Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-26
Senator Huber Offers ReSOlu-
tons to Permit |. and r.
FAVORED BY GOV. BLAINE
gtcughton Man Declares Constitution
sI Amendments Should &c Adopt
ed IN Wiseorsin-Wil Bring
Government Closer &c People.

D. a. Huber 20 StUuEhtun permit oi
sas initiative. referendum and recall
a change ln tle constitution would be
necessary &C. the bu becomes law
Iu bis statement Mr. Huber pointed
.ur rfar THE initiative and referendum
b 8 m.au> ui popular e2l rcs>ioE On
legislation.
U- -aId there was seareely state
an rEn Union which lue~ Not explicitly
provide for rhe use 81 the Initiative
4IH referendum iu sUue form. Twenty
-flre~ have adopted tbe Initiative and
referendum for statewide measures or
EaEe provided fur fLe application of
tGa principles Ur llp initiative and ref
furudum aud - states have adopted
che reftuHudum alone.
AIr. Huber declared that tile recall
BIAS bsvu adopted by the states of ure-
cuu. California. Arizona, Colorado
Idaho. Nevada. Washington. Michigan,
Kansas aud Louisiana.
q believe that these constitutional
amendments should b. adopted Ia Wis
etusIn.~ said senator Huber. Gov
sruur Blaine has recommended these
umeudmsuts by tLs legislature and ]
believe that their adoption viii result
Iu bringing the government closer 20
che people. Before q change can DE
made. fu the Wisconsin constitution ~
uu>t pass two successive sessions u
CD, legislature and then be- approved
IS the people This will be- the nrst
legislature Co which thp amendments
have been reported"
Governor Blaine will call "a special
election in Green Lake county this
week Co. Gu the vacancy caused by the
tsarh Uf As~emhIymau samuel Owens
e. Gr7eu Lake county. whose funeral
vas ls.I Tuesday afternoon.
A~~emh.ymau Edmund r.. Grunwald
a. fhe Flflh Milwaukee district, the
taty uf ghe present legislature, D. 80
YuurlfuI that be- could probably de-
teuT rhe title a. youngest member
f-alu>f ail who have claimed tie HON
rr iu ra~r sessions.
Air GrmWaid was twenty sd
Aiareb -. he east bis first vote Tor
l'm~eIf-aud got elected
Iu amateur athletics De- Is well
fUHUr. Uufh ass "a swimmer and boxer.
DE served with Company I. Nineteenth
infantry. Eighteenth division. during
size uaF.
SIR. sruuwaiH is q brother 81 John
= GrruUalG. private secretary 10 Con
gresham kIegzba.
A blue sky law governing sale 81
ruimuruvel land Co settlers in north
s.ru Wisconsin viii D. proposed as one
60 tbe important measures % the pres
,ut session ~ the legislature affecting
agriculture. senator w A. Titus ~
Furd eliza I.ar auuuuneed. tie r. pre-
Tariu. legislation to safeguard the
Wisconsin Immigrants to the northern
sections ~ the state.
tudtr the proposed law application
would be made by the seller la the
stale immigration commissioner II
sIaFl~Uu. BEFORE the sale could be
sou>umma1sl au investigation would
a. made by the county agent or an
assent ~ the hmm grafton commission
or. tn establish the agricultural posi-
Utilities uf fhe land Terms 20 the pro
posed law would either give the agent
authority 60 refuse e pErmit for sale
~ facts ~ tie ease could be put by
the assent Go the prospective buyer,
leaving nnaI determination up Co him
after De- bad beeu given the facts.
There t. great useI Tor protective
legislation Safeguarding settlers from
tuy.u- farms which. after great time
and labor have been spent in clearing
t.sm. prove tc be uuSuiIsl for aCricul-
tlre~ said senator Titus. Large
rrea> 20 the northern part 81 the state
are exceptionally well adapted 20 az
rirulturr after they are cleared. and
thsre appears 60 be- NO reason why
huyers should De- iuVeiEled into pur-
chase of-laud unfit for farming
Wisconsin would become q Mecca
Tor settlers II assurance could he
given them that the land they were
tuying was fitted Tor agricultural pur-
poses. the senator explained. lie said
that land companies would benefit
rather than suffer from the application
90 q law which would keep bringing
large numbers 81 substantial buyers
te the state.
CouStItutIonaIIty - the proposed
law was declared % be unquestioned.
because - the fact that courts have
upheld the blue sky law In its applica-
riun 60 the sale ~ stocks and bends.
Builders Pick "a Crosse FOR 1922.
TIE next convention 81 the Master
Erudpr> ~ Wisconsin win BE- held NJ
Ia Crosse. January IN. l. and u.
Ig-1. % vas decided az the closing ses-
'>'ou in GAINESVILLE. Richard &. Ferge.
Milwaukee. vas unanimously elected
president for the fourth time: L.. II.
UItuecht. Milwaukee. secretary. and
H. g. Zickert. watertoWn. reasurer.
Tie vice presidents also were re-elecf-