Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-04-03
WISCONSIN SOLONS.

/ After one of the bitterest fights ever
witnessed in the legislative halls of Wis
consin, the primary election bill passed
| the Assembly shortly after Il o'clock
noon on Friday by vote of 81 to As.
| The majority for the bill had narrowed,
owing to change Of FIVE members from
the ranks OF the supporters to those Of
| the opponents. The five who changed
were Duerrwaechter of Washington.
Hacgerty Of Crawford. Silk worth Of Eau
| Claire. johnson Of Sank and PARK OF
| Pierce. These members voted for the
bill Wednesday morning and against it
| Friday. Two Of these men-Messrs, Silk
worth and Park-were never in favor Of
| The BILL but voted for it on Wednesday in
| order to be able to move a reeonsdera-
ti9n. Leaders Of both hogses have taken
steps for the closing up OF business by
| May /. The members were given 70 UNI
derstand that they must bear the neces-
| sity Of such action In mind and govern
| thetnseivt~ accordingly. However. the
| feeling . general that the session may
extend to alay 10 unless many measures
| are to be given scant attention.
State aid for road building received a
serious setback on Tuesday, the Senate
| defeating By vote OF % TO II an amend
ment 10 the constitution proposed by Sen
at0r McGillyray. allowing the Legisla-
| ture to appropriate money for road inn
| proyements. The amendment was debat-
| ed for an hour. Senator McCiilliyray de-
clared the opposition to the bill was back
| 81 by tax-dodging corporations. Senator
Long" Jones made an attack Oh the
| State university during his speech. Other
| speeches We're made against the amend
ment by Senators McDonough and
| O'Neill. The amendment was adopted
| by the last Legislature. and if it had
| passed this would have been. voted on
! by the people at the next general cleo
| ton. \ bill is on its way through the
| Assembly which authorizes counties to
| aid towns in road improvements. and sew
| eral of the Senators who opposed the APP
/ preparation Of State moneys said they
| are ready to vote for this bill, but feared
| the amendment would open the way for
| miniature river and harbor bill in Wis
| eonsin. The primary election bill was
received from the Assembly by the SEN
| ate and sent to the committee on priv
/ iieges and elections without comment. A
| substitute has been offered in the Legis-
| lature for Senator Stout's marriage bill.
| which so modifies the measure that there
| is a chance it ma. pass. The substitute
| provides that every person vito applies
| for a marriage license lust produce a
| certificate from a reputable physician
| showing the holder to be i &c from hered-
| itary insanity, tuberculosis and several
/ other diseases.
| The assembly on Wednesday unani-
! sfv "a, IN, bn
| bill to PUNISH those who use the Ameri-
| can flag for advertising purposes. The
( bills making post-nuptial insanity cause
| for divorce and prohibiting marriage
! Within year after divorce were laid
| over. Che Assembly apportionment bill
was passed by the Assembly without de-
| bate. The ayes and nays had TO be call
! ed and thGte were only six dissenting
| votes, MesSrs. Collins, Erickson, First,
| galloway. Silkworth and Spratt There
was a long debate over Senator Kreut-
| zer's bill Increasing the salaries of the
Supreme judges from $1,000 to $4,000
and of the Circuit Court judges from
| $500 to $1,000. with an allowance of
| S400 for expenses. Senator Roehr's
| joint resolution for a constitutional
amendment authorizing a joint system of
| governments IOF lUe city anu County OF
| Milwaukee was adopted unanimously by
| the Senate. The Assembly amendment
| to Senator Mosher's bill adopting the ma
| tional standard OF weights and measures
| was concurred in. Gov. La FoIlette's
message relating to the new system OF
bookkeeping was received and referred
1 to the committee on State affairs.
\ joint resolution from the Assembly
| providing for a constitutional amendment
that will permit the use of voting ma
| chimes was concnrred in by the Senate
| Thursday morning. 1t is thought these
machines will be tried shortly in Mil
waukec and possibly in some of the 9th
er larger cities. The Assembly passed
the bill raising the salaries of the SUI
| preme Court justices from $1,000 to 49,
000 year. An Assembly amendment To
Senator Gaveney's bill authorizing per
sons to change their names by filing a
declaration with the register of deeds was
concurred in. The bill reapportioning
the State il % Assembly districts went
to the Senate and was referred.