Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-08

provided that the total expense be
kept within $1,000
The proposition to hold a constitu
tional convention, backed unitedly By
some others, providing for a constitu
tional convention, was made a specia
order for next Thursday at 10 a. m
Assemblyman Roycraft's plan to build
binder-twine plant in connection
with the state prison at Waupua
wherein the convict may be employed
IN the manufacture of a product sc
largely used by the farmers of the
state, was approved yesterday by a
vote OF the assembly almost unanf
mously The question came before
the house in the form of a substitute
amendment by Assembly man J. o.
Thomas of Racine and the vote Was
81 to for advancement. The bill
provides thar the state board of con.
troll be empowered, at a cost not ex
ceeding s125.000, to purchase, erect,
and maintain the necessary buildings,
machinery and equipment for the
manufacture of Irvine and to put the
plant IN orerailon A vigorous de-
bate was precipitated when the bin
requiring an aff1dayit that the con
slderation stated in deed is the
true one came up on a motion to in
definitely postpone and a recommen-
dation by the committee on judiciary
to the same effect. Mr.. Ingram,
chairman of the committee, dissented
from the report and waged a fight
in behalf of the measure. Messrs.
T. NJ Thomas. Feilbron and Kander
opposed the bill The supporters OF
the measure pointed out that the bill
WIS designed to assist the state tax
commission in arriving at the true
ratio of assessed to real value of
property so as to use this ratio in the
assessment of railroad property under
the term of the I'D valorem tax law.
They pointed out that the practice of
inserting nominal and fictitious con
siderations in deeds handicapped the
investigations of the tax commits
sion and deprived them of the CD
portunity of using the bulk of the
sales of real estate In Wisconsin as a
criterion to determine the desired
ratio. The vote on the motion tn
indefinitely postpone stood 43 to SO
for indefinite postponement. A bill
by Mr.. Bell of Racine relating to the
employment of children under is
years of age was laid over to Tuesday.
1t is a sweeping bill and, if possible,
no child under 16 can work for wages
in any occupation whatever.
Temperance legislation triumphed
in the assembly again when the
bill relating to the revocation of Ii
censes by common councils was IN
definitely postponed. A speech WAS
made by Assemblyman j. F.. Baker
against any change OF the present
law. The bill provided that instead
of making the revocation of a license
when a saloonkeeper has been found
guilty of violating the law matter
OF discretion with the council, as was
provided in the original bill, sucn
discretion shall be placed with th,.
the court. Mr.. Baker pointed out
that such a step would involve the
Judiciary in local saloon politics ana
would be menace to the judiciary.
The bill was postponed indefinitely.
One OF the important transportation
bills which has been hanging fire all
week was passed by a vote of SO to 0
The feature of the bill, which has
been the subject of some dispute, Is
the one relating to the power of tho
railroad commission to require cor
porationS to furnish a list of stock
and bondholders. A vigorous debate
ensued over the Elver bill to change
the place of filing and renewing chat
tel mortgages from the city and town
clerks to the registers of deeds
Messrs. Ledvina, Ingram and Glen
dissented from the majority report of
the judiciary committee in favor of
passage, and Messrs. Sprague and
Hebron also argued against the
measure. Mr.. Durley spoke in ia
vor of the change. The bill was
killed. Four more new bills came
into the assembly. The committee on
agriculture Offered bill to compel all
associations or societies receiving
state aid to make annual reports to
the secretary OF state. The committee
on elections offered a bill to destroy
all nomination papers within four
months after the election of which
they were filed, The committee on
cities offered a bill providing that
outside of those offices which may be
made elective the municipality shall
have the power to determine for it,
self how the other officers may he
selected. The judiciary committee
introduced a measure which provides
that jury commissioners shall be
elected for three years but for not
more than two terms.
Madison, April 27-Farners apd
fruit growers of Wisconsin are to
have the liberty of protecting them.