Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-04-23
Joint Committee of Legislature
TO Report This Week.
SENATE CONFIRMS NICKERS0N
Appointment of Milwaukeean to State
Board Of Education Is Approved
Bill by Messing Would Cut
Prescriptions to 81.


early this week from the joint com
mittee on finance and the bill will be
recommended fayorably.
When this bin came before the house
Il was the storm center Of one Of the
most spirited debates ever held in the
legislature this year The bin provides
for extending the powers Of present
market commission so that the cost Of
producing farmer crops and manufac-
turing products may be fully inves-
tIgated.
Another effort will be made in the
j house to strike from the bin that pro-
vision which permits the marketing
commission to investigate the cost Of
I producing manufactured products. This
provision Of the bill is aimed ct cloth
+ ing establishments, shoe dealers and
+ all other manufactured products made
and offered for sale in Wisconsin. BY
vote Of IS 10 43 the assembly refused
TO strike this provision fra. ne bill
and the measure then went TO the
\ finance committee for further consider
alton Taken as whole the farmers
are lined up on one side Of this bill
with a representative from villages
+ and cities on the other.
/ The appointment Of Harley F. Nick
i erson, Milwaukee to the state board
+ Of education was confirmed by the
senate without a dissenting vote.
Senator Olson introduced his bill to
place the vocational education board
aud the state board of education I'M
/ der the superintendent of public in
/ struction.
i Governor Blaine's veto Of the Eau
/ Claire municipal court bill was finally
+ sustained in the senate with only Sen
ator Bentley voting in opposition This
came after a move TO send the bill
back to the governor without action
was defeated 16 to II.
Merely by way Of reducing the price
Of liquor for those who use it, Assem-
hlyman Charles Messing. Milwaukee,
viii introduce a bill cutting down the
price Of prescriptions to 81.
Mr. MeiSing's bill is founded on the
theory that such articles as liquor and
wines when used for medicinal pur-
poses should be sold at a uniform fee,
and he has decided that 81 for a pre-
scription is a fair price.
Spanish-American war ,eterans win
note he allowed 70 enter the Wisconsin
Veterans home established for the G.
A. RS. Without a dissenting vote the
senate killed the Bentley bill for this
purpose.
By IA to II vote the senate passed
rhe Arnold bin to allow the mayor Of
Milwaukee to appoint men on the board
of fire and police commissioners with
aut confirmation OF the common coun-
I'll motion for indefinite pos none
ment by Senator Czerwinski failed to
+ kin the bill Senators Czerwinski and
Morris led the opposition to the bill
Establishment Of an Industrial Home
FOR the Blind where opportunity will be
given to those who are physically able
10 find employment and earn n living
was recommended In a report Just SUB
United to the legislature by Elizabeth
y. MacCarthy. state field agent for
adult blind Some Of the conditions
which Miss MacCarthy has found in
the state are shocking Miss MacCarthy
estimates that there are now $500
blind persons domlciled in Wisconsin.
That by hard labor this session az
the Wisconsin legislature can be
brought 10 n close In about six weeks
+ is the view expressed by some Of the
members. based ON status of business
in both senate and assembly OF $50
+ bills introduced i'm the house only $50
+ remain 10 be considered OF los bills
/ received by the assembly from the SEN
ate only A remain TO be considered.
/ OF 3G2 bills introduced into the senate
145 remain 70 be considered and Of 13S
assembly bills received by the senate
+ IS remain 70 be considered. These fig
ures indicate conclusively that the as
sembly IS ahead Of the senate in the
work Of the session BY the applica-
tion Of the speed method the work of
+ the session can be greatly facilitated.
The report shows that the assembly
has acted more expeditiouSly on senate
bills than the senate has acted upon
+ assembly bills
James Neyiu Of Madison resigned 10
f Governor Blaine as a member of tie
j conservation commission. the resigna-
lion TO take effect May /.
! Callahan Heads State Schools.
The election Of John Callahan as
state superintendent of schools in
. Wisconsin probably means the encour-
asement Of 8 legislative program for
greater Capitalization Of educational
boards State Superintendent {. p
Cary, who has neld die Office fer IS
years and Who was defeated al tbe
spring election, was opposed rs the
central board Of education ana was
advocating the passage of Il hin In The
legislature fer rhe repeal of ne cen-
trnl hoard law Mr. Callahan was in
favor ~ the central board law