River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-06-28
Protects the Soldier.

governor R0lllpp mas just dppTOFcu
the bill protecting persons in the mill
tary service in the country from the
prosecution of civil actions. A SINH
lar law was enacted during the Civil
war. The bill provides that all per-
sons residents Of Wisconsin, now In
the military Of the United States or
of this state, and all those who may
hereafter enlist or be drafted for the
purpose Of the present war, shall, dur
ing such service, be exempt from all
civil process. The law further pro-
vides that in all civil cases, now pend
ing against such persons or such per-
son the proceedings shall be contin-
ued in the state until the discharge
of such person, but that such exemp-
ton or stay Of the proceedings shall In
no case extend or be extended for
more than three years from the time
of the mastering of such person into
service. It is made the duty OF any
court or judges and of any justice OF
the peace to dismiss suits brought
against persons in the nature OF civil
action, while such persons are en-
gagged in the service. The bill provides
that these persons shall furnish all
davit or information from the mus
ter roles in the state, showing that they
are engaged In military service. Inc
provisions of the bill, however, do not
extend or apply to persons who are
prosecuted as executors or admins
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In fiduciary capacities.
"The time during which any person
is exempt from the service of a civil
process under the provisions OF this
section shall not be taken as any part
of the time limited by law for the
commencement of any civil action in
favor Of or against any such person,
declare the statutes. This provision
means that the statute of limitations
does not run against the claim held
by a person against a soldier.
Dr. Charles Mccarthy, librarian OF
the legislative reference department,
has been appointed by Herbert Hoov-
er, the food administrator whom
President Wilson has called to the
service of the country, as an assist
ant in food administration work.
Doctor Mccarthy returned to Mad
ison from Washington early In the
week and leaves again for Washing
ton on Thursday. Governor Philip
has received q wire from Hoover ask
ing the release Of Doctor Mccarthy
on leave of absence.
The number of bills introduced at
this session of the legislature is some
what smaller than In number of years
past. In 1911 there were LOTT bills In
troduced into the assembly and 633 in
the senate.
Wants Pictures Removed.
Senator Henry e. Roethe Of Fenni-
more attempted to have the S15,OOO
art pictures In the senate chamber
Obliterated from the walls. He intro
duced a resolution in the senate de-
clanng that the decorations on the
walls are offensive and in a high de-
gree inappropriate and in bad taste.
His resolution asked that the capltol
commission be directed to remove the
paintings and restore the walls TO
their original unadOrned condition.
The resolution was defeated with only
Senator Roethe voting for it.
The paintings are considered some
of the finest in the capitol and typify
the union of the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans through the completion of the
Panama canal. Several unadorned hg-
ures appear in the pictures, and 1t was
to these that Senator Roethe object
ed. Roethe declared that the pictures
were a shame to the state and asked
the members of the senate tostand by
him in asking that they be torn from
the walls. Only Senator ROethe sup
ported the resolution when put to
vote.
Refuse to Send Conference Committee.
The assembly the other day refused
to proceed for selection of members
of a conference committee on the SEN
ate amendment to the bill for the
printing and distribution of the presi-
dents war message. The amendment
inserted the declaratory preamble Of
the Wilcox joint resolution asserting
the American principles on which the
war is waged, and the assembly killed
the amendment.
In the senate Senator Wilcox said
the refusal of a conference was a
novel procedure, the senate having re-
quested conference; that under joint
rule it was provided the other house
''shEll' appoint a committee for con-
ference, and the rule was binding on
each house. He moved that the bill
| and the record be returned to the
house with a request that the joint
rule be examined and that 1t be
complied with or reasons given for not
doing so. The motion carried. The
lower house has sent the bill back
with the understanding that 1t did not
desire a conference.
The assembly passed the Everett bill
providing for reciprocal taxation of
foreign insurance compaRies, after AS
couohIvrnop poco withdraw an amend