River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-31
BULL MOOSERS
Get ON BALLOT
Governor MCGOVern Forces Leg
iSIatuTe to Act.
REST-DAY BILL VOTED DOWN

Ruie-Wisconsin Tackles Marketing
Question-AssembIy Grants Aid in
Building Agricultural Schools.
Madison, Wis, July 29.-In a few
days the Wisconsin legislature will adj
journ sine die. Practically all of the
work has already been disposed of,
but the governor has several days left
in which to sign bills, and part of the
clerical force Of the senate and the as
sembly will remain here to handle
routine business. Nearly all of the
members have returned to their
homes. Their bag and baggage has
been shipped and there will not be
half a dozen senators and assembly
men in their seats when the presiding
officers declare the legislature adj
journed sine die.
After many months Of work the
members have no interest in the clos
ing ceremonies, which will, az in past
ing members, speeches by the mes
senger boys and few farewell words
by the presiding officers. The little
tokens of esteem that are usually
given to the favored employees have
already been presented, the work has
been finished, SO there is nothing left
to be done but clean out the legisla-
tive chambers and lock the doors.
Admitting that the session has been
exceedingly long, the party leaders
feel that the Republican party has
made good and has carried out its
pledges Political thought will now
turn to the coming campaign, for the
election of governor and a United
States senator are matters of interest
which mean months OF fence build
ing and planning.
The various committees and COM
missions created by the present leg
islature will soon be in operation, for,
after al, they haven't great deal of
time left in which to work and pre-
pare reports for the next legislature.
Not all of the commissioners have
been named. For instance, the mem
bers of the boxing commission and
the members of the legislative COM
mittee to investigate white slave con
ditions have not been appointed.
New Parties Get Place on Ballot.
Governor McGovern carried his
point about the passage of bill per-
hitting new parties to place the name
of their candidates on the official bal
lot. 1t will be remembered that the
governor sent a special message to
the legislature drawing attention that
a plank I'm the Republican platform
on this subject had mysteriously dis
the fact that the Axel Johnson bill to
give new parties a place on the bal
lot had been killed in the senate. The
governor called upon the senate to
stand by the platform of the Repub-
lican party. The senate took the
hint, resurrected the Johnson bill and
passed it. That seems to settle the
controversy and the Bull Moose par
ty may now take its place with other
parties on the regular ballot in the
coming election.
Governor McGovern apparently has
gained ground and made friends in
the assembly. This is clearly shown
by the action of the assembly in the
defeat of the Bosshard bill relating to
removal Of officials by the governor.
The bill provided that in order to re-
move any official appointed upon the
advice and with the consent of the
senate, that the governor must first
secure the advice and consent of the
upper house. The introduction of this
bill was inspired by the McGovern-
Ekern controversy. In the senate the
bill had clear sailing, but it was killed
by one-sided vote in the house.
State Ruled by Commission.
Senator Burke of Green Bay be
sleeves that the Legislature has fallen
into practices of frenzieS finance, and
he did not hesitate to say so during
a discussion of the Scott bill, which
provides for the appointment of a
committee Of the legislature to inves-
tigate building codes and city plan
ming. In spite Of the protest of Sen
ator Burke the bill was passed.
I'VE are drifting far down the
stream" said Senator Burke, land the
public is drifting with us Under the
provision of this kind of a bill we
reach the Niagara of frenzied finance.
Wisconsin is rapidly becoming a mon
archy through the establishment of
numerous commissions. 1t is getting
so that you can hardly turn around
without first securing the consent of
a commission. You can't throw a
brickbat without hitting a commission
or a commissioner"
Wisconsin has finally decided, after
weeks and months of debate, to tackle
the marketing question. The senate
passed compromise bill on market
ing. While the bill is not entirely sat
isfactory to Governor McGovern, who