River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-17
POWER MEASURE
IS DENOUNCED
Grand Rapids Man Attacks Pro-
posed Law.
HUSTING DEFENDS MEASURE
Brazeau Says Act Is Attempt to Pro-
hIbIt Development of Industry I'm
less Owners Agree to Let State
Take Over Property.

axe over PROPERLY
Madison.-The waterpower inter
ests have now had their inning at the
new waterpower bill and scarcely
provision escaped attack. The main
arguments against the measure were
made by former Senator t. w. Bra
geau of Grand Rapids, c. T. Bundy and
Roy =. Wilcox of Eau Claire, and Neal
Brown Of Wausau.
Mr. BraZeau denounced the bill as
an attempt by the state to prohibit
WaterpoWer development unless water
power owners will agree to allow the
state to confscate their property at
any time. Senator Husting defended
The waterpower bill, claiming that 1t
would not only aid development but
would reserve to the state every right
It was entitled to.
do you think any waterpower will
develop under this bill?" asked Neal
Brown.
1--WE surely think So" retorted Sen
ator Husting, cor we would not be here
defending this measure"
Both Brown and Brazezau claim that
they had no interest in the resolution
and had no objection to it's passage.
The Hedding boxing bill was sent to
the governor. Although he has re-
ceived numerous petitions asking
him to veto the measure, it seems to
be the concensus Of opinion that it
viii be given executive approval.
The corn strip people have lost their
fight The Emery substitute to the
Pfennig corn strip bill, which
strengthens the present food law, was
killed In the senate, but later 1t was
revived, passed and reconsideration
was refused This sends the bill to
the governor for executive approval
Over an hour was consumed in dis
cussing the bill, and a clever parlia-
mentary trick was used in order to
delay the final vote until train from
Milwaukee could arrive which was
bringing Senator Hoyt, who favored
the passage of the measure. Almost
as soon as Senator Hoyt appeared, the
debate ceased and the friends of the
measure we're ready for a roll CALL
Prohibition of trusts, monopolies,
combinations, conspiracies and agree
ments in restraint Of trade is provided
by the senate judiciary committee bill,
which passed the senate by a vote of
16 to 6. Before the bill was passed, an
amendment was incorporated exempt
Ing cooperative societies. Senator
Bosshard's amendment eXempting rail
roads and public utilities which are
under the jurisdiction of the railroad
commission was adopted.
No new purchases of additional land
for extending the state forest reserve
can be made until July 1, 1915, if the
governor approves the bill passed by
the senate. The Whiteside bill pro-
vides for a legislative investiga-
ton Of eight members, five from the
house and three from the senate. The
bill further provides that no new pur-
chases can be made until after the
next legislature has convened. The
bill was passed by vote of 10 to 10
and a motion to reconsider was lost.
Among assembly bills concurred in
by the senate were:
Manning, giving home rule to the
city of Milwaukee.
Rosa, regulating hotels and restau-
rants.
Peavey, providing for loans from the
trust funds for the purpose of assist
Ing settlers in northern Wisconsin.
Conway. providing for the naming of
an attorney by the nearest of kin or
the person or persons receiving the
largest interest in an estate.
The senate killed the Jacob DIETRICH
bill increasing the fees for licensing
BARRIERS.