River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-28
Assembly Kills Bill That Would
Require a License for the
Watchdog on the Farm.
NO MONEY FOR INFIRMARY
Governor Phillip Vetoes Burnett Bill
Providing for Exchange Of AID
vertisIng for Mileage by
Newspapers of State.


the farmers cattle. The assembly by
a large vote killed the measure after
an hours debate. Opposition to the
bill was led by Assemblyman Spoor
Of Green Lake county. The bill was
supported by assemblyman Woodland.
Assemblyman Hedrich of Marathon
county contended that the farmer was
already taxed too heavily.
The Wisconsin legislatures mad
rush to conclude all business by mid
night Saturday broke down late Friday
afternoon when the large number OF
bills clearly showed that 1t would be
impossible to finish the sessions work
before the conclusion of another week.
Both houses therefore adjourned until
Tuesday morning.
Governor Philip vetoed the Burnett
bill providing that weekly and daily
newspapers might exchange advertis-
ing for mileage The governor claimed
that the bill violates the constitution
Of the state. No attempt will be made
to put the bill over the governors veto.
Farmers Win Fight.
The farmers societies won their
fight to give the railroad commission
power to pass upon warehouse sites
along railroad rights Of way. At the
present time the railroad companies
have full power and supervision over
their rights of way and the location OF
warehouses. Assemblyman J. G. Han
son Of Dane county showed that In
some instances at least this authority
of the railroad companies had been
abused. Farmers had been refused
warehouse sites. To correct this evil
Hanson offered a bill to give the rail-
road commission the power to take
testimony and decide on the necessity
for additional warehouse facilities on
the sites. A hot fight has been made
against the bill all through the session.
The amendments to the bill offered in
the senate have now been cOncurred
In by the assembly and the bill goes to
the governor.
The assembly concurred in the bill
appropriating $500 to Mrs. Frank
Sutliff, whose husband was found IN
1ured in the capitol several weeks ago.
He died the same night that he was
fouad. Sutliff had been employed at
the capitol as an assistant engineer for
a number Of years.
The Pieper bill providing that all ap-
preparations made by the legislature
should lapse at the end of two years
was killed in the assembly. AT the
present time most of the departments
and institutions have continuing ap-
preparations, so that If an appropria-
ton was not made by the legislature
they would have some money on which
to operate. 1t was the plan of AS
semblyman Pieper to have all Of these
appropriations lapse, so that the next
legislature would have an opportunity
to pass on the merits of all continuing
funds.
Kills Industrial Bank Bill.
The assembly has killed the so-called
industrial bank bill. This measure
was aimed at the loan sharks. 1t pro-
vided for the loan of money in small
sums to poor people.
The fight against the bill was led by
Assemblyman Evjue of Dane county,
who charged that it was promOtional
scheme and that the operators would
make as high as 33 per cent off the
money loaned to poor people. The bill
was championed by. Assemblyman
claimed that it would benefit the poor
people, who were unable to borrow
money at the present time, except
through loan sharks.
In the assembly final concurrence
was given to the bill providing for the
licensing of manufacturers of soda wa
ter and beverages. This bill was urged
by the state dairy and food commits
sion on the ground that if the estab-
lishments were not kept In sanitary
condition the license of the manutac-
turer could be revoked.
The Arnold home rule resolution
was sent to q third reading.
The Otto bill removing some of the
restrictions on the testimony of ply
sicians and surgeons in lawsuits was
passed. The Burke resolution direct
ing the adjutant general TO furnish
suitable badges to members of the
Wisconsin National Guard who served
in the federal army on the Mexican
border last year, was cOHcurTeu III ny
the assembly.
Workmen's Compensation.
Revision of the workmen's cOmpen-
sation schedule is the only important
pledge of the Republican platform re-
naming to be acted upon by the leg
islature. This bill has been under
consideration from the beginning of
the session, but there are still signs
of disagreement: The plan now is for
the senate TO pass the bill as framed
by the committee on corporations and
to have it in the assembly for a thor
ough hearing in committee of the
whole. Senator Bray is taking almost
complete charge of the work on the
bill.