Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-04-05
LIQUOR QUESTION
IS Up AGAIN
Afternoon VIII Be Given to Hold
Public Hearing on Subject.
STIR OVER ROOSEVELT VISIT
Ex-President Promised to Come to
Madison and Address the Leaisla-
ture on April i5-may Talk
at University.

az university.
Madison.-The past week did not by
any means clean up the measures. re
lating to the liquor question. and this
week one afternoon will be given up
TO general public hearings on the sub
! ject.
There is much interest in the
/ statehouse over the coming visit of
Theodore Roosevelt, who has prom
ised TO come to Madison and address
the legislature on April Is. He prob
ably will talk also at the university
gymnasium at an Overflow" meet
ing.
The ex-president was persuaded 10
visit Madison by Speaker C. A. In.
gram of the assembly and President
Charles K. Van Hise Of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin. who exchanged a
! number of lettergrams with the dis
! tinguished traveller.
There is a feeling here that the
former president probably will ex-
press his well-known opinion of the
recall. which the Wisconsin legisla-
ture is pledged to enact. 1t also is
expected, however. that he viii dis
cuss the formation of the National
Progressive league, in which Wiscon-
sin in taking a prominent part.
Mr.. Roosevelt probably will be en-
tertained while here by Governor Nc
Govern He will arrive about seven
o'clock in the evening and may re-
main in Madison over night.
Whether the validity Of the civil
service law is to be defended by spe-
cial counsel designated by the govern
or or by private attorneys employed
by the members of the merit board
is a question to which Governor Nc
Govern has given considerable con
sideration, and which will be decided
in day or two. The commission Is
meeting here to go over the situation
with respect to the refusal Of Secre-
tary of State Frear, on the advice of
Attorney General Bancroft. to pay
the salaries and expenses of the COM
| mission.
"Wha. ever may be the merit OF
the present controversy. there can be
but one opinion regarding the civil
service system and the civil service
law. and shall be glad to do all that
] can, legitimately. to secure prompt
action 70 determine the validity of
that law" said Governor McGovern.
when asked as to his attitude In the
matter. The governor has conferred
with all parties to the situation and is
not yet certain as to the extent Of his
authority in the matter Of appointing
special counsel. One statute author
ICES him to direct the attorney gen
! eral 20 appear for the state in certain
! cases: another empowers the govern
| or and attorney general Jointly 10 des-
ignate special counsel in cases where
the attorney general cannot act, and
third authorizes the governor to APP
point attorneys in case the attorney
general Is for any reason disqualified
In the present instance, the nature Of
the action will determine the course
he may pursue under the law, accord
ing to the governor.
The Mahon bill to broaden the pow.
ers Of the governor in the matter Of
employing special counsel has passed
the Assem- bly,. and is now in the hands
Of the finance committee, which
eventually. il is expected, will report
II for passage A hearing on the bill
is scheduled and the measure may be
Passed in time for the governor to act
under its provisions. The bill was
drawn, il is said. largely 10 meet the
situation caused by the election Of an
attorney general WIZ is not in sym
pathy with the administration.
II was discovered the Kleczka
bill, No. 233s. as drafted, would
not carry out the purposes intend
cd, which was to extend the terms
Of office Of county Judges IN Milwau-
kee county from four to six years,
and an a endment viii bo introduced
10 correct 1t. The biz was Q the sen
ate calendar for Advancement to en-
grossment and third reading.
The senate ordered engrossed the
bin prohibiting grocery stores. meat
markets and similar retail establish
mente in Milwaukee and Superior
from keeping open OH Sundays.
The Zophy bill, requiring notiica-
ton o. sudden deaths Of persons in
Milwaukee county 20 be reported to
the coroner or othe- county officers.
YVES also ordered enes0ssed
The senate killed the Bodenstab
bill, prohibiting the return Of baked
goods to a bakery. tta Lehr bill, ma
king automobile owners liable for
negligence Of their drivers when not
acting within the scope of their en-
ployment, and the Blsaop bill. exempt