River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-03-29
BIG VICTORY IS
WON BY DRYS
Referendum Liquor Bill Is Passed
by the Assembly.
GOES TO VOTE IN APRIL, 1918
II Ratified by People Law Will Go Into
Effect July 1, 1o20-BilI Passed
by a Vote of So
to ~.

bill was sent to engrOsSment by the
assembly by vote of 50 to A. If it
| passes both houses, as there seems
| likelihood of its doing, and is signed
by the governor, the question will go
to vote of the people at the April
election, 1913, and if ratified by ma
| jority of the people it will become eff
| fective July 1, 1920.
| Do Not Condemn La Toilette.
All amendments to the bill were vot-
ed down with the exception Of one in
troduced by Mr.. Evjue, author of the
bill, changing the time of the election
from November, 1918, to April, 1918.
The assembly killed the Poor resO-
luton, changing the constitution so as
| to allow municipalities to increase
their bonded Indebtedness.
When the Bennett resolution, con-
demning Senator La Toilette for his
| f1libuster, came up in the senate, Sen
| ator Wilcox of Eau Claire said that
| the senator's ought to be fighting the
common enemy instead Of fighting
among themselves, and said that he
| thought a resolution could be drafted
which would be favorable to all con-
cerned, and a committee was immedi-
ateIy named which drew up the follow
ing resolution, which the senate
| passed:
'There is no divided loyalty among
the people of Wisconsin.
'"They stand fairly and squarely
against the common enemy and pledge
their unqualified and loyal support to
the government to protect itself and
it's citizens in this present crisis"
No mention is made in the resolu-
ton of Senator La Toilette or the fill
buster.
Score Former Governor.
Former Gov. James 0. Davidson,
president of the state board of con-
| troll, was scored in the assembly when
the Everett bill appropriating $4,000
for deficit at the states prison came
up for consideration. The bill was
finally engrossed.
'"TwO years ago I was spectator
when the appropriation bill for the
state board of control bill came up"
said Assemblyman Charles D. Rosa of
BelOit. Governor Davidson, head OF
the board of control, appeared before
the assembly in joint session and
asked that the appropriation be cut,
saying that the institutions did not
need that amount of money. 1t now
appears that if the legislature had adj
hered to the recommendation Of The
finance committee of two years ago it
would have done the wise thing
The assembly refused to reconsider
the vote by which it engrossed the Ev
erett bill for the regulation of work
mems compensation insurance COM
panieS. 1t recOnsidered and killed, by
vote of 66 to II the Barwig resolu-
ton providing for meetings of the leg
islature five days week. The reso-
luton was denounced by Assemblymen
Everett, Edwards and Scherwitz.
They claimed that it was impractical.
The Bennett bill for the regulation
Of fire insurance has been placed on
next Thursdays calendar for consid-
Grafton. This measure has already
passed the senate.
Lien on AUTOS Tor REPAIRS.
A new bill which has just been re-
ceiyed in the house from AsSemblyman
p. W. Peterson of Racine gives a
garage or repair shop a lien on any
automobile, motorcycle or bicycle for
repairs made.
ASsemblyman Harris bill for the
charging Of a fee for the employment
of aliens has just been received in the
house. The measure provides that
from and after January 1, 1918, every
corporation doing business in the state
employing aliens, who are not citizens
Of the United States and who are
qualified to file their declaration of in
tent1on to become citizens, shall for
felt to the city, village or town in
which the principal place of business
of the company is located five cents
day until such declaration is filed.
a measure to require every steam
threshing outfit to be provided with a
regular fire apparatus for extinguish-
ing fires is provided for in a bill Of
fered by Assemblyman George Carpen-
ter of Sank county.
Talk is that there will be no session
of either house from Monday, April 2,
inclusive to Monday, April g.. Elec-
ton day will be Tuesday, April 3;
Easter Sunday, April s. Leading mem
bers OF the assembly are in favor of
adjournment Friday, March 80, to
Monday evening, April 8.
Cooperative Laundry Wins Prize.
The River Falls Cooperative Laun-
dry has been granted the special prize
of $500 and interest offered at the
fourth Wisconsin Country Life confer
ence by former Dean w. A Henry of
the college of agriculture, University of
Wisconsin, for the community which
would successfully operate for one
year town and country laundry. Con-
ditiOn of the contest was that the
award must go to the first cooperative
laundry in Wisconsin managed by
farmers or their wives. and which