River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-05-31
Kills Eviue Referendum Measure
Just Five Minutes Before 1t
Becomes Law.
PROPOSES SUBSTITUTE LAW
Executive In Message to Legislature
Urges Act Which Will Permit
Only Sale of Beer and
Wine.

become law, Governor Philip fled his
veto message with the chief clerk of
the assembly, thus denying the people
of Wisconsin the opportunity of vot-
ing on the subject of wet or dry at the
spring election in 1918.
In the Evjue statewide dry refer
endum bill the message on which was
read in the assembly Governor Phil
ipp recommends the enactment Of the
following additional liquor legislation
at this session.
A law to take effect not later than
July /, 1917, which will permit only
the sale of beer containing not more
than 3 per cent alcohol and wine
to contain not more than 10 per cent
of alcohol.
He urges this bill as war measure.
Recommends the enactment Of law
giving the state the right to cancel any
liquor license that is issued within the
state, If upon good and sufficient proof
1t can be shown that the person con-
Quoting such saloon has sold liquor to
minor or to a person intoxicated,
or to one to whom drink is forbidden
by law. The person holding such license
shall not again be eligible to receive
q renewed license within the state.
Reason for Veto.
Discussing his reasons for vetoing
the Evjue referendum bill, Governor
Philip says that the suggestions he
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are reasonable and fair. These sug-
gestions were that the breweries be
permitted to continue to manufacture
for shipment into other states and
countries where the sale is permitted
and also that individuals be permitted
to make wine or cider Of their own
product.
"There can be no objection founded
upon reason to the amendment that /
have suggested" declares the governor
in his message.
May Split Party.
For five months the Evjue bill has
been the leading topic of discussion of
the legislature. There are convictions
here that the Republican party will be
split in the campaign over this issue.
The dry forces have called a mass
meeting conference of all people inter-
ested in this issue for Thursday after
noon. At this meeting q campaign viii!
be mapped out for carrying the issue
into every legislative district in the
next campaign.
Governor Philips objections to the
Evjue referendum bill were that it was
too sweeping in that it would not pei
NIT breweries to operate if the state
voted dry, and further, that it would
not permit the farmer to manufacture
wine for his own table use.
''By substantial majorities the house
passed the referendum BILL" declared
Assemblyman Evjue. Governor Phil
ipp vetoed the bill. The responsible
ity is upon his shoulders. The peoples
rights were denied by him. Governor
Phillip has made it q political issue
while / was attempting to take the is-
sue out Of state politics by having a
referendum vote in the spring of 1919
when no state officials or members Of
the legislature are to be elected"
XIII Pension Bill.
The bill to pension members of the
supreme court after they have reached
the age of sixty-five years by allowing
them to retire and become court COM
missioners on q salary Of $1,000 an
nually has been defeated in the as
oovo,I11 This yooocuro hoe oftro o4oI
wide attention because of the fact that
Justice R. D. Marshall would have
come under the terms of the bill on
January / next. Two of the other
seven supreme court judges would have
come under the bill during the next
few years.
The state council of defense will be
given power to control the food situ-
alton in Wisconsin. Practically with
out opposition the assembly advanced
the bill comforting broad powers OF
conflscation and food distribution upoIi
the state council of defense.
The assembly reconsidered, but later
killed the Everett bill creating a state
board for the supervision and licens-
ing of real estate agents. 1t also
killed the v. V. Miller bill on the
same subject.
By a vote of Y to 8 the assembly
passed a bill providing new method
of distributing street car taxes.
Municipal Ice Depots.
That many cities of Wisconsin will
avail themselves of the provisions OF
the Metcalfe bill giving to cities the
power to establish municipal depots to
supply ice and fuel is indicated by
number of letters which have been re-
ceived at the extension department of
the university and by members of the
legislature from cities asking for In
formation on the subject. This bill
provides that every city of the state
shall have the power by a vote OF
three-fourths of the members-elect of
the common council to operate depots
or plants.