Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-05-15

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The bill taxing ice shipped out of
| the state was finally passed in the
| senate to go to the governor. 1t bears
| the name of Mr.. Overlook, who Is a
stanch LaFollette man. but some of
| those who voted for ii We're frank TO
say they doubted its constitutional
ity.
| Power of Organized Labor.
Organized labor is a power in in
| iiuencing legislation, although the
/ members squirm under It, This has
Deen instanced In two bills. one IL
censing engineers stationery OF en-
| gines of more than II horse power. A
| good many engineers wished 1t be
| cause it would make something of a
| monopoly of their business-we all
| like to limit the number following the
| business In which we are enga sed, in
| hopes of raising salaries. The bar
bers' license bill, which was killed,
| was of this order. The engineers bill
| passed the senate and was advanced
| in the assembly by a large majority.
The legislators did not like 1t, but
| they did not wish to offeIvd the intu-
entail engineers who looked on from
| the galleries Finally, however. after
| themselves rScd small boilers in their
home factories. and wished to hire
whom they pleased, the assembly had
a chance to reseind its action. Having
once gone on record as friends of the
engineers, they gladly proceeded to
| bury the bill face DOWN. ard
The bill forbidding the cunni' 9 of
| freight trains with two engines =
"a ~ I
| that did not strike the members rignt
but 1t went through the assc mbly
| with flying colors only to fall Gown
in the senate. The Dahl bill, intro
| ducing the Torrens system of land
| registration. met its fate In the senate
| after having been put through the
assembly by hard work on the part Of
| the Vernon county assembIyman.
| Senator Jones brought his Illinois ex-
| perience to bear. He said it was op-
| tional with the counties there. and
after some years only one Cook had
/ adopted il.
The Split Over Primary Elections.
| P nary elections are dead for this
year, the closing act being four
column veto by Governor LaFollette
of the senate bill. which the govern
or interpreted as a pit dug for him.
| The governors veto is In vehement
English. He was at first disposed to
confine himself to the dement's of the
measure. but concluded to canvass
somewhat the history of the move
ment for primary elections In this
state. Opposition senators went on
record as denying his charges OF un-
| worthy motives. We may expect to
hear a good deal about the direct
vote as long as Governor LaFOllette
Is in authority. II took Hall six years
TO bring about the abolition of the
free pass, and 1t is not strange that
SO radical a change in the nominat-
ing machinery should require more
time. 1t Is unlikely that his oppon-
ents will hold out against all forms
of the direct vote, now that they have
offered to concede the use of it in
county nominations II may be that
the next compromise of a more sub
stantial character will be at the next
state convention when Governor La
! Toilette comes up for reelection aud
a fresh platform pledge is to be made,
or we may have bitter and unrelenting
wer all the way along.
Popularity of Common Schools.
Teachers institutes receive $4,000
this year. an increase of $1,000.
The popularity of the common
schools was shown by the refusal of
the senate to interfere with the sys-
TEN of turning in one mill off each
dollar assessed for common school
purposes. The system will raise more
money than needed under the in
| creased valuation and an effort was
made TO limit this common 5, hool
levy to $3.50 900 year, but 1t failed.
Madison Is happy over the new law
which appropriates $4,000 toward the
paving of the four streets about the
capitol park.
The bill establishing the new coun-
ty of Gates goes to the governor
whereby twenty-six townships have
new existence A good deal was
said Of the fitness of styling the county
"Rusk," but nothing came of it. The
frank confession that a 100000 gift
secured the honor of the name dis
| pleased many, but the governor could
| hardly be expected to veto the bill
| on that ground There was some
grumblng against the assembly's
committing itself second time--as
is necessary-before submitting the
| anti-pass constitutional amendment to
the people, but the deed has been done
| and 1t is altogether likely the people
win incorporate in the constitution
a prohibition against the use of free
passes by public officials. And once
there will never be rescinded
Hereafter our game warden VIII
have something to do beside watch
hunters. They must he fire wardens
as weh, as they are in the woods much
Of the time This initiation of the Min
aesota plan Is expected to lessen the
fall holocaust of fall timber
Governor LaFollette has used his
veto very freely this year one of his
later ones being of the bill to put the
salary of the Milwaukee police and
fire chiefs on $1,000 basis. He took
the ground that to do this is in the
power of the common council of that
city.
Suparintendents Must Please Women.
Women came out of the session with
the privilege of voting for state and
county superintendent They have
lorg had the right. and now provision
| is made for women to actually cast
their votes. This means that the won.
en- who teach school in county will
be more of factor In the campaigns
by influencing their lady friends as re
spectS the superintendent over those
teachers. ORLANDO BURNETT.
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