River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-08-07
LEGISLATURE HAS
FINALLY ADJOURNED
Assembly Writes Final Chapter OF
the 1919 Session.
FLETCHER BILL Is VETOED
Measure Provided for Placing Soldiers
and Unemployed on Lands in Wis
consin and Carried an Appro-
priation of 100000.

priation of 100000.
Madison.-The Wisconsin legisla-
ture, after one of the longest sessions
in the history of the state, was adj
journed sine die on Wednesday eve
ming.
The final act of Governor Phillip
was the vetoing Of the Fletcher
bill which provides for the placing of
soldiers and unemployed on lands in
Wisconsin. The bill carries an appro-
priation of $1,000,0O0. Settlers were
to be given 40 years to repay the state
for their lands. A total of 700 bills have
been enacted into law. Governor Phil
lipp gave the executive ak to 40 meas
ures and his vetoes were sustained.
With the exception Of the 1915 legisla-
ture this session was the longest held
III the history of the state.
By confirmation of the senate the
state has put into operation the con-
Citation bill which is aimed to settle
labor disputes. The three conciliators
appointed by Governor Philip and
confirmed by the senate are:
Marcus A. Kemp, Superior, term end
ing 1920.
w. S. Heddles, Madison, term end
ing 1921.
S. w. Gilman, Madison, term ending
1922.
; Mr.. Kemp Is a laboring man and has
been a member of the machinists'
union of Superior for a number Of
years. He is about forty years old and
for the past five years has served on
the grievance committee in the shop
IL which he is employed. Mr.. He'd
dies is lumberman and served as
chairman of the state council Of de-
Tense. Mr.. Gilman is a professor at
the university.
The Jordan resolution asking the
starting Of test suit to determine the
power of the governor to veto a bill
on constitutional grounds was killed.
Adjt. Gen. Orlando Holway will this
week send nearly 100000 question
naires to as many returned soldiers,
sailors and marines in Wisconsin, seek
ing information on which to base the
estimates that would enable the state,
the state institutions and private
schools to prepare for the education Of
all who would desire to take advan-
tage of an education as offered in the
Nye bill.
The missionaries are being sent
out at the suggestion Of Governor Phil
ipp, following his veto of the Nye bill,
which was presented to the senate
when 1T reconvened. In his veto of the
measure Governor Philip called atten-
ton to the fact that it was entirely
too indefinite; that none Of the 10 in
StitutiOnS which the soldiers could at
tend under the measure could be given
any estimate Of the number who would
attend and could therefore make no
provision for them.
The questionable, which forms the
second page of the circular letter. asks
ten pertinent questions as follows:
1. Name in full. Residence. Age
and occupation of applicant.
2. Were you in the service on or be-
fore October 1, 1918? eyes or no.)
3. When and where did you enlist or
II you were drafted, when and where
were you indicted into service?
A. Give date of your discharge.
5. Were you a resident Of Wisconsin
at the time you entered the service?
6. If you are not a graduate of high
school or any other school that would
qualify you to enter the university, the
normal schools or private colleges at
which student army training corps
were located, state the extent of your
education.
z. Are you graduate of any high
school or other school that would per-
init you to enter a college, any of the
normal schols or the university?
8. If you attended a graded school,
at which grade did you leave school?
8. If you attended country school
only, please state this in your reply.
10. II the legislature adopts law un-
der which you will receive $50 a month
from the state during the time you at
tend school, for a period of not to ex-
coed four years, do you intend to take
advantage Of this offer?
IL. If you are qualified to attend the
university, normal schools or the pri-
waite colleges, which do you wish to at
tend?
!: IL If special schools are established
for those who cannot enter the higher
@Ssfnstitutions Of learning do you wish to
attend the public schools, or do you
prefer to have special school estab-
lished, for men of your class, and will
you attend?
To Fight Dust and Fumes.
The Industrial commission is plan
ming a campaign to reduce the number