Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-03
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Pension Fund Requests Grow.
There have been large increases In
the uumber Of children coming under
the mothers pension law since It's in
augurafiG.. in 1913, according to the
state board of control whose report
was fled with the legislature. Start
Ing with 137 families aided in 1913
the number Of families aided in 1921
was 9.28I There were GG7 children
given aid in 1913 compared with 9,159
/ in 1921 and the expenditure has in
creased from S9.638 in 1918. to $780,
1851 in 1921
Successful operation Of the twine
plant at the penitentiary is also re-
ported. The revenue derived from the
operation Of the plant in 1921 amount
ed to $452,158.99 and the new profit
for that year was SAG 1865. The profit
Of the plant for the last year was
$35.86426.
The report declares that the two
state institutions for the care of the
acute insane arc crowded; that they
receive about 1900 patients annually
which is their capacity, necessitating
a limitation Of the treatment to one
year. Il declares that the best au-
thorities favor two years Of treatment
and a recommendation is made for a
$250.000 addition to the hospital at
North Oshkosh.
Dahl Tax Bill Downs Protest.
The Dahl income tax bill will 90 to
the assembly backed by favorable
repor from the assembly committee
on taxation, as a result Of a commit
tee vote following public hearing
at which business men from all parts
Of the state protested against added
taxation burdens on industry.
There is no intimation of the view
the joint finance committee takes of
the Dahl bill or the Severson income
surtax bill The Dahl bill will have
clear sailing In the assembly, but it
probably will strike snag in the sen
ate, where the repeal of the personal
property Offset is strongly opposed.
The Severson bill, favored by Gov.
Blaine because it does not repeal the
personal property offset, is before the
joint finance committee and may die
in committee unless Senator Sever
son demands a vote on his proposal.
Business men have conferred their at
tack on the Dahl bin as imposing the
greater burdens on industry
Poll in Senate Favors Guard.
Defeat of the proposal to abolish
the national guard was shown to be
assured by a poll of the state senate,
where administration members plan
to join with the opposition senators
in killing both The HTsch and Pola-
kowsh bills. Gov. Blaine is exert
ing his influence to cause the meas
mes to be disposed OF by the upper
house in order to relieve him OF the
necessity Of vetoing them.
While determined to keep a state
military force intact there is an
almost unanimous feeling that the
finance committee should report out
an appropriation bill for the guard
greatly reduced from the budget re-
quests.
Senate Kills Eugenics Measure.
with the killing by the senate of
the Barber bill. which provided for
the physical examination OF women as
prerequisite to securing d license
to marry in Wisconsin. a fresh iigst
over Wisconsin eugenic statutes looms
IN the assembly.
Assemblyman NewComb Spoor has
introduced a measure repeating the
existing statute, which provides for
The examination OF men, and requires
a physicians certificate of health be-
fore a license to wed can be obtained,
Senator John eastman OF Denmark
was vitriolic in his attack upon the
Barber bin In the senate, declaring
chat q is biz would teach our young
women Chat 1t is perfectly proper to
disrobe without blush"
Senate Holds Back Job Bill.
The Commons unemployment in
surance bin, sponsored by Senator
Henry Huber Will not be hurried to
the floor according to indications.
The senate judiciary committee. which
heard arguments in public hearing
ON the bill. seems inclined to revolve
in its mind the widely DIVERGENT
statements by its friends and foes
the former contendng that it is a
cornerstone to civilization, the latter
that it subsidies idleness and means
an end to profitable industry,
The ronfscation Of any automobile
used for immoral purposes was asked
by Assemblyman c, NJ Grimstad,
Dane county in a bill he introduced.
The bin was introduced at the request
of Judge A. 0. Stolen Of the Dane
county s4fnrrior gAurf }p rurh inn