Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1921-04-09
Sl1,OOO.O0O IN
STATE TREASURY
Henry Johnson Estimates Bal
ance in General Fund July /.
WOMAN JURY BILL ADVANCED
Provides Women On Juries ard Sepa-
ration Of Mixed Jgriss in Separate
Rooms When Not Considering
Verdict.

LGQiS0D.-JU july I the STATE O.
Wisconsin viii have II its general
fand q balance OF S11.O10op0 accord
ing to a recent statement hy the state
+ treasurer. Henry Johnson who pre-
diets a dourtshing financial program.
johnson says his statement IS not
issued for tie purpose Of influencing
tax legislation, but Is given the people
Of the state for the purpose Of showing
. the general financial condition Of the
commonwealth.
Following Is the statement by the
state treasurer:
According 10 ny estimate at this
tine there win be on July /. 1921,
about 100000 In the general fund.
In addition to this, we have $4,000
coming from the federal Government
I for equipment Of troops during the late
war, which Nd doubt If effort Is made,
can be collected. Only one-half Of the
railroad taxes are included in above
statement. The last half. due next fall,
will amount 70 about 100000. These
amounts. with other revenue coming
In should he sufficient To run the state
government if the legislature does not
4 venture into new enterprises.
Glenn ?. Turner Of Madison. a mem
Der De The Nonparisau league and for
mer Socialist member NJ the assembly
from Milwaukee, has been denied the
right 10 visit the assembly chamber by
q vote in the house. which CARVED .
70 o. The ructlon arose over an al
legged movement started by Turner 10
have AssemhIvman FL W Shields Of
Waterloo, Jefferson county. either
vote with the Prozressives or resign.
Petitions circulated I'm Stokes district
asked that Stokes Change his course Of
action iD the legislature in the future
The touSe adouted = resolution which
declared that such petitions were IAN
fort ~ iutimidase q member Of the
house" The resolution bars Turner
from coming into the assembly be-
cause Gf Ms activity n This matter
! No sooner had the resolution been
adopted than q motion 20 reconsider
was entered. which comes up for
consideration on April Z This IS the
first time that the legislature has taken
such action In - years.
There are now registered at Madi
son 249 enthusiastically double TIE
number Of members Of the legislature
and more are coming on every train.
Every hin calls forth new de'eGa-
ton. ANY man who appears even for
one minute on one hin must be clasSi-
fed for that day n the lobby.
Women are more numerous fin the
lobby at This session than ever before.
Probably It IS their admission 10 cIti-
zauship and the vote that has stirred
interest In legislation Most women
appear on legislation Of a social tnrn.
Others make a specinlty of measures
supposed 10 correct high prices. the
baue ~ the housewife.
Several organizations are represent
ed permanently. The Wisconsin Ass0-
citation Of Progressive Women. which
Is linked with the La Toilette Progress
slve movement. has several represen-
tatves; Mrs f Ledwlth. Mrs. Jacob
Fehlman Mrs Lillian Davis Miss
Gena Thompson and Mrs F. e Hoehe'.
all og Madison The Citizenship study
club, Milwaukee. IS represented nv
Mrs Alicia s. Upham. Mrs Clinton
Barr Miss Ellen T. Nilahan. Mrs.
Gayie T. Nichols Mrs + ". BasSler
md Miss Ella Cplf-rpanu Milwaukee,