Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-06-27
LOOKING IN
ON THE
LEGISLATURE

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Madison-The people of Wisconsin
apparently will have an opportunity
to vote IN the 1926 election on the
| question of asking congress to legal
lie 2-15 per cent beer. The assembly,
by vote Of 40 to 80, has concurred in
| the PolakOwski resolution directing
the secretary Of state to place the
question on the ballots The resolu-
tion followed an opinion by Atty Gen.
Ekern that a bin was necessary to
make the referendum effective.
An amendment to the omnibus ap-
preparation bin, whereby an approprla-
tlon Of sufficient money to finance the
beer referendum would be acquired
failed to pass the senate. however, the
vote being II to IS.
Vote Cattle Disease Fund
Two bills appropriating large sums
i of money for the work of bovine tn
i berculosis eradication IN Wisconsin
j have passed the senate ana were i'm
mediately mesSaged to the assembly.
One appropriation for approximately
100000 annually is Incorporated in
the administration appropriation bill
for the state department Of agricul-
ture. The other anots S1,0T5.000 an
nually fer eradication and is known
as the Severson bill.
The assembly has concurred In the
senate bill providing for the detach-
ment of agricultural territory from
union free high school districts The
vote was 81 to 20. Sponsors of the
measure declared It would relieve farm
lands from excessive taxation for
school purposes while opponents saw
a possibility of shifting too great a
burden to village and city property.
The Heck resolution referring to the
next legislature the proposed constitu-
tional amendment requiring a two
thirds opinion Of the state supreme
court to declare laws unconstitutional,
was concurred In, so to %,
Hannah Gets Lorenz Post
The appointment of Col Jonn ].
Hannah to the state board of control
to succeed DR.. William f. Lorenz, re-
signed, has been confirmed by the sen
ate.
Appointments to the state fair ad-
vsory board and the state board Of
public affairs were also confirmed
State board Of public affairs John
II. Kaiser, Port Washington; Joseph
G. Lazansky Kewaunee Edward
1 Kirchner, Fountain City.
State fair advisory board Charles
Schoenfeld, Beaver Dam; Math Koe
nigs, Fond du Lac A. d. Jones, Black
River Falls.
Asks La Toilette Memorial Site
Erection on the capitol grounds OF
La Toilette statue or memorial tc
be paid for by popular subscription
is the object Of a resolution introduced
in the legislature By Assemblyman
Eber Milwaukee.
The Eber resolution, unanimously
passed. calls for the appointment OF
an interim committee Of three AS
semblymen and two senators to make
a survey of the proposition and report
to the next legislature
"My idea is that the state give the
necessary authority for the erection
Of suitable statue or memorial hi
memory of Senator la Toilette. 4 said
Mr.. Eber 1T was not my intention
that the state pay for the project
''The legislature I'm 1927 would sim
ply he requested to set aside a certain
site for the memorial"
Bus Regulation Bill Vetoed
Coy. Blaine has vetoed the assembly
bill for the regulation Of motor busscs
by the railroad commission, with the
understanding that a similar measure
just enacted provides fur ample regu-
lauon and is not subject y The COVER.
+ nor's objections
The assembly bin would create a
monopoly in motor vehicle transpUrta-
tlon. would permit railroads to aban
don train service and substitute motor
transportation for IT and would not
guard against injury 10 highways
Session Draws to Close
Eleven bills. nearly all Of them buff
fetcd between assembly and senate by
conference committees, are ail fhat re-
mains Of the nearly 100 measures
introduced IN tie 1925 session ~ tina
! Wisconsin legislature
The 1925 session was remarkable Tor
the number II voices 81 me executive.
more than 80 hHs having met such
fate. More than ao9 bills were en-
ected INTO law
Since nearly half of the members
Of the legislature have departed far
their homes and win ut return far
the last day- af the session IS uaf
likely tha aF hH Will pa oa me
objections ot Gov Blaine
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