Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-10
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE


by Merritt F. White, had taken the
floor against it. There was no roll call
on the measure.
The Schumann bill called for a
state wide referendum to be held in
1924 on the question of whether the
volstead act should be amended to
permit the manufacture and sale of
real BEER.
Senator White declared that he ran
in his district and was elected as a
wet. He asserted that referendum
could not bring the desired result and
would not bring the people any nearer
to beer.
While the people of Wisconsin want
good beer, they would not favor the
entire repeal of the Volstead act or
the return of the old saloon, Senator
Schumann declared. He favored. he
said, the sale of good beer direct from
the brewery to the home.
An amendment by Senator Gettle-
man, Milwaukee, for the repeal of the
Severson law, was killed. The entire
measure was defeated with but scat
tered opposition.
Dance Hall Control Voted
The Ridgway senate bill empower
ing county boards to regulate dance
halls was passed to third reading by
the assembly, " to b.. Assemblyman
Mark, Iron county, voiced the only
opposition to the bill. His motion for
indefinite postponement was voted
down, 26 to 81. The bill is aimed at
regulation of roadhouses and other
dance halls outside of city jurisdic-
ton.
Assemblyman Lawson, WalWorth
county, and Vincent, Kenosha county,
urged passage of the bill, declaring
that numerous dance halls operate in
their counties during the summer and
"are a menace to our youth. Per
sons come from miles around in auto
mobiles ito attend wild parties at
these joints" they said.
Assemblyman F. G. Smith, Ashland,
said such regulation was needed in
his county ITO curb the use of moon
shine" Assemblyman Price, Juneau
county, said it was only in line with
the home rule policy of the legisla-
ture to grant counties the power to
regulate dance halls.
State Blind Bureau Abolished
The senate, by a vote of Is to s.,
passed the Ruffing bill, abolishing the
state bureau for the care of the blind.
At the same time. the upper house
advanced toward passage the Casper
son bill, which as amended would
create a field agency to take over the
work of blind relief
Under the Ruffing measure, which
already has passed the assembly, SUI
pervision of the states INDECENT blind
and deaf will be placed in the hands
of various county boards. County
boards had charge of this work before
the state blind bureau was created
four years ago.
Friends of the blind bureau have
been active in the legislature for
weeks in an effort to save the agency.
The "f1eld agency which would be
formed under the Casperson bill,
would work under the direction of the
Wisconsin School for the Blind. An
appropriation of $4,000 for its activ-
tiles would be created.
Blaine Signs Infant Fund Bill
The bill appropriating the funds re-
ceived by the state from the federal
government for maternity and infant
health work in Wisconsin, has been
signed by Gov. Blaine. These funds
are allotted to states accepting the
Shepard Towner act and are assigned
to the state board of health for def
mite purposes, all of which have been
approved by the Children's bureau at
Washington.
The act of the legislature author
ICES the use of the federal funds
Heretofore received or hereafter re-
ceiyed" by the state Wisconsin be-
comes the thirty-sixth state to accept
the provisions of the federal act.
All of the work of the state tax
commission will continue unhampered
as a result of the commission finding
that it has sufficient funds to operate
all activities in spite of the recent
veto of an emergency appropriation
IF $4,000 by Governor Blaine. The
executive was notified that all orders
for curtailing the work of the depart
ment had been cancelled. Governor
Blaine's position in the veto has been
sustained through this action by the
tax commission.
The assembly concurred in the sen,
ate amendment to the Killian bill ex-
tending provisions of the women's
hours of labor law to hotel employees.
The amendment would restrict work
Of hotel employees to nine instead of
eight hours day, as originally pro.
vided in the bill. The measure now
goes to the governor.
Man or woman committing an i'm
moral act in an automobile would
have the car confiscated by the state
If convicted under the terms Of the
Grimstad bill which went to engross-
ment in the assembly by a vote of
43 to 81.
The Dahl bill, providing for one
man civil service commission, which