Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-02-20
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

Among bills introduced in the Legisla-
ture on Friday was one providing for a
| home for inebriates, to be under the SUI
| peryision of the Board of Control The
| cost shall not exceed $4,000. and only
those shall be eligible who have been
| practically ruined by intoxieants and
| drugs. Another bill forbids the sale of
intoxicating liquors within cue mile Of
| tile Capitol or university or within 900
| feet OF church or schoolhouse. 4 bin
| was introduced by MIR. Frost which pro-
| vldes for the taxation of mortgages by
| making borrowers and lenders bear the
burden according 10 their holdings. 1t is
| copy Of the present Massachusetts law.
| Oth"r bills were: Making elections of
| county boards biennial instead of annual,
and placing iinpostors, gamblers, and all
| persons who can give no satisfactory ac-
count of themselves in the category of
yagrapts. The Assembly coacurred in
the Senate memorial TO Congress against
hazing at West Point Governor la
Toilette announced the appointment OF
DIR. Il. D. Roberts of Janesville as State
Veterinarian to succeed III. L. Clute OF
Marinette.
A bill providing for the repeal of the
corruis practices act, the law which re-
puires all candidates for office in Wiscon-
SIN to file statements of their campaign
expenses, was introduced in the Assem-
bly, On Tuesday by Mr.. Spratt He claims
that the law has proved practically a
farce in operation. The first hearing on
the primary election bill was held before
joint meeting of the committees on
privileges and elections. Dairy and Food
Commissioner III. G. Adams opened the
argument for the bill in carefully pre-
pared speech. Internal Revenue Collector
Monahan prefaced his argument against
the bill with the statement that there was
absolutely no truth in the report hat the
federal officials in Wisconsin are making
united fight on the measure.
Both houses of the Legislature had
long calendars Monday night, WIT got
down to business and dispatched them
quickly. The most interesting thing in
either house was the Introduction of a
pure beer bill. 1t came from Mr.. Fene-
lon in the Assembly and it provides that
the jrewers must label their barrels, kegs
and bottles 50 as to show whether the
beef is made of barley, corn or rice. The
following bills were passed: Relating to
discovery of property by court proceed
ings; making uniform administrators and
executors bonds; adding to duties of the
secretary of the State Board of Agricul-
ture; relating to investments by domestic
life insurance companies; making uniform
time of publication in administration of
estates.
Two matters of more than ordinary in
terest were sprung upon the unsuspect-
ing Legislature Wednesday morning. One
was bill by Franklin johnson in the
Assembly for the establishment of the
initiative and referendum, aud the other
was joint resolution by Senator ONeill
looking TO increasing the salaries of mem
bers of the Legislature from $500 to ST.
600. Mr.. Johnson's bill is a modification
of the Populistic idea. 1t provides that
when ; per cent of the voters petition for
it any question must be submitted to the
people for approval, and that when po-
litical conventions make the same de-
mand the questions must be so submitted.
Senator O'Neill's joint resolution is for
legislative amendment to permit the in
crease in members salaries. 1t gives the
membe- 10 cents per mile for travelling
expenses as at present and fixes the sal
airy in lieu of all perquisites, which is the
provision now in force. Mr.. Spratt In
troduced another bill providing for the
taxation of mortgages where the money
is loaned instead of at the place where
the lender resides. a joint resolution
was adopted by both houses by rising
vote paying a high tribute to the late ex-
Senator T. ID. Weeks, former president
pro TEN. of the Senate.
Assemblyinan Roots bill p>rmitting
cities to issue bonds mp. to 10 per cent of
their assessed valuation for the purpose
of acquiring wafer works, electric light
or street railway plants brought out the
biggest debate of the session in the AS
sembly on Thursday. 1t was finally ad-
vanced to shird reading by vote of 80 to
81 The Senate eoneurrad unanimously
in the memorial to Congress urging leg
islational amendment providing for the
election of United States Senator by di-
rect vote of the people, Another marriage
refprTn is provided fer in bill intro
ducea. in the Assembly by Mr.. Barker,
prohibiting divorced people from marry
ing within year after the divorce IL
granted.