Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-05-05
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sion, dancing, sport, game or rIsrs
BY this action the lower hons
versed its stand taken las ~
against modification of The state IA
laws, which have stood undls.urbs5
for three quarters Of a centurv
The liberal forces held the u7,..
hand on all roll calls, defeaHpr H..
amendments aimed at restrsc-fe, ~,
the scope of the Grain bill. rosfsr
ing the existing statute. One amend
ment was adopted which opeaea n.
way for Iegalized dancing and spor..
In urging passage of the bin i.
semblyman F. J. Peterson, Milwsrtas
declared the present Sunday obs4rg
ance law was so generally vioIstas
that it tended to bring disregpeet "a.
all laws" He declared that an Snr.
day legislation is religious legisIst,o,
and therefore un-Christian and ny.
constitutional"
Assemblyman A. E. Mafbesor
GAINESVILLE, opposing the bill. wsrgAs
that If it became a law motion pictu-.
houses and persons engaging in snort,
could expect an attack that would prt
them out of business. He declared
the bill, instead of legalizing dive.
sion, still left the way open for prosA
cution of persons who accepted pay in
engaging in these diversions.
Senate Votes S255,o00 Fund
An appropriation of s255.000 an
nually was voted the Wisconsin Ma
tional guard by the senate after at
tempts to lower the amount and ia
repeal the guards continuing appro
priation had proved unsuccessful.
After the vote was taken and The
measure sent to the assembly. Sens.
tor H. ]. SeYerson, lola, rose and
asked the senate if it knew what /,
had done. He declared the bill as
passed failed to repeal the present
continuing appropriation of S600ON
annually and that as a result Ehe
grant made by the senate allowed
$855,000 annually to the guard.
The senate accepted the CAREY
amendment to the guard appropna
ton bill, reinstating the continuing
appropriation, and allowing an annual
appropriation of $255,000 1t then
turned down a substitute amendment
offered by Senator Schumann, repeal
ing the continuing appropriation and
granting $255,000 annually.
The senate action, Senator Sever
son said, would cause some Of the
members to dig gopher holes so that
they can crawl out of their positions
Senator Timothy Burke, Green Bay
said that while he voted for a $685..
900 appropriation he had hoped that
the present grant of funds would be
continued.
Insurance Inspector Bill Vetoed
The appropriation to the compeusa
ton insurance board was vetoed BY
Gov. Blaine on the ground that an IN.
justified increase was allowed by the
legislature.
In 1919 the appropriation was fixed
at $4,000 for the biennium and that
has remained unchanged since and
the board of public affairs recon.
mends that suck appropriation should
not exceed $4,000 for the biennium,'
the governor said. This bill in
creases the appropriation for the
bienniUm $4,000, in spite of the fact
that the appropriation heretofore has
been more than sufficient.
THE purpose of the increased ap
preparation is to provide for a peram'
bulating inspector or auditor The
board has been doing good work and
from all reports l am convinced that
its functions have been exercised sat
isfactorily and there is no need fol
taking on a travelling inspector o.
auditor"
Senate Kills Rent Bill
The senate went on record as OF
posed to state regulation of rent.
With only six members dissenting
it killed the Teasdale bill limiting
charges to a profit Of 10 per cent on
the building investment and operation
cost. The bill placed the value Of the
building at 100 per cent OF assessed
valuation.
Senator Teasdale declared that wife
the building boom in the state many
more homes are being created. put
that in spite of this fact rents als
going up.
Teasdale's BIN would have subjects
ed landlords to a fine up to $500 ana
a sentence as long as a year n Jazz
for charging more than enough 70
give them a 10 per cent profit
Senator Werden asserted that hers
is still a housing shortage and taas
building should be encouraged rather
than discouraged.
Amnesty for political prisoners als
repeal Of the espionage act are asa7l
of President Harding and con .
two Joint resolutions concuTrea u %
the Wisconsin assembly. Ther Ne1s
previously adopted by the senate
Another senate resolution canea
in would ask congress to sub@. s
the states a constitutional amend