Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-10

thoroughly, and fairly into the man
ner, means, ana method by which the
last primary campaign Is claimed to
have been corruptly or unlawfully con-
Quoted and every charge Of corrupt or
unlawful conduct or acts on the part
Of any candidate for United States
senator In the last primary campaign
and primary election"
In the meantime a joint ballot will
have to hc taken each day at noon un-
til an election occurs, but IL Is prob
able that an agreement viii be reached
so that one member can cast the full
vote for each candidate, and thus spare
all members the drudgery of climbing
the stairs TO the assembly cha.sit5e,
each day just as that tocsin Of tne soul,
the dinner bell. is sounding.
Hampers Legislation.
One result Of the deadlock Is that the
progress Of legislation is being serious
ly hampered The legislature has been
compelled 10 extend the time for the
Introduction of bills one week Less
than 300 bills have been introduced
in the assembly, all of which have been
referred to committees, and $50 bills
have been introduced In the senate.
A deluge Of bills is expected this week
II the pace set at the last session of the
Legislature is to be maintained. AT
that time l.045 bills were introduced
in the assembly and nearly 400 In the
senate
Strange to say, no bill Of any mo-
ment having TO do with liquor regula-
ton came into either house last week.
This is due to the fact that the anti
saloon forces are better organized this
year and are not scattering their
strength so much as In previous ses-
sions Thus all the temperance forces
Of the state are said to be agreed upon
the Marsh county option bill. and will
bend all their energies toward the
passage OF that measure, and will press
no other. II Is a simple measure pro-
viding for county option, s,nd does not
repeal or affect tho local option law
5arker's Liquor Bills.
Coincident with the coming in Of the
Marsb bill was The presentation OF two
bills by Senator Barker proposing
drastic changes In the license laws.
The first Dil provides that the license
Of all the saloons in the state, whether
I'm city village or town, shall be 81 900,
and that no saloon shall be within
500 feet Of any public or parochial
school
Another provision Of the bill pro-
hibits the sale OF liquor within two and
a half miles Of the soldiers homes at
Milwaukee and Waupaca, or within
3 900 feet Of any normal school or the
university
The second bin of Senator Barker's
provides that all moneys derived from
saloon licenses shall be kept separate
from all other moneys by ths town,
village and city treasurers. and that
one quarter Of the sum shall 20 iutc
the county treasury. The hilancs
shall b. applied to defraying the ex-
penses Of the poor In that community.
except where the county system of sup
porting the poor is in vogue, In watch
case th, money shall be sent to the
county treasury and be used for the
benefit Of the poor until common coun-
ellis or the coun,g Ioards shall deter
mine Upon a different method OF dis.
posins of the money.
While the aDu-saloon people would
probably like TO see all these measures
go through they are principally con
cerned with the Marsh county option
bin. and will watch its fortunes with
the greatest solicitude.
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