Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-17
PRIMARY PROBE
is UNDER WAY
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democrats, ana Jacob Hummel, ooelt
Democrat.

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democrats, and Jacob HummeI, social
Democrat.
In order to forestall injunctions and
other possible obstacles toward meet.
ing the expenses of the probe the sen.
ate members of the committee have
introduced a blanket bill to cover all
expenses that may be incurred by the
Investigations. However, Senator
Heir, aud others say that this will not
mean the end of their fight against
such expenditures if there is a pcssibleI
other way to head them off. While
the committee has until March Is I'M
which to report it is expected the find
ings will be returned before that time
or at least that the taking of testi.
mony will be concluded before such
date.
Bill to Amend Primary Law.
OF the many bills that have come
in for amending the primary and elec-I
ton laws as d result of the senatorial
tieup the most unique and what would
be the most deterrent is that intro.
duced by Senator Martin, which pro.
vides for graduated tax scale that in
creases with amazing rapidity. Some
interesting calculations on the basis
of last summers expenses have been
made and show its fearful possible
ties. Thus had the bill been in eff
# ct last year Isaac Stephenson would
have paid 1891 .097.41 for the privilege
of complying with the law and filing
his primary election ey Sc account
of $1O7, 1895 BY the NE token, his
rivals in the senatorial race according
to their accounts filed ,ast October,
would have paid according to the fol
/ lowing table:
Name Amount Spent Fee.
s. A. Cook $29,5S7.65 s46,37O,93
II. Hatton 49,. 26,413.1S 3S,226.G1
f. L. McGovern 11,063.S6 7.170,6O
Neal Brown 80. 1,025.S5 10000
Disposition of the Fund.
The bill provides that detailed state
ments shall be filed, and then directs
the method by which the fee IS
charged and he disposition OF the
fund as follows:
Every such person on or before the
time when such statement is required
to be fled, shall pay to the officer with
whom such statement is required 20
/ be fled SUM computed on the basis
/ of % per centum upon the first $f00
or fraction thereof expended by such
/ candidate or III his behalf with his
I consent, and an additional ono per
! centum upon each additional $l00 or
] fraction thereof expended by such cav
/ didate or in his behalf with his con-
/ sent One-half Of al sums SO paid
/ to any city or county clerk shall to
/ TGjd to the state treasurer on or be
/ fore the fifteenth day of December In
/ each year and together with the
amounts so paid TO the secretary Of
/ state tn hc credited to the school
fund II shall BE the duty Of the see.
/ rotary OF state and the attorney gen
eral and the respective county clerks
/ and district attorneys to institute and
+ prosecute civil action in the name Of
the state for the recovery of all fees
/ rot paid as aforesaid"
Last Day for Bills.
This is the last day under the res
olution by which new bills can he in
troduced and the chief clerks Of the
/ two houses We're fairly swamped With
them an Indication OF the near ar
proach ri his date was seen lav
Thursday when over $50 bills came
/ into the assembly alone Of coarse Il
does not mean that no bills viii come
in after today. bat the procedure VIII
have to he more formal AID his will
discourage The inTC 1uc'ion of more
+ measures
OF the large number Of interes.ing
4 measures tat nave come In the pass
week are several that would necessi-
tate Nn1ep1maut of the constitution
One of iesa aias 10 increase the sell
arv "a nsauhers OF the Legislature from
sa10 to $1,000 like resolution was
adopted 'wo years ago and has been
introduced aeain by Assemblvman IN
gram II pGtand fer q second adoption.
/ N Il again GOES Through both houses e
must be submitted to vote og tire
peauIe 40 the next general election
ANA 3t ladu7sa5 ty them VIII hectn
Operative two vgays heuce and THE neXt
ler lsturp vl# get the benefit
Fsv'zi,e Ct the Gems tlstien.
The agiatlou fo. a revision a thc
state e,,rs.',u len. which has been
made PES irGieaj}y ia reesnt Years aili
he bea"eAt up again Of This session
Asse,e3 lv-an Zimmerman today in-
tr tIl..rd SUTTON 10 hat end aH3
ether members are said So have sin-
ilsr measures Ga preparation The
pagnt e} ~ ua5e .ha. the ssafe has
ra,e1eUn its aatl1,iafaa ars. ana bat,
l-is m p'iab}e aud cOIa~ehen siva
eroueh to u3eef cerraili conditions
E previous sess n Swea er ssern
made oHs pleS for such revision.
h,,. uas nos osfained The Socialist
members az be legislature are espec-
laily desircas eft seeing revision
broaxht about as Ties have a num-
her az comprehensive measures for