Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-01

Hatten and former Speaker LenroOt
have both made the proposition that
all the candidates and their workers
go home and leave the legislators to
work ont their puzzle alone. 1t IS
understood, however, that Congress
man Esch and Mr.. Stephenson, iushe
By their recent small gains, prefer to
remain on the ground and see the fun
out.
The difficulty about the withdrawal
OF any one candidate is that he could
not reap any advantage from pulling
out because he could not turn over his
following to any other. The legisla-
tors are so independent thai when one
candidate IL finally eliminated his sup
port will not go IN body 20 any 9th
err one man. but will 90 divided up,
Then too. since the candidates are so
nearly evenly balanced no one can
with good grace ask any other 10 with
dull routine Of voting continues AM
what the end will be no one presumes
to guess
Victory for Auto People.
One feature OF the weeks session
was the debate on the automobile bill
which resulted in a vie! Dry for the
auto people The committee on state
affairs had framed up Il dra tic meas
ure reducing the present speed limits
OF twelve miles In the cities and TWEEN
ty-fiye ia the county 10 ten and twen
~ with maximum limit O ten nj e a
at night 1t had also proposed sty rer
penalties than those that govern ut
present The automobile peop e Of the
state had eXpet ted an easing NJ in
stead OF shutting down from the leg
islature. so when Thu bill cIme In they
were thoroughly alarmed and did some
most effective lobbying. which work
was directed by James f, Drot ght
secretary of the Milwaukee Autt mo.
bile club. The bin was killed and as
all the assembly automobile bills had
been merged In this one there will be
no change in the present laws on the
subject, so that the fight may be In a
way called a draw.
Bills Affecting Buildings
Two important bills affecting build
ings are before the legislature One
aims to regulate the construction and
sanitation of tenement and boa ding
: houses. This Is Il long and elaborate
measure on which many experts 2 ave
worked for six years. The bin was
largely prepared by Miss Odessa
Kunz, assistant factory insp ctr who
has given much time to the study Of
/ tenement and factory conditions in
Milwaukee. This bill has been favor
ably acted upon by tn II, mbly
1 The other bill, introduced by As en-
/ blyman Baker of Jackson county. ami
which is now pending. would ne, SIS
tate the renodeling OF many buildings
in which there are lodge rcoms and
public halls. as well as school lul'd
| ings, churches, theaters and places OF
amusement One Of the provisions OF
! the bill requires that all Stlirways in
such buildings shall have n width of
/ eighteen inches for every hundt Ell
/ seating capacity, fractional part or
{
full hun 1red: thus ha holding $50
/ people would require a stairway nine
/ Feet wide
For Representation at Seettle.
I The senate has sent I, enrr5 ssnent
! the bill appyopr.ating $.I0tO for rep
! resentatlon by the state nj the Pacific
I Yukon exposition to he held in Seattle
/ IN 1909. The original appropriation
asked was $1O0O0, but Ia view u the
assembly having knel h ! flr s o.
UO for an exhibit al jamestown 1t was
thought well 10 reduce the umo mt
Backers oi the Yukon bill e lev
their measure has mora merit. BEN;
( u purely business Vr 10 i.ion to tx
rloit our manufactures. wi lie TIA =
/ jamestown hill was urged almost en-.
tirely OH :, nCuneatal grounds 1t Is
said that there are laOU mannfactuc.
ers In Wisconsin, ara that a fed Of
immense promise win lie sloWn at til ;
exposition