Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1921-04-29
IRISH RESOLUTION
UP ON THURSDAY
Sharp Fight Expected in Legisla-
ture Over Bill.
OFFERED BY SENATOR HUBER
Asks That Congress and President of
the United States Recognize Erin
as a Free and Independent
Republic.

Senator Euber of StOughton TO recog-
nize the Irish republic is to undergo
sharp fire in the Wisconsin legislature.
This resolution follows the line of
a similar one offered by Senator La
Toilette in congress and calling upon
the President Of the United States to
recognize the republic.
The resolution recites that for over
700 years the people of Ireland have
exerted, through force of arms as well
as through parliamentary laws, their
claim to free and independent govern
ment to which the nation of Ireland
entities them and through which they
might recognize for themselves the
right to happiness which is inherent to
all people.
For upwards of 100 years" de-
clared the resolution, "it has been the
settled policy and principle Of the Uni
ted States Of America to uphold the
principles on which is founded our ma
tion. The people of the state of Wis
consin, firm in the conviction that the
principle of self-determinati0n in gov
eminent extends TO every nation whose
people are united by common political
ideals, and that the people of Ireland
are so united, believe that the govern
ment of the United States, without
violation of any Of the usages Of inter-
national law and without giving any
other nation Just cause for III will, can
, and will do all in its power to encour-
age the recognition of Ireland as a
free and independent republic"
The resolution then calls upon CON
greSs of the United States and upon
the President TO recognize the Irish
republic. Because of the fact that a
similar resolution has been introduced
by Senator La Toilette there are many
here who predict that there may be
lineup when this resolution comes up
for consideration on Thursday
The senate, after some words, sent
back to the highway committee the
Perry bill giving the railroad commits
sion power over the bus lines that
compete with existing street car and
steam roads. The fight for the return
of the bill was made by senator j. II.
Dennhardt. who said there were hun
dreds of people who desired to appear
In opposition to this legislation
A memorial to congress asking the
retention of the present excess profits
law and condemning the proposed
sales tax measure was offered in the
house by Assemblyman A. NJ. Miller
of Outagamie county The resolution
was sent to the committee on revision.
This will put the legislature on rec
ord on the entire financial program
pending before congress,
The assembly struck from the pub
lie health bill the amendment offered
by Assemblyman r. W. Bartingale last
week for the placarilng of houses for
social diseases and then sent the bill
to passage providing that pneumonia
shall be classed as communicable
disease.
-Four bills by Assembyman Lucas,
Ahmed AZ changing the negligence laws
of the state, were killed. Lucas
claimed that his bills were in the in
terests of injured persons, but Mathe-
son and others said the measure would
help ambulance chaserS.
The bill appropriating 100000 emer-
gency money TO pay claims for
slaughtered cattle suffering with tu-
bercuosis was concurred in Passage
was given to the Volmer bill empower
ing the city of Milwaukee to furnish
materials and do the work of resurfac-
ing of macadamiZed streets.
Senator Ney's bill to pay the ex-
penSeS OF county clerks attending an
nual conventions was killed because II
did not include NIL county officers.
The house rejected an amendment
by Freehott 70 extend state aid To all
agricultural associations and con.
cured In the Clark bin fixing the aid
to county fairs at 50 per cent. Hubers
bin rewriting the state humane aid
law and extending the powers of the
humane officer was concurred in.
Within ten days the MatheSon dry
bin will be on its way To the governor
1t having been engroSSed in the senate
by vote of 22-11. The bill VIII prob
ably he concurred in by the house, ant
the present plan is to message the
measure Immediately back 10 the sen
ate The one amendment which wa,
attached was originally rejected il
the house, but has since heen APP
proved by the Wisconsin Anti-Saloof
league. Otherwise the Matheson BIZ
stands just as it came from the com
fnittec of the house
To Report on State Boards.
Consolidation of many of the stat,
departments, boards aud commissions
is proposed in an investigation whicl
is now being conducted by the legisla
ture under the direction of Senate
Henry Roethe Fennimore. who 1
chairman of the committee. mi
committee Is expected to report a
this session Of the legislature. 1t i
believed, however. that II will be uu
able 10 complete It's work and that