Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-28
Job Insurance Delay Is Seen

Unemployment insurance is not 70
come before the Wisconsin legislature
at the present session as a squarely
presented issue, Senator Henry Huber,
author of the pending unemployment
insurance bill, said. He declared that
the whole question involved in his
proposal would more than likely be
referred to an interim committee
through adoption Of the Titus substi-
tute amendment.
Senators of all factions say that the
bill providing for establishment Of
compulsory job insurance, would meet
defeat by a two or three margin ma
jority should it come directly before
the upper house. They point out that
the lines are so drawn that the pro
posal faces certain defeat at the pres
ent session.
1t is explained that for this reason
proponents of the measure are will
ing that it be submitted to an interim
committee for study. At the end Of
two years this committee report
would be submitted to the legislature
with definite recommendation.
The Huber unemployment insur-
ance bill has attracted widespread
attention throughout the country, and
has caused stir among Wisconsin
business men, many of whom have
opposed the bill at the several COM
mittee hearings Several times the
senate was on the verge of voting on
the bill, but each time action was de-
layed at the request of the proposals
sponsors.
At present the finance committee
has the measure under consideration.
Dormitory Fund Falls in Y. w. Cut
The joint finance committee is about
to report 100000 cut in the bien-
MUM appropriation for the University
of Wisconsin, allowing $2,281,0O0 for
the first fiscal year and $2,242,000 for
the second fiscal year.
The largest request not allowed was
100000 for mems dormitories 1t is
proposed to raise dormitory fund
out of the receipts of the university
cafeteria.
Instead of .$407 900 the finance COM
mittee has agreed to allow $4O0,0 900 for
the rebuilding of Bascom hall, better
known as Main hall For tunnels ana
plumbing connections the committee
approved 100000, a cut of $1,000. Fol
an addition to the Chemistry building
$4,000 is set aside instead of the re
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will be built at an expense of $4,000.
The requests turned down by the
committee include: $4,000 for an en-
cheering building; $4,000 for barns
and poultry buildings; $4,000 for ten.
mis- courts; $4,000 for an elevator in
Science hall; $4,000 for the purchase
OF the University Y.M.C.A. to be used
for university purposes, and 100000
for the purchase of property.
BlIboards to Stay en- Highways
The highways of wisconsin will
continue to be advertising mediums
for merchants and manufacturers.
The senate passed bill by the com
mittee on highways prohibiting bill
boards and signs on the state trunk
highways, but the house killed it, 29
to %.
If the bill had passed 1t would have
provided that only signs authorized
by the state highway commission
would be allowed along the country
roads. These signs would be limited
to road information and warnings Of
grade crossings.
One of the big objections mentioned
against promiscuous advertising signs
along the roads is the use OF the word
''stop" or some other warning, to call
motorists attention to some hotel or
other place Of business.
Public Demand for Probe Seen
That further steps will be taken 20
promote a probe of affairs in the state
capitol was asserted by Senator H. ].
Stevenson, whose resolution was killed
in the senate, Is to u.
The public demand for an inquiry
is beginning to make itself felt, &C
cording to Senator Severson. A large
number of kilograms and messages
is being received from persons
throughout the state who favor an in
vestigation.
The next step has not been deter
mined, but it may take the form Of
a petition for grand jury. This was
an alternative indicated by Senator
Stevenson in event his resolution was
defeated.
The Committee Of 100, Madison dry
organization, is said to be prepared
with evidence to assist in the inves-
tigation.
Need of a stringent eugenics law
which would require physical and