River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-03
STATES SOLDIERS
TO GET BOUNT|ES
Unanimous Vote of Senate Al
lows $40 a Month.
ADVANCE HOME RULE BILL
Assembly's Action In Killing Senate
enforcement Bill Means There
Will Be No Enforcement Leg
lslation This Session.

Will Be No Enforcement Leg
lslation This Session.
MadiSOn.-The Wisconsin senate has
passed bill to pay bounties to sol
diers, sailors, marines and Red Cross
nurses. Payment will be made at the
rate OF $40 month for the time in the
service, with a minimum Of $50.
Senator Wilcox secured the incorpo-
ration Of an amendment which pro-
vides that where the soldier, sailor,
marine or nurse has been killed the
heirs shall receive the payment and
the date Of termination Of service
shall be July 1, 1919.
Under the terms Of the bill about
$15,OOO,0OO will be raised, Of which
about 100000 is to be raised by a
surtax on incomes, the rate on indi-
vidual net incomes in eWess Of $12,-
600 and corporations in excess Of ST.
900 being per cent. This provision
was put into the bill at the suggestion
OF Senator Fl. ]. Severson Of Waupaca
county.
The remaining $1O,OO0,OOO will be
raised by direct state tax except In
those counties which desire to raise
the sums by bond issue.
The assembly voted to kill the Null
berger 21a per cent beer and prohibit
ton enforcement measure, which came
from the senate. For over an hour
the roll calls tilted back and forth be.
tween vets and drys, with one vote
finally turning the state into the dry
column. There will probably be fur.
ther consideration Of the measure.
The home rule amendment to the
constitution was finally concurred In
by the assembly by vote Of So to Is.
Before the resolution becomes. effec.
tive 1t must pass another session Of
the legislature and then be referred to
the people. The measure has been be.
fore the Wisconsin legislature for the
past Is years.
The Arnold home rule amendment
was killed in the house last week, but
Grafton. Assemblymen Coe, Ballard
Metcalfe, Olson, Knappe, Eehlman.
Kaney and Bartingale spoke briefly in
favor Of the resolution, most Of them
reading letters from their city mayors
In favor OF tn proposition. The
amendment was opposed by Assembly.
man T. S. Nolan. After the vote by
which the resolution had been recon.
sidered, it was concurred in by a vote
Of SO to Is.
Assemblyman G. H. Hood moved
reconsideration Of the vote by which
the assembly had previously killed
the Nye bill providing for the applica.
ton Of the S. A. T. G. system in the
education Of returned soldiers in the
higher institutions Of learning in the
state.
There will be no basic eight-hour
day legislation at this session Of the
Wisconsin legislature. BY a vote Of Sc
to 20, the assembly killed the Skoglno
bill providing for basic eight-houI
day in the state. Attached to the bill
was a referendum to the people at the
spring election in 1920. All exemptions
have been stricken out Of the bill. II
the measure had passed it provided foi
an eight-hour day in every class OF EN-.
ployment. There was no debate on the
measure. Assemblyman Nolan moved
concurrence and the motion pre-
vailed.
The Arnold income tax bill is dead
for the session The assembly, by q
vote of So to %, refused to reconsider
the measure.
BY vote of so to 80, the assembly
refused to reconsider the vote by
which il concurred in the bill appro
priating $4,000 to DR.. o. III. Eliason
state veterinarian, for defending an
action brought against him by Dr. A
Fl. Hartwig Of WATERFOWL. The bill
now goes to the governor.
The senate reconsidered the vote by
which it killed the Milwaukee county
nonpartisan bill last week. It en-
crossed the bill, Is to 15, and, suspend.
ing the rules % to IL, it placed the
bill on final passage.
The assembly sent to third read.
Ing the Skogmo bill giving employers
the option of recognizing Christian
Science treatment under the work
mans compensation act. The assem-
bly, killed the reconstruction commit
tee bin providing penalty for obtain
ing transportation with intent to de
fraud. The bill was attacked on tn, |
ground that laborers are frequently Of !
fered positions In other cities, trans
portation being furnished, and whcr
they arrive there find conditions differ
ent than what were represented, ant
refuse the position.
Wisconsin Second In Egg Production.
Three million dozen, thirty-six mil |
lion eggs Of this years product, are |
now in cold storage plants in Wiscon
sin. In addition to these, there are
as many more millions packed away In /
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