Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-07-27
Resume of important Measures
Passed by 55th Session of
the Legislature.
-FOUR ACTS IN LIMELIGHT
Market Commission, Blaine Dry En-
foreement, Increase in lndemnities,
Teachers Retirement Fund,
leading Bills co Through.
BY Fred l. Holmes.

-1~NAsoAA- Inc close OF the uItN-ufID
session OF the Wisconsin general assem-
bly, marks the enactment OF much inn
portant legislation. The big bills In
the hmelight are as follows:
a state market commission law which
gives the state marketing board power 10
Determine the cost OF producing manufac-
tureu products and OF farm products with
eoie power 70 encourage direct marketing
and cooperation.
The enactment OF the Blaine dry en-
shine and tie illeSal tTaiiSe iS in,alicsi-
Ing liquors.
Increasing the amount OF indemnities
under worsmen,s compensation law In
bin placing the teachers retirement
FUND on sound financial basis and giv-
ms an annuity 70 teachers who have rem
nereu long service In the state. This bill
ts financed BY one-siNth increase In In
come taxes
There was no important income tax leg
tsl1fion. aside from teachers retire ~1ent
lAna tax. 81 this session OF legislature
The three big income tax bills-the Dahl
hlll 90 revise Income tax rates and repeal
etE personal property onset: the Severson
bill FOR surtax on Incomes. and the Ar
mold bill for revision OF present tax rates
were all killed
No state tax viii be necessary TO meet
statement made 81 Joint finance e s5iin IL
Tee.
The estimated disbursements Tor the
coming biennium are ff5 as7 3is ard the
estimated receipts are sii.2sS.5l3. The dir
ference IN disbursements over receipts
tan be met by the present balance in the
,,rrs r. according 70 the statement OF
Many important pieces n legislation
were @cfeated. including tle proposed
Constitutional amendment FOR the initia-
for TIE recall Of appointiNe public OIL
eials - a minority vote ~ the legislature:
= BIN Increasing exemptions under state
income tax law the same as under federal
law and bin raising the rate for insur-
ance taxes.
Educational Laws.
At the commencement OF the session
there APPEARED % be a great demand for
the enactment 90 some law for the cor
relation 81 educational institutions OF the
Etate. Several bills were introduced
CLEANSING the present boards OF regents
OF the higher educational Institutions and
other bills were offered for the centrali-
ration Of al OF the educational powers In
one board. All OF these bills were de-
tional institutions are concerned no legis-
tation Of importance was enacted. There
was Hesitation. however. Of Importance
for vocational work.
Governor Blaine signed the bin provid-
the Tor half-time compulsory attendance
% children IN industry up 20 tire age OF
sixteen This bill. together with one
stitutes TIE most commemorative educa-
tional provision Tor the working boys and
girls in this country. Both OF these bills
were introduced by John Dahl the as
semblyman from Barron county,
A bin introduced earlier In the session
raised the fun time attendance at school
INN ,h tSuTi s5 Zsss % t sS qP 70 s sss
grade or has been IN school nine years.
Under the latter bin passed these chill
cren who are graduated from the ele-
mentary school or have been IN school
nine years and so into industry can work
only half time and must attend school
half time. Under the bin which the gov
ernor first signed children working are
required 20 attend school until they are
eighteen years OF age. Up 20 the age OF
sixteen they are required 10 attend eight
board OF Vocational education 10 delay
putting the bills into effect fully until
necessary ADJUSTMENTS can be made. but
not later than September i. 1914
The present Legislature has made four
important amendments 70 the educational
bonus law. By an amendment introduced
b. Senator LANCE OF Eau Claire. the priv
fleges Of the educational bonus law may
be extended 20 students who have re-
ceived the cash bonus without urst re-
turning the cash bonus. Under this law
students are assigned 10 the educational
Institutions Immediately and their edu-
Catiouzl bonus Is withheld until the
amount equals the amount they received
AT Amendment introduced by Senator'S
Czerwinski and Hddgway provided Tor the
payment of bonus 10 students who at
tended educational institutions subse-
ouent 10 their discharge from military
service and prior 10 a formal application
by the state hoard OF education. The
purpose or this amendment was 10 allow
the educational bonus 10 students. VINO
entered school prior 10 a knowledge OF
the educational bonus law.
Another amendment extends the privi-
leres d the educational bonus law 70 stu-
dents who entered fho military service
between the dates OF November and
November i. 1918 This applies 70 num-
Der OF students whose cases had been
held IN allegiance for a long time and who
were suddenly called between those dates
prior 20 the signing Of the armisuce-
StIii another amendment authorizes the
state board OF education 10 assign as
ahied soldiers 20 private business col,
ieges n cooperation with the federal
board ~ vocational education.
Public Health Legislation.
The legislature provided a fund OF Sol.ocs
Der year for general administration OF
he state board OF health. 81. - per year
for venereal disease control. sl4s1 per
year for the bureau OF communicable dis
eases SOC per year FOR the supervision
OF comfort station and rest room con-
Ffructl1 On. and 81. Joe during the first year
and 100 the second year for the bureau
81 child welfare and public health nurs-
irE. The former appropriations Of N.sN
yearly for laboratories and 1850 for sil-
yer nitrate Tor The prevention OF infant
Kindness were renewed. Otncr funds are
rsceived under licensing laws.
Other acts affecting the state health
deuarfment were as follows:
Providing for a fuli-ume health onlcer
IN an cities u 500 or more.
Prnvidtqs. Ter vaccination OF school chill
dren az the expense OF the municipality.
except where parents choose Their own
- exclusion period when smallpox -
present from = 10 u DAYS, -.
Transferring the jurisdiction or rekis,,
.s -. - ske state board OF health