River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-24
SUPREME JUDGES
TO Be FENS|ONEO
Assembly Judiciary Committee
Report Fav0rabIy on Plan.
MUST SERVE TWENTY YEARS
Supreme and Circuit Jurists viii Re-
ccive Half Pay After Retire
ment If Hedding Bill
Passes.

Madison, April 19.-Penslons Ioi
members of the supreme court
and circuit judges who have
served on the bench more
than twenty years is within the range
of possible legislation at this session
The committee on judiciary has recon-
mended the Hedding bill providing
that where a justice of the supreme
court or a circuit judge has served for
more than twenty years and is seventy
years Of age he may retire. The Dill
provides, however, that such Judge
shall only receive half pay at the time
OF retirement and that he shall devote
a part of his time in assisting the
courts Of the state in the settlement OF
disputed matters.
Favors April Primaries.
Judge Rosa's bill for holding the pr.
marics at the time of the April cleo
ton instead of early in September
has been recommended for passage by
the committee on elections. 1t was
discovered that the largest vote at the
primaries was from the cities and that
the farmers did not turn out to vote
az the primaries in any large mum
bers The vote at the spring cleo
tions is always large and for this rea-
son it is proposed to hold the primar-
les for the nomination Of all state and
county officers in the spring.
There viii be a special investigation
OF the forestry reserve if the White
hu
Following q long debate in the assem-
bly,. the Whiteside bill was ordered
cngrosed by a vote of 65 to 27. the
committee will be composed of five
assemblymen and three senators. No
lands are to be purchased by the for
cstry department until 1915, when a
detailed report will be filed by the
legislative committee with the legisla-
ture
Look for adjournment May II.
The assembly has passed the AXel
Johnson resolution providing that all
hearings shall cease on May 6. This
resolution looks to an adjournment OF
the legislature on May II.
The assembly has adopted the Gu
iicksCn resolution for an amendment
to the constitution which will permit
a county to exempt certain personal
properties from taxation. The amend
ment is looking toward the adoption
of the single tax.
The assembly has killed the 5O-car
bill An amendment was offered by
Asscmblyman Manning of Milwaukee
providing for an extra brakeman for
trains of over IS cars On motion OF
hssemblyman Everett Of Racine the
amendment was rejected and the bill
was Indefinitely postponed.
Postpone "Frat" inquiry.
nv a vote of 46 ia SO, the assembly
Indefinitely postponed the Sawyer res
olutiou. as amended, for an investiga-
ton Of the fraternity system OF the
University Of Wisconsin. Assembly,
man Anderson branded the resolution
as q "pusyfoot" scheme He said tnat
it could result in nothing but white
wash"
The assembly passed the Frederick
bin fixing the size of chicken crates
in the state OF WISCONSIN, II aioo
oassed the Stewart bill giving the rail
road commission power to order the
erection of woven wire instead OF
barbed wire fences along railroad
tracks. and the Walsh bill limiting the
number of hours of clerks in drug
stores to 65 per week. 1t concurred in
the Roshard bill providing that where
4 court reporter takes the statement
If a person he shall be disqualified as
reporter in that case or from testify
ing to the facts contained in the state
ment
The senate has passed the Linley
bill providing for an Investigation OF
The white slave traffic in Wisconsin;
The bill calls for an appropriation OF
$4,000.