River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-03-03
State Legislative News


Legislature during the past weekswas
on the Matheson bone dry prohibition
measure. The Vets and Drys clash
ed Thursday when the bill came up for
engiossment in the lower house, a 81
sendlyman G.. E. Hanson was 3
prominent dry leader and offered two
Of the most important amendments,
thatwe finally Incorporated into the
bill.s 10 sg
The Matheson dry bill was finally
advanced by vote of 81 to Al. There
now appears but little doubt that the
bill will pass essentially asst is. The.
big fight was on the Cook amendment
which strikes from the bill the dras-
tic provision that district attorneys
and any prohibition official might
question any person under oath whom
they suspected Of having knowledge.
of violation of the dry act. 81
The Cook amendment lost in the
House 48 to As, and while another at
tempt may be made to have it passed
it is generally believed that any such
attempt will fail.
Throughout the dry fight Assembly
man c.. e. Hanson was prominent
leader Of the drys and several times
called Observation-Disclosures mneas
ures SO that the nannbefsssof TIE as
senably would have to put their vote
on this important measure on record.
The Legislature is now really at,
WORK and every attempt is being made
to expedite the work of the session.
Governor John j. Blaine offered his
assistance to push the work through
and suggested that the several hun
dred bills that had been introduced by
title but had not yet been drafted, be
drafted Immediately FOR early consid-7
Grafton
Governor Blaine will deliver his fl.
nancial message before Joint Sessions
of both houses on Tuesday. It is in
di9ated that ths Governor will point
out thatStbes "a i8,sers ssgseAeing eaYea
QUE Oh prVp0FdONtO Inc HS0iOWC&8
class, as he declared at the Madison
Rotary banquet last week. He will.
urge a higher income tax and POINT
cut that all departments Tnaustalivel
within their appropriations.
IA million dollars deficit had been
incurred by the Board of Control alone
during the last two years. This start.
ling fact was brought out. at a hear,
ing of the Joint Finance Committee
last week. That this situation is
nearly applicable to all departments
isthe assertion Of members of the F r
nance Committee. The State Tax
Conmissionaneeds $4,000 before the,
first of March; the Superintendent OF
Public Property needs in excess of
$4,000; and other departments have
incurred similar deficits. It is ex-
peeted that the Governor will condemn
this practice in his message Tuesday.
Much humor has been introduced
into the sessions through the intro
duction of the bachel9E tax bills sfAssr
seTnblyman Mark, iron and villas
counties, offered one that wolldamake
every bachelor in the state between
the ages of 80 and SIS. pay tax. Of
$40 year Letters and petitions
from all parts of, the state for and
against such measure have intro
d,,ced humor into the bill that was
never intended.
The Assemblyaen Thursday killed
the Jordan. hiIl for areigh Z holf day
onlpublic works. This indicates that
nc eight-hour bill will be athletic pass
at this session. Assemblynlan G. e.
Hanson voted against the bill because
the conference agreed 10 incorporate:
an amendment that would f-,o- the
farmers. When this-was not done he
said that he could not honestly vote
for the bill as it stood In erdeE to-
win the farmer support II was pointedi
out that the cost Of, farm prcduce
must be included aas figured oIagan g.
hour basis. N st=-E @
# In the Senate ehc most important
bin of the week was one by Senator
Titus, Fond du Lac, which provided
that chattela mortgage filed with
the county register Of deeds rather.
than the town cierkssas under the
present law.
This bill met with bitter opposition
on the part of the representatives OF
the farmers, who claimed that it.
would work great hardship on.
farmers if they had to file their chat
tel mortgages at the county seat. SEN
ator Huber Stoughtou, pointed out.
that farmers used these mortgages
more than any other class ard that
he could not vote for any such bill
HAT xyol,lld in,1,oSp xlloh n hardship