Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-05-17

meeting~f county fair secretaries WIZ
came here to discuss the question of
state aid. He is in favor of combining
state aid to premiums on agricultural
exhibits.
IF the county fair is to survive in
Wisconsin the prize hog, the big bull.
and farm products in general must re-
eeiye more attention than the race
horse and the Jockey" declared the
speaker sThe fundamental purpose of
the county fair is to instruct the pub
lie along agricultural lines"
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Assemblyman Nye has opened up a
big proposition in his bill providing
for the local taxation of merchandise
and ore docks The bill, which was
engrossed in the assembly, is of inter-
est TO all lake ports in this state, par
ticularly Superior. Those opposing
the bill do so on the ground that
its passage would be ster back
ward because the state fought so long
and lard for the ad valorem system
OF taxation in Wisconsin.
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A bill to take the state fair away
from Milwaukee and transfer il to
some city in the central part of the
state was engrossed In the assembly.
The bill provides for the appointment
of a committee of fils, three assembly,
men and two senators, who shall look
into tie advisability Of securing a
new state fair site. Oshkosh aud
Wausau are hot after the big show.
but Milwaukee people are confident of
killing the bill when It comes up for
final passage
The administration initiative, refer
endum and recall was engrossed in
the assembly and within the next few
days will be up for consideration in
the senate. All attempts by the DEM
rats to amend 1t failed by an over
whelming vote. The important amend
ments were offered by Assemblyman
Bichler. Democrat, but the assembly
refused TO provide that questions in
regard TO the right of parents TO ed
ucate their children, questions OF per.
sonal liberty. questions of party rep
resentatives anG approp riation bills
shall be subject TO the referendum.
The new stock and boLd bill is be.
ing looked over carefully by admins
tration leaders. and II II is decided that
this measure will be a protection to
the public 1t win be put through the
legislature as practically 4 party meas.
ure. There is some opposition to the
bill within the Republican party ranks
there being some Of the progressives
who fear the measure makes the state
n practical endorser of securities is.
sued under its terms This was the at
titude of some men close 10 Senator
LaFollette during the Republican can
didate convention last September
when some of these men were advo
eating the repeal Of all Legislation
placing stocks and bonds under con
! troll Of the state The argument is thai
II the state becomes the endorser OF
securities of public service corpora
tons II places itself In a position
where II guarantees the allowance o
rates to those corporations which vii
protect the earnings of the securities
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The workmen's compensation act
which has lately finished its legisia
tive career, may not be the only In
dustrial insurance measure passed b.
this legislature There is 1ve
ment on foot 10 pass a constitutions
amendment resolution which will per
nit ret only OF the adoption by futur,
legislatures Of legislation for old aR
pensions but also for state insurance
The Social Democrats win favor botl
measures, but the old age pension 4
their particular ret
FRED G. sHEAsBY.