Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-06-21
MEASURES
MAY MEET DEFEAT
Forestry Bills Are Now Up to the
Assembly.
LUMBERMEN ARE OPPOSED
An Appropriation of $1,000 for Special
investigation Relating to State
Institutions Is Given
Governor.

Madison.-The passage by re SEN
ate of the forestry committees bills
does not mean that they will have
clear sailing in the assembly. The op-
position OF the Democrats to almost
all appropriations and the deep-see led
resentment of northern Wisconsin
members against attempts to Inter
fere in our business" as they call it,
may prevent success for the measures
in the lower house. Then. too, the as
sembly Democrats differ from those
of the senate in that they refuse in
most cases to Join with the Repub-
leans in putting measures through,
and probably there will be only few
who will follow the lead OF the SEN
ates Democratic leader, whose ideas
the bills represent.
The measure of greatest interest is
the reforestation bill, which provides,
as amended, for an annual appropria-
ton for ten years of 100000 for the
purchase of forest lands for purposes
Of reforestation and to protect the
sources of the water powers. The lum-
bering interests, which have opposed
the plan, declare that the forests
should be cut down to make room for
agricultural settlers.
The lumbermen likewise are oppos-
ing the bills designed to prevent for
est fires by establishing a patrol paid
for by the counties in which the patrol
operates and by vesting the state
board of forestry to require the burn
ing of slash under supervision when
the slash is deemed to be a menace to
standing timber. Particularly, the lum-
bermen oppose the provision in the
latter bill which places the cost of
burning the slash, when it is done by
the state, as a lien upon the property.
Unless the bills are referred to COM
mittees in the assembly, that house
win probably pass on these measures
on Tuesday.
Assent lyman Kay, aided by the
Democrats, attempted to place obsta
cles in the way of the bill carrying the
usual contingent fund of $4,000 for the
use of the governor. The bill as act
ed upon by the assembly carries an
extra appropriation of $4,000 for use
in making special investigations re-
lating to state institutions. The bill
with the amendment was adopted.
The assembly advanced without
trouble the Perry bill permitting the
sale of homestead of a deceased per-
son to pay funeral debts, and the Ell
lingson bill restricting transportation
of fish outside the state to 1875 pounds
was advanced
Among bills passed by the lower
house were:
BY MISUNDERSTANDING express
charges in the state 20 to % per cent.
BY Senator Bodenstab-Relating to
jurisdiction Of justices of the peace In
Milwaukee county.
BY Senator Notwithstanding for
fixture of street car franchises after
two years non-use.
BY Senator Owen-Regulating the
settlement Of personal injury actions
out of court.
BY Senator Zophy-Permitting coun-
ty boards to issue bonds for schools of
agriculture and domestic training.
The senate passed under suspension
of rules the Goff bill providing penal
ty for pandering. Another bill passed
under suspension of the rules was the
Frye truancy bill, which makes more
stringent the reporting by school SUI
perintendents of cases of truancy. The
Stern bill for the Torrens system OF
land registration was given final pas
sage and now goes to the governor
The bill as passed is optional and per-
mits any county with a population OF
1870 600 or more to inaugurate the
Torrens system.
The senate advanced the bill to stop
the sale or delivery of goods on sun
day. This bill practically forces every
mercantile establishment to close It's
doors on Sunday. The finance com
mittee's bill making appropriations Tor
maintaining and improving the state
charitable and penal institutions lot
the next two years was engrossed-
The Wisconsin legislative ses-
sion has cost the state in salaries
thus far nearly s51 1000, this figure De-
ing based on an average daily cost es-
timated by Secretary F. f. Doty OF the
civil service commission. given in con-
nection with the meeting of the Ma
tional Assembly of Civil Service Com
missioners. which met here last week
Nearly 1850 bills have been intro
duced at this session, making the cost
NJ the session about S31 per Dill.
NAM bills. however, have received
more consideration than others, Which
raises the individual cost in such