River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-31
HEALTH BILL WINS
IN UPPER HOUSE
Senate Passes Act Affecting Fu-
ture Husbands.
ALL MUST BE EXAMINED
Euqenics Measure VIII Compel All
Men Who Desire to Wed TO
Present Clean Bill
of Health.

Madison.-FutUre Wisconsin hus-
bands will be compelled to present a
medical certificate attesting a clean
bill of health. If the assembly con-
ours in a bill which has just passed
the senate. When the bill came up
for consideration, Senator Kileen Of
fered an amendment that the law ap-
ply only to cities Of the first and
second classes. The amendment pro-
voked a bit of mild fun and Senator
A. E. Martin moved that the eugenics
bill apply only to the city of Superior
He said that he objected to the city
Of Milwaukee being made the goat
for all experimental legislation. The
amendment was rejected and the bill
as passed applies to the state gen
orally. The bill provides for the APP
pointment of medical examiners in the
different counties.
The senate tackled it's calendar
with energy. 1t passed the Bosshard
substitute to the market commission
bill with only few dissenting votes.
The bill clothes the industrial com
mission with power to administer the
law and directs this body to aid CO
operative movements and to maintain
a market news service.
The senate has also passed the
Stevens bill, providing that all state
lands within the forest reserve shall
be taxed for local and county pur-
poses. Much of the opposition to the
forestry reserve plan has come from
the fact that settlers within the re-
serve were compelled to pay high
rate of tax to maintain local improve
ments. The Stevens bill makes the
state a party toward the payment of
these necessary improvements. A bill
by Senator Scott providing for an in
vestigation as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF
passing legislation for city planning
was passed in the face of an adverse
committee report The friends of the
measure claim that 1t will assure
greater safety in the erection of
buildings If a uniform code law is en-
acted
The senate redeemed another plat
form pledge when it enacted the Boss
hard blue sky law. The administra-
tion of the measure is vested with the
railroad commission. The bill pro-
vides that all corporations organized
with less than $4,000 capital stock
shall be exempt from the provisions
of the bill as are all stocks which
have been listed on the New York
board of trade for at least one year.
Broad powers are given the railroad
commission in the administration OF
the law, so that any new evils may
be checked by commission mandate.
The senate passed bill appropriating
$4,000 to be used toward the eradica-
ton of the grasshopper and similar
pests, and passed a bill appropriating
$4,000 as payment to the attorneys
who defended Insurance Commission
er Ekern in the recent controversy
with the governor.
The assembly by vote of 76 to 10
concurred in the committee bill. pro-
viding for state regulation of water
powers
The senate concurred in the Axel
Johnson bill which provides a means
whereby the Bull Moose party can get
the names of it's candidates on the Of
fetal ballot under it's party designa-
ton. The Husting bill for the guar
antee of bank deposits was indefinite
ly postponed. The Mahon minimum
wage bill was concurred In.
The assembly concurred in the Hust-
Ing resolution providing for consti-
tutional amendment allowing the state
to purchase waterpowers. BY vote
Of 81 to "a it concurred in an amend
ment by the conservation committee
Of the senate whereby the state re-
tains control of the riparian ownership
to all lands bordering on navigable
lakes or streams.
County agricultural schools were eX-
tended aid by the assembly when it
passed the Hull bill appropriating
$4,000 annually toward the erection
of buildings. State aid to the amount
of 5000 may be granted for the es-
Establishment Of each new school, only
three to be built in any one year. The
Sharp and Sawyer bills to do away
with the contract system of prison la
Dor and providing that the state shall
furnish employment to its prisoners
were passed and now go to the senate