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

Legislature il
Madison, Wis.-Gov. John ]. Blaine
has announced that he was opposed
to an interim committee of the legis-
lature to study the tax situation and
added that there was sufficient infor-
nation on hand to pass just and
equitable tax legislation at this ses-
sion.
The statement came in a letter to
Senator Henry Huber in which he
says that there is no foundation to
the report that he favored the in
term committee plan.
so far as a revision of the income
tax laws is concerned, there is avail
able to the legislature every neces-
sary fact to pass just and equitable
income tax revision bill in cOmpli-
anoe with party pledges" Gov. Blaine
said
viii you kindly convey to the joint
finance committee the information
that I am opposed to any delay in
fulillmsnt OF pledges which have been
fully discussed, the facts necessary to
carry out these pledges fully pre-
pared and presented, and specific leg
islation in accordance Herewith pre-
sented."
Has New Type Eugenic Law
A new type OF eugenics law which
would do away with the necessity of
ante-nuptisl physical examinations is
to be proposed by Senator John Schu-
mann, WATERFOWL, he announces. Sen
ator Schumann said that he intends
to ask for reconsideration OF the vote
by which the senate killed the Spoor
bill repeating the existing eugenics
statute, that has been in force since
1913.
Under his proposed law, both the
prospective groom and the prospective
bride would be required to sign a
statement under oath, before issuance
of marriage license, that they were
free from venereal diseases. Should
it prove after marriage that either
had misrepresented themselves, the
fact could be used as evidence in OBJ
tanning a divorce, should the proposed
Schumsnn bill become a statute.
This plan should prove acceptable
to all Of those interested in eugenics
legislation" Senator Schumann said.
at gives no basis for religious OBJ
lection and would prove fully as eff
fective as the present method of
examination The moral effect would
deter persons affected with these OBJ
jectionable diseases from being mar
ried"
Governors Signature Makes Laws
A number of bills became laws with
signatures of Gov. John J. Blaine.
One of these is the Kamke bill pro-
viding that only five per cent instead
of 10 of the previous vote for the
governor of the party before can
didate in the primary can have his
name placed on the ballot at election
time. Last state election the Demo-
cratic party was wiped out because
no candidate could pool enough votes
to have his name placed on the ball
lot. The bill was introduced by AS
semblyman Richard Kamke, only
Democrat in the Wisconsin legisla-
ture.
The Goodman bill providing that all
tractors must have suitable tenders
over the drive wheels also was signed
by the governor.
The Summerville bill signed pro-
vides that counties, towns and cities
can offer bounties of IS cents each on
ground hogs or wood chucks.
A bill by the joint committee on
finance appropriates $4,000 to the
Wisconsin Mining school for opera
ton.
Bill Asks Forest Fire Prevention
Forest fire prevention is one Of the
biggest problems confronting Wiscon-
sin today Assemblyman Blomberg of
Price county declared in advocating
his bill on the subject before the as
sembly state affairs committee. No
one opposed the bill.
Prevention and suppression of for
est fires is an essential part of our
reforestation program" he said.
thousands Of dollars and years Of
labor spent in rehabilitating our for
ests can be wiped out in one day as
a result OF one match carelessly
thrown into the brush. Immediate
action is imperative"
Mr.. Blomoergs bill would empower
the conservation commission TO estab-
lish as many as eight fire protection
districts in the state, each to be in