Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-04-21
point Committee of Legislature
; to Report This Week.
SENATE CONFIRMS NICKERSON
Appointment Of Miiwaukeean to State
Board of Education 10 Approved
Bill by Messing Would Cut
Prescriptions to 81.

mlltee on nnance ana tne Dill VIII ~
recommended favOrably.
When this bill came before the hous'
lit was the storm center of one of rh'
most spirited debates ever held In til:
legislature this year. The bill provide:
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 bill that pro
vision which permits the marketing
commission to investigate the cost of
ngmanufactured pro ducts. This
provision of the bill is aimed at cloth
fng establishments, shoe dealers and
all other manufactured products made
and offered for sale in Wisconsin. By
a vote of 40 to 40 the assembly refused
to strike this provision from the bill
and the measure then went to the
finance committee for further consider
alton. Taken as a whole the farmers
are lined up on one side of this bill
with n representative from villages
and cities on the other.
The appointment of Harley +. Nick
erson, Milwaukee, TO the state board
of education was confirmed by the
senate without dissenting vote.
Senator Olson introduced his bill to
place the vocational education board
and the state board of education I'M
der the superintendent of public in
istruction.
Governor Blaine's veto of the Eau
Claire municipal court bill was finally
sustained In the senate with only Sen
ator Bentley voting in opposition. This
came after move to send the bill
back to the governor without action
was defeated 16 to II.
Merely by way Of reducing the price
of liquor for those who use 1t, Assem-
blyman Charles Messing, Milwaukee,
will introduce hill cutting down the
price Of prescriptions to 81,
Mr.. Meising's bill is founded on the
theory that such articles as liquor and
wines when used for medicinal pur-
poses should be sold ut a uniform fee,
and he has decided that 81 for pre-.
scription is fair price.
Spanish.Amerlcan war yeterans win
note be allowed 10 enter the Wisconsin
Veterans home established for thetG.
A, RS. Without dissenting vote the
senate killed the Bentley bill for this
purpose,
= BY Il II to II vote the senate passed
the Arnold bill 10 allow the mayor of
Milwaukee to appoint men on the board
OF fire and police commissioners with
out confirmation of the common cQun.
Gil A motion for Indefinite postpone.
'hent by Senator .Czerwinski failed to
kill the hill. Senator's Czerwlnski and
Morris led the opposition to the bill
Establishment Of an Industrial Home
for the Blind where opportunity will be
given TO those who are physically able
10 find employment and earn living
was recommended in report just sub
mirted to the Legislature by Elizabeth
n. MacCarthy, state field agent for
adult blind. Some of the conditions
which Miss MacCarthy has found In
the state are shocking. Miss MacCarthy
estimates that there are now $500
blind persons domiciled in Wisconsin.
That by hard labor this session of
the Wisconsin legislature can he
brought TO n close In 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 10 be considered. OF 15S bills
received by the assembly from the sen.
ste only A remain TO be considered.
or S62 bills introduced into the senate
las remain 70 be considered and of 1888
assembly bills received 10y the senate
% remain to be considered. These fig
ures indicate conclusively that the as.
,sembly is ahead of the senate In the
work Of the session. by 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 expeditiously on senate
bills than the senate has acted upon
assembly bills.
James Neyin OF Madison resigned 10
Governor Blaine as member OF the
conservation commission, the resigna.
tion 10 take effect May /.
Callahan Heads State Schools.
The election OF John Callahan as
state superintendent OF schools In
Wisconsin probably means the encour-
agement Of legislative program for
greater Capitalization Of educational
boards. State Superintendent c. T..
Cary, who has held the Office for is
years and who was defeated al the
spring election, was opposed 10 the
central board of education and was
advocating the passage OF bin In the
Legislature for the repeal OF the cen-
trsl board law. Mr. Callahan was IN
favor Of the central board law.