Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-06-09
With The Nk0
WsCOnsirIjlSi$
Legislature,

are returning to the strife with aug
mented zeal Drys are Just as deter
mined
The vets desire to make an issue in
this state for two years hence, by
passing in the assembly the Tucker
repeal Of the Seyerson enforcement
act and compelling the senate to GO
on record
The Tucker bill has been close
fought in the assembly. The state af-
fairs committee killed It with one dis
senting vote. The assembly then in
definitely postponed it, 46 TO 80, but
revived it on reconsideration, so to 80.
The issue has split factions Dry
Ia Toilette senators killed all meas
ures passed by wet La Toilette assem-
blymen. Dry conservatives helped
dry La Toilette men in both branches
and wet conservatives joined with
wet La Folletites.
The two houses have about decided
to disagree. The assembly will very
likely adopt nonconcurrent resold
ton landing Gov Smith. If it is
adopted, this resolution viii come
from house with only one Democra-
tic member
The senate. on the other hand. may
appoint its own committee to probe
alleged liquor violations by state Of
fcials. This will be by senate resolu-
ton
A resolution to commend Gov
Smith could not be passed in the sem
ate and a resolution to probe the
liquor situation in the capitol would
very likely be killed in the assembly,
so each house will go about dealing
with prohibition questions in its own
way.
Would Wipe Out Cattle Disease
concerted effort is being made in
the legislature to enact laws to wipe
out tuberculosis among cattle in Wis
consin
TO this end two bills have been in
troduced. One is the Schumann meas
ure to appropriate 81 100000 for tuber-
culin tests The other, framed by the
assembly committee on agriculture,
seeks 10 force all butter and cheese
factories to pastglrize their by-prod-
ucts to prevent infected skim milk
being fed to hogs
Impetus to the anti-tuberculosis
campaign has been given by reports
OF packers that thousands OF hogs
ohfDvnd from, Ntrjeo,p.i,, fe,.. eI,,,.,tt 90.
have the disease and that farmers are
suffering great losses.
Prevalence OF tuberculosis among
hogs is believed to be due to the prac-
uve oi feeding waste products from
cheese and butter factories.
At these plants milk from many
farms is gathered The main prod
ucts are sterfized in manufacturing,
but The mixed waste products are di-
vided among the farmer customers
without treatment It is said that
through this system a few infected
cows in neighborhood endanger the
health of animals on all surrounding
farms. The disease is also said to
have been spread to chickens through
the same practice.
Retirement Fund to Stay
The Caldwell bin abolishing the
ate teachers retirement system, es-
tablshed by the last legislature. was
engrossed by the assembly. The as
sembly thus reversed its action of a
few days ago. when by R vote of AZ to
80 it declined to engross the measure.
The vote on reconsideration was IS
to "a, Assemblymen Caldwell. Gran
dine, and Vincent took the floor in
favor of the bill. while Assemblyman
Matheson Contended the retirement
system was needed TO stabilize the
teaching profession He declared
abolition of the system would consti-
tute moral breach OF contract made
by the state with the teachers when
it established the retirement fund.
Mr. Matheson moved for indefinite
postponement of the measure. but his
motion lost. SO TO 80.
The bin not only would abolish the
retirement system but would provide
for the refundins Of all money paid
into il by members thereof. excepting
annuities, benefits and refunds
Gov Blaine has signed q bin by the
committee on state affairs which
simplfes the laws relating to the
state dairy and food commissioner by
eliminating one of two definitions
now and the commissioner did not
know which to use.
Senator Gareys bill for first and
second choice voting in the primary.
the old MARY Ann" system. was
killed by the assembly without a roll
cal.
District attorneys in Wisconsin
hereafter viii be compelled TO repre-
sent the state and their county iu am