Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-27

be a member OF the state board OF
control. succeeding Mrs Maud Z. OF
jen. and the reappointment OF Edward
Nordman OF Polar as commissioner OF
the department Of markets.
No appointments were announced
by Gov Blaine TO succeed Mr. Nor
rissey as superintendent Of public
property nor for the position on the
state civil service commission left va,
cant BIS the appointment Of Mrs. Kad-
ing.
Rent cougers are Hit
Statewide regulation Of rents was
proposed in a bin introduced by Sen
ator Burke Of Green Bay Landlords
found guilty OF u reasonably eyicting
4 tenants or refusing to rent to a fam
lily OF children. or violating other or
ders of the rent commission, would
be subject to one years Imprisonment
and a fine OF $1,000 Bmkes measure
gives the railroad commission super
vision over rental property 10 all cities
Of the state rent law was adopted
al the special session Of 1918 and APP
piled to milwaukee. This law was
4 found unconstitutional. Upon deter
mination that an unfair rent is being
1 charged the commission would have
power to fix what is considered a
reasonable and just rent
Blow at Ku Klux Klan
A blow was struck at the Ku Kux
Khan in the legislature when a reso-
luton memorializing congress to enact
legislation making it reasonable for
1 the Khan or any similar organization
TO refuse to surrender list Of its
.members on demand was introduced
/ Ia the assembly by Assemblyman F..
I j. Petersen, Milwaukee.
Mr. Petersen's resolution points out
there has been widespread dissatisfac-
/ ton over the methods and practices
of certain secret organizations but be
cause Of the lack of information con
/ corning the membership and officers
Of such organizations lit has been
impossible to fix responsibility.
TWO Amendments Asked
Assemblyman Klesner Of Milwaukee
would change the constitution SO that
a proposed amendment would have
I to pass but one session Of the legis-
! lature instead of two, before submis-
sion to the people A constitutional
convention would be called under a
/ bin proposed by Mr. Kiesner This
bill ii passed, must be submitted to
a referendum before such convention
could be called.
A bill by Assemblyman Petersen or
I Milwaukee provides that the secretaly
of state shall automatically take care
OF constitutional amendments pro.
posed in the legislature This is to
/ prevent a recurrence Of the sHpug
/ this year. when the Supreme court
held that failure to publish a resolu.
ton verbatim necessitated its being
repassed by the legislature,
Opens Tax Secrecy Fight
Repeal of the secrecy clause to the
/ Wisconsin income tax law is proposed
In q bin introduced in the senate by
, Senator Severson, lola, the original
sponsor of this measure. which has
been the storm center Of three legis-
lative sessions
With the introduction of this bill
the administration has brought for
ward one Of the principal issues of
the session. It's enactment has been
demanded by the governor. and it is
TO receive the support Of the admins
tfation forces.
Should the proposal be Incorporated
into law, all income tax reports would
be open to inspection by any inter,
ested parties. Present restrictions
would be removed in order that the
income returns of corporations and in.
diyjduals might be available for pub.
LEGATION
Burke Asks Dry Law Repeal
a memorial 10 congress. introduced
by Senator Timothy Burke, Green
Bay, dean Of the upper house. asks
fer repeal Of the eighteenth amend
ment and resubmission of the pro
h5bition question to the several states.
The resolution suggests congress
should have power to regulate but
not prohibit The manufacture and sale
OF liquors containing rs per cent Of
alcoholic contents measured by vol
ume ana for beverage purposes only.
CONGRESS- and the states would be
given concurring jurisdiction to en-
force the law
Effective compulsory education laws
and the establishment of music and