Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-14
Repeal Bill Wins In Assembly


The Wisconsin assembly voted, 48
to 43, to repeal the Severson law, the
state prohibition enforcement statute.
This action followed an attempt to kill
the bill, which met defeat by the same
vote.
While several anti-prohibition mem
bers of the lower house deserted the
wet ranks to vote against the Tucker
repeal bill, their number was INSULT
cient to overcome the lead of the regu-
lar wet group.
Before the vote was taken, Assem-
blyman A. E. Matheson, GAINESVILLE,
dry leader, warned the members that
by voting to repeal the Severson law
they were voting to wipe out every
vestige of the Wisconsin statutes re-
ferring to prohibition and drunken
ness" He said 1t was opening the way
to unlicensed Iawlessness, should the
bill pass and be signed by the gov
ernor.
Before it can become a law the
Tucker bill will have to muster
strength to pass the dry senate and
be approved by Gov. Blaine, who two
years ago signed the Severson act.
Vets hold out no hope for final sue
cess, although expressing satisfaction
over the action, which is in accord
with the stand of the New York legis-
lature and Gov Al Smith in repeal of
the Mullan-Gage state enforcement
statute.
The action Of the assembly is a re-
versal of it's former stand, when on
Mar. IA it indefinitely postponed the
Tucker repeal bill by a vote of 46 to
49, This vote was reconsidered on
Mar. 81 by a vote of so to 80. The
bill was then tabled and taken from
the table after Gov Al Smith of New
York had signed the Cukillier repeal
bill
Million for Dairy Herd Tests
The Schumann bill appropriating
$1,000,000 annually for bovine tuber-
culosis eradication in Wisconsin was
unanimously passed by the senate
after attempts had unsuccessfully been
made to reduce the amount to $780,
900 and 100000.
Senator Henry Huber said he could
announce for the governor that the
$1,o0o,O0O appropriation bill would be
vetoed should it get through both
houses. He declared sufficient funds
were not available in the treasury.
His amendment cutting the amount
to 100000 was defeated.
After defeat of this amendment and
another proposing $4,000, Senator
Huber voted for the bill, saying that
he did so knowing that it could never
become law"
Farmers from over the state had
appeared in large numbers before
committee of the whole senate, unani-
mously expressing their favor for the
project
State Park Bill Calming Favor
Modification of the Northern Lakes
park bill, which would give to Wis
consin one, of the finest recreation
parks in the Union, consisting of 5000
acres of virgin timber, IL lakes and
eight miles of the Flambeau river,
is expected greatly to strengthen its
passage.
The revised bill, instead of appro-
priating a lump sum of 100000, calls
for an appropriation of $4,000 TINS
year for the purchase of portions of
the park and the option Of endangered
areas. The plan is for the setting
aside of $4,000 year for six years,
when the purchase Of the park would
be completed.
The bill creates a state park pur-
chase board, which would consist of
the conservation commissioner and
two members appointed by the COVER
nor. Their compensation would not
be more than SO a day for so days
in any one year. They would have
control of expenditure of the sum set
aside each year, buying such parts
as it seemed desirable to get immedi-
ately and taking options at 1 per cent
of their value on other lands.
The new bill, it is pointed out, cuts
the ground out from under opponents
of the bill who have been against it at
heart but have phrased their objec-
tons as an economy plea for the sake
of political expediency. At the same
time the option clause is believed to
carry sufficient inducement to
owners not to cut the timber in this
area, especially in view of the fact that
optioned lands are tax exempt during
the life of the option.
The Carey senate bill providing for
the preferential primary election sys-
tenn was again given an adverse vote
by the assembly after the body had
reconsidered the vote by which it
killed the measure a short time ago.
The vote was 81 to 81 on a motion for
indefinite postponement.
All auto busses running on Wiscon-
sin roads must stop hereafter before
passing over unprotected grade cross
ings, under penalty of fine and denial
of the privilege of operating, as a re-
suit of Gov Blaine's signature to the
Schumann BILL
Without debate, the senate scored
in bitter language all efforts to bring
the United States into the world
court, as desired by President Hard