River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-05-22
ASSEMBLY SOON
To FACE FIGHT
Contest Over Fire Marsilai'S Of
flee Slated for Next Week.
HALT CUT IN EXPRESS RATES
Bill TO Reduce Charges 20 Per Cent.
Postponed by Assembly to Await
Decision by Railroad
Commission.

Madison, May 17.-The assembly
must again face a fight to merge the
state ire marshals Office with that Of
the insurance department BY vote
OF q to s, the senate engrossed the
bill passed it, and suspended the rules
SO that it could be Immediately mes
S2ged to the assembly, where it was
received and placed on next weeks
calendar 1t will probably be laid
oyer, however, in the assembly until
Tuesday, when there will be full
attendance
When the measure came up in the
senate Senator Kileen opposed it be-
cause, he said similar measure had
been killed in the lower house by an
overwhelming vote. Senators Ran
doiph, Scott and Bosshard spoke for
the measure. They cOntended that the
departments should be merged in or
der to carry On the work more sufi-
GENTLY Senator Kileen stated that
the main sentiment for the bill was
based on prcconceived notion that 1t
would prevent the governor from ma
king an appointment of a state fire
marshal
Halt Express Rate Bill.
The assembly committee on trans
portation has indefinitely postponed
the Hurlbut bill providing for a cut in
the express rates in the state 20 per
cent The action was made in view
hu fha
railroad commissions within the next
few days scientifically reducing ex-
press rates in the state.
The assembly spent an hour and
Onehalf discussing resolution of
fered by Assemblyman Anderson of
Oneida which would exclude lobbyists
and persons directly or indirectly
interested in promoting or defeating
legislation" from the floor of the as
sembly First the word indirectly"
was stricken out. Then, on motion OF
Judge Rosa, the word directly" was
stricken out; and then, on motion of
Assemblyman Roessler, the resolution
was indefinitely postponed by a vote
OF AZ to As During the debate Assem-
blyman Axel Johnson charged that
lobbyists used the alcove of the as
sembly chamber from which to direct
q campaign for or against bill by
sending notes to members on the
floor.
The judiciary committee of the as
sembly sent to the house, without
recommendation, the Chinnock bill
which provides that a candidate for
ONCE may pay for having his name
placed upon the ballot If he does not
desire to circulate nomination pa
pers. Under the present law five per
cent Of the voters must be secured to
a nomination paper in order to have a
candidates name placed upon the bal
lot Mr. Chinook claims that this is
a waste of time. The committee split
evenly on the proposition.
To Prevent confidence Schemes"
The Joint committee on finance has
recommended for passage the Bichler
bill to prevent frauds or attempted
frauds. commonly called confidence
schemes"
BY a decisive vote the assembly
killed the Anderson substitute to the
Bo-We bill limiting the height of all
buildings to be erected in the state.
His amendment was to limit the
height of buildings to 80 feet. On
motion OF Assemblyman Hood the
amendment was rejected, and then
the original Bowe bill to limit the
height of buildings around the capitol
square in the city of Madison to GU
feet was indefinitely postponed.
The governors bill providing a sys-
teua of direct marketing has been
made q special order of business for
next Thursday Meantime the differ
ent members will make study Of the
measure. as only short hearings have
been held upon the bill
Assemblman Pfennig offered sub
stItute to his bill prohibiting the sale
of glucose favored with strip under
any title than glucose.
Important Phone Decision.
Following the fight on the Kneen
bill to prohibit duplication of tele-
nhone systems in country districts In
the state. the railroad commission an
nounced decision under the physical
connection law passed at the last SEES
sion Of the legislature. The decision
REQUIRED the La Crosse Telephone COM
pany and the Bell Telephone company
in the city of La Crosse to make a
physical connection for toll line pur-
poses. 1t is understood that this deci-
sion will be an epochal one and will
he carried to the highest court for
final determination.