River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-07-06
ASSEMBLY OPPOSES
TIGHT SUNDAY LID
Grocery Stores and Meat Mar
ketS to Remain Open.
GOVERNORS WISHES 0BEYED
Bill Appropriating $4,000 Annually
for Five Years for the Purchase
Of Land for Forest Reserve
Was Concurred In.

Was Concurred In.
Madison.-In accordance with spe-
cial message from Governor McGov-
ern to the legislature to repeal or
amend the new Sunday closing law,
the assembly amended the law to per-
NIT grocery stores and meat markets
to remain open. Numerous amend
ments were offered. The discussion
lasted over an hour.
Among the bills passed were the
following:
Appropriating not to exceed 5000
to defray the expense of the commit
tee to investigate the textbook situ-
alton in this state; appropriating
$4,000 for the state park board for
the purchase of city and state parks.
Assemblyman Perry secured the
substitution of the assembly bill for
the senate bill covering the general
subject of industrial education. Be-
cause this subject originated in the
lower house, Mr.. Perry thought that
the assembly was entitled to the
credit.
The substitute bill relating to the
establishment of county agricultural
schools was laid over. The bill pro-
vides that the state aid shall amount
to two-thirds of the cost of the coun-
ty schools to be established.
The Thomas bill, authorizing the
Chippewa & Flambeau improvement
company to construct and operate a
system of reservoirs was concurred in.
The bill appropriating $4,000 an
nually for five years for the purchase
of land for the state forest reserve
was concurred in.
The Martin bill, creating non
salaried conservation committee Of
seven members to investigate the re-
sources of the state, was concurred in.
The assembly refusing to recede
from its position in the adoption OF
an amendment to SOS, which would
exempt from civil service experts"
professional, technical and scientifc)
employed by state commissions,
caused considerable debate.
The senate amendment to the
Mahon bill creating an Industrial COM
mission was concurred in. The
amendment corrects some clerical
errors and cuts the appropriation
from 100000 to $4,000.
The Reader bill to pay teachers and
others who have rendered services
in the town of North Brandon was
passed over the veto of Governor Nc
Govern by vote of So to 10. 1t ap-
pears that certain persons were en-
ployed as teachers and in other posi-
tons in order to keep the schools
running during an emergency, but in
order to receive their compensation
they had to appeal to the legislature.
This is the only bill the assembly
has passed over the veto of the gov
ernor.
The Hull bill relating to the estab-
lishment of training schools in high
schools in counties where there is no
county training school at present
passed by vote of 46 to 80.
The Perry bill relating to industrial
education and the requirement of the
Stout school passed.
Among the bills approved by
Governor McGovern was one limit
ing the number of justices of the
peace in the city Of Milwaukee to one
and fixing his salary at $500. The
Justice is required to turn over to
the city treasury all fees.
To the surprise Of the strong and
insistent lobby which gathered here
for the past few days to oppose the
passage of an income tax bill, the
senate concurred in the assembly sub
stitute to the measure which passed
the upper house fortnight ago, by
the close vote of Is to H.
This action was taken after half
dozen amendments, all more or less
calculated to make the measure OBJ
noxious to many who otherwise would
support it, had been rejected, one by
one. These included the exception of
Milwaukee county from the pro.
visions of the bill and striking out
the inclusion of incomes from rentals
and reinstating the referendum clause
defeated in the assembly.
BY concurring in an unimportant
assembly amendment, the senate
passed the Kleczka fire and police
bill relating to Milwaukee. The eek
pert service" bill was not concurred
in and will go to conference. Final
adoption was given the initiative and
referendum resolution as received
from the conference committee and
this important measure will not
bother the members longer.
The other proposed constitutional
amendment, raising the salaries of