Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-05


in so feet of either side of State
street. West Washington avenue will
not be touched by the bill and the
measure is not to go into effect until
June 80. 1908.
Madison, May 2S.-The Wisconsin
river reservoir bill went through the
senate with so little opposition as to
cause the spectators to wonder why SC
much ado had been made of it. The
whole matter was threshed out again,
Senator Burns substitute to make
the Improvement through a state con-
mission was defeated and Senato'
Hastings amendment to require the
Improvement company to pay the state
a fixed revenue for the franchise was
likewise voted down and the bill
passed. The opposition muster ed
only three votes. The passage of the
bill is a victory for Senator Marsh.
who introduced it. and Senator Bra
zeau, who argued earnestly and eGec-
lively in favor of it and overcame the
opposition which was led by Senators
Burns and Husting They declared
that The bill proposed TO give away
without compensation TO the state a
rich franchise, and that it was a diff
ferent proposition from the ordinary
bin tc authorize the construction of a
dam Senator Husting contributed
he oil %
proceedings by offering an amendment
of length asking to have the bill pro-
vide that the improvement company
shall pay TO the state as compensation
and consideration for the franchise
sought q stipulated rate ca tculs tel
upon the amount of poyer DEVELOPED,
not to be less than S25. 600 a yea az
ter 1911 His amendment provided
that in 1910 the company should pay
the state $4,000; in 1911 $4,000 and
annually thereafter not less than S25.-
coo. or 70 cents per electrical horse
power mp to $4,000 horsepower so
cents on all between $4,000 and 100.-
600 horsepower and % cents above
Husting Joint resolution providing
for a constitutional amendment so as
TO authorize the legislature to enact
an income tax law. Discussion arose
over the Stewart resolution to have a
legislative committee to investigate NJ
legged lumber pools or trusts The
resolution prevailed. IA to Z. Senator
Bird, who is a lumberman said he
had no faith in the resolution but vot-
ed for It in order that no one might
get TIC idea that the lumber interests
feared investigation The Fairchild
bill to appropriate some S10,000 as
pay to the members of the insurance
and university investigating commit
tees was passed. Senator Hudnall De
ing the only the voting against it.
The Barker bill to raise the mini
mum of license to 5000 where it is
now $100and to raise the maximum to
which localities may raise the fee was
passed by a vote of 10 to 4, Senator's
Froemmine. Hustire FUNNEL and
Smith voting in the negative The
capitol appropriation bin was passed
1t arpropriates 100000 annually for
nine successive wears, making S5,40o-
coo in addition to the 100000 appro-
priated two years ago, bringing the ag-
gregate to $606c 00o Senators Hazel
wood Husting and Smith voted
against the bill. which passed by a
vote of 30 to 3. The committee on
state affairs introduced new bill to
authorize municipalities to license
peddlers of liquors the sales t. Je not
less than five gallons each and the
minimum license fee $1,000.
After having passed the Bancroft
bill, forbidding students to vote except
at their homes, without much opposi
ton, only five members voting in tire
negative, the assembly reeorsidcred
its vote and rcfralned from killing the
bill then and there merely because Mr.
Bancroft was absent. Assemblyman
Baker, the university student in the
Legislature, opposed the bill both on
principle and as matter OF eXpedi-
ency He objected to singing out
commercial travellers and students cnd
enacted 4 faw which seems to be di-
rectly aimed at those two classes, and
he also objected because the present
Law seems stronger on the whole thar
the proposed measure. Messrs. Led
VIVA and Mains fought hard to save
the III from defeat. and final actin
on it was deferred The ] o. Thomas
bin to reduce the rates allowed news
papers for printing notices of election
was ordered to engrossment I'll.
bill provides for a reduction f,om 60
to so cents for the first ms srt'on and