Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-26
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The assembly by vote of 81 to 81
killed the resolution offered by Assem-
blyman Raihle, Chippewa Falls, pro-
v1ding for special committee to in
vestigate conditions in the Northern
Colony and Training school at Chip
pewa Falls. Consideration of this
resolution was featured by a vigorous
debate, during which Speaker Herman
j.. Sachtjen left the chair and urged
defeat of the measure Speaker Sacht-
Jen declared proposed committee of
one republican, one democrat and one
socialist would not be representative
because only eight assembly districts
IN the state are representated by social
lists or democrats He intimated that
the investigation was inspired by poll
ticians and the Ku Klux Khan. This
leaves the visiting committee APP
pointed by Gov Blaine to conduct any
investigation that may be made of the
Chippewa Falls institution.
A bill sponsored by Senator Padway,
socialist, providing for compulsory
eight hour day in wisconsin industry
was killed in the senate by vote of
II to 10 after long debate.
Senator Quick, Milwaukee, made the
chief argument for the measure, back
ing his statements with references to
those Of psychologists, Senator Quick
differentiated between physical and
nervous exhaustion. Muscular tired
ness he declared, is healthy condi-
ton. He contended it was condition
that resulted from work such as farm
labor.
Nervous exhaustion he attributed to
labor of long hours in shops and fac
tories, brought on by the noise, vibra-
ton and odors in industrial plants.
Senator John G. Schumann, Water
town, claimed that 1--WE have as many
nervous people on the farms as the
cities have and opposed the bill on
the grounds that every time life is
made easier In the cities, 1t is made
so much harder on the farm
Appointment of committee to in
vestigate the feasibility of the erection
of branch state capitol in Milwaukee
is asked in a resolution introduced in
the lower house by Assemblyman
Clarence Krause of Milwaukee Mr..
Krause favors the erection of $780,
900 branch capitol in the proposed
civic center He advocates that the
departments which transact consider
able business in Milwaukee be housed
there, including the automobile regis
tration department and the railroad
commission
After a bitter debate, the senate
killed the Gettelman amendment of
the initiative and referendum measure
which provided that the bill should
not abridge the freedom of religious
worship. The senate then adopted the
initiative and referendum by vote
of % to 8.
Senator Gettelman's amendment pro-
vided that nothing in the initiative
and referendum should apply to
articles is and 10 fthe chapter l OF
the state constitution, declaring that
he was doing this for the protection
of the parochial schools. The amend
ment was killed by a vote of 10 to ID.
Senator Gettelman said that through
petition of ten per cent of the voters,
under the initiative and referendum
measure, the parochial schools could
be placed on trial every two years.
He declared that through this meas
IRE the parochial schools had been
temporarily legislated out of existence
in Oregon, and that they were attacked
every two years in Michigan.
Characterizing the bill which pro-
vides that the eugenics law be extend
ed to woman applying for marriage
license as insult to the. womanhood
of Wisconsin and a reflection upon
fathers and mothers of the state" op-
ponents of the measure lodged VIC
lent protest today at the hearing be-
fore the public affairs committee of the
assembly
AS a result, the bill, introduced by
Assemblywoman Mildred Barber OF
Marathon, requiring that all woman
applying for a marriage license sub
NIT to physical examination to as
certain whether they are suffering
from social diseases was recommended
for indefinite postponement by the
committee with narrow margin Of
one vote