River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-07-05
Military Affairs Bills.

result of the war. The more impor.
tant Of these measures are:
Allowing county boards in counties
having 100000 population to pay $500
year to members Of soldiers relief
commission and $1,000 year to Sec
rotary.
Placing Wisconsin Veterans home al
Waupaca under state control, man.
ayers to be appointed by the governor,
to meet requirements Of national gov
eminent.
Establishing state council for de-
Tense of IL members to be appointed
by governor. Executive to be a mem
Der ex-officio.
Providing campaign badges for OH
GERS and enlisted men who served ID
the army or navy during the Spanish
American war.
Giving preference to war veterans ID
civil service.
Establishing civilian army, under
state council Of defense, and providing
that persons may enlist with state ano
be assigned to work in industries OF
activities under the direction OF the
state council.
Amending law fixing salaries OF en-
listed men in National Guard to be
1925 a day for first sergeant, ch1e1
musician, principal musician, drum ma
ior and members of noncOmmtss1oneO
staff; 81 a day for sergeant, S1.lo
day for corporal and $3.50 a day Tor
privates, but providing that suDs1st-
ence shall be furnished in addition to
pay. Law to supply an annual encamp'
ments and for 80 days after being
called into service, after which they
shall be allowed by national govern
ment.
Providing for registration of those
eligible for draft through election ma
chinery of state.
Authorizing the building Of armories
all over the state.
Giving county boards the power to
| appropriate funds for the work OF
county councils of defense.
Appropriating money to repay en-
listed men of National Guard the sum
collected from them by federal author
ity for clothing issued to them prior to
their service on Mexican border.
Governor Makes Appointments.
Governor Philip has announced the
appointment of former Congressman
Thomas Konop Of Green Bay as
member Of the state industrial COM
mission to succeed j. D. Beck. KO-
Sc e. 81 OF a
salary of $4,000. John III. Allen OF
Lake Geneva was appointed member
of the state railroad commission to
succeed Walter alexander, who re-
signed. Thomas E. Lyons Of Superior
was reappointe0 member OF the
state tax commission. f. w. Coon OF
Edgerton was appointed member OF
the state civil service commission and
Assemblyman A. Everett, Eagle River,
as member of the state board OF con-
troll. The appointments have been
sent to the state senate for cOnhrma-
| ton.
The upper house of the Wisconsin
legislature is opposed to the idea Of
| giving minority power to call heads
| of boards, commissions and state de-
| partments before the legislature for
cross-examination regarding their acts.
By vote of Is to IL the senate struck
such a provision out Of the revised
| statutes bill.
The sena<e concurred in the Everett
amendment to the Baxter coal tax bill
| levying Ia cents on soft coal and 2
cents on hard coal passing ever the
| docks in this state.
The assembly retraced its steps and,
| by vote of go to 9, reconsidered and
passed the bill appropriating $5O,OOO
for the erection of an infirmary at the
| University of Wisconsin. The second
bill to appropriate $4,000 for the pur-
chase of the so-called Raymer proper
| ty, ON which an infirmary is now To-
| Gated, was not recOnsidered.
The assembly sent to engrOssment
resolution to change the constitution
so that the county superintendent of
schools shall be elected for term OF
| four years instead Of two years.
Signs School Lunch Bill.
Every board of education in the
state is authorized to furnish lunches
for schoolchildren. The Bray bill on
this subject has just been signed by
the governor.
Approval has been given to the bill
which makes it unlawful for any dis
trict attorney to hold the office OF or
act as city attorney of any city in the
county of which he is district attorney.
If any district attorney shall violate
the provisions Of the law, his office OF
district attorney shall become vacant.
Approval has been given by the ex-
ecutive to the so-called riot and bonn
bardment insurance act. This measure
provides that insurance corporations
shall be permitted to organize and
write insurance on earthquakes, bonn
bardment, invasion, insurrection, riot,
civil war, military or usurped power.
Governor Philip has also signed the
bill which DrOVidpS thaf tho rate of tax