River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-01-27
ORDERS ELECTION
To FILL VACANCY
Successor to Late AssembIyman
Owens to Be Chosen.
BLAINE ISSUES PROCLAMATION
Governor Expected to Announce Num-
Der of Appointments by Feb. L.
Committees Ready to Start
Hearings This Week.

Madison.--Gov. John J. Blaine has
issued proclamation calling special
election in Green Lake county to fill
the vacancy in the assembly caused by
the death of Samuel Owens. The cleo.
ton is to be held on February %. The
primary will be held before that time
The date at which the election is
to be held is fixed by the time required
for the holding of the primary. The
term of the newly-elected man will
expire in January, 1923. He will re-
ceive the same salary and mileage as
the other members Of the legislature.
The committees will be all ready to
start their hearings this week. Bills
are being introduced and every indi.
cation is that the work of the session
will proceed rapidly. The chairman
ships of important committees are as
follows:
Judiciary. B. French of Su.
perior.
Finance-George Cakes of New
Richmond.
State affairs+A. E. Matheson
GAINESVILLE.
Agriculture-William Olson of Mon
roe.
Labor-W. A. Freehoff of Wauke.
sha.
Education-Miles L. Hineman of To.
NAH.
Taxation-W. n. Edwards of Wau.
kesha.
Fish and game-Mark Catlin Of Ap
pleton.
Governor Blaine is expected t
| make a number of appointments By
| February 1, but these are not expect
ed to be sent to the senate until the
latter part Of this week. Appoint
ments are to be made for superinten
dent Of public property, state dairy
and food commissioner, member OF
the state tax commission and a mem
Der of the state railroad commission.
/ Farm and settler legislation, b.
which the state will be asked to assis
the tiller of the soil, and especial!
the man who takes up the undevelopet
acres of the state, will form an impor
tant part of the legislation during the
present session of the legislature.
| Assemblyman A. e. Matheson
GAINESVILLE, offered dry enforcement
bill designed to pick the teeth out OF
| the moonshiners." Both the resolu
ton and the bill were sent to the re
vision committee.
The Introduction Of two new propo
sitions is significant. 1t means that
the vets have not given up hope and
are lining up back of the bill by Con
gresham John Kleczke for modifica
| ton of the Volstead act. The Piersor
resolution declares that the present
volstead act has created great dissat
isfaction among what appears to be
the majority of good, honest and well
meaning people and has been made
the cause of the manufacture and con
sumption of a great deal of unhealthy
and unwholesome liquor Illegally"
Both the bill and the resolution will
probably be sent either to the state
affairs committee or the committee on
excise and fees for tie purpose Of a
hearing.
Assemblyman John Camper, Taylor
1~,.r&- o-o-al ha Auht For Chor.f
session of the legislature by the intro
duction Of q resolution providing for
the appointment of steering commit
tee of five members, three assembly
men and two senators, to arrange for
ioint hearings on all financial bills.
This plan was suggested by Governor
Blaine in his message. Assemblyman
j. D. Grandine, North Crandon, offered
resolution to adjourn the present
session of the legislature on April 80
and reconvene 1t again on January IL,
1922. He believes that more can be
accomplished by annual sessions.
Assemblyman Matheson offered a
bill directing that the district attorney
shall act as divorce counsel in all coun-
ties having a population of over 25,-
OO0 This takes in practically all coun-
ties of the state. Asemblyman Martin
NJ. Higgins, Milwaukee, offered a bill
for one days rest out of eight for po-
licemen and another asking Michigan
to cede the northern peninsula to Wis
consin.
Assemblyman William Olson, Mon
roe. offered a bill appropriating S27.-
600 to pay belated claims to farmers
for tubercular cattle which were
slaughtered.