River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1917-02-08

NAAu thul tie COuuuClOE VI IL pas
senger train may know that no ex
cessive fare has been charged, is the
purpose of bill offered in the assem-
bly, today by Assemblyman d. S. Bur
nett Of Wausau. The bill declares
that the exact fare from one point to
the point of destination shall be print
ed upon the ticket. If not printed upon
the tickt, 1t must be written in by the
agent who sells the ticket. Assembly.
man Burnett says that his bill Will
give the railroad offices an opportunity
to check up the tickets to see that no
agent Is making overcharges. 1t will
also protect the public in that no agent
would attempt to overcharge, knowing
that such check were to be exer-
cised,
Assemblyman Arnold G. Otto of Mil
waukee has offered a bill to put the
trading-stamp business upon a sound
financial basis. The measure declares
that before q company can issue trad
ing stamps it must obtain a license
from the banking commissioner and
keep on deposit with the banking COM
mission an amount to redeem at cash
surrender value the amount of trading
stamps outstanding at any time.
A number of insurance bills have
been presented. The most important
of these is a bill which has for its
purpose the standardizing of the
health and accident policy. Acting
&c
sioner Cleary of this state, the nation
al convention of insurance commission
ers has adopted and recommended a
bill which materially extends the pres
ent standard provisions law. If this
bill is enacted it will practically stand
ardiZe policies covering this kind of in.
Surance.
Another of these bills will require
fire insurance on buildings securing
loans made by insurance companies
equal to the amount Of the loan that is
secured by building value. The Wis
consin law at the present time re-
quires such insurance in case of loans
by fire insurance companies. This bill
will extend that requirement to loans
made by life insurance companies and
fraternal societies.
Sunday Movie Bill Discussed.
The whole Sunday-closing law has
been thrashed out in the hearing be-
fore the senate committee on corpora
tons. The bill provides that the op
GRAFTON of moving picture shows on
Sunday shall be legal. r. N. Jackson
of Madison appeared before the COM
mittee and asked that the measure be
amended so as to apply to all theaterS.
The bill itself does not open the en-
tire Sunday law. 1t leaves it to the To-
cal community to determine, by ordi
nance, whether the operation Of
movies" shall be permitted on Sun
day.
Rev. r. A. Chase of Madison and
Rev. J. r. Dawson Of Milwaukee ap-
peared in opposition to the bill. Rev.
Chase said it was class legislation and
if any such thing were to be permitted
it would be just as legitimate to open
the grocery stores and meat markets
and other money-making businesses on
Sunday. He did not believe the Sun
day law should be touched at all.
The Arnold home rule resolution also
attracted considerable attention before
the committee. Senator Arnold con-
tended that it would permit cities to
relieve the legislature of many of the
duties now imposed upon them. w. ) !
Anderson of Madison said that the city
was a creature of the state and to give
the city the broad powers conferred
by this amendment might go much TAR
Their than the legislature would at first
anticipate. Because of the fact that
another resolution of this character is
to be considered, further hearing will
be held on this proposition.
II want to be heard further on this
BILL" said Senator Bennett. Il want
to find out if this means we are to
have a prohibition state of Wisconsin
and a wet state of Milwaukee,
To Reclaim Vast Area.
Upwards of 100000 acres of wet
land in Wisconsin may be affected by
a bill providing for Reconstruction
and cOdification of drainage laws. SEN
ator Charles Everett of Racine, who is
head of the legislative committee
which has investigated the subject,
believes that the law will work great
er benefit to the people of the state
than any measure in recent years.
Senator Everett says that all of the
desirable provisions of the present