of the state. and for the granting Of
the degree Of bachelor Of education.
was killed in the house. The substi-
tute amendment by Dahl to prohibit
four-year courses in normal schools
was adopted by vote Of 4G 10 40. The
entire bill was then killed.
The Fowler bill was opposed in
long address by AsSemblyman John
Dahl. He said that this would result
In turning the normal schools into uni
versities. Assemblyman u. J. sum
merville suggested that such a bin
would lead TO additional expense.
Women of Wisconsin are demanding
equal rights with men. new Bill
has been introduced in the legislature
to take the place of the Conart hu
which was killed I'm the lower house
some time ago. The Couant bin would
give women the right 10 serve On
iurics The new bin extends greater
privileges 10 women.
Women Of the state are demanding
that the legislative record be made on
the new hill There is every Indication
that &c the hin is legal it viii be one
OF the measures upon which the woa-
en- of the state shall make their cam
paign IN the different legislative dis
trictS a year from this fan.
There are many here who predict
that the next session Of the legislature
may see several women representa-
tives.
No state has women members I'm the
upper house bur "a number Of states
during the past year had women mem
hers In the lower house Conservative
Connecticut leads with five women
members i'm it's legislature Kansas and
Colorado come next, with four each.
California and Utah each have three
New Hampshire New Jersey and
oklahoma have two apiece. Idaho.
Indiana, Michigan Montana. Nevada,
New YorN Oregon, Vermont. North
Carolina and Washington each ven
tured one.
Reapportionment Plans Submitted.
Fifteen proposed plans for changes
I'm the reapportionment of the congress
s'onal districts of the state have been
submitted 70 the rearportlou-lent
committee for consideration Whsle
The committee has made no definite
statement as 20 what action 10 Intends
t' take ou the aYportioumvut % con
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