River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-05-01
Senate by Vote of Is to 8 Ap-
proves Appointment of
Rail Commissioner.
ENDS ONE PHASE Of FIGHT
Assembly by a Vote Of 81 to Is Kills
the MetcaIfe Bill to Repeal
State Railroad Commits
sion Law.

the big fight Ia the Wisconsin legisla-
rure against the state railroad COM
mission was disposed of when the SEN
ate, by vote of 25 to 8, confirmed the
appointment Of Carl D. Jackson as a
member Of the state railroad commits
sion for term Of six years and the
assembly, by vote of 81 to %, killed
the Metcalfe bill to repeal the state
railroad commission law. The only re-
naming railroad commission problem
for legislative disposal is to pass on
the Severson-Roethe bill for an cleo
tive railroad commission. This will
be taken up this week.
The fight against the confirmation
OF Chairman Jackson hung fire in the
senate for two months. The opposition
was led by Senators Roy z. Wilcox of
Eau Claire and Henry Huber, Slough
ton. The roll call on the confirmation
was as follows:
10 confirm-Anderson, Arnold, Ben
fey, Bennett, Beyer Bilgran, Bird,
Buck, Burke, Clarke, Cunningham,
Jennings, Kleist, Kuckuk, Mullberger,
/ l.
mo, Staudenmayer, Stevens. Willkin-
son, Witter, Zumach-25.
! Against Onfirmation-Conant, DEM
hart, Fons, Huber, Olson, Seyerson,
Schultz, Wilcox-S.
There was hot fight in the lower
body Of the Wisconsin legislature
body over the Ballard resolution
memorializing congress to prohibit the
purchase of Liberty bonds by scalpers
and providing penalty therefor, and
making bonds whose denomination
| do not exceed 500 legal tender. After
an amendment by Donnelly, striking
out that feature of the resolution ask
ing that bonds under $500 be made
legal tender, had been adopted, 81 to
30, the assembly concurred in the res
olution.
After considerable debate, the house
engrossed, by vote Of 20 to 10, the
Axel Johnson bill for the licensing of
dogs. Five amendments were offered,
but all were rejected. The state af-
fairs committee having considered the
| bill, then offered an amendment which
was adopted. This amendment pro-
vides for the licensing of dogs, the
killing Of stray dogs and the payment
Of damages out Of the dog funds for
damages.
The lower house of the legislature,
| "a to IL, adopted resolution to recall
United States troops from Russia. The
resolution was offered by Assembly
man e. w. Knappe, Milwaukee, and
was subjected to a long debate before
| the vote was taken.
/, These assemblymen voted against
recalling the troops from Russia: Don.
nelly, Downs, Edwards, Chilsen,
GRASS, Mathison, Mcdowell, Mitchell,
Cakes, Perry and Vaughan.
The corporations committee brought
in divided report on the Arnold
home rule amendment to the constitu-
tion. The amendment was recommends
ed for adoption, with Senators Buck.
Bennett and Witter dissenting, indicat-
ing it will be strongly opposed on the
floor. The senate suspended the rule
to pass the Pullen bill, authorizing
counties, towns, cities and villages to,
make appropriations for monuments
and memorial buildings to soldiers in
| the war with the central powers. The
bill was amended to require that the
designs, plans and specifications for
such memorials be first approved by
the state board Of examiners of archi-
tects and the board is authorized to
prescribe rules and regulations affect
ing the design and construction of war
monuments.
The house refused to recede from
| it's position Oh the Kuckuk bill, fixing
the nonresident high school tuition fee
AT $50. The senate desired So tut
ton fee. The Kandusch real estate Ii
cense bill was laid over after a long
amendment had been offered by the
author.
Governor Philip announced that he
would sign the Nolan bill to submit
| the question of woman's suffrage to a
vote of the people,
"The Nolan woman suffrage bill has
not reached me as yet, but as it is
referendum bill, and If it is in the
| proper form, will sign it." said Gov.
e. L. Philip.
The Fletcher rural high school bill
was laid over until April 80. The De-
| laney bill to repeal the divorce counsel
act was tabled. The Edwards bill pro-
viding for supervision of the sale OF
commercial fertilizers was killed.
Control of tuberculosis Sanatoria.
Z. S. Nolan has introduced a bill in
| the assembly to enable the state to
| take over and maintain all county tn
| berculosis sanatoria. Nolan proposes
| the state board of control be given
management of the institutions. The
governor is to appoint three persons
to appraise all sanatorium property.
They are to receive not more than
| S15 a day and travelling expenses. The
governor shall certify all appraisals TO
the secretary of state, who shall aulit
apd draw ,.ro