Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-04-23
EXPECT D. k. ON
MARKETING BILL
Joint Committee of Legislature
to Report This Week.
SENATE CONFIRMS NICKERS0N
Appointment of MiIwaukeean to State
Board Of Education is Approved
Bill by Messing Would Cut
Prescriptions to 81.

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bin is expected back in the assembly
early this week from the joint COM
mittee on finance and the bill will be
recommended favorably.
When this bill 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
! house to strike from the bin that pro-
I vision which permits the marketing
( commission to investigate the cost of
producing manufactured products. This
( provision Of the bill is aimed at cloth
/ ing establishments. shoe dealers and
all other manufactured products made
and offered for sale in Wisconsin. BY
vote Of - to 43 the assembly refused
to strike this provision frs. Ne bill
and the measure then went 70 the
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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 Mex
erson, Milwaukee, to the state board
Of education was confirmed by the
senate without dissenting vote.
Senator Olson introduced his bin to
place the vocational education board
and the state board of education I'M
der the superintendent of public in
struction.
Governor Blaine's veto of the Eau
Cla,.e municipal court bill was finally
sustained in the senate with only Sen
ator Bentley voting in opposition. This
came after a move 10 send the bill
back TO the governor without action
was defeated Is to II.
Merely by way of reducing the price
Of liquor for those who use it. Assem-
hlyman Charles Messing Milwaukee,
Will introduce a bill cutting down the
price Of prescriptions to 81.
Mr.. MeiSlng's bill Is founded on the
theory that such articles as liquor and
wines when used for medicinal pur-
poses should he sold at uniform fee,
and he has decided that 81 for a pre-
scription IS a fair price.
Spanish-American war Veterans will
note he allowed TO enter the Wisconsin
Co. a. -
A. RS. Without 81 dissenting vote the
senate killed the Bentley bill for this
purpose.
BY a IA to II vote the senate passed
The Arnold bin to allow the mayor Of
Milwaukee TO appoint men on the board
of fire and police commissioners with
out confirmation Of the common coun-
ell. \ motion for indefinite postpone
ment by Senator Czerwinski failed 10
kin the bill Senators Czerwinski and
Morris led the opposition to the bill
Establishment Of an Industrial Home
for the Blind where opportunity wifi he
given to those who are physically able
10 find employment and earn a living
was recommended In a report Just sub
mitted to the legislature by Elizabeth
~. MaeCarthy. srate field agent for
adult blind Some Of the conditions
which Miss MacCarthy has found In
the state are shocking. Miss MacCarthv
estimates that there are now $500
blind persons domiciled in Wisconsin.
That by hard labor this session If
the Wisconsin legislature can be
brought TO 2 close I'm 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 In the house only $50
remain 70 be considered. OF 15S bills
received by the assembly from the SEN
ate only a remain 10 be considered.
OF 362 bills introduced into the senate
l45 remain IN be considered and of 13S
assembly bills received by the senate
&c remain 70 he considered. These fig
ureS indicate conclusively that the as
semhly Is ahead Of the senate in the
work Of the session Bv the applica-
ton Of the speed method the work of
the session can be greatly facilitated.
The report shows that the assembly
has acted more expeditously on senate
bills than the senate has acted upon
assembly bills.
James Neyin Of Madison resigned 10
Governor Blaine as a member Of tie
conservation commission. the resigna-
lion TO take effect May l.
Callahan Heads State Schools.
The election Of John Callahan AS
state superintendent of schools in
Wisconsin probably means the eneour-
agement Of legislative program for
greater Capitalization of educational
eaardS. State Superintendent c. 2.
Cary, who has neld tie Office for is
years and who was defeated AT the
spring election WIS oppoSpd IN tho