River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-03-22

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have been lined up in opposition
to LaFollette. They wanted t h e
resolution considered at once. The
result was, however. that the reso-
luton went to the Committee by a
vote of Is to 10.
Piqued over the failure of the at.
tempt to force through their reso-
luton, without a moment Of consid-
Grafton, Senators Bennett, Burke,
Hanson and Perry started Round
Robin circular letter, direct
ed to the President. condemning
Senator LaFollette and p al S n G,
Senator Husting for the stand which
he had taken in opposition to La
Toilette. Although every effort was
used to secure majority of the
Senators, by offering to change the
Round Robin" in any form, or to
any degree. in order to secure the
signatures. the result was that only
16 of the Senator'S, and most Of
these have opposed Senator LaFol-
lete for years.-could be secured to
sign the Round Robin" This is
less than a majority of the Senate.
The Bennett resolution comes up for
hearing on Wednesday. There are
indications however, that the senti-
ment of the State is rapidly chang
ing and that the public is really in
frame of mind where they desire to
have all information possible on the
subject. There is also a feeling that
President Wilson must have had
some mysterious reason for not de-
string to have Congress in session
after March 4th. The friends of SEN
ator LaFollette have taken the po-
sition that there should be no more
mystery or secrecy, in this grave
hour, between the President and
Congress, and many feel that it was
a crime to attempt to force the Sen
ators o decide such momentous
questions as were involved in the So
called ARMED Neutrality Bill" un-
der "stop-watch" methods, when,
by the stroke of a pen, the Presi-
dent could have extended the time
for consideration of the Armed
Neutrality Bill" and other pending
measures, by converting Congress in
extra session on the stroke of the
clock on March 18th. Senator An
derson's motion to refer this resolu-
ton to committee was made for
the reason that the opponents of the
resolution were not prepared to pre-
sent the matter; that the resolution
was presented at time when feel
ings f prejudice were at their
height, and there were many indica-
tons that the resolution had been
offered out of political considera-
TONS Senator Bennett seems to have
lost heart in his resolution. and the
indications are that it will be killed
by the Senate, or changed into a
form of commentator to Senator
LaFollette for his actions.
The Assembly has killed the Cam
pbelI bill for the loan of money by
the State to INDECENT students at
tending the University and normal
schools; the Eyjue bill which would
compel the State to publish all the
statistics gathered by the Industrial
Commission, relating to liquor; the
bill to compel all persons
that are employees of the state or
federal governments, to register as
lobbyists if they desire to appear be-
fore committees, and the Carl Han
sen bill prohibiting discrimination in
rates.
The Assembly has passed t h e
Smith Bill, giving to school boards
of the State, power to furnish lunch
es to school children for less than
cost. 1t has also passed the Spoor
Bill, providing for the use of wide
sleighs in the State, and has engross-
ed, after a long debate, bill by
Assemblyman Kent, providing for
an eight hour day in State printing
plants.
There was close debate over the
Hart Bill, which provided that
common council or town board
should not be compelled to revoke
saloonkepnnr'S license until he had