River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-07-03
NO ACTION TAKEN
ON THE SALOONS
Legislation on the Bill Is Held
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Up.
OWEN MEASURE ENGRossED
Act Drafted by Attorney General and
Prohibits Trusts and Monopolles
In Restraint Of Trade-SaIoen
Licenses to Expire Monday.

Licenses to Expire Monday.
Madison.-No legislation will be
enacted at this session to d.
vorce the saloons from brewery con-
troll. The senate finally disposed OF
the saloon divorce bill and refused re-
consideration. The avenues for fur
Their bills of this character were fore
closed In the house weeks ago when
the assembly by large vote KILLED a
similar bill introduced by Assembly
man Pfennig of Kenosha. The Teas
dale bill to divorce the breweries from
the saloons was on the senate calen-
dar, recommended for indefinite post.
ponement. In effect 1t provided that
no individual, firm or corporation may
be interested In more than one retail
liquor license The substitute amend
ment was rejected by vote Of IA to
10. The bill was then slaughtered by
3 vote of IL to Z. The senate en-
crossed the judiciary committee bill
prohibiting trusts and monopolies In
restraint of trade. The bill was draft
ed by Attorney General Walter G.
Owen and contains practically all OF
the antitrust features incorporated in
Governor McGovern's marketing bill.
The senate killed the corporations
committee bill providing that the CIV
ing away of intoxicating liquor or any
shift or device to evade any state law
shall be deemed unlawful. The A. E..
Martin proposal that the sael of gro
ceries and meats shall not be deemed
a work of charity and necessity occa-
stoned an extended debate, and the
senate refused to kill 1t by vote of
IA to IL. The bill was then engrossed.
The senate sent to engrossment the
substitute to the Pfennig bill prohibit
ing the sale of corn strip" in the
state except under label which dis
closes the ingredients. A sharp fight
was made to kill the bill.
Although all saloon licenses in the
state expire next week, the legisla-
ture has granted no relief to the
nearly one thousand saloons which are
being conducted in the state contrary
to the provisions OF the Baker law, as
elucidated by the supreme court. The
Walsh bill, which Is on the senate cal
endar for indefinite postponement, will
not be considered by the senate until
Tuesday. The message of the assem-
bly, for the return of the bill has also
been placed upon Tuesdays calen-
dar for consideration under a ruling of
President H G. Martin of the senate.
The Nordman optometry bill was
sent to engrossment in the senate
after an hours debate.
The HurlDut bill providing against
the charging of commissions on loans
by banks was non-concurred in Sena-
tor Skogmo made fight to save the
bill.
The senate conourred In the Axel
Johnson bill permitting counties at
their option to adopt plan for the BIZ
ennial payment of taxes. This bill was
desired by the farmers who claimed
that it would be much easier to pay
part of their taxes In July than to pay
all of their taxes in January.
The special conservation committee
IF the senate composed Of Senators.
Husting, Tomkins and Bosshard re-
turned from Washington reinforced in
their idea that the state should main
tain complete control Of all franchises
hereafter granted. After long confer
ences with leading officials of
the government connected with the
various departments having in charge
the question OF waterpower develop
ment for the United States, the fol-
lowing principles to be Incorporated
In a state waterpower bill were unani-
mously agreed upon:
No franchises shall be granted here
after except to public utilities organ
lied under the proposed bill and to be
regulated by the general public util-
fly law. This was the principal pro-
vision in the bill originally drawn by
the committee which met with the
vigorous opposition of the WATERFOWL
er interests.
All franchises are to be limited to
twenty-five years.
A bill embodying these features
will be drafted Immediately and will
be introduced in. the senate July s.