River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-04-03
BILL PROPOSES
WAR ON CANNES
Seek to Put Tax on Dogs Owned
by Farmers.
PREY ON SHEEP is CLAIM
Assembly Advances Many Measures
Senate Votes $4,000 to Send Old
Soldiers to Gettysburg Ami
versary in July.

Madison.-Legislatio against the
farmers dog is proposed in bill intro
duced by Assemblyman Giudice of
Washington county. 1t permits farm
er to have one dog without tax. All
other dogs are taxed from one to three
dollars. The bill is asked for by sheep
raisers of Wisconsin, who claim that
stray dogs prey upon focks of sheep.
Opposition to the bill has sprung up
among farmers other than sheep
raisers, who say that the farmers are
overtaXed.
Attention has been called to the
fact that during the strenuous cam
paign of 1900, when Senator La Fol-
lette was governor of Wisconsin, the
legislature passed similar bill, plac-
ing a tax upon the farmers dog. 1t
was vetoed by the governor in sharp
and memorable message. Like Senator
Vest, he praised the dog and told the
legislature at that time to place taxa
ton upon corporations.
Fight Over Calves.
The assembly reconsidered it's vote
by which it indefinitely postponed the
Sawyer bill, permitting the employ
ment of persons sentenced to county
iails on highways, and the bill has
been sent back to the committee on
state affairs for a further hearing. The
Laursen bill giving power to common
councils to regulate the fowage and
level of water in reservoirs has been
advanced. There was an interesting
fight in the assembly over the Fred
erick bill providing that calves under
six weeks old shall not be shipped for
Strengthening purposes. Frederick made
an eloquent speech in it's defense,
claiming that humane organizations all
over the United States had Endorsed it.
He said that veal under six weeks of
age was unfit for food. Assemblyman
Allison took exception, saying it was
placing an unnecessary burden upon
the farmers. Several amendments
were offered, but all were voted down,
and upon motion of Assemblyman AL
lison the bill was indefinitely post
poned The assembly engrossed, how
ever, the Frederick bill providing for
screens on the top of chicken crates,
SO that chickens cannot stick their
heads through the Stats. In favor of
this bill it was claimed that railroad
employees jam the crates Of chickens
together so rapidly that many lose
their heads before they are able to
duck them.
Many Bills Advanced.
Meland's bill increasing the salary
Of members of the town board from
two to three dollars was on the cal
endar for slaughter A substitute was
offered by the author, but it was voted
down and the assembly advanced the
original bill The Teller bill compel
ling the different state departments to
exchange employees during rush sea-
sons was advanced, following an ex-
PLANTATION by Assemblyman Axel John
son that such a measure would I'M
measurably reduce the number of
state employees.
The Golf bill permitting a part of
the saloon license money to be used
for the protection Of public health; the
Spoor bill graduating the liquor license
fees to be paid in different cities,
towns and villages; the Millar bill, CIV
ing county boards the power to raise
$4,000 as bonus to poultry associa-
lions, were all passed
Without a dissenting vote the senate
passed the Bishop bill appropriating
$4,000 to send the surviving Wiscon-
sin soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg
to an anniversary to be held this year.
Holmes Bill to Governor.
Two important bills that have
Assemblyman Holmes, were concurred
In, and one was advanced by the SEN
ate. The Holmes bill providing for
Joint use of street and interurban rail
road tracks under the direction of the
railroad commission, and his bill for a
$4,000 appropriation for the training of
deaf teachers were concurred in and
will now go to the governor The bill
providing that claims for overcharges
ON freight shipments may be filed with
the railroad commission any time
within two years was advanced. The
senate also passed the Nye bill which
provides that small shippers in the
state may file their freight and ex-
press bills with the railroad commits
sion to ascertain if the correct
charges for shipment have been made.
This bill is intended to check up the
charges of the railroad companies. It's
author claims it will save the ship
pers of the state upwards of $4,000 a
year. The expense Of administering
tha 1aw will he about 81 600