River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-06-19
s20,000,00O FUND
FOR STATE ROADS
Large Sum Seems Assured for
Use on the Highways.
WISCONSIN FIRST TO RATIFY
Badgers Ahead Of Illinois, Supposed to
Top the List in Approving Suf-
frage Amendment-Beer Bill
Up Soon.

Up Soon.
Madison.-The state Of Wisconsin is
going at the problem of building high
ways in dead earnest. The senate has
taken the first step in the federal high
way Improvement plan by engrossing
a bill recommended by the special COM
mittee on highway appropriating ST.
100000 annually for three years to meet
the conditions imposed by congress on
states which will share In federal
money. An equal amount will be paid
to the state by the federal government
and, with the levies to be raised by
the counties and the funds on hand,
more than S2O,OOO,OOO will be avail
able.
Wisconsin, not Illinois, was the first
state to ratify the Susan B. Anthony
equal suffrage amendment to the fed
eral Constitution, despite the fact
that Illinois claimed the honor on
Tuesday when the state ratified,
Michigan being recorded as third.
The Illinois legislature convened
earlier than the Wisconsin legislature
and was about one hour ahead Of the
Badger law-making body in approving
the equal suffrage amendment, but Il
linois was in so much Of a hurry that
it made mistake and the job had to
be done all over again, which gave
first place to Wisconsin.
A typographical error in the word
ing Of Illinois certified copy robbed it
Of the honor Of being the first to
ratffy.
The mistake was discovered in the
phrase, (which shall be valid for all
events and purposes" Events"
should have been "intents."
Wisconsin, rarely careless in mat
tiers of legislation, did not make this
mistake.
Former State Senator d. G. James,
Richland Center, who for many years
has championed the cause Of equal
suffrage, reached Washington, D. c.,
Thursday with Wisconsin's resolution
ratifying the Susan B. Anthony amend
ment. The resolution is filed with the
secretary Of state.
Mr.. James was appointed by Gov. q.
L. Philip on the recommendation of
Secretary Of State Merlin Hull and
Mrs. Ben Hooper of Oshkosh, legisla-
tive representative Of the Wisconsin
Suffrage association, to carry the
message to Washington. He is seven
ty-six years old and veteran of the
Civil war. His present mission is the
happiest Of his life.
The senate passed bill introduced
by Senator George B. Skogmo to re-
peal the so-called Nolan law provid-
ing for referendum in November of
1920 on the question of votes for wom-
en-, which he called unnecessary now
that the legislature has approved the
amendment to the federal Constitu-
ton.
| Senator Bentley objected to so much
haste, but his objection to suspen-
sion Of the rules so that the upper
house might vote on the Skogmo bill
was voted down. The bill went
through without opposition and was
| messaged to the assembly.
Senator Charles Mulberger's bill to
legalize the manufacture and sale Of
mild beer and light wines will be
taken up next Wednesday morning at
9 80 o'clock as a special order Of the
business in the senate.
The latest move by those who are
timid about voting for a wet prohibit
| ton enforcement measure is for the
enactment of law which would re-
main silent on what constitutes an in
toxicating> beverage, this definition to
be left to congress.
Leaders of the vets, however, insist
that it is up to the legislature to meet
| this point. They are forcing the issue,
which indicates that the question of a
bone dry state will be voted upon in
| connection with the enactment of a
prohibition enforcement bill.
The senate adopted the first legisla-
| ton in the history Of the state with re-
spect to air craft when it engrossed
| the Jennings bill. This authorizes
county park boards to acquire landing
| stations for airplanes and provides a
| method by which funds may be Gre
ated for the purpose Of sites.
The legislature has adopted reso-
luton on the death Of former United
States Senator John G. Spooner, who
served as United States senator from
| this state for number OF years.
| The assembly reconsidered and
killed by vote of SO to % the Zu-
mach bill for the creation Of an edu-
cational opportunity fund to help poor
| students to get an education.
Vetoes Science Treatment Bill.
Governor Philip the past week We
toed the Skogmo bill which recognizes
the Christian Science treatment under
the workmen's compensation law. The
governor says he does not think that
this treatment should be recognized