Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-06-23

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final adjournment is yet unsettled
The receipt of messages from either
/ house and action upon the correc-
ton Of bills, etc, are all that re-
maii. until the governor has had full
time for the consideration of bills
submitted 10 him and final adjourn
ment is reaC he'd This legislature
pas. / few measures of statewide
importance but the fever for inyes-
LEGATIONS has grown until now, with
final adjournment almost in sight
two special commit ees, representing
preparing to enter upon further in
vestigations OF men. departments
and corpOr ations and along widely
diverse lines. OF course a United
States senator was elected
OF the 1850 bills introduced over
half were killed By IndeSni:c post
ponement in the house in which
they originated Inconvenience
weeded out many of the others and
OF the acts which were left the bulk
will be found to be local or technic-
al in character
The legislature was remarkable
really for what Ii did not do rather
than for what It did It's members
were busy playing politics and the
great measures of the session were
all laid over to a special session
p to be called in January next.
Investigations.
= The legislature % 1909 spent much
time in investigating republican pri-
mary campaign in passing appro-
priation bills and measures chang
ing the time of holding court in dit
ferent circuits. Its most notable
achievement probably was the re-
lection Of the county option propo-
sition It did nothing to modify
the liquor laws, BY county option.
high license or the passage OF the
Austin bill for the revocation of IL
, cense by state commission 1t with
held home rule from Milwaukee de-
cided against non-partisan elections
and passed not single Milwaukee
charter convention bill
It did not pass a bin for separate
the last state platform and the rec
concentrations Of Governor Davidson.
It did nothing In the direction Of good
+ roads, Of insurance of bank deposits,
! of providing the state with a settled
+ policy relating to waterways and dam
franchises, OF formulating an income
tax or providing for Industrial acct
: dent insurance These big questions
= all were put over to the special ses-
sion. but il some of them should fail
even then many good people would
r rejoice
Whitehead's Achievement
In the line of achievement Senator
! Whitehead's bill permitting cities OF
, the state outside of Milwaukee to
adopt the commission form OF govern
ment probably ranks first in the work
Of the legislature. The Stout teach.
ers pension and retirement fund act.
, the Sanborn uniform divorce measure.
the Martin bill D, oviding for state ro-
tat.ou OF names on the ballot, the act
re2ulat ng midwifery. the Mcconnell
Dunn coupon ballot bill and the Ingram
bill extending the powers of the rail
'oad rate commission BY providing
that no increase infreight rates may
he made by railroad without 30
days uottce to the commission. are
among the other measures OF state in.
terest
Milwaukee Measures.
, The passage of the Milwaukee bill
providing tor a hearing before dnaf
discharge from the Milwaukee fire
and police department the passage OF
a new tenement house act which is
expected 10 stand up before the SUI
preme court the teachers pension
fund act for cities OF the first class
VIII eh replaces hat adjudgei uncon-
stjtutiOnai in Milwaukee. The creation
Of q county C vii court and the prac.
lcal ah0l ton of justice courts in
Milwaukee county by limiting the jur-
l&dict on OF justices and placing them
upon a nominal salary the act in
c easing the rate for school taxation
and the bis giving Milwaukee the
submerged lands along its water
FROM ON Lake Michigan. are chief in
Importance among the hundred or so
Of acts relating particularly to MI
Vaukre.
Eaetionsl Lines Tense.
The end OF the session finds party
lines IN more chaotic condition than
for years past even in Wisconsin.
Fact'onalism has been rife ami bitter
feeling yhin the republican ranks
rampant politically he most won
dag1t' amazing achievement OF the
so ssou WAS the moulding OF the so
eatrd progressive reNuhl cans in the
nate She democrats aud the lone
social democrat into one poNucu or
Ga"'H on u.der the artfu! Baut o.
Senator \ v Sanborn
The effect of 'hv session upon sha
~a5tteN 20 fuurs of the leading H. n
80 tae legislature is of cegrs, pursIv
speculative rs Yet The county on
t5on dgh' surely brought senator :.
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