Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-26
BLAINE ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Governor Expected TO Announce Num-
Der Of Appointments by Feb. i
Committees Ready 20 Start
Hearings Next Week.
BY FRED 1. HOLMES.

i
the election Is TO be held is fixed by
the time required for the holding OF
the primary. The term Of the newly
elected man will expire in January,
1923. He will receive the same salary
and mileage as the other members or
the legislature.
The committees will be all ready 10
start their hearings next week. Bills
are being introduced and every indi-
cation Is that the work of the session
will proceed rapidly. The men at the
head of the different committees VIII
have much to do With fastening the
legislative program. The chairman
ships of important committees are as
follows:
Judiciary. b. French 81 Su-
perior.
Finance-George Cakes Of New
Richmond.
State affairs-A. f. Matheson,
GAINESVILLE.
Agriculture-William Olson of Mon
roe.
Labor-w. A. Freehoff Of wauke-
sha.
Education-Miles L. Hineman Of To
nah.
TaxatiOn-w. III. Edwards of Wau-
kesha.
Fish and game-Mark Catlin Of APP
pletOn.
No official appointments are expect
ed 10 be made this week by Governor
Blaine. II is understood that a num-
Der of appointments win be made by
February l, but these are not expect
ed to be sent 10 the senate until the
latter part of next week. Appoint
ments are 10 be made for superinten-
dent of public property. state dairy
and food commissioner. a member Of
the state tax commission and a mem
Der of the state railroad commission.
Farm and settler legislation, by
which the state will be asked TO assist
the tlller of the soil. and especially
the man who takes up the undevelOped
acres of the state. will form an impOr-
tant part OF the legislation during the
present session Of the Legislature.
Both sides of the wet and dry ques-
ton are staged for battle before the
Wisconsin assembly. Assemblyman l..
]. PiersOn. Milwaukee, offered a resOlu-
tion calling upon congress to repeal
the Volstead act so as to allow the use
of light wines and beer.
Assemblyman A. f. Matheson,
GAINESVILLE, offered a dry enforcement
bill designed TO pick the teeth out OF
the mOonshIners." Both the resolu-
ton and the bill were sent TO the re-
vision committee.
The introduction of these two propO-
sltiOns is significant II means that
the vets have not given up hope and
are lining up back of the bin by Con-
gresham John KlecZke for mOdifica-
ton of the VOlstead act. The PiersOn
resolution declares that the present
VOlstead act has created great dissat-
isfactiOn among what appears TO be
the majority Of good, honest and we'll
meaning people and has been made
the cause OF the manufacture and con-
sumption of great deal of unhealthy
Assemblyman John Camper. Taylor
county, opened the fight for a short
session OF the legislature by the intro
duction of n resolution providing for
the appointment of n steering commit
tee of five members. three assembly
men and two senator's. TO arrange for
joint hearings ON all financial bills.
This plan was suggested by Governor
Blaine in his message. AsSemblyman
]. ID. Grandine. North CrandOn. offered
a resolution TO adjourn the present
session Of the legislature on April 80
and recOnvene IL again on January II,
1922. He believes that more can be
accomplished by annual sessions.
Assemblyman Matheson offered a
bin directing that the district attorney
shall act as divorce counsel In all cOun-
ties having a population of over o.
600. This takes in practically all coun-
ties Of the state. Asemblyman Martin
NJ. Higgins. Milwaukee. offered a bill
for one days rest out Of eight for pO-
licemen and another asking Michigan
TO cede the northern peninsula TO Wis
eonsin.
Assemblyman William Olson, Mon
roe, offered a bin appropriating S27,-
600 to pay belated claims TO farmers
for cattle with tuberculosis slaugh-
tered.
Governor Blaine presented Governor
Philips report showing the number
Of pardOns granted in the IaSf war;
In the senate. Czerwinski, Milwau-
kee. offered bin to stop food hoard
ing and prohteering in foodstuffs. He
would reduce the time that foods may
he held in storage from twelve months
TO six months, except on approval OF
the state dairy and food commission.
Czerwinski claims that much profiteer-
ing can be traced tn the boarding Of
fn0dS IN storage.