River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-05-19

these are Of Importance. The great
legislative program still to be written
is the financial program. The board
Of control bill came out in joint COM
mittee Tuesday and it carries upwards
Of $7,000,000 in appropriations. 1t
will be rushed through the house as
there seems to be little opposition to
the measure.
The bill for strengthening the state
marketing department will be on the
calendar the latter part Of this week.
This bill has already been engrossed
in the house by close vote and there
is every indication that the measure
will now be passed with little opposi-
ton. This bill has the backing of
the farmer interests of the state.
It's expected that a new bill will be
offered in the legislature on WedEes-
day exempting all positions in Chart
able and PENAL institutions from the
supervision. and control Of the state
civil service commission. This legis-
lation is recommended by the special
committee which made Investigation
Of these different institutions during
tha past four months. Members of
the civil service commission are OPP
posed to this legislation.
The C. E. Hanson bill for the recall
of appointive officials by legislature
has Eecn placed on Thursdays calen-
dar for consideration. This bill has
attracted the attention of the legis-
lature for three sessions. Assembly
man Hanson contends that the legis
lature should have the chance to recall
men who failed to perform their dut-
les faithfully. There viii be an inter-
esting fight over this bill. It has
already passed the assembly.
Citizens of Wisconsin who leave
the state to get married will not have
such marriages declared Illegal, the
senate killing the Weitenniller bill
fer that purpose. 1t also showed
Under the Roethe substitute sthat
would require the couples to file
eugenics certificates in the state with
in 60 days from the marriage or be
fined or go to jail. for 80 days.
Passage was given the Mulberger
bill to increase the tax exemption on
real property from 100 to 100 acres on
land under cultivation. Passage was
also given the Staudenmayer measure
providing that the conservation COM
mission may lease portions of state
park lands using revenue derived for
the purchase of additional lands and
conservation.
A resolution to change the con5ti-
tuition to provide for the Initiative
and referendum was killed in the
house by a vote Of 81 to SO.
There was no debate on the re-
solution. Assemblyman Ruff'ng, the
author, said that % states had al
ready adopted the Initiative an6 ref
erendum. AssembIynan A. E. Matne-
son, GAINESVILLE, moved indefinite post
ponement and the vote was taken
An effort will be made to get recon-
sideration Of the vote at next weeks
session.
With a laugh, the assembly by
unanimous vote sent to engrossment
tie Messing bill limiting the prescrip-
ton liquor fee that a physician may
charge to 81. 1t is said that when
the. bill reaches the upper house next
week, Senator j. III. Dennhalt, Nee
nah, will attempt to reduce the charge
to rs cents in order to discourage
physicians writing prescriptions.
Assemblyman Holly withdrew his
resolution condeining the Esch-Cum-
Minis railroad law and presented
Joint resolution covering the same
facts.
Members Of the, special legislative
committee appointed to investigate
the proposed northern Lakes Park are
expected to complete their investlga-
ton within the next ten days and
make their report to the legislature.
The park is in the vicinity OF Draper,
and includes more than twenty lakes
and many miles of river all banked by
great living forest of pine, hemiock
hardwood, trayersed by trails, dotted
With sn,ings and interspersed by
numerous streams.
The choicest portion of the park
includes over thirty miles of lake
shore, about eight miles of the rivers
course and land area OF S864.2S
acres. OF this last, 350,92 acres are
owned by the state, another zoo, as
nearly as can be estimated, have been
inrroyed. for summer homes and re-