River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-03-16
COMMITTEE OPENS
HEARING ON BILL
CORRUPT Practices Measures Are
Taken Up in Real Earnest.
ANTI-TIPPING LAW OPPOSED
Hotel and Railroad Men Are In Favor
of Employees Receiving Gifts
Without the knowledge of
Their Employers.

lHeIF Employers
Madison.-Corrupt practices bills
were taken up in real earnest by the
assembly committee on elections. The
two measures before the committee
were the Kay and Clark bills, which
probably will be merged into one
committee measure by the time the
hearings have been completed.
Assistant Secretary of State a. L.
forge and Philip Lehner, the COVER
nor's claim agent, appeared In order
to aid the committee with informa-
ton. Mr.. forge suggested that the
limitations upon many candidates IN
the Clark bill were too low, on &C
count Of the great necessity and enor-
nous cost Of circulating information
as to tissues" Mr.. Lehner suggested
that much of the aggregate cost to in
dividual candidates would be re-
moved by the publication of the
pamphlet by the secretary of state, as
provided in the Clark bill. He thought
the state could we'll afford the 100000
or so that would be entailed by the
pamphlet provision, and that it was
the states duty to make running for
office less prohibitive for the man Of
ordinary means.
Mr.. Lehner also suggested that If
possible some way should be devised
to have the question of disqualified
ton to hold Office in case of violation
removed from the necessity of trial
by jury, declaring that it would be
extremely difficult to convict before
a jury If this were the penalty. The
committee will look into the constitu-
tiona1ity of this proposition.
Hotel and railroad men appeared
before the assembly committee on jul
dietary to oppose the G. J. Johnson
bill, prohibiting the tipping and the
receiving Of gratuities by employees
with the knowledge of their employ
ers. Employers pointed out alleged
unfairness in the proposed measure,
in its provision which holds employers
responsible for violation by their en-
ployes of the anti-tipping provisions.
Those talking against the measure
were James T. Drought Of the city at
torney's department of Milwaukee,
Ralph Jackman of the Pullman COM
pany, Alvin p. Kletzsch of the Repub-
lican house of Milwaukee, Burton
Hanson, general counsel for the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad;
Fred Herwig, representing restaurant
men; Chauncey Blake, representing
the $500" road, and H. w. Bolens of
the Wisconsin Manufacturers associ-
alton. Assemblyman G. J. Johnson
and Insurance Commissioner H. L.
Ekern spoke in favor of the measure.
There was no opposition before the
judiciary committee to the Dorner
bill, which prohibits the advertising
Of guessing contests, puzzles and bust
ness schemes of like nature. Henry
F. Cochems appeared for the Retail
Piano Dealers association of Milwau-
kee, indorsing the proposition strong
ly. He characterized piano guessing
contests as frauds. The bill will re-
ceive the Endorsement of the commit
tee.
Assembly Onstad urged before the
assembly committee on state and evo-
nomic betterment the bill to increase
the salary of the third assistant attor-
ney general to $2,500-a raise of $500,
making the salary the same as that
of the second assistant He declared
that $4,000 a year is not a living sal
airy for a lawyer. Adam Zepp and
G. B. Adams of Milwaukee, who are
blind. argued for the Socialist bill to
provide for state pensions for the
blind Assemblyman Glen was the
only one to appear in behalf of his
bill to create Wisconsin commission
for the San Francisco exposition.
NJ Slattery, secretary OF the Retail
Grocers' association of Milwaukee,
opposed the Monson bill to compel
judges to cause the publication of the
fact of a conviction for violation of
the pure food laws in the newspapers.
He asserted the measure would work
hardship in many cases upon "inno-
cent men,"
Principal Enright of the Plymouth
high school appeared before the SEN
ate committee on education and pub
lie welfare in support of measure to
permit graduates of high schools to
teach In schools where the require
ment is a third grade teachers certi-
ficate, without examination, thus
placing the high schools which have
a four years course on the same basis
as county training schools. There are
several high schools in the state that
are maintaining these professional
courses and all Of them, especially
the Plymouth school, are very strong
educational institutions.
To Distribute Trout Fry.
The commissioners of fisheries will
commence the distribution of brook