Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-07-05
FINAL ADJOURNMENT.
HAS BEEN DELAYED.
Legislature viii Remain in Ses-
sion at Least Another Week.
BLAME LIES ON ASSEMBLY
Numerous Debates and Unnecessary
Delays Are Alleged to Be the
Cause of Postponement
of Session.

] oASC VI FOSAPNHSiiCHh
of Session.
Madison.-The possible" happened,
and final adjournment OF the Iegisla-
! ture has been delayed for at least an
/ other week. The blame lies principal
| ly upon the assembly. For one thing,
| It has continued to demand unneces-
sary roll calls There have been oc.
/ casions when indefinite postponement
was moved on bill up for passage,
which necessitated two roll calls when
one would have been sufficient There
/ also have been times in these latter
| days when a bill which clearly had the
| support of a majority was sent to en-
grnssment and then passage under
suspension, in order to clear the decks,
objected to, merely in order to salts
! fy private grudge. There have been
| countless debates which were boot
less and fruitless, and didn't even re-
suit as the debaters would have had it
publicity.
Inability of the so-called Republican
| majority" to keep up a full attend
ance, especially during the hot
weather. also has been cause for de-
lay, for defeat of platform bills has
bean followed by efforts at reconsid-
! Grafton until there have been times
/ when as many as ten motions were on
/ one calendar.
There really is not much business
/ left, however, and II can be cleaned up
/ in short order If the members stay to-
| gether and the excessive heat does
! not continue. Aside from the income
! tax, water power and reapportion-
/ ment measures, there is little remain
/ ing that cannot be disposed of quickly
The income tax will be taken up
/ by the senate, but in all likelihood
will go to a conference by the middle
/ of the week. The upper house will
have to change it's front considerably
or there may be a deadlock on this
/ question for the lower house is over
whelmingly against lacking a referen-
dun clause onto the measure, as was
done by the senate.
The apportionment bills also still
present a real problem. Although the
assembly has passed the bill relating
to assembly districts, it will not go
| through the senate without opposition
to giving Milwaukee 10 members in
the lower house The adoption of this
amendment to the bill, which original
ly provided for is, is a signal victory
for the Social Democrats, who thus
have outmaneuvered not only the Re-
publicans, but even the Democrats
who entered into a pact with them.
The Socialists have redistricted Mil
waukee county to suit themselves.
while the Democrats, in return for
supporting the plan of the radical Il,
actually lost, unless it can be said
that by taking one Republican, as
semblyman away from Marinette coun-
ty they have reduced a possible Re
publican majority in the next legisla-
ture. The difference between the So
cialist victory and the Democratic de.
feat was that the former had the sup
port of the Republicans of their coun-
ty and several others, notably those
who we're disgruntled by losses in
their own counties, while the same
disgruntled ones did not all vote to
aid the Democrats to preserve, for in
stance, Sank county from being re-
duced from two members to one.
The senatorial apportionment bill is
still to come, and this, naturally, will
be introduced In the senate. The con-
gressional apportionment will follow.
There will be fewer differences among
the Republicans on the sena rorial dis
| tricts, however, for there will be less
chance of dispute. The Republicans
should be able to carry the majority
plan as to the 80 upper house districts
} without difficulty.
That there will be a fight in
the assembly over the omnibus bill
: appropriating more than S5,000,000 to
the state university and the normal
schools, was indicated when the bill
came up for engrossment in the lower
! house.
} Mr.. Roessler Immediately offered
an amendment eliminating the three
eighths mill tax for university main
tenance and substituting a lump ap
preparation of s950,000 for each of the
two coming years.
Mr.. Binner for the Social Democrats
offered an amendment raising the uni
versity extension appropriation from
, $751;. 500 TO S225,O00 for the two-yeal
period.
) Messrs. Long and Hull asked tc
} have the bill laid over and the motion
was carried.
+ Despite the committee recommends
J ton to the contrary. the assembly or
urgent request of Spoor and Roessler