Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-04-18
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Madison, Wis.-The Wisconsin as
sembly does not take well to proposed
legislation that seeks to put additional
"blue laws" on the statute books.
While the lower house has been
because of its approval of number
of revolutionary labor measures and
it's vote to abolish the Wisconsin
national guard, it is on the other
hand equally hostile against bills that
would drastically change modes of
living and infringe on personal rights.
The assembly showed it's dander
when it killed, without SO much as a
roll call, the Hanson bill to purify"
public schools The measure would
have prevented smoking, dancing and
card playing in all school buildings.
Recently, the lower house made
short slrift of the Ridgway bill, which
had passed the senate, to prohibit the
use of fireworks on the Fourth of
July. This measure would have per-
mitted only the use of firecrackers
less than two inches in length and to
sell them dealer would have been
required to post a $4,000 bond.
Two measures dealing with mar
riage and divorces met a like fate in
the assembly a few days ago. Both
the Zimmerman bill to force divorced
couples to wait five years before re-
marrying and the Mark bill to tax
Divorces, were sent to their death in
short order.
Vets Win Vote on Search Bill
Vets downed the drys in their most
notable victory of the legislative ses-
sion when the Herman Sachtjens bill
modifying the Severson prohibition
enforcement law, a sharp issue be.
tween drys and liberals, was en-
crossed, 81 to So. Thus final passage
of the measure becomes a mere for
mality.
Sachtjen's bill, as, explained by it's
sponsors, would prohibit searches and
seizures except as specifically pro-
vided under the constitution. War
rants would be based on probable
cause and not simply on information
and belief. In other words, private
homes would be safeguarded against
invasion except when agents of the
law have information that liquor is
being manufactured for sale This
measure was endorsed by Gov, Blaine
in his recent special message.
Track Cleared for Blaine Measure
Speaker John L. Dahl of the assem-
bly, has announced that he and Sen
ator H. ]. Severson had agreed that
their two income tax bills would not
be bulletined with Gov. Blaines bill
for a public hearing next week. The
joint finance committee, he said. mad
asked whether the three measures
could be considered together.
We intend to let the governors
bill stand on its own feet" Dahl said.
After it has been disposed of, then
our measures will be called to the
floor. If he passes, l presume ours
Will be withdrawn. If the governors
bill is killed, then we will push our
bills
Old Units of Guard to Remain
The Thirty-second division and
other historical units of the Wiscon-
sin National guard will be left intact
regardless of the size of the appro-
prlation the legislature finally decides
upon for the state militia.
This assurance was given here in
high official circles. If it becomes
necessary to cut down the quota Of
men, auxiliary units will be the first
to go, it was said.
The finance committee. which has
agreed upon $255,000 as the annual
appropriation, was expected to intro
duce its bill in the upper house within
a lew days. Under the present law,
1t is possible for the guard to cost the
state 100000.
The $255.O0O appropriation, it is
estimated, will again place the ma
tlonal guard on pre-war footing.
Want Unemployment Insurance
Petltlons favoring passage of the
huber unemployment insurance bill
numbers by senator's Since report of
the measure to the upper house for
passage, these petitions have been in
creasing. Those sponsoring the bill
say that organizations throughout the
state are planning to urge the legis-
lature to enact the measure. which
would require industries to pay 81 a
DAY for thirteen weeks to employees
laid off because of depression.
An "old age" pension not to exceed
81 day is provided for in bill in
troduced in the legislature by Senator
A. E. Carey, Edgerton. A hearing on
the measure will be held on April 25.
Under the provisions of the bill, the
state would raise 100000 annually.
while the counties share would be
SSoo,oOO or a total of $1,20O,O00. The
amount of pension awarded to an ap-