Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-25
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL
Review of Important Work
Done by the Wisconsin
Legislature

lone by TIC WISCONSIN,
Legislature
Madison, Wis.-Without dissent
ing vote, the senate confirmed Gov.
Blaine's appointment of John D. Nor
lrissey of Superior to the state board
of control. He succeeds George B.
Harris of Waukesha for the term end
ing in 1929. The salary is $4,000 per
year.
Two other appointments sent to the
senate for confirmation were those of
Mrs. Charles Kading of WATERFOWL to
be member Of the state board of
control succeeding Mrs. Maud E. OF
jen. and the reappointment of Edward
Nordman of Polar as commissioner of
the department of markets.
No appointments were announced
by Gov Blaine to succeed Mr.. Nor
rissey as superintendent of public
property. nor for the position on the
state civil service commission left va
cant by the appointment of Mrs. Kad-
ing.
Blow at Ku Klux Klan
A blow was struck at the Ku Klux
Khan in the legislature when a reso-
luton memoriaHzing congress to enact
legislation making it reasonable for
the Khan or any similar organization
to refuse to surrender a list of its
members on demand was introduced
in the assembly by Assemblyman F.
]. Petersen. Milwaukee.
Mr.. Petersen's resolution points out
there has been widespread dissatisfac-
ton over the methods and practices
of certain secret organizations, but be-
cause of the lack of information con-
corning the membership and officers
of such organizations "it has been
impossible to fix responsibility.
Under Mr.. Petersen's resolution, the
Khan would be required to file with
the national government a list of all
of its members, as well as with the
secretary of state of each common
wealth
Rent Gougers Are Hit
5LdI6WlQ6 T6SuldllOU Vi ISnCo w otS
proposed in a bill introduced by SEN
ator Burke Of Green Bay Landlords
found guilty of unreasonably eyicting
tenants or refusing to rent to a fam
lily of children, or violating other or
ders of the rent commission, would
be subject to one years imprisonment
and a fine of $1,000. Burke's measure
gives the railroad commission super
vision over rental property in all cities
of the state. A rent law was adopted
at the special session of 1918 and ap.
piled to Milwaukee. This law was
found unconstitutional. Upon. deter
mination that an unfair rent is being
charged the commission would have
power to fix what is considered a
reasonable and just rent.
TWO Amendments Asked
Assemblyman Kiesner of Milwaukee
would change the constitution so that
a proposed amendment would have
to pass but one session ofs the legis-
lature, instead of two,~before submits
sion to the people A constitutional
convention would be called under a
bill proposed by Mr.. Kiesner. This
bill, if passed, must be submitted to
a referendum before such convention
could be called.
A bill by Assemblyman Petersen of
Milwaukee provides that the secretary
of state shall automatically take care
of constitutional amendments pro-
posed in the legislature This is to
prevent a recurrence of the sHpup
this year, when the Supreme court
held that failure to publish a resolu-
ton verbatim necessitated its being
repassed by the legislature.
Burke Asks Dry Law Repeal
A memorial to congress, introduced
by Senator Timothy Burke, Green
Bay, dean of the upper house, asks
for repeal of the eighteenth amend
ment, and resubmission of the pro-
hibition question to the several states.
The resolution suggests congress
should have power to regulate, but
not prohibit the manufacture and sale
of liquors containing Is per cent of
alcoholic contents, measured by vol
ume, and for beverage purposes only.
Congress and the states would be
given concurring jurisdiction to en-
force the law.
Repeal of the secrecy clause to the
Wisconsin income tax law is proposed
in bill introduced in the senate by
Senator Severson, lola, the original
sponsor of this measure, which has
been the storm center Of three legis-
lative sessions.
With the introduction of this bill
the administration has brought for
ward one of the principal issues of
the session. It's enactment has been
demanded by the governor, and it is
to receive the support of the admins
tration forces.
With the view of aiding settlers of
Wisconsin unimproved land, Senator
Werden, Ashland, introduced reso-
luton calling for a constitutional
amendment to permit the state to
make direct loans to farmers. Should
the bill become a law, fund of about