Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-07-27
Legislature Reaches Final Ad-
iOurnment of Its Sessions.
APPROPRIATION BILLS o. KID
Blaine Signs University, Normal
sehool, Charitable and Penal,
Care cf Blind and Teachers
Pension Biiis-

Wisconsin state legislature was
reached the latter part Of tie past
week.
During the closing hours Governor
Blaine signed the university. normal
school. and charitable and penal insti-
tutl0ns appropriation bills. carrying
approximately 100000 annually.
He signed the bill for the treatment
and care OF the blind. the Milwaukee
teachers pension bin and the bin re-
organizing the county board OF admin
fstratiCn az Milwaukee. He vetoed
three bills for the establishment Of
PARK In Wisconsin az the Dells and
&C BeioIt He vetoed a bin giving
boards q education power 20 raise
taxes FOR school purposes. and he an
nouncet later that Farmell Point on
Lake Mendoza had been selected by
himsela and the legislative committee
as the site for the soldiers hospital
Tor the treatment o. shell-shOcked sol
clers.
Governor Blaine vetoed a bin which
changes the amount ~ Interest that
may be paid on bonds issued for the
erection n new school buildings. This
tIi permitted a maximum Interest
rate ~ Giz per cent. which the gov
eruor believed 70 be excessive. The
HIrst highway truck bin was signed.
u authorizes the state highway com
mission 20 divide all state trunk high
WAYS. the county highway commission
% divide an county highways. and the
towns. villages and cities. 90 divide
cit local highways into two classes re-
rardiug the weight Of trucks that may
o. driven over them.
other bills signed by the governor
were:
Providing that Ell cities Of the sec
Cnd and third class must employ az
least two women On the police force.
Establishing a small claims branch
o. the civil court u Milwaukee county.
Creating the town Of Harding In
Lincoln county.
ApUrUpriating q small amount 20
the Wisconsin Dalrymen's association
Tor the purpose Of making an exhibit
a. the National dairy show at St Paul
this fan
Allowing war veterans a leave OF
utsencc on Memorial day where such
veterans are employed 10 public serv-
Zee
Providing for the promotion and
rehabilitation 81 persons In industry
and their return 20 civil employment
Zona Gale. noted authoress OF Port
age. and Senator II. ]. Severson, wau-
paca county. were appointed by Gov
cruor Blaine as members Of the state
library commission This commission
g. expected 90 leave a meeting within
n few days % select a successor TO the
late DR.. Charles MacCarthy. There
arr several applicants Tor the position.
Mss Gale was born az Portage. and
received her degree az the University
o. Wisconsin IN 1925. She was on the
STATS ~ the Milwaukee papers until
1901. when she went 20 New York.
Since then she has written a score OF
novels and many books OF short stor-
les. She was recently awarded the
Pulitzer prize o. $1,000 on Miss Lulu
Dett~ as the best novel written during
the year. Senator Severson was born
tn Dane county and graduated from
the law department Of the University
Of Wisconsin. lie was admitted 70 the
bar in June. 1907. and has been dis
trict attorney Of Waupaca county. He
was elected 20 the state senate in 1918,
Among the names that have been men,
toned as possibilities 20 succeed Or.
Charles MacCarthy are G. r. wehle.
Washington. II. G.. and Ernest Brun-
keau. Milwaukee. The library com
mission Is composed 81 the president
81 the university. superintendent Of
state Historical society, secretary OF
TIE free library commission and two
arr0intees by the governor.
since January /. ~ banks. or near
Is s per cent Of the banks q the state
have increased their capital The
total increase IS S65E00. Banking
Commissioner Marshall COUSINS In re-
porting this large development o. bust
ness Tor the first six months q the
year declares that the Increases were
takel by the hanks as a precaution.
Banks IN order % afford added pro-
lection O. deposltors. Increased their
capital. which increased the liability
q the stock. In the report 81 the
commission Is given a list Of 1e5 state
hanks On Wisconsin with a surplus ac-
count q 80 per cent or more o. the
capital.
League Biar'es covsrnor Blaine. =
Amendments ATTACHED 20 the Blaine
DR. enforcement hIn By the WILSON,
en- A-ti-Saloon league changed Il
from a bad measure % a law some
what better than the AlulherEer act.
Eccor1lnE % an oficial statement IS
sued BY r. p. Hutton. superintendent
q TIE leakue. II falls far short OF