Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-06-26

Killed. The AInSwofth Dill Tor a
teachers employment bureau was con-
CURED in. Children in Wisconsin
will hereafter be admitted to public
schools at the age of four years. The
assembly joint resolution to that eff
feet, amending the constitution, passed
the senate by vote of II TO s. Sen
ator Hastings prepared amendment
to the constitution allowing persons
to hunt on lands other than their own
| at reasonable seasons failed.
Madison, June 1S.-Woman suffrage
in Wisconsin will be an issue in the
fall election of 1908 if the proposed
constitutional amendment by Senator
Stout, which was ordered to third
reading in the senate passes the as
semb,y Senator Stout made a few
remarks in favor of its advancement
and upon a roll call the vote resulted
13 to Is. Senator Wilcox was in
the chair, but he resigned in favor of
| President Conner whose vote of ave
saved the defeat of the measure. Chi
dren NAV be admitted to the publit,
| schools in Wisconsin at the age of
four years The joint resolution pro
willing for the change from siE to
/ four years, which proposes an amend
ment to the constitution was adopted
BY vote of II to s. Senator Martin
spoke in favor and Senators White
head and Brazeau against the resolu-
! ton Tie question now goes to the
people Senator Hastings joint reso.
/ luton for an amendment to the con-
st tuition. providing that inhabitants of
the state shall have the liberty at sea
/ sonable times to hunt on the lands
tiyated or Enclosed, and in like man
me- to fish in all boatable waters
/ which are not private property passed
} the senate by a vote of II to y, AS
an affirmative vote of II was required
the resolution was declared lost BY
q unanimous vote, the senate passed
( the BIZ, providing $4,000 for a Dr.
mai school at Milwaukee Senator
. Sanborn's bin for divorce laws uniform
with those of other states passed
after a discussion by a vote of Is ia
( 10 The measure repeats the present
| divorce laws and provides more string
ent rules for the protection Of mar
ried women.
| The senate summarily disposed 81
/ two important measures, which had
/ been made a special order The con
tr'butory negligence bill and the bill
providing for bimonthly payment Of
wages were both indefinitely pest
noneA the former by vote of Is to
-. the latter hv % to 3. The con
/ tributorv negligence bill. which had
benn introduced Nv Senator Snnborn
provided that neither contributors
negligence nor assumption of risk Or
/ the part of the emplove shall be :
bar 10 recovery of damages and that
in either case the emp'ove be entitled
to recover one-half of the damages as
sessed. The bill was voted dowr
without discussion.
The capitol appropriation bill cam,
no In the assembly and encountered
opposition. After a long discussion
the bill was laid over. so that meut
bers NAV inform themselves and re
ceive figures and REPORTS. The mar
criticism that dcveloped in the dis
cussion was directed at the "Apito
commission for proceeding with in
work in a quiet manner and refusine
TO take even members of the legis'a
ture into its confidence. Assembly
man Bancroft defended the commits
sion and declared that accounts anC
Mans and specifications were Of al
times accessible to the members an,
that nothing would be withheld from
them If they only asked for informa
ton.
| Assemblyman Burkes bill redujr
ing the railroad commission to inspcc
railroad scales and exercise contro
over the weighing OF cars was on thu
assembly calendar for indefinite post
ponement by recommendation of tn
committee on claims. Upon the mo
tion of Assemblyman Stout the bill
was passed
The assembly committee on iudict
airy. by request. introduced a bin e
repeal the mental anguish bill
which passed both houses less than
month ago and has become a law
The law which was passed rade tele
lphone and telegraph companies hablt
for damages for mental anguish
caused by delay in transmission re
sulting from carelessness or ineom
lpeterce Of operators or employees.
The Gu, ulative or second choice
voting bill was killed after a short
speech by Assemblyman BNncrof
who said simply that he hoped the leg
lislat.re would follow the precedent
set by the last legislature when Il
ildnad the proposition. Several apro
priation bills were passed. The mos