River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-03-27
RECALL Of BOARD
MEMBERS FAVORED
McGovern Would Apply Reform to
State Commissions.
USE OF C0NvlcTs OPPOSED
Board of Control Is Against the Gen.
era! Employment of Penitentlary
Prisoners in Construction
of Highways.

Madison McGovern Is III
favor of the recall of members Oh tue
important state commissions. Inns
fact he has never mentioned in pup
lie message, but in a bill sent TO the
legislature for the creation OF g com
mission of three TO regulate the
market conditions of the state IL was
discovered that the governor proVlueu
that the men could be recalled oy
two-thirds vote of the legislature. Inc
idea had it's original inception Win
DR.. Charles Mccarthy of the leglsia-
tive reference library of Wisconsin
He urged the governor to put IL III ms
general message to the legislature. IL
was not included, but it was dlscoV-
cred in the principal measure drafted
by the governor and submitted to the
legislature.
Convict Labor Is Opposed.
The state board of control is OPP
posed to the general use of state pen1-
tertiary prisoners in the construction
of highways. Several bills OF this char
acter are pending before the commit
tee on state affairs. Miss Katherine
Williams, a member of the board, ap-
peared before the committee, and said
that limited use of the prisoners on
highways around the state prison
might be permissible, but that their
general use would not be welcomed by
the public. The chairman of the COM
mitttee is dairy farmer and thought
the prison farm should be increased
and that an extensive dairy system
should be established to furnish butter
for all the other state institutions.
1T has been the experience at the
state penitentiary that convicts don't
make good mixers in diary barn,
quickly responded Miss Williams.
Their light fingers do not extend in
that direction"
Miss Williams said that the prison
farm should be enlarged. She thought
there should be at least 600 acres. She
favored the indeterminate sentence
and believed its application would re-
suit in reforming the men sent to the
institutions of the state for cOrrec-
ton.
The bill introduced by Assemblyman
K. A. Johnson to prohibit hunting on
Sunday has been reported adversely
by the assembly committee on judi
ciary The committee claims that the
subject matter is already covered by
statute.
Ean on Junior Prom.
The senate has sent to engrossment
the Ackley bill prohibiting the junior
prom at the University of Wisconsin.
This dance is the big social event Of
the college year. The attack is made
on it because of it's alleged extrava
gance, the author of the bill claiming
that the prom has q demoralizing In
fiuence on the students and results In
segregating them into two classes, the
rich and the poor.
Without debate, the Glenn bill to
permit the subject OF women's suf-
frage to be again referred to the peo-
pie at the fall election in 1914 was
ordered engrossed by a vote of IL to
IS. Upon motion of Senator Randolph
the rules were suspended and the bill
passed. 1t now comes to the assem-
bly,. With the adoption of an amend
ment offered by Senator Bosshard of
La Crosse, which makes it apply only
to cities, the Teasdale bill making the
minimum license for the sale of liquor
$500 was engrossed. The vote was 16
to Is, Lieutenant Governor Morris
breaking the tie.
InstaIlment Houses Must Refund.
The assembly engrossed the Walsh
bill compelling installment houses to
refund one-half of the money paid
down when the goods are replevined
or taken back The True bill for the
eradication of foul breed among bees
was concurred i'll by the assembly
and now goes to the governor Smart's
bill for the examination and licensing
of public accountants and his bill per-
hitting the Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany to collect for only thirty days in
advance for telephone service were
engrossed
The assembly passed the Cannon
bill empowering judge to permit a
dependent child to be sent to a suit
able home for three months during a
consideration and adjustment of the
case; the Meland bill permitting IL
braries in different school districts to
exchange books, the Hurlbut bill fix
ing the fee for witnesses in justice
ourts at $3.50 day, and the Rosa bill
allowing a court to grant the whole
estate to the widow, where its value 10
not in excess of 81 900 over the ex
emptions.