River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-03-27
WILL NOT PROBE
BIG s. PACKERS
House Defeats Bennett ReSoiu-
ton by Vote of go to rs.
rHILIPP TO PASS ON RECALL
Hanson Measure Would Give Legisia-
ture Power to Gust ApPointiVe Of
Enthusiastically Opposes Cow
eminent Ownership.

MadiSOn.-Ihere viii be no prODe
of the big Five" packers so far as
the Wisconsin legislature is concerned.
By a vote of 60 to 26 the house has
defeated the Bennett resolution pro-
viding for the investigation. OPPOSE
ton to the resolution was led by AS
semblyman Bowman, Milwaukee, com
planning that the investigation would
be expensive.
The Wisconsin assembly is opposed
to government ownership Of railroads.
BY a vote Of 81 to 81 it defeated the
Metcalfe resolution petitioning con-
gress in favor of taking over the rail
roads at once.
The house killed the McCIone reso-
luton for q legis7 ative investigation
Of the cost Of farm machinery in the
state. It killed the Metcalfe resolu-
ton for a consolidation Of city and
county government in Milwaukee.
The house engrossed the Kaney res
olution to increase the indebtedness
limit from 5 per cent to 10 per cent
of the valuation Of the property. The
vote on engrossment was 60 to p.
1t is up to Gov. e. L. Philip to say
whether Wisconsin legislatures Of the
future shall have authority to recall
appointive officials of the state. The
G. E. Hanson bill, comforting recall au-
thority on the legislature, was con-
Cured in by the senate. Approval by
the governor will make it law. The
bill is built on the theory that broad
powers are vested in appointive Off
Gals who are far removed from the
people, therefore it is proposed to give
the people a check on their work by
making these officials subject to recall
after hearing before the legislature,
By divided vote the state affairs
committee recommended for passage
the Olson bill which repeats the clause
requiring the branding Of whey but
ter. The judiciary committee recon-
mended the Burke resolution calling
in congress of those states which deny
suffrage in violation of the fifteenth
amendment.
The committee on education has
recommended for passage the Hood
bill providing that Wisconsin soldiers
returning from the war shall be given
free tuition at the normal schools and
university This bill extends the
same privileges to sailors and marines
who went forth from Wisconsin into
the service.
By vote of IS to 10 the senate re-
considered the vote by which it en-
crossed the Wilcox bill providing for a
minimum wage for men.
Strong opposition to the Tleist bill
for the use of the seven S. A. T. G.
barracks at the University Of WiscOn-
sin as dormitories for students devel-
oped at the hearing before the senate
committee on public welfare.
Mai. e. A Fitzpatrick, secretary Of
the state board Of education, APP
peared before the committee in favor
Of the Conant bill for a state textbook
commission State superintendent G.
F. Cary appeared in opposition.
The assembly committee on insur-
ance and banking offered an amend
ment to the MaslakOwski state life
insurance bill and recommended the
bill as so amended for passage.
The bill provides for the appo It.
ment by the insurance commissioner
of three solicitors or agents in Milwau-
Ike county, and one in each other
county, to solicit applications for the
state life insurance fund. The original
bill provided for a fee of S. for each
application and 10 per cent of the
amount of the premium to be paid the
agent.
The committee amendment provides
for "a fee of so cents on each 500 Of
insurance, or annuity, and in addition
10 per cent Of such premium to the
agent.
The senate non-cOncurred in the
Joint resolution offered by Assembly
man J. w. Conner providing for an
adjournment from March % to April
S to allow members to return to their
homes over election. Senators ROethe,
Wilcox, Bennett and others opposed
the resolution. The resolution was i'm
mediately sent back to the assembly.
The lower house advanced the bill
to permit cities to manufacture and
sell dairy products. It killed bill to
create the county of Pershing and
passed a resolution inviting Senator
7 L NJ,
day.
Taft Thanks State Assembly.
William III. Taft, in a letter to AS
cnDohIvn1an CaOrga RI Hood RarahaC