Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-19
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Wisconsin,
Legislature,

Madison, Wis.-The work Of muster
ing out units of the Wisconsin nation
al guard which must be abandoned,
due to .curtailment Of appropriations
by the present legislature, has been
set under way, the adjutant general s
office announces.
The GAINESVILLE headquarters cav
airy unit has Just been mustered out
Of the service according to Col. Byron
Beveridge, ms pector general. 1nstruc-
lions were received from the war de
partment ordering the disbanding Of
the Madison Cavalry unit
Inspector General Beverage re.
ports that Independent units of the
Wisconsin guard and units of low
strength viii be the first to be affected
by the action OF the legislature. It is
the intention Of the government, he
said, to retain the Thirty-second diyi-
s. t8i as POSSIBLE
If the regular course OF legislative
procedure Is followed. the national
guard appropriation bill will be
reached in the assembly within few
days. A fight is looked for by assem-
blymen before a vote is taken in the
proposal which carries a 1855. 600 an
nual grant OF funds
Socialist members say that they
will have an amendment cutting the
appropriation to 100000, while an
other amendment is being prepared
which calls for a 100000 grant As
semblyman Frank Prescott, Milwau.
kee, Will urge 100000 for the states
military force, he says.
Plan Earlier Sessions
The time OF converting of the Wis
consin legislature would be changed
from January of oddnumbered years
to December Of even-numbered years.
under bin introduced in the assem-
bly, by it's committee on public welfare,
c. NJ Grimstad Of Dane county, chair
man The effect Of the bill would be
to move the converting time forward
a month.
The purpose of the bill, according
to sponsors, is to enable the legisla-
ture to complete it's work by late in
the spring lnsteed . summer so as to
enable farvr- members to get back
home er after their crops.
The - are cleared in both
hoa aj the legislature for action
on the important problems of the
present session during the remaining
weeks before adjournment. Tax bills.
educational matters, highways and ap
propriations, remain to be disposed of.
just at the time when farmer members
are about to be compelled to 90 home
10 attend to their spring work
State Cement Plant Favored
All indications point now to a gen.
eral investigation by members of the
legislature into the concentrating in
dustry, with view to getting the
state to 30 into the concentrating
business of its own
Both houses have passed separate
bills providing for committee Of leg,
islators to look into the proposition
and charging them with the duty of
drawing up a bin embodying their
finding to submit to the 1925 legisla.
ture
The lower house approved and sent
to third reading w Grant Nelson's
bill to this effect appropriating $50
000 for the Job The senate cngrossed
Senator Max Hecks similar bill. carry
ine only $1,000 for expenses.
Such an investigation is favored by
the state highway commission which
has the duty of contracting for the
cement from the private companies.
for county and state construction of
highways
Visiting Committee Makes Report
improvements at many of the char.
fable and penal institutions of The
state should be made at this session
OF the Wisconsin legislature. accord
ine to the report OF the legislative
visiting committee filed with Governor
Blaine and presented in both houses
OF the LEGISLATURE All Of the insUm-
lions We're visited by the committee
composed of Senator c. b. Casperson.
Frederic; Senator J. L. Barber. Mara
thon Assemblyman f. c. Smith. Ash.
land; AssembHman Gustaye ZiHow.
West De Pere; Assemblymau John
Camper Nedtord, and Assemblymau
Ruhing Milwaukee.
The committee reports that in each
instance a thorough investigation was
made in buildings and ground. care.
full consideration given To inmates and
employees; and detailed survey
made OF the financial conditions of
those institutions The recommends
tons made by this committee viii be
embodied IN bills which viii be pre-
scented to the legislature for action.
An interim investigation of agricui.
tural conditions was approved by the
senate with the adoption OF q resolu-
ton providing for a joint committee
OF senators and assemblymen 90 study
farmers problems and report to the
1928 legislature