Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-24
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

Madison, Wis-W1th the defeat III
the senate Of the Sachtjen bill, repeal
ing the search and Seizure clause OF
the Seyerson act, and the adoption in
the assembly of the Czerwinski beer
resolution. the fight of the vets for
recognition comes to an end, and the
opportunity is offered for an inven-
tory.
The Sachtjen bill was defeated after
sharp debate, and after vets had vain
" Unanswered to save some portion
of the measure. The roll call was
always the same, drys preserving a
solid front. Including the pairs, the
vote was 19 to IA.
The only thing the vets have OBJ
tanned in the present session is the
! Czerwinski resolution, which memo
rallies congress $50 to amend the
Volstead act as to allow the manufac-
ture, sale and use of beer for con-
sumption in homes and places of abode
of as high an alcoholic content as may
be possible within the meaning of the
Eighteenth amendment to the constl-
tuition of the United States"
The resolution states nothing as to
percentage of alcoholic content of the
proposed beer, and after the demand
for light wines had been stricken out
drys did not seriously oppose it. 1t
was adopted, A to 81, in the assembly.
The lower house had passed the
Sachtien bill SO to 49, 1t provides for
the annulment of the present clause
that officers can secure warrants to
search homes ION information and be-
/ lief The bill also prescribed drastic
penalties for perjury by officers IN
swearing out warrants. Sachtjen's
contention was that the measure only
made the state law conform to the
provisions of the Volstead law where
as the law now is more strict.
Lotus Now Protected Flower
The American lotus became a pro
tected flower in Wisconsin with the
governors signature to committee
on state affairs bill, making it an Of
Tense punishable by six months i'm
prisonment to destroy lotus plants.
The new law provides that ''any per-
son who shall wilful1y cut, root up,
sever, injure, destroy, remove or carry
away from public property or public
waters or from property Of another,
without permission, or shall wilfully
sell or expose for sale any American
lotus so obtained, shall be punished by
Imprisonment Of not more than six
months in Jail or by fine"
The conservation commission is in
structed to mark places where lotus
are found. warning persons against
destruction.
This plant, formerly abundant in the
state, is said to be disappearing.
Ford Reveals Water Power Plans
Henry Ford plans to invest millions
of dollars in the development of water
power sites in northern Wisconsin and
in the erection of branch plants that
will give employment to thousands Of
men apd women.
Revelations of the "auto kings"
plans were given before joint legis-
lative finance committee by Russ A..
Walter, Detroit, personal representa-
tive Of Mr.. Ford, who appeared in OPP
position to the Eber water power bill.
IN opposing the Eber measure,
which would hold up development of
water power sites in Wisconsin by
private parties for six years while the
railroad commission completed sur
vey. Mr.. Walter disclosed that Mr..
Ford already holds options on several
properties and is planning to absorb
others.
AT the same time it was intimated
thai purchases by Mr.. Ford Of the
Green Bay & Western railroad, run
ming from Green Bay to La Crosse,
also was being considered. This line
would be electrified through the de-
ve1opment of water power properties
it was said.
Mr. Walters was asked whether Mr.
Ford in the next six years planned to
enter the water power development in
Wisconsin on a large scale.
q would say that is the PLAN" he
replied "Mr Ford, i believe, had that
in mind when he sent me here to OPP
pose this bill"
The assembly amended and then
killed the Titus senate bill placing
the employment of children in the
theatrical profession under the super
vision of the industrial commission
AS it came from the senate, the bill
would have prohibited the appearance
of all children under IA in shows and
public entertainments. The assembly
adopted it's labor committees amend
ment eliminating the age feature and
then, after some debate, killed the
bill, so to %.
The assembly voted for an appro-
priation of $4,000 to be used at the
discretion of the governor and attor-
ney general in fighting the Pitts
burgh plus system of fixing the price
of steel.
Assemblyman Polakowski's bill to
prevent the building of new armories
by the state and to turn over all pres
ent armories to municipal control,
which was interpreted as slap at the
National guard, was killed by the