Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-05-02
IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

,fad.Son-A five-year program, TAX
eare Of the immediate building
-. If the University of Wisconsin.
--nsHv has been decided upon fol-
wing an inspection of the buildings
81 equipment by the joint finance
.muitree Of the state Legislature and
senator John E. eastman, member of
IT. board of regents.
AMER the inspection, the committee
,els fhe needs Of the university i'm
ntraHye and that the plan should be
s,ar,td with appropriations beginning
wjtl the 1925 budget.
The committee and regent inspected
- university library, the chemistry
anudIng and Bascon hall. Among
8.rber things. ii found the library can
accommodate about $50 persons at the
are-eDt time, while the need is for
accommodation of 1000 students.
Tie visit of the committee Is the
elimination of long fight for extern
sion Of the university buildings. The
Scomnttee is expected to report its
findings and appropriation in about
fbree weeks. with the general budget
allowances for the next blennium.
Tie budget for all state endeavors
is expected to reach the legislative
floor In omnibus form as to the gen
qral appropriation and In a separate
hH as to the university and normal
school appropriations.
Monument for State Veterans
Wisconsin will erect a $4,000 monu-
nent to its Civil war veterans buried
in the National cemetery at Marietta,
5a.. If the bill passed by the state
legislature last week is signed by Gov.
Blaine The monument, according to
the bin, must be made so far as is
possible from Wisconsin materials and
must be designed and erected by citi-
zens IF the state There are 404 Wis
eun>iu soldiers buried In the National
cemetery Mt Marietta Special cere-
monies connected with the erection
and unyellng of the monument al
ready are contemplated by Wisconsin
cities.
Old Age Pension Bill Passed
Gov. Blaine has received the Carey
old age pension bill following its
passage by the legislature. Three
states have the plan In operation,
PENNSYLVANIA, Montana and Colorado,
8nd data has been collected by Sena-
Cor carey. which he will submit to the
executive In urging the latter's sigma
1ure to the measure. This bill does
not abolish the county poor house, but
would turn the poor house into city
hospitals for the care of the aged. A
pension Of 81 day would be paid "a
INDECENT persons over 30 years old.
Less than one-third of the bills in
troduced at this session have been dis
posed Of and the hope for adjourn
ment VI the legislature by June
seems to be fading.
Limits Emergency Appropriations
After wrangling for more than three
hours over the question of reconsider
arg Tie vote by which the bill to cur
ta.i he powers of the state emer-
geney board was engrossed. the senate
pared the engrossed bill down TO pro-
vide three rigid ways In which money
fan be spent in emergency between
legislative sessions, knocked out the
limitation clause providing that no
money could be so spent in excess of
fi.79o9, and then re-engrossed and
passed the bill.
d. ways in which the emergency
haarl en- spend money are so limited,
under tie bills, that he 100000 fea-
'Afe was 'oemed unnecessary. No
money can be spent for emergency
purposes unless an urgent need is APP
parent
Hits at "Proms" in Capitol
iae.ng and all other forms of en-
aIament for which an admission
e Is made and the generai pub
dded is prohibited In the Sever
passed by the senate. The
aimed at university proms and
s. functions following reports of
by few of the participants
s4ea parties in the past.
g. senate has passed with but one
a'Iag vote the conservation ap-
alton bin carrying more than
'e In funds TO be devoted to the
u conservation in Wisconsin
vote Of A. to 81, the assembly
the Geraldson bin recurring
aaa 70 equip locomotives Of GER
" ~ with automatic stokers
80. the Duncan bin defining
q connection with the law for
fraudulent advertising for
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