Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-05-15
WOULD NOT STAND
BY COMMITTEE
TO INVESTIGATE LUMBER TRUST
IN SPITE OF ADVERSE REPORT.
CERNAHAN MAKES SPEECH
Twenty Thousand Dollars for Uni.
Versity Extension Work-Win
Spend $4,000 on AIaska-Yukon
sxpositio7-Orastic Anti-Ciqaret
Measure Recommended.

IL SPitS VI au ullidN OIdbiG recon-
mendatiOn by the committee. the
two Stewart resolutions. one calling
for an investigation of the lumber
trust in Wisconsin and the other me-
moriaEzing congress for the reduction
of the tariff on lumber, were adopted
in the assembly this morning. The
vote on the first one. after a short
debate, showed 63 against indefinite
postponement and 43 in favor of kill
ing Both resolutions were then
adopted. after the second had been
amended so as to eliminate the feder-
al investigation feature. This step
was urged by Assemblyman Ingram
on the ground that the federal gov
eminent has already undertaken such
an investigation
Assemblyman Cernahan again
came to the rescue with a timely
speech which probably saved the res
buttons from defeat He urged that
many people throughout the state
felt as he did on the matter namely,
that inasmuch as supicion had been
aroused and rumors were alloat an
investigation of the lumber business
ought TO be made Many people
have the idea that they are being
held up by the lumber combine, -
if there is one--and to either estab-
fish or contradict these rumors an
investigation ought to be favored by
the Legislature. He said ne did not
feel convinced that the public's fears
in this regard were wei founded, but
at the same time he wanted ito
know whether the combine is holding
up the people or not"
Assemblyman Stout, speaking from
the standpoint of a lumberman, de-
MED that there was any truth in any
charges which had been made. AT
the same time he favored the reso.
luton on the ground that 1t would
mean a satisfactory vindication oil
the practices of the lumber dealers.
Assemblyman Ingram was of the
opinion that the investigation now
being made by the federal authorities
was sufficient to satisfy the require
ments at the present time, and he
was opposed TO the expenses involved
in a state investigation. When the
assembly refused to krl the resolu.
ton he amended the supplementary
resolution so as to retain merely the
feature of memorial to congress In
favor of abolishing the tariff on
lumber
The committee on education report
ed favorably on the 5000 appropri
alton for university extension work
this morning Other university ap.
preparation bills were recommended
for indefinite postponement, since
senate bills covering the same ground
are now up for hearings.
The committee on state depart.
ments reported for passage the bill to
increase the appropr alton for the
civil service 60 omission from &c.,
600 to $1,000
The committee on state affairs re-.
ported for concurrence the senate
bill which provides for a $4,000 ap.
preparation for the Alaska-Yukon ex
position.
The same committee reported FOR
passage the drastic and-clgaret bill
making 1t a misdemeanor to smoke
or exhibit cigarets, wrappers. or pa
pers or any substitute therefor in any
public pace.
The committee on elections report
ed for passage two election bills, one
to regulate the use of voting ma
chimes and providing that the names
of presidential electors may be omit
led, and the other providing that
nomination papers may be destroyed
after four months after the election.
The Elver sterilization bill, which
was referred to the judiciary commit
tee. was reported for passage again
yesterday morning, Ledvina, Hebron
and Carpenter dissenting. The sama
committee reported for slaughtetH'
39a--To regulate the place of vot-
ing and cutting out the student vote
in Madison and other places in the
state
357a-Prowlding for city and county
initiative and referendum.
375a--To prohibit obsence adver.
tisements