Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-07-03

/ track on which options have been Sc
| cured by the state at $40 to $40 per
acre does not front on the shore OF
| the lake, but this was removed by an
amendment introduced by Senator
Hazelwood which provides that no
purchase shall be made before OPP
tions have been acquired ON the land
directly on the shore.
Senator Marsh's bill amending the
/ primary election law so that the date
of holding the primary election be
changed to ne first Tuesday in June
was indefinitely postponed. Another
of his bills relating to stringent re-
| quirement for medical practitioners,
was refused third reading, after al
| lengthy argument Setween Senators
Marsh and Noble. By a vote of IA To
ID. The bill, making FRAUDULENT state.
ments to livery stable keepers as to
/ distance travelled or distances to be
travelled by horses rented from the
| keeper misdemeanor, was passed
| The assembly bill perm \ ing com
| mon councils to submit proposed or
! dlnances to vote of the people with
out petition for such action was con-
CURED in. The senate concurred III
the bill giving to the city of Mil
waukee a school board of Is members
to be elected at large. The bill In
creasing the salaries of the attorney
general and his assistants was con-
Cured in. me salary of the attor.
ney general was increased to $1,000
| that of deputy attorney general to
$4,000 that of first assistant to $4,000,
hat of second assistant 10 $4,000 and
that of law examiner to $4,000 One
| hundred more blue books will be al
ted each member of the legislature
this year, making the total number
$50. The assembly bill to this effect
was concurred in by the senate. The
assembly bill designating the various
things for which candidates for Office
may spend money during the cam
paign was non-concurred in by a
vote of IA to IL. Senators Brazeau
and Martin spoke in behalf of the
measure. Railroad employees and tele-
graph operators are to be prohibited
from working more than eight hours
a day. Two assembly bills to that
enect were concurred in by the sen.
ate after lengthy discussion The
bill a2propriating $4,000 for the com.
mission appointed by the governor
Tor the investigation of land trans.
fers was passed.
In the assembly a contest occurred
on the inheritance tax bill. II is A
measure transferring the collection Of
this tax to tina take commission
from the state department. AS it
came back from the tax committee it
provided for tax attorney at $1,000
a year to be appointed by the tax
commission. 1t was limited on the
floor during the debate that a sebe me
was on foot to fix a fat Job for come
one-that in fact woodchuck was
hidden away in the measure. The
claims committee struck out the
$4,000 and Mr.. Sprague offered an
amendment to restore it. but Mr. Fl.
yer spoke vigorously in opposition
ueciaring it a pernieious policy for
the state to enter upon the innova.
tior of giving every commission ire
special attorney, ard Mr.. Leroy
argued that the law affairs of tne
state belonged clearly and specifically
under the attorney general. Mr. IN.
gram spoke in favor of the fav com.
mission naming its attorney: hut tbe
opfague amendment was voted down
Then that by the committee ar
Chains was adopted. This cuts our
the $4,000 place. Another amendment
offered by Mr. Thomas of Racine
giving to counties 20 per cent ii the
tax was adopted. The counties now
give only 5 per cent. The the hill
was passed. 1t was reported in tho
chamber that T. C. Richmond was
stated for the $4,000 place which the
assembly declined to create. The hill
now goes to the senate.
There is to be no $500 position >.
chlef deputy game warden for Charles
D. Nelson. The bill to establish the
position was on the house calendar
Tor passage but Mr.. Harring speared
INTO it vigorously and the house unan.
lmously swept it off into the rubhis
heap
The same fate befell the bill to pen.
sion Ex-Governor w. r. TAYLOR at
$4,000 year. Mr.. Elver smoke fool
ingly and eloquently for the bill and
IN behalf of Mr.. Taylor and in exnia.
nation of his services to the stare
but Mr. Turner read the constitution,
ID provision which seems to forbid
ciFil pensions, and Mr. Potter thought
1t a shame that Mr. Taylor was not
cared Dor handsomely but Objected
emphatically to the state being made
responsible 70 his comfort. VET he
was willing himself to contribute cog
toward a generous fund which he had
no doubt could be speedily raised !,
Governor Taylor's behalf. Tho vTve
Voce cote shrowed by two members
voting for the i'll.
The house i'll authorizing tbo
board of control to provide plans thar
any county may use. for a model
county asylum was passed. after a
little tribulation.
| High license and no license legis.
latlOn held the bOards q 1arr~o -. 3