Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-28
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

Madison, Wis.-The dry senate IN,
did Ill less than 10 minutes all the
work accomplished by the wet assem-
bly, in passing the Tucker bill to re-
peal the Severson prohibition enforce
ment act Wisconsin does not take
it's stand by the side of New York.
The senate vote was 10 to II to kill
the Tucker bill
The same group of senators who
have dashed the hopes of the vets OH
numerous other occasions wrote fms
to the repeater The Sachtjen bill,
amending the search and seizure
clause of the Severson act, was de
feated few weeks ago by roll call
almost Identical, and the Severson act
stands without change.
Before the roll call on the Tucker
bill, Senator Schumann offered an
amendment to provide for referen-
dums on the Severson law repeal, the
repeal of the Eighteenth amendment,
and amendment Of the Volstead act
to permit sWine and beer. Chairman
Roethe ruled that such a variety of
amendments was not germane.
The Wisconsin prohibition enforce
ment law stands safe against attack
for another two years, as a result of
the senate action. All legislation re
lating to the liquor question is now
out of the way and beyond possibility
of revival.
Last of Market Bills Killed
The last public marketing bill is
dead, and Assemblyman Holly, who
has toiled all through the session to
''do something for the farmer" says
that with it died his last prospect of
achieving his hopes In this session
Mr.. Holly's bill got through the as.
sembly, Sc to %, but the senate
slugged it numerically.
The middleman is the fellow Mr.
Holly has pursued. He has been
hunted in most Of the 13 bills intro
duced by the Kewaunee assemblyman
The last measure stated it's purpose
to be to eliminate as far as possible
the commissions and charges that are
exacted upon agricultural products, =
and to increase the price which the
producer receives and decrease the
price which the consumer pays" But
the senate paid no heed.
The method to be pursued, accord.
ing to the Holly bill, was for towns
villages, cities and counties to build
and operate elevators, warehouses and
cold storage plants, which would pur-
chase the farmers crops at the in
creased price and sell them at the de-
creased price. This was to be done
under direction of the marketing com
mission, which would issue rules that
would cause the enterprises thus con-
Quoted to be self-supporting.
Tax Revision Bill Passes House
Assemblyman G. E. Hanson's tax re
vision BILL which would repeal mill
taxes and boost individual and corpo
ration income rates for support Of the
educational institutions, was passed
by the house. The vote was SO to ID
Hansons measure has the support
of Gov. Baine and Speaker Dahl it's
the administration last attempt to
force through a tax bill.
Frank L. Prescott's motion for in
definite postponement of the bill was
rejected. 81 to IL. Then followed final
passage, with no debate.
House rules were suspended, and
the measure Immediately messaged to
the senate.
Blaine Signs Anti-klan Measure
Wisconsin will go down in history
as one of the first. i not the first,
states to put on its statute books a
law to deal with the Ku Klux Khan as
a result of Gov. Blaine's action in
signing the Price bill.
Under the Price bill, severe pun
ishment would be melted out to per.
sons found guilty Of committing a
crime while masked There are laws
on the statute books fixing penalties
for persons wearing a mask under
certain circumstances. But the Price
bill provides that in case of a misde
meanor on the part of masked per-
son the penalty shall be increased
one year over the penalty for COM
hitting crime if not masked. If a
person while masked commits fell
ony, an additional sentence Of five
years in the penitentiary shall be
added.
The assembly killed two education
bills, one by Millar prescribing re-
quirements for the administration of
county school affairs and the other by
the education committee relating to
the adoption, prices and manner and
supply Of school text books.
By a vote of 10 to 10 the upper
house passed Senator Herman Bill.
GREEN'S bill authorizing the conSerVa-