Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-03-17
Move . save severso,. a..

Move to Save seversoh act.
The repeal Of the severson dry law
as proposed in a biz by Assemblyman
H. g Tucker, MHw&Uce1, wec recon-
merded for indefinite. postponement
| By the assembly committee on state
affairs
It was believed 2 spirited hearing
would be had on the measure, but no
discussion was held before the com
mittee and the bill was disposed Of in
few minutes. The committee vote
was to L.
This measure, which comes to the
! floor recommended for killing, is the
proposal behind which vets have
+ agreed to unite. It is expected that
+ the lower house will be able to over
/ turn the committee recommendation
/ by a narrow margin, and pass the bill.
The senate is organized to kin the
proposal
Tie assembly voted, 81 to "a, to
memorialize congress for amendment
to the Volstead act to redefne the
amount OF alcohol that might law
/ fully be contained in beverages, seek
! ing permission for sale OF light wines
and beer.
Guard Saved by 26 to 4 Vote.
Overwhelming defeat met the
IIirseh bin providing for the abolition
Of the Wisconsin National guard when
it reached the floor of the senate. BY
vote of 26 to 4, the upper house de-
termined TO postpone the measure in
definitely Senators Hirsch, Quick
and Polakowsl,i, Socialists, and Sena-
tor John eastman, Denmark, Repub-
lcan, voted against indefinite post
ponement. A like fate is expected to
meet the Polakowski bill. passed by
the assembly, when that measure
comes TO a vote in the senate.
Senator II. ]. Severson, who planned
substitute amendment to the Pola-
kowsld bill divorcjng the Wisconsin
guard from the national government.
announced that constitutional difficult
ties would make this proposal separa-
ton impossible AS a result. atten-
ton Of some Of the members Of the
senate win be directed toward bring
ing a reduction in the appropriation
so far as possible
Plan Is Called Illegal
The guard issue came before the
senate first in the substitute amend
ment offered by Senator J. J Hirsch
Socialist TO his bill This would have
cut off the continuing appropriation
for the states military organization
and would have resulted in practical
abo ition The senate voted it down,
"a to g.
This brought the original bill before
the upper house. Senator Timothy
Burke Green Bay, opposed the bin,
declaring It was an illegal attempt to
violate the federal national defense
act and The constitution OF the United
States.
See Death of Furniture Tax Bill
The Hanson bill. which proposes to
impose tax upon household furni,
ture valued at more than $1,000 and
Libraries. valued at more than 5000,
is meeting with strong opposition in
Che legislature although the assembly
has ordered it to engrossmeut.
The bin probably VIII be defeated
in the lower house when it comes up
for final passage. but Eegardless Of
the result there, it is doomed in the
senate Three Socialist members
there have pledged their votes to de-
feat the bill
Although the Hanson bill would
exempt piano. organ or other mu-
sical instrument i'm the home, leeis-
ators are convinced It would unnec-
essarily impose burden upon hun
dreds Of city householders.
State Cement plans Boosted.
A state-owned cement plant for Wis
conssn came within the realm Of pos
stbilty when the state affairs com
mittee OF the assembly. with the sane
tiun of Gov Blaine. determined to
draw bin appropriating $4,000 for
thorough Investigation OF the prae
dcabillty OF such an establishment
hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually could be saved TO the state
and counties through state ownership
pf 4 cement manufacturing plant the
committee was told by a. II. Hirst
state highway engineer
NItor taking the matter up with
GOV Blaine, the state affairs commit
yee agreed 20 increase the a9nl onria
zion OF $1,000 carried by the Original
bin to $4,000 with provision for
larger amount ii needed TO make
no proposed survey. a committee is
provided for. TO be appointed by the
eolegnor Mr. Htrst and J. G. -
Mack. state chief enEinecI were dis
HeCjed to draw the bill
Instead Of a public bonfire TO de-
stray The round robin signed bv 400