Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-04-14
With Tho IN
Wisconsin,
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signed the eastman bill passed BY
both houses Of the legislature prohibit
ing the use in Wisconsin schools Of
history textbooks which defame the
nations founders or contain propa-
ganda favorable to any foreign gov
eminent
Senator eastman declared that
early action would be taken in num-
Der Of cities to rid their schools Of
history books which he asserts come
within the prohibition of the statute.
Upon complaint Of five citizens the
superintendent Of public instruction is
required 90 hold a public hearing, and
upon facts developed 10 determine
whether the history books violate the
new law.
Three finance bills also were signed
b. the governor. One gives the state
real estate brokers board $27,500 for
each Of the two years Of the biennium
starting next July. the same as the
present appropriation. Another grants
the trustees Of the state library ST.,
$50 year for the same period, an in
crease Of $3.50 The bill provides that
$4,000 instead Of $500 shall be spent
annually for books. The third finance
bin appropriates S6,250 year for two
years, to the Wisconsin. Deep Water
ways commission. for the execution of
its work The governor must approve
these expenditures before the money
is paid
Miller Bill Hits "stump Farmers"
Wisconsin taxpayers, particularly
farmers and owners of cut over stump
lands, stand to lose hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars, If A. NJ Miller's bill,
passed by the assembly, is concurred
in by the senate and signed by Gov.
Blaine, according to reports from
Washington d. c.
Enactment of this bill, it is believed
III Washington. would hamper, ii not
stop, the activities of the University
ol Wisconsin college of agriculture in
its land clearing service and halt the
distribution by the federal govern.
ment, through the bureau Of public
roads in cooperation with the agri-
cultural college, OF hundreds of thou
sands of pounds of picric acid left
over from the war
At the close of the war the federal
government had millions of pounds of
surplus war explosives on hand, and
congress passed an act that these
should be distributed to the farmers
and road builders OF the country. Pic
ric acid is being distributed to the
farmers and road builders without
cost except charge OF cents
pound for drying, cartridging and dis
tribution. plus freight.
In the cut over counties Of Wiscon.
sin there are $4,000 stump farmers
making farms from what were once
forests, and adding to the taxable
areas OF the state, by means of the
governments picric acid. used in blow
ing out the stumps The college of
agriculture began TO give land clear
ing assistance to farmers in 1916.
Law Makers May Adjourn in June
II the Wisconsin legislature dis
poses of the measures before it at the
same rate il did during the last six
weeks the session, which started on
January 10. can be ended early in
June, after a session FIVE months long.
A tabulation of the 1000 measures
introduced shows that the assembly
disposed of 275 bills out of the CPS
introduced and printed, or forty-four
per cent; while the upper house has
disposed OF 1852 bills out of 304 intro
duced or just fifty per cent
The actual business OF finishing
up" the bills, by indefinitely postpon-
ing them. passing them or withdraw
ing them. has been under way six
weeks, The legislature took the first
Two months in Introduction of bills
and getting committee assignments
arranged
Actual adjournment of the regular
session before July. however, is made
improbable by the impending tax, edu-
cation. and booze fights, which win
take up a large part Of the solons'
time when they get on the floors of
the two houses.
Assembly o. KS Peaceful Pieketing
Peaceful picketing in industrial dis
putes was favored by the assembly
with engrossmeut of the Quick bill
which would specifically declare it 10
be public policy TO permit labor or
CARNATIONS to persuade persons not
to work
The measure. which has already
passed the senate, was advanced in
the lower house without opposition.
An attempt TO prohibit public EN-,
ployes from organizing for the 'pur-
pose OF conducting industrial warfare.
strikes or any form OF economic com
binauon fc. affecting only their condi
tion of employment as public servants
by economic pressure was blocked by
unanimous vote OF the lower house
The Perry bill to prohibit unions OF
public employees was killed without d
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