River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1909-06-17
WHAT THE BADGER
SOLONS ARE DOING
rELEGRAPHIc NEWS FROM THE
WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY.
MEET AFTER SESSION ENDS
SoIons Practically Conclude Business
But Formal Adjournment Is
Due at Later
Date.

Madison.-While the Wisconsin leg
islature has practically concluded it's
business of the Forty-ninth session the
members of both houses met daily for
a few days to act upon the correction
Of bills, etc.
The final adjournment was looked
for some time this week.
OF the 1850 bills introduced over
half were killed by indefinite post
ponement in the house in which they
originated. Inconvenience weeded
out many others and most of the laws
enacted are of local Importance.
Among the important measures en-
acted are the commission form of
government for cities below the first
class; the teachers pension and re-
tirement fund act; the bill extending
the powers of the railroad rate COM
mission by providing that no increase
in freight rates may be made by a
railroad without 30 days notice to the
commission.
A special session of the legislature
will meet next January to consider
measures bearing upon income tax,
Industrial insurance, good roads, in
surance of bank deposits and water
powers
Joint committees of the legislature
will hold sessions during the several
months intervening for the purpose of
presenting measures that will meet
with the views of the legislators at
the special session.
Some forty-six bills still remained
undisposed of between the houses and
by turning back the hands of the clock
action was taken on all these meas
ures before calendar work ceased.
Under the law after bill is given
final passage, it must be printed in
enrolled form and then taken to the
governor, who has six days from the
time he receives it in which to give
his approval or disapproval.
Submission of important ordinances
to the people in cities will become an
established principle If Gov. Davidson
signs the bill concurred in by the SEN
ate yesterday morning. This bill, in
troduced by Assemblyman Scott, re-
quires that when Is per cent. of the
voters petition for the referendum of
an ordinance it shall be put up to a
vote of the people.
Unless the governor sees fit to use
his veto power, teachers of all schools
in Wisconsin henceforth may look for
ward to retiring on pensions.
The Stout bill providing rewards for
long services in guiding young Ameri-
cans along the paths of virtue and in
search of knowledge, received its last
action in the senate.
By vote of So to 10 the assembly
sustained the governors veto of the
Chapple ore dock taxation bill.
The assembly decided that $1,000 a
year was a sufficient salary for Her
man L. Ekern, deputy insurance com-
missioner, by killing the bill raising
his salary to $4,000.
Assemblyman Hambrecht's bill pro-
viding for two women university re-
gents without increasing the size of
the board, was passed, as was the bill
appropriating $4,000 additional for
the completion of the forestry labora-
tory at the university.
Final passage was given the bill
clearing the way for a normal school
at Eau Claire. The state gives 5000
for building plans and for improving
a site to be given by the city of Eau
Claire.